A restaurant must pay workers $140,000 after allegedly hiring a fake priest to extract confessions of workers' 'sins'
A restaurant in California has been ordered to pay $140,000 in back wages and damages to employees after it hired a priest to extract workers' confessions, in what federal investigators are calling "the most shameless" acts of corruption an employer has taken against its staff.
2023-06-20 23:47
Domino's will deliver your next pizza without an address
An address is typically required when getting food delivered. Not for Domino's.
2023-06-20 20:47
Crypto fugitive Do Kwon sentenced to four months in Montenegro
Kwon Do-hyeong, also known as Do Kwon, the disgraced former crypto boss who is wanted in the United States and South Korea on fraud and other charges, has been sentenced to four months in prison in Montenegro.
2023-06-20 20:29
Your boss has a plan to get you back to the office
The pandemic is over, yet Covid's effect on white-collar work remains: People love working from home, it turns out, and corporations have been unable (despite their best efforts) to get folks back in the office full time.
2023-06-20 19:46
Chinese tech giant Alibaba announces new chairman and CEO succession plan in major shakeup
Joseph Tsai, executive vice chairman and cofounder of Alibaba Group, will succeed Daniel Zhang as chairman, according to an announcement by the Chinese tech giant on Tuesday.
2023-06-20 14:46
A prominent vaccine scientist says he was 'stalked' in front of home after Joe Rogan Twitter exchange
A prominent vaccine scientist said he was accosted outside of his home after a Twitter exchange with podcaster Joe Rogan, who challenged him to debate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. over the weekend.
2023-06-20 08:00
Bad Bunny and music stars want a copyright case over reggaeton beats thrown out
Bad Bunny and some of the music industry's biggest stars want a lawsuit that alleges copyright infringement of a reggaeton song from 1989 thrown out of court.
2023-06-20 05:21
Only 1% of US wineries are Black-owned. These entrepreneurs want to change that
As hotel staff lowered the shades, signaling the beginning of the "Black on Black" dinner, guests seated in Aspen's historic Hotel Jerome seemed to take a collective breath — preparing for a joyful and emotional four-hour celebration of the wine industry's most influential Black leaders.
2023-06-20 04:26
Why it's becoming harder and more expensive to get homeowners insurance
Homeowners insurance is becoming more expensive and, in many places, more difficult to find. There's no sign that the situation is going to get better any time soon.
2023-06-20 00:55
Biggest plane deal in history: Airbus clinches massive order from India's IndiGo
Airbus has just landed the biggest-ever aircraft order in the history of commercial aviation.
2023-06-20 00:16
Italy ties China's hands at Pirelli over fears about chip technology
Italy has imposed several curbs on Pirelli's biggest shareholder, Sinochem, in a move aimed at blocking the Chinese government's access to sensitive chip technology.
2023-06-19 21:27
Chinese online shoppers are enticed by deep discounts, payment plans as zest for spending lags
Shoppers were treated to deep discounts, new products and payment plans as online merchants sought to revive their sluggish appetite for spending during China’s first major online shopping festival after the end of zero-COVID policies
2023-06-19 17:54