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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google Doodle Today: Celebrating Jeanne Córdova, pioneering leader of the LGBTQ+ rights movement | Today News  Mint Source link

A soccer fan holds a flag from Iran prior to the World Cup group B soccer match between Wales and Iran, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) DOHA, Qatar — U.S. Soccer sparked a geopolitical storm here at the 2022 World Cup by altering Iran’s flag in social media graphics ahead of a meeting between the two nations in a decisive Group B game. The USMNT account removed the Islamic Republic emblem from the flag, leaving just the… Source link

A soccer fan holds a flag from Iran prior to the World Cup group B soccer match between Wales and Iran, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) DOHA, Qatar — U.S. Soccer sparked a geopolitical storm here at the 2022 World Cup by altering Iran’s flag in social media graphics ahead of a meeting between the two nations in a decisive Group B game. U.S. Soccer said Sunday that the alterations — which removed the Islamic Republic… Source link

Many families across the U.S. lack access to supplies essential to their baby’s well-being, including clothing, food, and diapers. The coronavirus pandemic has played a heavy role in this crisis, and as households seek help from nonprofit organizations, anti-abortion centers (AACs) may be misrepresenting the extent of their services. In 2019, Heartbeat International, an AAC giant, claimed to have provided 1.85 million individuals with free baby supplies, including more than 2 million baby… Source link

ENGLAND – JUNE 09: Emma Thompson attends the “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” Premiere – Sundance Film Festival: London at Picturehouse Central on June 09, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images); LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 15: Actor/musician Johnny Depp (L) and actress Amber Heard attend The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage) Dave J Hogan/Getty; John Shearer/WireImage Emma Thompson is… Source link

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen created an international media blitz earlier this year when she leaked tens of thousands of damning internal company documents to the Wall Street Journal and US government. Her disclosures so far have prompted public outrage and government investigations — and they’ve directed a spotlight at an increasingly powerful movement of tech workers who have been organizing to hold their companies accountable over ethical concerns ranging from workplace… Source link

Employees at two Boston-area Starbucks locations began steps to form a union earlier this month, days after one store in upstate New York became the company’s first union-represented cafe. Workers at stores on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston and Harvard Avenue in Brookline sent a letter to Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson last week about their intent to unionize. “We see unions as the best way to make Starbucks a place to have a sustainable career and a true partnership,” the letter stated. “We… Source link

About 5 million Americans have exited the labor force since the pandemic began. Goldman Sachs estimates that about 3.4 million are likely gone for good due to retirements, meaning that 1.7 million people are open to returning to work. But Goldman said in a note on Nov. 11 that there is a “long-run risk” to labor force participation: a general distaste for work. The bank’s economics team pointed to the reddit thread r/Antiwork, a social media community carrying the mantra “Unemployment… Source link

The U.S. continues to struggle to increase vaccinations, despite recent gains from employer mandates. The struggle of public health and government agencies to cut through anti-vaccine messaging is partially to blame, experts say.  Two experts who have been monitoring and sharing trusted information, as well as calling out misinformation, are Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, and Dr. Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Research… Source link

As the nascent concept of decentralized finance (DeFi) gains traction in cryptocurrency trading — and draws more regulatory scrutiny — new players are creating products to meet rising demand.  Enter Galaxy Digital (GLXY.TO), which this week rolled out a DeFi Index Fund, their newest blockchain-based financial asset. The passive instrument tracks the performance of Bloomberg’s Galaxy DeFi Index, and is part of an estimated $80 billion industry that’s poised for explosive growth in the… Source link