In June, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that a ban on destroying non-food items would be introduced within the next four years. In 2016, France banned grocery stores from throwing away edible food instead of donating it to food banks and other charities. In 2017, The New York Times discovered that Nike had been slashing its shoes and other clothing items before throwing them away to keep them from being used....

The worker, named only has Sandra, was reportedly let go for exceeding her allowed unpaid time-off by one hour when her mother-in-law died. She said she was allowed to leave work early to visit her mother-in-law at a bedside vigil. However, when she returned to request bereavement leave following her family member’s death, she was informed she had already gone over her unpaid leave for the year by one hour and was let go....

“The employer’s flagrant disregard for the board’s typical mail-ballot procedure compromised the authority of the board and made a free and fair election impossible,” Henderson said in her decision. “By installing a postal mailbox at the main employee entrance, the employer essentially highjacked the process and gave a strong impression that it controlled the process. This dangerous and improper message to employees destroys trust in the board’s processes and in the credibility of the election results....

The report also says that you guys are inefficient and screw up the nuts and bolts of retailing. Is that accurate? We’re talking about huge numbers of transactions, growing 90 percent in a single three-month period and delivering to customers better by far than any of our competitors. To me, that sounds like a company that executes pretty well. Why do you think the market reacted the way it did?...

The Change.org petition appears to have been started back in December 2019, months after the Pirates of the Caribbean star first sued his ex-wife over an op-ed she wrote about alleged domestic abuse. However, the petition, which is simply titled “Remove Amber Heard from Aquaman 2,” has been receiving renewed support as the former couple’s tumultuous relationship and ugly details about their marriage are aired in the courtroom. Depp’s career suffered when he was accused of domestic abuse by Heard, leading to him being partially shunned from Hollywood and recast in the Fantastic Beasts franchise....

Kelly Brady, CEO and founder of Brandsway Creative, said she couldn’t comment directly on Heard but offered her general thoughts. “Anything you do that is covered in the media is like being judged in a global public court,” Brady told Newsweek. “If you are going through money problems publicly, and then you are photographed living it up on a lux vacation, you’re just opening the flood gates to be ridiculed, to be doubted, and called a liar, even if you are not paying for this trip....

Typically it would. But Marcos Ambrose and Casey Mears did you one better Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway. As Mears said himself, typical NASCAR fights include more slapping and fly-swatting than punches actually connecting. But Ambrose connected with his fist to Mears’ face. Mears, talking to NASCAR.com, noted that such an incident is not exactly something one just forgets. And Ambrose likely won’t forget it as well, especially if NASCAR penalizes him....

A 2021 study by Zutobi Drivers Education found that only in Mexico, Qatar and Latvia was it easier for drivers to be licensed than in the U.S., the home of the second most vehicles worldwide. Licensing requirements vary widely from state to state. In New Mexico drivers can take 57 hours of class with no instructed driving at all, and get a license. In Wisconsin, Mississippi and others, students 18 years and older don’t need to take a road test, as long as they’ve fulfilled the requirements of having a learner’s permit and driving a certain number of hours with adults....

The good news is that more than 60 percent of Americans approve of the job the new president is doing. The bad news is that 50 percent believe that “other people” are “in charge” of the “government” “most of the time.” Only 42 percent feel that “Bush” is “in charge” (you know, in the Al Haig sense). There are two conclusions that can be drawn from these “amazing” “results”:...

The ad featured what appeared to be an out-of-focus, black-and-white photo of a nerdy guy with no lips and a screwed-up collar. The estimated sale price of this apparent photographic reject was $3-4 million. Disregarding the journalistic integrity that is my trademark, I just assumed that a huge practical joke was being perpetrated. Either that or Sotheby’s must be satirizing the very idea that someone would willingly pay $4 million for an out-of-focus picture in the middle of a recession....

