Police had investigated two additional separate breaches by US servicemen during their overnight stopovers in addition to one that occurred on January 25 that elicited an apology from officials in Washington, Minister Simon Coveney revealed on Friday. Earlier this month, Coveney had said 48 military and five crew from a …
Read More »UK Supreme Court rules Uber drivers should be classified as employed and entitled to minimum wage and holiday pay
Although the decision will directly apply only to the 25 drivers who brought the claim against Uber, it sets an important precedent for how millions of so-called gig-economy workers are treated in the UK. There are 45,000 Uber drivers in London alone, with thousands more working for the company across …
Read More »South Korea rules out giving AstraZeneca vaccine to over-65s
The KDCA has refused to endorse giving the AstraZeneca vaccine to elderly individuals as it awaits the company’s full clinical trial results, because officials currently fear there is not enough data about its effectiveness and impact in older recipients. The decision marks a slight reversal from last week’s statement by …
Read More »China’s totalitarian rules for performers are a perfect fit for unrelentingly woke Hollywood
The two global gold standards when it comes to open-mindedness and tolerance for diversity of opinion have always been Hollywood and China. Like Sauron and Saruman’s two towers in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, Hollywood and China are monuments to artistic freedom and freedom of expression, at least I think …
Read More »China’s totalitarian rules for performers are a perfect fit for unrelentingly woke Hollywood
The two global gold standards when it comes to open-mindedness and tolerance for diversity of opinion have always been Hollywood and China. Like Sauron and Saruman’s two towers in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, Hollywood and China are monuments to artistic freedom and freedom of expression, at least I think …
Read More »‘Rules do not apply to her’: GOP accuses Pelosi of breaking metal detector rule but not facing $5,000 fine like Republicans
GOP members of the Committee on House Administration squealed on the House Speaker for allegedly avoiding going through a metal detector on Thursday when entering Congress, a new rule that two Republican congressmen are being docked thousands of dollars for breaking. “Yesterday at approximately 9:59 am multiple members observed the …
Read More »Splintered SCOTUS gives California churches partial win, rules state can’t ban indoor services, but can limit capacity over Covid
Religious organizations have been battling with California for months now, as the state’s lockdown restrictions have meant that indoor services have been banned across most of the state – a move that has drawn criticism, in particular, because Hollywood productions have been allowed to move forward. The Supreme Court ruled …
Read More »The GameStop gamble is a disaster. You don’t fix a broken system by playing by its rules
How does one spot a market mania? Joe Biden’s Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spent almost two decades working at the US Federal Reserve. Her failed policies created the most significant wealth-inequality gap ever, while simultaneously inflating the most grotesque asset bubbles in the stock, bond, property and credit markets in …
Read More »‘Nail polish in camouflage’? Army eases grooming rules, allows PONYTAILS and LIPSTICK in the name of ‘equity’ and ‘inclusion’
“Equity, inclusion and diversity are all very important to Army readiness because we have soldiers from all walks of life . . ., and we have to represent them so our Army policies must therefore promote equity and inclusion,” Lt. General Gary Brito said on Tuesday. The revisions are effective …
Read More »Czech restaurants & pubs open in defiance of Covid-19 rules, owners to launch ‘political movement’ to circumvent restrictions
The protest kicked off on Saturday, with hundreds of restaurants and pubs re-opening on Sunday as they joined the drive launched by the Chcipl PES (Dog is dead) movement. The activist group was founded by several owners of entertainment venues, and the name refers to the Czech system, PES (‘dog’ …
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