Mark Zuckerberg has rejected the threat of a punishing boycott by top advertisers pressing Facebook to take a firmer stance on hate speech and said they will be back “soon enough.” According to a report from tech news site The Information, the founder and CEO of Facebook sees the boycott …
Read More »Children are disrupting live interviews for BBC and Sky News
Dr. Clare Wenham, an assistant professor at the London School of Economics, was discussing UK confinement on the BBC when her little daughter came in to conduct important research of her own in the background: Where should she put her framed unicorn photo? ? ? Presenter Christian Fraser offered his …
Read More »Bar owners consider the stop costly and begins when states close them again
People queue to enter a restaurant on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida on June 26, 2020. Chandan Khanna | AFP | fake pictures The list gets longer. Governors in Michigan, Florida, Texas, California, Colorado and Arizona are closing thousands of bars again before the July 4 weekend as Covid-19 …
Read More »Behind the 4.8 million jobs that returned: key findings from the June jobs report in the United States | Deal
Donald Trump rushed to hold the U.S. Department of Labor’s monthly job report Thursday after it revealed a record 4.8 million jobs in June when states reopened after coronavirus blockades. But while the White House has already boasted that the report is a sign of a successful economic recovery, the …
Read More »McDonald’s halts US reopening plans amid increased coronavirus
McDonald’s has suspended plans to reopen its canteens amid a surge in coronavirus infections. The fast-food giant will not resume food service at more US restaurants for three weeks as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, the company said in a letter on Wednesday. “This increase shows that …
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