August 2019

McDonald’s offering harassment training to all US workers

Finance /

McDonald’s is introducing a new training program for its U.S. employees after dozens of workers complained about sexual harassment. The Chicago-based company said Wednesday that its franchisees have committed to provide the training — a combination of online work and in-person discussions — to 850,000 employees. Beginning in October, it will educate workers about harassment […]

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‘Love Island’ Star Has Eye ‘Split In Half’ In Gruesome Champagne Cork Injury

Entertainment /

Former “Love Island” contestant Theo Campbell says he’s trying to keep a positive attitude after a champagne cork blinded him in one eye during a recent trip to Ibiza. Campbell, who appeared on “Love Island” in 2017 and is set to star on the next season of “MTV’s The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2,”

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Phoenix voters say ‘yes’ to expanding light rail system

Technology /

Phoenix voters said “yes” to expanding light rail transportation in the nation’s fifth largest city by soundly saying “no” to a measure that aimed to stop any more development of the system, according to unofficial returns. Mayor Kate Gallego expressed confidence the measure known as Proposition 105 had been defeated. “Light rail expansion is not

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Polling Picture Comes Into Focus: Biden Leads a 3-Way Race at the Top

Politics /

New polls published on Wednesday show Joseph R. Biden Jr. with a significant national lead in the Democratic presidential race as the contest heads into the intense fall campaign season, with Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders rounding out a threesome that seems to have separated from the rest of the primary field. The new

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Kevin O’Leary Of ‘Shark Tank’ Involved In Boat Crash That Killed 2 People

Entertainment /

Kevin O’Leary, a Canadian businessman who stars in the reality TV series “Shark Tank,” has spoken about his involvement in a weekend boat collision that killed two people and injured three.  O’Leary was a passenger in a boat operated by his wife, Linda O’Leary, on Ontario’s Lake Joseph late Saturday when it collided with another boat

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Trump Tells Aides ‘Take the Land’ as Impatience Grows on Border Wall

Politics /

On Wednesday, a senior administration official said that the president had ordered the border wall to be painted black because it would be too hot for people to climb in the daytime, and easier for border patrol agents to see through at nighttime. But the administration’s claims that a border wall is rapidly appearing are

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