In this article AMZN An Amazon-sponsored billboard urging employees to return their unionization ballots is seen on March 28, 2021 in Bessemer, Alabama. Elijah Nouvelage | Getty Images Amazon is playing an aggressive defense against its critics as it stares down a historic union vote at one of its warehouses in Alabama. In recent days,
The prime minister has admitted “we don’t know… how strong our fortifications now are” against a fresh COVID wave – while the chief medical officer has warned of a “leaky wall” of vaccine defence. Speaking at a Downing Street news conference on Monday – as people in England saw lockdown restrictions eased slightly – Boris
Liberty Steel UK says it is to restart production next week as its parent firm continues to seek new funding to fill the hole left by the collapse of Greensill Capital earlier this month. Sky News reported on Friday how GFG Alliance, owned by Sanjeev Gupta, had gone cap in hand to the government for
A former Minneapolis police officer knelt on George Floyd “until the very life was squeezed out of him”, a jury has been told. Prosecutor Jerry Blackwell told jurors that Derek Chauvin “didn’t let up, he didn’t get up” even after Mr Floyd said 27 times that he could not breathe and went motionless. “He put
Beyoncé may have declined her invitation to perform at this year’s Grammys, but the singer still made an in-person appearance. Footage of her and Jay-Z sitting at a table, dressed all in black, was shown during the broadcast. It appears the couple opted not to pose on the red carpet at the event. Beyoncé, famous
Taraji P. Henson says her little pup is in bad shape following a procedure — so much so, he’s apparently on the verge of death. The actress posted the sad news Saturday, saying her French bulldog, K-Ball, is fighting for his life after some sort of surgery he just had … which she says left
Credit where credit is due: Justin Bieber just accomplished something no other musician has been able to do in the last 10 weeks. With the release of his latest album Justice, Bieber has ended Morgan Wallen’s 10-week reign atop the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Justice moved 154,000 equivalent album units in its first week of
Petr Kellner, the Czech Republic’s richest man, has been killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska. The billionaire’s death, along with those of four others, was announced by his financial group PPF. An investigation into the crash has been launched by the National Transportation Safety Board. Image: The crash happened near Knik glacier, about 50
Vocalis Health is an Israel based AI healthtech company that says it has developed a new software that can analyse a person’s voice and use that to detect if they have COVID 19 or not. According to the company, vocal biomarkers from people’s recorded voices can be used to screen, detect, monitor and predict health
In this article TME 700-HK Executives of Tencent Music Entertainment celebrate the company’s IPO outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 12, 2018 Bryan R Smith | Reuters GUANGZHOU, China — Tencent Music Entertainment Group announced plans to buy back up to $1 billion worth of shares on Monday after
Boris Johnson says he hopes Monday’s relaxation of COVID rules in England kickstarts a “Great British summer of sport” – but has urged people to remain cautious and to stick to the rules. From Monday, groups of up to six, or two households, are able to reunite outdoors, and outdoor sport can resume. The stay
The enormous container ship wedged across the Suez Canal has been “partially refloated” – apparently opening up space for other vessels to pass. Video showed the stern of the gigantic Ever Given ship swung towards the canal bank, with voices heard shouting “praise be to god” and “god is great” in celebration as tug boats
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin starts today – 10 months after the death of George Floyd – and the stakes are high for race relations in America. After a complex jury selection, the stage is set for jurors to hear opening statements on Monday. The prosecution will present its case first
Oliver Heldens just unleashed another Pokémon-charged banger, “Zapdos.” Based off the legendary dual-type Electric/Flying creature, “Zapdos” powers up with electrifying energy. Thick plucks and proper breaks open up the track and drive straight into an epic build before dropping into the track’s playful four on the floor groove. Back in 2014, Heldens released his iconic dance
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Jennifer Lopez sure seems to enjoy her kitchen, ’cause she’s stirring the pot on her relationship woes with an interesting song choice … from none other than an old flame. J Lo posted some smoking videos of herself Sunday in a pool — apparently from down in the D.R., where she’s been shooting a movie