Critics of corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are latching on to a new initialism dubiously similar to DEI. Meet “MEI,” short for “merit, excellence, and intelligence,” and coined by Alexandr Wang, cofounder and CEO of Scale AI, a startup valued at $4 billion that provides companies with labeled data used to train artificial […]
A Florida woman said she couldn’t make it to her husband’s funeral because of a scam involving Allegiant Air. Joanne Stainer, 79, remembers the 59 great years she had with her husband Joe. He passed away in March and the family planned to lay him to rest in June at their family cemetery in Wisconsin. […]
A Georgia Powerball player just missed the estimated $57 million jackpot but still walked away with a sizable prize. Someone won $150,000 after matching four numbers and the red Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, June 19, according to the Georgia Lottery. The lucky player would’ve won $50,000 but spent an extra $1 on the power […]
A Georgia Powerball player just missed the estimated $57 million jackpot but still walked away with a sizable prize. Someone won $150,000 after matching four numbers and the red Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, June 19, according to the Georgia Lottery. The lucky player would’ve won $50,000 but spent an extra $1 on the power […]
Leinster scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park misses out on Ireland’s tour to South Africa next month through injury. It was also announced recently that Jack Conan will also not be travelling with the team for personal reasons. Peter O’Mahony will captain the side that boasts a number of fresh faces making their debut. Ulster forward Cormac Izuchukwu […]
Sir Nick Faldo believes Rory McIlroy will be haunted forever by letting the US Open slip through his fingers at Pinehurst. Four birdies in the space of five holes from the ninth had given McIlroy a two-shot lead in pursuit of a fifth major title and first since 2014, only for the world number three […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s May industrial output lagged expectations with the property sector still weak, adding pressure on Beijing for policy support to shore up growth, but retail sales beat forecasts thanks to a holiday boost. The industrial data released on Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) came in below expectations for a […]
Jonny Evans will play no part in Northern Ireland’s friendly against Andorra on Tuesday night with Daniel Ballard set to take the captain’s armband in Murcia. Evans, who has dealt with a number of injury niggles throughout the season at Manchester United, played the full 90 minutes of Saturday’s 5-1 loss to Spain in Palma […]
Instead of attending his high school graduation ceremony, an El Paso-area teenager was in jail after being arrested in a migrant smuggling high-speed chase on the West Side, court officials said. The Operation Lone Star case is among the continuing risks young people face getting involved in border migrant smuggling vehicle pursuits on El Paso’s […]
In mainstream public policy conversations—the ones that happen between a two-by-five grid of talking heads on cable news or over coffee and yogurt parfaits in a D.C. conference room—the sky is perpetually falling for American families. When the pandemic hit, left-leaning advocacy groups argued that a “she-cession” would lead to millions of women leaving the […]
Many of Iowa’s top Republicans called Trump’s trial a sham. But none claimed he was innocent. (Photo via Getty Images) Iowa Writers ‘Collaborative. Linking Iowa readers and writers. Iowa’s top Republicans were unanimous in reacting to the guilty verdict against Donald Trump on Thursday. Not a one declared he was innocent. Did you notice? Sure, […]
(Reuters) -Chipmaker Marvell Technology missed Wall Street expectations for first-quarter revenue on Thursday, hurt by weak client spending in its wireless carrier and enterprise markets. The company reported revenue of $1.16 billion, compared with estimates of $1.17 billion, according to LSEG data. Shares of the Santa Clara, California-based company fell around 2% in extended trading. […]