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A Dollar General worker was fired 'immediately' after telling her manager she was pregnant, a federal agency says
The worker's dismissal was "discriminatory and motivated by her pregnancy," the EEOC claimed. The retailer has agreed to pay $42,500 to settle the lawsuit.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:52:11 +0000
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Hackers infiltrated Israeli smart billboards to post pro-Hamas messages, reports say
Two billboards near Tel Aviv were hijacked for a brief period on Thursday, the boss of a cybersecurity firm told CNBC.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:46:56 +0000
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McDonald's is donating thousands of free meals to the Israel Defence Forces and citizens after Hamas attacks
McDonald's Israel has donated 12,000 meals so far to the Israel Defence Forces and citizens, it said in an Instagram post on Thursday.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:43:30 +0000
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Jeremy Grantham and Bill Gross have warned stocks are overvalued. Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel disagrees: "They are underpriced"
Experts such as billionaire investors Jeremy Grantham and Bill Gross have recently suggested US stocks are overvalued. Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel rejects the notion, saying they are in fact "underpriced".
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:31:06 +0000
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Retailers are using a simple mind trick on you to make their discounts seem bigger than they are
Walmart's ex-CEO explains how retailers hide price inflation behind discounts that aren't always a good deal.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:21:01 +0000
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CEOs condemn Hamas attacks and express support for Israel in messages to employees
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google boss Sundar Pichai publicly condemned the attacks on social media and issued statements to employees.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:20:33 +0000
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How US tax dollars have supported Israel and its military for 75 years — and what's next for American aid
Since World War II, the US government has provided more aid to Israel than it has to any other foreign country.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:10:01 +0000
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The pay penalty for becoming a teacher is worse than ever
The pay penalty for teachers got worse in 2022, per a comparison of wages and salaries for teachers and other college-educated workers.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:05:01 +0000
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There's now a 50% chance of world war as the Israel-Hamas conflict threatens to spread, hedge fund legend Ray Dalio says
The Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine wars are likely to be "brutal until the end," and are "more likely to spread than subside," Ray Dalio says.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:03:48 +0000
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Israeli startup founders go to war: 'We're fighting for our home.'
Members of the Israeli startup community including founders, VCs and others have joined the country's war effort after it declared war against Hamas.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:00:02 +0000
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The 5 most popular CEOs in the US, as voted by employees — and the 5 least popular
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang led the list, receiving a 96% approval rating in a Blind survey of companies with more than 100 US-based employees.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:57:01 +0000
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China still can't beat deflation as its economy continues to flounder
Beijing has made some moves to support China's faltering economy in recent months, but stopped short of rolling out a "big bang" stimulus package.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:15:50 +0000
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Some Walmart employees say customers are getting hostile at self-checkout — and they blame anti-theft tech
When Walmart's anti-theft tech alerts an employee of a missed scan, it can cause some uncomfortable situations.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:11:01 +0000
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I'll never regret living in Europe after giving birth. I got way better maternity leave and my American friends envied me.
Maternity leave in Europe was eye opening for a working mom who didn't feel supported or get any time off after her first son's birth in the US.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:08:02 +0000
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Vomit fees are being added to some restaurant brunch bills. Be careful with those bottomless mimosas!
The stakes are getting higher for Sunday brunch restaurants in the Bay Area as bottomless mimosas come with the threat of a cleanup fee.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:03:01 +0000
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Meta made its Llama 2 AI model open-source because 'Zuck has balls,' a former top Facebook engineer says
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a big risk by making its powerful AI model Llama 2 mostly open source, according to Replit CEO Amjad Masad.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:00:01 +0000
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Cricket-mad India is hosting the World Cup – and tickets are reselling at astronomical prices
A former derivatives trader told Bloomberg he'd resold his seat for Saturday's clash between India and Pakistan at 780% above its original value.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 08:41:14 +0000
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Microsoft is set to buy Activision Blizzard in a $69 billion deal
Microsoft has received final approval from the UK's CMA to complete the blockbuster acquisition, bringing the dramatic regulatory battle to an end.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 07:12:28 +0000
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Israel's demand for 1.1 million people to evacuate northern Gaza in 24 hours is 'impossible' without devastating consequences, UN says
A mass exodus of people from northern Gaza in 24 hours would have "devastating human consequences," UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told Axios.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 05:37:52 +0000
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Israel has given a 24-hour deadline for everyone — more than 1.1 million people — to get out of northern Gaza, UN says
The UN asked for the order to be rescinded, saying it could "transform what is already a tragedy into a calamitous situation," per its spokesperson.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 04:50:45 +0000
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Harvard is temporarily closing off its historic center to visitors at night, as backlash continues to roil against students blaming Israel for Hamas' attacks
A truck was spotted being driven through campus on Wednesday featuring a digital billboard claiming to show faces and names of students associated with the letter.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 04:44:02 +0000
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Jeff Bezos just added yet another property to his 'Billionaire Bunker' collection after snapping up a 7-bedroom mansion for $79 million: report
Bezos' latest purchase in the exclusive neighborhood is next to another property he had purchased this summer for $68 million.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 04:36:07 +0000
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We've been posting our way through the Israel-Hamas war. But should we be?
Social media is full of hot takes and misinformation on the Israel-Hamas war. Experts say the platforms lend themselves to "dumbing down" the conflict.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 04:05:01 +0000
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Israel's air force said it's bombed the Gaza Strip 6,000 times and will 'continue to attack forcefully and relentlessly'
Around 1,500 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's counterattack, while 6,200 more were injured, per the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 03:29:38 +0000
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Why Harvard shouldn't cave to CEOs and share the names of students who signed a letter blaming Israel for Hamas attacks
Universities have long been hotbeds for contrarian thought and have a responsibility to cultivate — not smother — debate, free speech experts said.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 03:05:06 +0000
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Sam Bankman-Fried's defense lawyer gave a snooze-worthy cross-examination of key witness Caroline Ellison in criminal trial
Attorney Mark Cohen, representing Sam Bankman-Fried, skipped from topic to topic during his repetitive cross-examination of Caroline Ellison.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 01:44:05 +0000
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Rep. Steve Scalise unexpectedly withdraws from House Speaker race
Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana was nominated for the House Speaker role on Wednesday by Republican lawmakers.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:19:01 +0000
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A 21-year-old won $40,000 for using AI to read the first word on a 2,000-year-old papyrus scroll buried by Mount Vesuvius
A 21-year-old undergrad won $40,000 as part of the Vesuvius Challenge by reading the first word in the Herculaneum scrolls using machine learning.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:00:24 +0000
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EXCLUSIVE: Listen to 1-hour all-hands Alameda Research meeting where Caroline Ellison admitted the crypto firm took FTX customer money
In a leaked audio recording partially played for jurors at Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial, Ellison said Alameda would shut down.
Thu, 12 Oct 2023 23:55:59 +0000
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