Amazon Faces Lawsuit Alleging Price Gouging During Pandemic
The lawsuit was originally filed in California on April 21, before being expanded and filed in Washington state on Friday.
The lawsuit was originally filed in California on April 21, before being expanded and filed in Washington state on Friday.
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“After a raging fire on ship dock 500 plus workers sat in the break room demanding to be sent home with pay for safety due to the smoke,” he wrote on Twitter early on Tuesday. “@amazonlabor Lead organizers are now Marching on the Boss with hundreds of workers!” Smalls also shared a video on Twitter showing the fire at the facility, in which a worker can be heard yelling “evacuate....
The 27-year-old, who was just days away from giving birth, was found dead by police in her Chevrolet Malibu on Willowbend Boulevard near Buffalo Speedway in Houston, Texas, on Friday morning. Her unborn child, a baby boy, died along with her. Butler had been “so excited” about the imminent birth of what would have been her second son, her family told reporters at local news site abc13. College student Butler was also the mother of a 5-year-old boy and had been looking forward to her baby shower, which had been planned by friends and family to take place over the weekend....
That’s the opinion of one social media user whose take on events went viral online. Many other verified Twitter users have openly called for Maxwell’s client list to be released and to expose the people she provided trafficking services for. On Tuesday, Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for aiding Jeffrey Epstein in creating a worldwide sex trafficking operation. Maxwell faced several civil suits over the years but was found guilty of five sex trafficking-related counts, two of which related to minors....
All three accomplishments are governed by rules and domestic procurement policies like the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA), which requires all federal agencies embarking on infrastructure projects to guarantee that “all of the iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in the project are produced in the United States.” This will effectively ensure that these investments spur new jobs in America, not overseas. Moreover, all three pieces of legislation are the part of a larger industrial policy—an idea suddenly no longer taboo in Washington after a few years of pandemic-induced supply chain shortages....
According to the graphic below, provided by Statista, consumer spending on Fourth of July cookouts and picnics in 2018 was approximately $6.9 billion, and $6.8 billion is expected to be spent in 2019. But what is the nation’s favorite food for the holiday? According to data provided to Newsweek by food delivery service, DoorDash, Americans like to keep things classic with a cheeseburger, with almost one third ordering the dish on July 4, 2018....
According to the Communist Party newsmagazine Granma (which would be sort of like NEWSWEEK–if NEWSWEEK was edited by Leon Trotsky), America is simply doing what it does best: waging its ongoing “biological war against Cuba.” (You have to love a government that can’t feed all of its people, yet publishes an official magazine in five languages.) Since 1996, when America supposedly introduced the parasite, Cuba has lost 16,000 beehives and $2 million in honey output....
And the Democrats’s greatest nightmare is the Rev. Al Sharpton? Yes, to hear the “experts” describe it, a bloviating street preacher from Harlem with a murky past, mammoth self-importance and a self-immolating campaign office holds the key to the future of the Democratic Party. The conventional wisdom holds that Sharpton is a vibrant new voice for a rainbow-hued umbrella group of disaffected Americans–everyone from urban blacks to rural gays to suburban Latinos to Native Americans to abused Roman Catholic altar boys....
NJ.com first reported Zayat’s lawsuit Wednesday afternoon, about 17 days before the Belmont Stakes, where American Pharoah will attempt to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978. The legal battle began in March of 2014, when Howard Rubinsky sued Zayat in federal court for breach of contract. MORE: Baffert says Pharoah will be tough to beat | Vegas wants your action on Pharoah Rubinsky, who helped get high-stakes gamblers action at offshore sportsbooks, claims that about a decade ago, Zayat ran up a $2 million debt on credit that Rubinsky had staked him at Costa Rican casino Tradewinds....
Bob Baffert, who won his fourth Derby with American Pharoah and also trains the third-place finisher Dortmund, said, “Right now, I don’t see why not,” when asked if both would contest the Preakness. MORE FROM DRF: All your racing info | All-access Derby package | Real-time updates “I’ll have to talk to Kaleem Shah,” Baffert said, referring to the owner of Dortmund. “I’m sure he wants a little revenge.”...
Cassidy Murray, a seventh-grade student at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, died on March 23. There have been a number of dangerous incidents reported over spring break. In Miami Beach, a helicopter crashed into the ocean over the weekend, while a shooting broke out on a Texas beach last week. “It is with broken hearts that we share the news of the tragic passing of our daughter, Cassidy....
Last weekend was a rough one, but the midweek cup action and some surprising transfer news made the last five days very entertaining. Arena comfortable potentially starting Guzan Let’s start with a little recap of the DFB-Pokal. Bobby Wood scored in a 2-0 win for Hamburg over Koln. Hertha Berlin defender John Brooks played an absolutely fantastic game game against Christian Pulisic and Dortmund, but an assist from the young winger helped level the match at 1-1 and lead to a shootout victory for Dortmund (despite Pulisic having his penalty saved)....
According to Google Trends, the search term “liquor store near me” was at an all-time high. Fast food was also searched for in huge numbers, with the term “fries near me” recording its highest search figures since 2004. Liquor stores—which are sometimes closed on Election Day and the night after voting, and in some states are legally obliged to close—have been classed as essential shops during the coronavirus pandemic. According to Vice, this is because many believe a complete loss of access to alcohol could be “a serious health concern” for those with serious alcohol dependencies....
The “separation line” will prevent those climbing China’s side of the mountain to cross it, stopping them from coming in contact with anyone or anything from Nepal’s side. “The idea that anyone with coronavirus could even reach the summit is impossible because climbers with any respiratory difficulties will just not be able to reach the altitude,” mountaineering expert Ang Tshering Sherpa told the Associated Press. As COVID-19 cases and deaths in Nepal reach record highs, officials have not yet responded to China’s decision and have declined to discuss virus outbreaks on Mount Everest....
In the seven years since @GCTigerTracker joined Twitter, Woods had not won a major. That all changed Sunday when Woods sealed the Masters victory at 13 under, winning his 15th career major in first since 2008. The person behind the famous account, whose identity has remained anonymous through the years, was of course elated. MORE: Best moments from Tiger Woods’ Masters win The Tiger Tracker, which is a part of the Golf Channel, regularly tweets entertaining updates through the entirety of Woods’ tournament performances, becoming an essential must-follow for golf fans whenever Woods is playing....
Crawford had already floored Khan in the first round when, in the sixth, he caught his opponent with an accidental shot to the groin. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Khan took a couple of minutes to recover before declaring himself unable to continue as he and trainer Virgil Hunter took the decision to end the fight amid boos from the Madison Square Garden crowd....
Trump, who has said he wants to lift measures put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus and send Americans back to work by Easter, made the comparison while sitting down for a Fox News town hall on Tuesday night. “We lose thousands and thousands of people a year to the flu. We don’t turn the country off — I mean, every year,” the president said, according to a transcript of the remarks....
On Friday night, the engineering manager secured her 18th consecutive victory and increased her total earnings to $706,800, leaving her just one win away from equalling the 19-game streaks of Jason Zuffranieri and David Madden. The Ohio native’s successful week also meant that she had leapfrogged Larissa Kelly to become the top-earning woman contestant in the show’s history. Writer and academic Kelly, who built up her $655,930 record through regular season play and Jeopardy!...