Kindra Cooper

200 People Deliver Jars of Gummy Bears To Illinois State Capital To Fight Mass Incarceration

Over 200 people swarmed the Illinois State Capital on Tuesday to deliver jars of gummy bears to state representatives in symbolic protest against mass incarceration, USA Today reports. Their goal? To see an end to the controversial practice of cash bail, a practice often seen as needlessly regressive by critics and as a necessary detention […]

4y ago

Business|drugs

Drugmaker Implicated In Opioid Crisis To Pay $1.6 Billion Settlement

The largest generic opioid manufacturer in the United States, which sold more opioids than any other drug company during the height of the addiction crisis, has agreed to pay $1.6 billion to settle lawsuits brought by state and local governments over its stake in the national opioid crisis. Federal data shows Mallinckrodt, the highest-volume producer […]

4y ago

Bob Iger|disney

Disney CEO Bob Iger Steps Down After 15-Year Tenure

Longtime Disney chief executive officer Bob Iger announced his abrupt decision to step down Tuesday, in a move that caught the company’s employees and rival media bigwigs off guard. Effective immediately, Iger, who served in his previous role for 15 years, will become executive chairman through 2021. Bob Chapek, who most recently served as chairman […]

4y ago

Donald Trump|White House

Donald Trump Insists Coronavirus Vaccine Is ‘Close’ As CDC Warns U.S. Outbreak Is Inevitable

President Donald Trump is facing backlash for allegedly making misleading and factually inaccurate claims he made downplaying the coronavirus outbreak in the United States at a press conference during his visit to India Tuesday. “I think that’s a problem that’s going to go away,” Trump said of the pandemic, which has expanded this week to […]

4y ago

california|Uber

Instacart Shoppers Qualify As Employees, A San Diego Judge Rules

A county judge in San Diego has ruled that Instacart shoppers should be classified not as independent contractors but employees under California’s new “gig economy” law. The judge issued a preliminary injunction calling for Instacart to “work with us to craft a meaningful and fair solution” to reclassify its workforce. State law mandates that employees […]

4y ago

2020 Presidential Election|bernie sanders|michael bloomberg|Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett Agrees With Bernie Sanders That Capitalism Is Leaving People Behind

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett said in an interview Monday with CNBC that he sympathizes with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign rhetoric that capitalism has left working Americans behind and needs regulation to curb its excesses. Buffett said he understands Sanders’ motivation to help the working class through programs like free college tuition and “Medicare […]

4y ago

Majority of New Yorkers Believe Michael Bloomberg Is The Best Candidate To Defeat Donald Trump

On Monday, a new poll released by Siena College shows that the majority of New Yorkers (62 percent) believe President Donald Trump will be re-elected in 2020. This belief is consistent across party lines — with 81 percent of Republicans, 73 percent of Independents, and 48 percent of Democrats saying the sitting president will serve […]

4y ago

2020 Presidential Election|Donald Trump|russia

Intel Officials Warn Russia Interfering In 2020 Elections To Re-Elect President Trump

President Donald Trump is reportedly furious over a briefing before the House Intelligence Committee in which Intel officials warned lawmakers that Russia is actively trying to interfere in the 2020 presidential election to ensure Trump serves a second term as president. “The message was, it appears they’re favoring one candidate over another, and everybody should […]

4y ago

android|Apple|google

Google Cracks Down On Android Apps That Track Your Location In The Background

Google announced this week that it will no longer allow Android apps to indiscriminately track a user’s location in the background. Instead, all location-tracking features will be subject to a review process before launching on the Google Play Store. Developers are required to provide a strong justification for why their app needs to access background […]

4y ago

Brexit|immigration|United Kingdom

The U.K.’s New, Post-Brexit Immigration Rules To Shut Out Low-Skilled Workers

In the aftermath of Brexit, the United Kingdom has announced a new immigration policy designed to stem the influx of low-skilled migrants. By introducing a points-based system much like the one used in Australia and Canada, the U.K. hopes to attract more young, highly educated workers to its shores by lifting the cap on visas […]

4y ago

2020 Presidential Election|elizabeth warren|michael bloomberg

Elizabeth Warren Calls Mike Bloomberg An ‘Arrogant Billionaire’ In Nevada Debate, Compares Him To Donald Trump

Sen. Elizabeth Warren attacked former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate, comparing the billionaire businessman’s platform and persona to those of President Donald Trump. The audience responded with a collective gasp and some startled laughter, then followed by cheers and applause. The Massachusetts senator said she would support any […]

4y ago

2020 Presidential Election|Donald Trump|Pete Buttigieg|rush limbaugh

Mayor Pete Buttigieg Strikes Back At Rush Limbaugh Over ‘Homophobic’ Attacks

Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg responded to controversial comments made by conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh — comments described by CNN writer Chelsea Jane as “homophobic,” per The Washington Post — during a CNN town hall Tuesday night, asserting that neither Limbaugh nor president Trump are qualified to “lecture anybody on family values.” Limbaugh, a longtime […]

4y ago