“This is one of our big sellers right now,” says Neil Edley, owner of Sugar Plum Chocolates, showing off packages of the red, white and blue popcorn that his equipment started cranking out shortly after September 11. And that’s not all: “Our American flag chocolates and American flag pretzel rods are selling great, too,” Edley adds. “This has been a very busy time for us.” (Like I’ve always said, nothing fuels America’s desire to kick Osama’s ass like corn-syrup-covered, stars-and-stripes-inspired snack food....

I’m talking, of course, about the horrifying images released this week of major league baseball bases covered with advertising for “Spider Man 2” (what, you thought I was talking about Abu Ghraib? Don’t worry, I’ll get there). The reaction to Major League Baseball’s “Spider Man 2” promo plan was, predictably, outrage. For an entire news cycle, it seemed as if there was no other story in the country. Everyone from former baseball commissioner Fay Vincent to former relevant person Ralph Nader rose in such anger that the plan was scrapped....

Fenster is the managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, an online publication based in Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon. While preparing to board a Michigan-bound flight on May 24 to visit his family, Fenster was detained at Yangon International Airport and has been in custody since. Authorities arrested him for incitement—also called sedition—on grounds he allegedly spread false or inflammatory information. However, the charge against him has never been clarified to state what he is accused of doing....

The Travers is a 1 1/4-mile race for 3-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. This year’s field features six horses (out of 10 total) who ran in the Triple Crown circuit, including Frosted, who was fourth in the Kentucky Derby and second in the Belmont Stakes. Frosted drew post No. 6, while Pharoah will start from post No. 2. MORE: How 11 other winners fared after Triple Crown | Pharoah’s future | Ride aboard Pharoah...

The 12th Triple Crown victor ran the sixth-fastest winning time in Belmont history, besting second-place Frosted by 5 1/2 lengths in a wire-to-wire win. He was still a little off Secretariat’s legendary ride, but now is second among Triple Crown winners in Belmont finishing time since the race has been 1 1/2 miles. MORE: Belmont live blog | Full results, payouts | Triple Crown winners Fastest times in Belmont Stakes history Secretariat, 1973 (2:24....

That question is explored in an upcoming book, Chasing Icebergs: How Frozen Freshwater Can Save the Planet, by Matthew Birkhold, a professor at Ohio State University who focuses on law, environmental humanities, intellectual property and Indigenous studies. Large swaths of the western United States are facing a water crisis because of a megadrought that has lasted more than two decades. Water stress is affecting a number of communities in the country amid drought conditions, and some are being pushed to the brink....

A majority of Americans, 56 percent, say humans should address climate change through tangible actions “right now,” according to a CBS News poll released Sunday. A two-thirds majority of Americans say they believe humans can do something about climate change, but nearly 1-in-5 U.S. adults surveyed say climate change “doesn’t need to be addressed” at all. While 64 percent of Americans said they believe climate change is a “crisis/serious problem,” people are far more split on the causes behind it and the information they receive....

Conducted from April 1 to April 14, the survey asked 1,017 U.S. adults if they approved or disapproved the way Trump is handling his presidency. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points. According Gallup, 43 percent of Americans approve of the way Trump is doing his job, compared to 54 percent who said they disapprove. Trump’s 43 percent approval rating shows a six-percentage point decline from a 49 percent approval rating he received in mid-March (his all-time best), while also showing the lowest rating he has received over the past five months....

The Texas senator’s tweet included a snapshot of a half-empty Corona beer bottle standing next to a small glass filled, presumably, with the Mexican beer with a slice of lime atop the glass. The caption read: “Be smart; don’t panic. We will get us through this #coronavirus.” The seemingly innocuous tweet had received backlash from those on the other side of the political aisle. Celebrity chef and frequent critic of President Donald Trump, José Andrés, tweeted: “Senator John Cornyn you are disgrace to the great state of Texas…....

By blocking potassium channels, Ampyra is thought to work by helping damaged neurons (nerve cells) work better. Ampyra is available as a tablet. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hasn’t assigned any black box warnings to this medication. What Is Ampyra Used For? Ampyra improves walking in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Brand Name(s): Ampyra Drug Availability: Prescription Therapeutic Classification: Potassium channel blocker Available Generically: Yes Controlled Substance: No...