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Amazon workers upset over layoffs and return-to-office mandate plan walkouts

SEATTLE — A group of Amazon employees upset over recent layoffs, back-to-office orders and the company’s environmental impact is planning a walkout next week at its Seattle headquarters. The Seattle Times reported that the lunchtime protest is planned for May 31, a week after Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting and a month after the policy takes effect requiring workers to return to the office. This is contingent on at least 1,000 Amazon employees from the company’s Seattle headquarters agreeing to participate. The Washington Post first reported the plans. “We respect the...
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Taylor Swift, Ice Spice perform 'Karma' remix live in New Jersey – Rolling Stone

In an audio clip on Spotify, Swift explained that Ice Spice’s management approached her, saying that she had been a fan of Swift since she was a child (the rapper is 23), and that she would love to work with Swift. if possible. It turns out, the feeling was mutual. Swift listening to Ice Spice while preparing for Eras Tour dates. He’s even added the rapper’s “In Ha Mood” to the playlist that concert-goers listen to before taking the stage. “I was just listening to Ice Spice constantly,” Swift said....
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Uganda's president says new radical anti-gay bill is not tough enough global development

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, has refused to sign into law a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill making homosexuality punishable by death, requesting that it be returned to parliament to make it even harsher. The decision was announced on Thursday after a meeting between the president and ruling party lawmakers, who pledged to return the hardline bill to the National Assembly “with proposals to improve it”. Chief Whip Dennis Hamson Obua said the president has agreed in principle to sign the bill. “Before doing so we have also agreed that the bill will...
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How 'The Mandalorian' Season 3 Finale Opens A New Chapter

Warning: there are spoilers for this post the mandalorian Season 3 finale. With the help of a united Mandalorian front, Grugu’s Force training, and some nerve-wracking last-second saves, the season 3 finale the mandalorian Din Zarrien (Pedro Pascal), Bo-Katan Krije (Katee Sackhoff), and their fellow Mandalorian warriors finally end Moff Gideon’s (Giancarlo Esposito) reign of terror and retake their home planet of Mandalore. “Chapter 24: The Return” picks up where the previous episode left off, with Bo-Katan rallying the Mandalorians against Moff Gideon and his troops. Meanwhile, Grug Din was...
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ESPN's Stephen A. Smith says Ron DeSantis 'one of the stupidest people I've ever seen'

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith said Ron DeSantis has “lost his mind” after Florida’s governor signed legislation to ban diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) programs at Florida universities. Smith acknowledged that he was not “enthusiastic about the subject”, but took aim at the Florida governor nonetheless. The ESPN host began his rant with an insult that turned into a somewhat backhanded compliment. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM “And in the case of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — at this pace, he could go down as one of the...
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Russia-Ukraine breaking news today: Putin sends more troops to Bakhmut despite Russian 'victory'

1684803600 Biden pledges ‘shared and unwavering commitment’ to stand with Ukraine at G7 summit joe middletonMay 23, 2023 02:00 1684800000 They are known as “family photos”, images of world leaders in mock relaxation during global summits. And like the pictures of a family that has estranged a dysfunctional member, recent “family photos” from the G7 and G8 – the world’s most industrialized nations – show how ostracized Russian President Vladimir Putin has been. . The Russian president has faced unprecedented international isolation since he invaded Ukraine in February 2022. An...
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Stephen King Advises Elon Musk About Blue Checks

Noted author Stephen King on Saturday offered advice to Twitter CEO Elon Musk regarding the blue check verification mark, which was recently removed from most accounts on the social media platform. On Thursday, Twitter removed check marks from accounts it had previously verified were “remarkable” figures in “government, news, entertainment or any other designated category.” The accounts that still had the check mark were given subscriptions to Musk’s “Twitter Blue” service, which sells them for $8 or more per month. The author tweeted on Thursday that he had received a...
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Nick Jonas Goes to Therapy After Bad Country Music Awards Show Performance

Nick Jonas is contemplating a faux pas. During a recent appearance on the “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard” podcast, Jonas shared that his performance with Kelsea Ballerini at the 2016 ACM Awards was his “worst moment” on stage. He joined the country music star to sing “Peter Pan” at the awards show. Jonas said, “Then there was another time during the really sad guitar solo debacle that happened on live TV.” “In retrospect, I can laugh about how big I thought it was. But it traveled more than I’d like,...
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'After craze caves in Tory right' to ignore ECHR rules on UK small boats | refugees

Government sources have said Rishi Sunak has bowed to demands from right-wing lawmakers to allow Britain to ignore rulings by the European Court of Human Rights. Backbench rebels are pressing the prime minister to toughen up the illegal immigration bill so that ministers can ignore interim decisions. One of the Strasbourg court’s Rule 39 injunctions last year blocked the government’s first attempt to deport asylum seekers in Rwanda. These so-called interim measures are commonly used to suspend removal or extradition, often by asylum seekers who fear persecution if they are...
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Some worshipers are changing congregations amid division among United Methodists over LGBTQ issues

Reverend Bill Farmer reached the point where he could no longer stay in the United Methodist Church – but the congregation he attended was living. Michael Hahn always wanted to be at UMC – but his congregation was shunning it. Each has found new homes in the church, and they are not alone. Thousands of United Methodist congregants are voting to stay or leave one of the country’s largest denominations amid an unsettled debate over theology and the role of LGBTQ people. There are sharp differences on whether to recognize...
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