WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of State did not fully evaluate the risk of civilian casualties in Yemen when it pushed through a huge 2019 precision-guided munitions sale to Saudi Arabia, a government watchdog’s report said on Tuesday. “OIG (the State Department Inspector General) found that the Department did not fully assess risks and implement mitigation […]
Day: August 11, 2020
Pinterest Accused of Gender Bias in Suit by Former No. 2 Executive
SAN FRANCISCO — In April, Françoise Brougher, the chief operating officer of Pinterest and its top female executive, abruptly left the company with little explanation. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, Ms. Brougher accused the $21 billion company, which makes virtual pinboards, of firing her after she complained about sexist treatment. In her suit, which […]
Price, Specs, Offers and More
Xiaomi is hosting yet another sale for the Redmi Note 9 Pro as well as the Note 9 Pro Max. Launched back in March, both the smartphones boast of a new square camera module and a punch-hole display at the front. The Note 9 Pro Max is a slightly beefed-up version offering a higher resolution […]
ACC, SEC say football plans remain unchanged
The ACC and SEC have not altered their plans to play a fall season despite decisions to postpone by the Big Ten and Pac-12 on Tuesday. In separate statements, the ACC and SEC said they continue to make decisions based on the advice of their own medical advisory groups, along with local and state health […]
Before BigCommerce’s IPO, Intuit offered $1.5 billion for the company
Sasan Goodarzi, president and chief executive officer of Intuit Inc., Feb. 25, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images BigCommerce’s stock more than tripled in its market debut last week, marking the biggest IPO pop of 2020 and valuing the software company at close to $5 billion. The rally justified the company’s decision […]
I Don’t Want To Die
A Lebanese protester carries a photo of Alexandra, who was fatally injured in port explosion Beirut, Lebanon: “I don’t want to die.” Those were the first words Hiba’s six-year-old son screamed after the massive explosion at Beirut port sent shards of glass flying around their house. The blast a week ago that temporarily displaced 100,000 […]
Watchdog Says State Dept. Failed to Limit Civilian Deaths From Saudi Arms Sales
WASHINGTON — The State Department inspector general issued a report on Tuesday criticizing the agency as failing to take proper measures to reduce civilian deaths from American-made bombs used by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the catastrophic Yemen war. The report, released 14 months after Congress asked the inspector general to start […]
Big Ten, Pac-12 postpone fall college football — What you need to know
The Big Ten and the Pac-12 have postponed the fall college football season. What happens now? The impact of those decisions will be felt across the sports landscape, starting with the other Power 5 conferences. Beyond that, could Nebraska really go rogue and play anyway this fall, as it hinted in its post-decision statement? What […]
Court saw Uber and Lyft’s ‘bogus argument’ on drivers
California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The California judge who ordered Uber and Lyft to begin classifying drivers as employees “saw straight through” the companies’ “bogus argument” that drivers prefer the flexibility of being independent workers, according to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who brought the lawsuit against the […]
Sushant Singh Rajput Case: Shruti Modi alleges that Rhea Chakraborty made financial and professional decisions on behalf of the late actor : Bollywood News
A few weeks back the Enforcement Directorate(ED) had filed a money laundering case linked with the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. From the past few days, the ED has been questioning several people linked to the late actor. On Tuesday, Sushant’s former manager Shruti Modi arrived for the third round of questioning at […]