Oil prices have fallen, partly on hopes that Iran will soon be pumping more crude. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images An Iran nuclear deal that would lead to the country pumping more oil is unlikely any time soon, according to Goldman Sachs. Goldman said the US and Iran have less of an incentive to strike a deal…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Cruise passengers are facing the difficult predicament of choosing whether to wait for their luggage, or possibly missing their cruise. Getty Images Airlines have been forgetting luggage and sending it to the wrong airports amid a summer of travel chaos. For cruise-goers who sail between ports, it is a headache for lost luggage to catch…
The ex-employee said she had worked at a McDonald’s branch for 24 years. Mike Kemp/In PIctures via Getty Images An ex-Mcdonald’s worker alleged that she faced retaliation after reporting sexual harassment. Rosalia Manuel told The Guardian that she believed she was fired for reporting a co-worker’s harassment. Manuel said she had worked at a branch…
Rep. Liz Cheney. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Rep. Liz Cheney lost her primary in Wyoming on Tuesday night. She changed her campaign-finance committee to a leadership PAC at 2 a.m. Wednesday. Cheney, who lost to a candidate backing Trump’s election-fraud claims, said “now the real work begins.” GOP Rep. Liz Cheney converted her House campaign-finance committee…
Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images FBI agents retrieved highly-classified information in their raid of Mar-a-Lago last week. The search was prompted by new evidence that the DOJ had uncovered, the NYT reported. It included footage of a Mar-a-Lago storage facility that alarmed officials, the report said. Federal agents were prompted…
Logitech has introduced a new audio solution specifically created for the Meta Quest 2: It’s called “Chorus,” and the company says it can deliver a “new level of immersive, ultra-realistic audio.” Chorus features rotating speakers and an open back form factor that lets ambient sounds in. It was designed to slide onto the Quest 2’s…
TikTok is the latest social platform to preview its strategy for fighting election misinformation ahead of the November midterms. The company is once again promoting its in-app Elections Center, which connects users with voting resources and information about their local races. TikTok says a link to the Elections Center will appear on all content related…
American Airlines has agreed to buy 20 Overture aircraft from Boom, with the option to purchase an additional 40 planes if all goes well. The deal is one of the strongest shows of support for Boom yet, surpassing the potential 50-jet commitment United Airlines made last year. One wrinkle: Boom hasn’t yet built a working…
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in a town located southeast of Albany, New York have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a union election. The warehouse, with the codename ALB1, is hoping to join the Amazon Labor Union, which successfully convinced majority of workers at the company’s JFK8 facility in…
Google teased the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro during its I/O developer conference in May 2022, confirming the devices were on their way, and now they are thought to have appeared on the FCC certification website. All electronic devices that are intented to be sold in the US have to pass through the FCC and…