Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday faced the first trial in almost two years over claims that asbestos in its baby powder and other talc products causes cancer, as it seeks to settle thousands of similar cases in bankruptcy court. Emory Hernandez, 24, says he developed mesothelioma, a deadly cancer, in the tissue around his heart…
Johnson & Johnson Faces New Trial Over Talc Cancer Claims, Amid Settlement Push
Republican Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Musk’s China Visit
June 1, 2023
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Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is “deeply concerned” that Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with China’s foreign minister this week, while reportedly revealing an opposition to economic decoupling between the United States and China. Taking to Twitter on May 31, Ramaswamy said he was breaking an “unspoken rule in the GOP” by sharing his concerns about the billionaire’s…
Meta Threatens to Pull News Feeds Over California’s Journalism Preservation Act
June 1, 2023
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is threatening to pull news feeds on its platforms for California residents if the state legislature passes the Journalism Preservation Act. In a statement posted on Twitter on May 31, Meta expressed its opposition to the proposal AB 886, which requires big tech companies to pay news outlets…
Labor Reshaping Australia’s IR System to Fit the Union Vision
June 1, 2023
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Commentary The Australian Labor Party and the trade unions have been waging a war against what they call “insecure work” and contracting for some years, but it is only now they are in power that the reality is starting to dawn on employers. Take BHP. The mining giant complains that the cost of Labor’s “Same Job. Same…
Digital Platform Focused on Clean, Traditional Content Launches in Australia
A new digital platform dedicated to promoting clean, safe, and traditional content has launched in Australia. Literally translated to “a clean world,” social media platform Gan Jing World aims to be a clean digital “ecosystem” where users can browse through content that is a “diversified, well-balanced Internet space free from violent, erotic, criminal, and harmful content.” The…
Purdue Pharma Can Protect Sackler Owners in Opioid Bankruptcy, Court Rules
NEW YORK—Bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can shield its owners, members of the wealthy Sackler family, from opioid lawsuits in exchange for a $6 billion contribution to the company’s broader bankruptcy settlement, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that U.S. bankruptcy law allows legal…
Some Amazon Employees Walk out in Seattle to Protest Climate, Office Policies
SEATTLE—Some Amazon.com Inc employees staged a walkout on Wednesday in protest of the e-commerce giant’s changes to its climate policy, layoffs and a return-to-office mandate. More than 100 people gathered in the afternoon by the Spheres, the glass-dome monument at the heart of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters, according to a Reuters witness. “Emissions climbing. Time to…
‘Strive Harder’: Amazon Workers Protest Company’s Climate Impact, Return-to-Office Mandate
SEATTLE (AP) — Telling executives to “strive harder,” hundreds of corporate Amazon workers protested what they decried as the company’s lack of progress on climate goals and an inequitable return-to-office mandate during a lunchtime demonstration at its Seattle headquarters Wednesday. The protest came a week after Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting and a month after a…
Real-World Nuclear Fusion: Startup Secures Over $7 Million for Energy Machine
May 31, 2023
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A German Startup has secured millions in funding to develop a fusion energy machine that could potentially generate energy free of carbon emissions. The Munich-based startup Proxima Fusion designs fusion power plants based on the stellarator concept, with the first plant planned for sometime within the 2030s, the company said in a May 30 press release (pdf)….
Bud Light Sales Decline Shows Few Signs of Stopping Soon
As boycotts spread through different industries, Bud Light has continued to see declining sales after engaging with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney two months ago. According to data by Bump Williams Consulting and Nielsen IQ, sales of Bud Light dropped 25.7 percent for the week ending May 20, reported the New York Post. Its nearest rival, Modelo…
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