Epstein-linked note allegedly featuring Trump signature sparks backlash and denials
WASHINGTON — A controversial report describing a bizarre, typewritten note allegedly styled as a fictional conversation between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein has triggered heated political fallout and denials from Republican lawmakers.…
ECB bars policymakers from speculating after backlash, Fed scandals
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has banned its top officials from picking stocks and bonds or making short-term trades after a string of scandals at the Federal Reserve and backlash…
‘Closed And Fearful Environment’: State Supreme Court Judge Resigns From University Over Conservative Speaker Backlash
‘Closed And Fearful Environment’: State Supreme Court Judge Resigns From University Over Conservative Speaker Backlash Alexa Schwerha on December 5, 2022 Kansas Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall resigned from his teaching position at…
Connecticut School District Approves Transgender Book For Second Graders Amid Backlash From Parents
Connecticut School District Approves Transgender Book For Second Graders Amid Backlash From Parents Reagan Reese on December 1, 2022 A Connecticut school district approved a book about a young boy who wants…
‘Gay Chicken’ Skit Sparks Backlash From Brigham Young University Students
‘Gay Chicken’ Skit Sparks Backlash From Brigham Young University Students Alexa Schwerha on November 29, 2022 Brigham Young University students are upset after Stanford University’s band performed a skit using language from…
NYPD says attacks on NYC gay bar show ‘hate crime pattern’ after backlash, Colorado mass shooting
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department on Monday has agreed multiple attacks on a NYC gay bar show a hate crime pattern against the establishment, targeting it because…
Column-Central bank guns spiked by bank windfall backlash: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – Central banks may be forced to rethink and even undermine one of their prized emergency policy tools as popular resistance mounts against giant cash transfers to…
Financial services firm TIAA faces academic backlash over energy holdings
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Climate-minded academics called on a United Nations-backed group to sanction financial services firm TIAA unless it improves its environmental record, highlighting the divide between nonprofits moving away…
Face masks are back at Rutgers University after union backlash
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Face masks are once again required on the campus of Rutgers University after three unions balked at lifting the mandate. Although President Joe Biden unofficially declared an end…
‘We Will Not Back Down’: Major CEO Claims ‘Anti-Woke Backlash’ Is ‘Incredibly Dangerous For The World’
‘We Will Not Back Down’: Major CEO Claims ‘Anti-Woke Backlash’ Is ‘Incredibly Dangerous For The World’ Harold Hutchison on September 20, 2022 Unilever CEO Alan Jope declared his company would “not back…
LAWRENCE: Amy Klobuchar And The Left’s Misleading Anti-Big Tech Backlash
LAWRENCE: Amy Klobuchar And The Left’s Misleading Anti-Big Tech Backlash James Lawrence on September 19, 2022 At the center of all these bills and the Left’s tech-lash is the chair of the…
Companies in China distance themselves from Taiwan amid Pelosi backlash
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING – From a Chinese soy sauce maker to an Asia-focused asset manager, companies in China are rushing to distance themselves from geopolitical tensions over Taiwan following last week’s…
Indonesia opens temporary access to PayPal after blocking sparks backlash
JAKARTA – Indonesia temporarily opened access to online payment firm PayPal to allow users to access their money, a senior official said on Sunday, after the country’s blocking of some online services…
Turkey to forge on with selective loan policy despite backlash -sources
By Nevzat Devranoglu and Orhan Coskun ANKARA – Turkey will stick to policies that allow only net exporters to access cheap lira loans and may toughen rules further despite a backlash from…
Rogers’ network outage, Shaw deal backlash to cast shadow on results
By Akash Sriram and Eva Mathews (Reuters) – Rogers Communications’ quarterly earnings on Wednesday are likely to be overshadowed by commentary around the financial toll of an outage that impacted millions of…
U.S. venue cancels comedian Dave Chappelle’s show following backlash
(Reuters) – A U.S. venue cancelled Dave Chappelle’s stand-up show just hours before he was due on stage on Wednesday, after critics lamented the scheduled gig following controversy over the comedian’s jokes…
‘They Pick And Choose’: Biden Admin Faces Backlash For Publicizing COVID Vaccine Statuses While Ordering Abortion Privacy
‘They Pick And Choose’: Biden Admin Faces Backlash For Publicizing COVID Vaccine Statuses While Ordering Abortion Privacy Justine Brooke Murray on July 15, 2022 President Biden signed an executive order to help…
Benettons change name of Atlantia bid vehicle after Genoa backlash
MILAN – Italy’s Benetton family will change the name of the investment vehicle bidding to take control of Italian infrastructure group Atlantia after protests on behalf of the victims of the 2018…
Musk’s criticism of Twitter staff triggers backlash
By Dawn Chmielewski and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s criticism of Twitter Inc sparked a barrage of abusive tweets against the company’s top lawyer on Wednesday, raising questions about his compliance…
Texas School District’s ‘Racial Equity Committee’ Blocks Parents From Attending Its Meetings Amid Public Backlash
Texas School District’s ‘Racial Equity Committee’ Blocks Parents From Attending Its Meetings Amid Public Backlash Kendall Tietz on March 4, 2022 A school district’s “Racial Equity Committee” has prevented members of the…
ECB faces backlash over green strategy ‘distraction’ from inflation fight
FRANKFURT -European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde faced a backlash in the European Parliament on Monday from conservative lawmakers criticising the ECB’s green strategy as a “distraction” from its duty to tame…
IRS Decides It Won’t Make You Take A Selfie To Access Your Taxes After Fierce Backlash
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will no longer force taxpayers to submit a scan of their face to access their taxes online. The agency had previously announced plans to require users to…
Wordle buyout by New York Times draws backlash from fans
By Supantha Mukherjee and Tiyashi Datta – The New York Times Co’s acquisition of Wordle has created uproar on social media, with fans expressing fears that the popular online word game, which…
Rogan Backlash Leads Spotify To Flag COVID Content In ‘Effort To Combat Misinformation’
Spotify will begin attaching a warning label to content that features discussions of COVID-19 following backlash over its relationship with podcast host Joe Rogan. The company will direct listeners to its “COVID-19…
Peng Shuai T-Shirt Ban Reversed At Australian Open After Backlash
The Australian Open reversed its ban on t-shirts that display support for Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai after widespread backlash, BBC News reported. Security staff asked spectators Friday to remove t-shirts and…
Joe Rogan, Rand Paul Begin Exodus From Big Tech In Mounting Backlash Over Censorship
Prominent personalities including podcast host Joe Rogan and Republican Sen. Rand Paul have announced plans to leave major social media platforms amid growing backlash over censorship. Rogan announced late Sunday that he…
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