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Investors had been widely expected to reject the proposal during the company’s annual shareholders meeting — in alignment with Apple’s recommendation — despite rising tensions around corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.
Apple shareholders reject proposed ban on DEI programs
Investors had been expected to reject the proposal, in line with the company’s recommendation, despite rising tensions around corporate diversity efforts.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Investors had been widely expected to reject the proposal during the company’s annual shareholders meeting — in alignment with Apple’s recommendation — despite rising tensions around corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.
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JUST IN: A massive blackout hit Chile on Tuesday, affecting 14 of the country’s 16 regions, including the capital Santiago and its surrounding area, the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service said.
Chile experiences massive blackout hitting 14 of its 16 regions | CNN
A massive blackout hit Chile on Tuesday, affecting 14 of the country’s 16 regions, including the capital Santiago and its surrounding area, the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senap...
www.cnn.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
JUST IN: A massive blackout hit Chile on Tuesday, affecting 14 of the country’s 16 regions, including the capital Santiago and its surrounding area, the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service said.
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Costco shareholders voted strongly against a proposal requesting a report on the risks of maintaining its diversity and inclusion initiatives, the US company said, sending a message running counter to the intense scrutiny many such corporate policies face. cnn.it/3PQdvlo
January 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Costco shareholders voted strongly against a proposal requesting a report on the risks of maintaining its diversity and inclusion initiatives, the US company said, sending a message running counter to the intense scrutiny many such corporate policies face. cnn.it/3PQdvlo
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President Joe Biden plans Friday to commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, making good on a promise to reduce the federal prison population before handing over the White House to President-elect Donald Trump.
Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders
The announcement follows President Joe Biden’s dramatic step to commute the sentences of 37 federal inmates facing execution to life without parole.
wapo.st
January 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
President Joe Biden plans Friday to commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, making good on a promise to reduce the federal prison population before handing over the White House to President-elect Donald Trump.
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I hear what you guys are saying about the Oscars, and how they're a celebration of life, and the show must go on, blah-blah-blah, so-on-and-so-forth. It all makes a degree of sense, but to me it still feels like Nero fiddling while Rome burns. Or in this case, wearing fancy clothes while LA burns.
January 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I hear what you guys are saying about the Oscars, and how they're a celebration of life, and the show must go on, blah-blah-blah, so-on-and-so-forth. It all makes a degree of sense, but to me it still feels like Nero fiddling while Rome burns. Or in this case, wearing fancy clothes while LA burns.
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President Joe Biden said a key regret of his presidency was not taking more credit for his administration's accomplishments, including infrastructure and Covid relief spending.
Biden says not taking more credit for accomplishments is key regret of his presidency | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden said a key regret of his four years in office was not taking more credit — and reminding voters — of his administration’s accomplishments, including infrastructure and Covid relief...
cnn.it
January 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
President Joe Biden said a key regret of his presidency was not taking more credit for his administration's accomplishments, including infrastructure and Covid relief spending.
I've been on bluesky for a little over a month, and I sadly just realized that I hadn't made a post. That's it. That's my first post. I promise they'll get better. #practicemakesperfect #isthisthingon
January 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I've been on bluesky for a little over a month, and I sadly just realized that I hadn't made a post. That's it. That's my first post. I promise they'll get better. #practicemakesperfect #isthisthingon
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Los Angeles officials on Tuesday moved to cement the city and its schools as sanctuaries for immigrants and LGBTQ youth as the city positions itself to push back strongly against President-elect Donald Trump’s platforms on immigration and gender.
Los Angeles leaders move to protect immigrants and LGBTQ students in advance of Trump’s return to the White House | CNN
Los Angeles officials voted Tuesday to approve policies that would establish the city and its schools as a sanctuary for immigrants and LGBTQ youth as the city braces for the incoming Trump administra...
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:44 AM
Los Angeles officials on Tuesday moved to cement the city and its schools as sanctuaries for immigrants and LGBTQ youth as the city positions itself to push back strongly against President-elect Donald Trump’s platforms on immigration and gender.