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Plymouth Rock and Other Landmarks Are Vandalized in Massachusetts

Crews spent Monday cleaning up Plymouth Rock and other monuments that were vandalized with graffiti over the weekend in Plymouth, Mass. Photos on social media showed red spray paint covering the rock, which marks the area where William Bradford and the pilgrims of the Mayflower disembarked before establishing Plymouth Colony in 1620. The letters “MOF” […]

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Her Blog Post About Uber Upended Big Tech. Now She’s Written a Memoir.

Technology / En Sound Media

WHISTLEBLOWERMy Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at UberBy Susan Fowler In December 2015, Susan Fowler was settling into a new job as a software engineer at the technology-transportation company Uber when her boss sent her a series of disturbing chat messages. After asking how her work was going, Fowler’s manager, “Jake,” began

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Transgender athletes seek to become defendants in lawsuit

Sports / En Sound Media

Two transgender high school runners want to become defendants in a federal lawsuit that seeks to block them from participating in girls sports in Connecticut By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer February 18, 2020, 5:19 PM 3 min read HARTFORD, Conn. — Two transgender high school runners want to become defendants in a federal lawsuit

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Trump Pardons Former 49ers Owner Edward DeBartolo Jr.

Politics / En Sound Media

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday pardoned Edward J. DeBartolo Jr., a former owner of the San Francisco 49ers who pleaded guilty in 1998 to concealing an extortion attempt and eventually surrendered control of his team. Mr. DeBartolo, the scion of a prominent real estate development family who created one of the National Football League’s

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Kickstarter Employees Vote to Unionize

Finance / En Sound Media

SAN FRANCISCO — Employees at the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter voted on Tuesday to unionize, the first well-known technology company to take the step toward being represented by organized labor. The decision, which was formalized by a vote count at the National Labor Relations Board, came down to a narrow margin, with 46 employees voting in

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Is the new virus more ‘deadly’ than flu? Not exactly

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

There’s lots of confusion about how deadly the new coronavirus from China really is: Even health officials sometimes say “deadly” when they may mean “lethal.” February 18, 2020, 6:01 PM 1 min read What’s more deadly — the flu, SARS or the new coronavirus discovered in China? There are different ways to look at it

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Harvey Weinstein trial: Judge warns defence as verdict nears

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright AFP Image caption The 67-year-old denies five charges, including rape and sexual assault The judge in the Harvey Weinstein rape case has warned the lead defence lawyer not to talk to the press, after she penned an opinion piece on Saturday. Writing in Newsweek, Donna Rotunno called on jurors to “do what they

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Kickstarter Workers Vote To Unionize

Business / En Sound Media

Organized labor secured a much-needed toehold in the tech world Tuesday after workers at the online fundraising platform Kickstarter narrowly voted to unionize. The long and public organizing battle at the company ultimately paid off for pro-union employees, with 46 voting in favor of joining the Office of Professional Employees International Union and 37 voting

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The Culinary Couple Who Built a British Empire

Travel / En Sound Media

Mr. Lowe, who opened Lyle’s and, recently, Flor, has made a mission of uncovering forgotten British ingredients like Alexanders (a variant of parsley), beremeal (an ancient strain of barley, grown in Scotland) and Stichelton, a veined blue cheese made from raw milk. (Stilton, England’s famous blue, is now made from pasteurized milk.) Ms. Travers no

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Insider Q&A: Facebook VP of Messenger discusses privacy

Technology / En Sound Media

Government officials worry about Facebook’s plans to extend end-to-end encryption to Messenger By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer February 18, 2020, 5:16 PM 4 min read SAN FRANCISCO — At Facebook, Stan Chudnovsky oversees the Messenger chat app that’s used by well over 1 billion people each month. He’s playing a key role in helping

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