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Starbucks (SBUX) fired seven workers at a Memphis location, in the midst of an increasingly acrimonious battle over a unionization drive that’s widened to dozens of cities. On Tuesday, seven Starbucks workers – 35% of the store’s total workforce – were terminated by the coffee giant, including nearly the entire union organizing committee, according to Starbucks Workers United. The coffee giant confirmed the dismissals at the store, although both sides differed about why the firings… Source link

SYDNEY, Australia — In a major escalation, Google threatened on Friday to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government approved legislation that would force tech companies to pay for journalism shared on their platforms. Facebook, which appeared with Google at an Australian Senate hearing, reaffirmed a threat of its own, vowing to block users in Australia from posting or sharing links to news if the bill passed. In both cases, the dire warnings — which one senator… Source link

Not long after the sudden postponement of No. 4 Clemson’s game with Florida State on Saturday morning, the type of trash talk that’s unique to 2020 emerged. The game was called off after a controversy emerged about a Clemson player’s positive COVID-19 test, but enough ambiguity existed to leave hard feelings. Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence took to Twitter and tossed some shade: “Man, we were ready to play.” Clemson tailback Darien Rencher mocked FSU for not agreeing to play the… Source link