The Congressional Black Caucus is requesting a meeting with the Sesame Place park president and general manager, following reported incidents of racism by park staff. The Democratic-led group said they want to meet with Cathy Valeriano to discuss plans of action and training programs to help mitigate bias. “Over the past week, we’ve seen multiple…
‘Day by day’: Trade bans, inflation send food prices soaring
Soki Wu’s food stall, tucked in a food court in a shopping mall in Singapore, is a crowd favorite for its fresh, juicy “chicken rice,” a national dish. But customers recently began complaining that his chicken didn’t taste quite as good as it used to. Wu was forced to switch to frozen chicken after Malaysia…
Eastern Shipbuilding Group files protest in loss of $3 billion Coast Guard contract to Austal USA
The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a contract worth up to $3 billion to an Australian shipbuilding company’s U.S. branch to turn out up to 11 new offshore patrol cutters (OPC), intended to replace ships that are up to 50 years old. But officials from the Florida-based company building the first four cutters for the Coast…
WWE’s Vince McMahon says he is retiring
NEW YORK — World Wrestling Entertainment impresario Vince McMahon says he is retiring. In a brief statement issued by the company Friday, McMahon said he is retiring as WWE’s chairman and CEO. He noted that he remains its majority shareholder. McMahon stepped down as CEO and chairman of WWE in mid-June during an investigation into…
Verizon will pull the plug on One America News Network effective July 31
One America News Network (OAN) is set to lose its last major cable carrier when its agreement with Verizon ends at the end of July. OAN and Verizon were unable to reach a new agreement. In a statement quoted by the Daily Beast, Verizon said that “Our negotiation with OAN has been a typical, business-as-usual…
Lyft ends car rental, lays off 60 employees
Lyft is reportedly firing 60 workers and ending its car-rental services. According to an employee memo reviewed by the Wall Street Journal, Cal Lankton, Vice President of Fleet and Global Operations at Lyft, explained to employees that “Our road to scaling first party rentals is long and challenging with significant uncertainty … the economy made…
Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO, accused by union of lying about store closures
Starbucks labor leaders say CEO Howard Schultz is escalating the war against their union by closing 16 stores across the country at the end of this month. The Wall Street Journal originally reported last week on the closings, citing safety concerns at many locations. In a leaked video posted to Twitter last week, Mr. Schultz…
FBI: No sign of Jimmy Hoffa under New Jersey bridge
DETROIT (AP) — The FBI found no evidence of missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa during a search of land under a New Jersey bridge, a spokeswoman said Thursday. The decadeslong mystery turned last year to land next to a former landfill under the Pulaski Skyway in Jersey City. The FBI conducted a search there in…
Ford to cut 8,000 jobs to increase investment in electric vehicles: Report
Ford is expected to cut 8,000 jobs in the next few weeks to dedicate more funding for the company’s electric vehicle projects, according to a new report. Bloomberg News reported that the cuts will be mostly concentrated in the company’s Ford Blue unit that focuses on gas-powered cars, such as the F-150, Mustang and Bronco…
NASA aiming for late August test flight of giant moon rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — On the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, NASA announced Wednesday it’s shooting for a late August launch of its giant, new moon rocket. NASA will attempt the more than month-long lunar test flight with three mannequins, but no astronauts, as early as Aug. 29. There are also two…