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The National Labor Relations Board is seeking reinstatement and back pay for former Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez, who was fired in 2022 after attacking colleagues and fiercely criticizing the paper on social media. Sonmez was terminated for insubordination after she continued condemning other Post reporters online despite multiple memos issued by then-executive editor Sally Buzbee calling…
President Donald Trump issued a word of caution for anyone who attempts to protest the military parade he is putting on to commemorate the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday in Washington. “If there’s any protest once they come out, they will be met with very big force,” Trump told reporters Tuesday. “I haven’t even heard about…
Meta is close to finalizing an almost $15 billion investment in Scale AI, the tech giant’s largest-ever external investment, which would give Meta a 49% stake in the company, according to The Information. As part of the deal, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is personally assembling a team of about 50 people to help Meta supercharge…
The Trump administration is working on an “AI.gov” website and API to “accelerate government innovation with AI,” 404 Media found based on code posted to Github and an early version of the site. The project appears to be run by the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services, led by former Tesla engineer Thomas Shedd. Shedd,…
A parents’ group is urging the Trump administration to investigate the YMCA for what it claims is “unlawful gender-based discrimination in its programs and policies.” “The YMCA’s policy of disfavoring and imperiling young girls and favoring and empowering those who choose to present as a gender other than their own is antithetical to the principles…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams took a harsh tone against any possibility of anti-ICE riots at a news conference on Monday, as cities around the country gear up for potential unrest. Riots have occurred in Los Angeles in opposition to federal immigration authorities, in addition to demonstrations nationwide. “I believe we must build a…
American Screen Actors Guild members have reached a “tentative” contract agreement with major gaming companies that could potentially end the 11-month-long video game actors’ strike. SAG-AFTRA announced the tentative contract on Monday without specifying terms or protections for performers. The strike began on July 26th, 2024, after the union and a bargaining committee of video…
It’s interesting that Threads is using an envelope symbol — like X — and not the paper airplane used by Instagram. Threads users will soon be able to send direct messages to each other without having to leave the platform. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on June 10th that Threads will start testing its own…
FIRST ON FOX – Republican attorneys general from at least 27 states want to coordinate a “game plan” with the FBI and the Department of Justice to “root out antisemitic domestic terrorism.” Fox News Digital first obtained a copy of their letter to FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday requesting…
The first known patient to take puberty blockers to treat gender dysphoria sharply rebuked the modern youth gender identity movement as “insulting” in a podcast interview with the New York Times published last week. The Times spoke with “FG,” a patient in adolescent transgender medicine from the Netherlands, who was the first known person given…