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A former Google executive has claimed he was fired from the tech giant after he rejected his female boss’s advances when she allegedly groped him at a swanky dinner which prompted her to accuse him of ‘microaggressions.’ Ryan Olohan, 48, a married New Jersey father-of-seven, alleges Tiffany Miller rubbed his abdominals, told him he had a nice body and that her marriage lacked ‘spice,’ according to a lawsuit filed in November. Miller, who is Asian, told Olohan she knew he liked Asian women —… Source link

Bitech Technologies Corporation Costa Mesa, CA, Sept. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitech Technologies Corporation [OTCQB: BTTC] (“Bitech” or “Bitech Technologies”), a global technology solution provider dedicated to providing a suite of green energy solutions with a focus in cryptocurrency mining, data centers and other renewable energy initiatives, announced today it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to enter into a Joint Venture with GreenTek Mining LLC… Source link

After more than a year of negotiations, Congress is on the cusp of passing a bill to alleviate the chip shortage and shore up U.S. competitiveness with China — in part by giving $50 billion to the semiconductor industry. The Senate voted 64-32 on Tuesday to end debate on the so-called “CHIPS+” bill. This key step, which required 60 votes, now sets the stage for final passage in the coming days. As the key procedural step got underway, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said the… Source link

Connecticut is on to its 14th consecutive Final Four after a double-overtime thriller. The No. 2-seeded Huskies downed No. 1 seed NC State, 91-87, in what was essentially a home game in the Bridgeport region on Monday. It was the first double-overtime game in the Elite Eight or later in women’s tournament history. Paige Bueckers came up clutch in the first overtime period and hit the opening 3-pointer 20 seconds into the second OT to put the Huskies up 80-77. UConn led by as many as five, the… Source link

No. 5 seed Notre Dame left nothing in doubt advancing to the Sweet 16 on Monday night. The Fighting Irish knocked out No. 4 Oklahoma, 108-64, at the Sooners’ Lloyd Noble Center in the Bridgeport region of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. The 44-point winning margin is the largest by a team seeded equal to or lower than its opponent, per ESPN Stats and Information. They are the first women’s or men’s team to defeat a better-seeded team by at least 40 points, according to Stats… Source link

Stocks traded mixed Monday to steady after last week’s gains, while energy prices resumed a march higher. The S&P 500 edged slightly higher, while the Dow and Nasdaq dipped. Trader’s paused after last week’s gains, when the S&P 500 posted its first weekly advance in three weeks and its largest since November 2020. The Treasury yield curve steepened, and the benchmark 10-year yield rose to top 2.2%. Energy and commodity prices spiked amid the latest developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine. As… Source link

With just over six minutes left for his team to save its season on Sunday night, Auburn coach Bruce Pearl made an eye-opening decision. He substituted for Walker Kessler with the second-seeded Tigers trailing by 10, benching the all-SEC 7-footer to go with a smaller lineup. While 10th-seeded Miami had to wait a little while longer to celebrate a 79-61 victory and an improbable berth in the Sweet 16, Pearl’s desperation move was the equivalent of him raising a white flag. In a second-round… Source link

On Thursday, St. Peter’s stunned Kentucky to become the 10th No. 15 seed to win a men’s NCAA tournament game. On Saturday, it joined truly rarified air. In a second-round matchup with No. 7 Murray State, the Peacocks picked up where they left off with a 70-60 win over the Racers to secure an unlikely Sweet 16 bid. And like on Thursday, this was no fluke. St. Peter’s was the better team from the opening tip. The Peacocks never trailed Murray State. They opened a 32-27 halftime lead then scored… Source link

Yahoo! News promoted the 32nd annual “Literacy for All” virtual conference Oct. 16–23. The conference is co-sponsored by the University of Maine, Lesley University and the Reading Recovery Council of Massachusetts. More information is online. Share this: Source link

Stanford survived a late turnover and two game-winning looks by South Carolina to advance to the NCAA women’s basketball championship game. The Cardinal won, 66-65, and advance to their fifth title game in program history.  They’ll continue to extend the tournament record for 3-pointers that the Cardinal set on Friday. They were 5-for-8 as a team and broke the previous team mark of 54 set by UConn. They currently have 55.  South Carolina misses final chances The Gamecocks committed a costly… Source link