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Amazon staff might see a 50% pay cut because shares have fallen so much

Employees have previously benefited from the company's stock awards scheme, until the share price began to tank.

Fortune · Feb 21, 2023

Netflix removes feature that proved unpopular with viewers

A feature that was introduced to help ease indecision during the Covid pandemic has been removed

Irish Mirror · Feb 20, 2023

Bernie Sanders: ‘Oligarchs run Russia. But guess what? They run the US as well’

The veteran senator is now part of Joe Biden’s inner circle, and is still fighting his country’s vast inequalities

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023

Report: US Considers Sending Seized Iranian Weapons to Ukraine

The US military is considering sending Ukraine thousands of seized weapons and more than a million rounds of ammunition once bound for the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. US officials said they are looking at sending Ukraine more than 5,000 assault rifles, 1.6 million…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2023

U.S. State Department Funds a Disinformation Index That Warns Advertisers To Avoid Reason

Reason is listed among the "ten riskiest online news outlets" by a government-funded disinfo tracker.

Reason · Feb 14, 2023

Walmart to force hundreds of employees to relocate to keep jobs

Walmart will close three of its offices and is asking affected employees to move closer to one of its primary offices, like its headquarters in Bentonville, Ark.

Fortune · Feb 14, 2023

Republican senator Tim Scott preparing presidential run – report

Only Black Republican in Senate set to challenge Donald Trump for nomination, Wall Street Journal says

The Guardian - US · Feb 13, 2023

News Corp cuts driven by Murdoch’s mission to prop up news assets

Weeks after Fox merger scrapped, investors say market value languishing because of underperforming businesses in portfolio

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023

"On The Need For Diverse Viewpoints In Biglaw," by David Lat

An excerpt from David Lat's Original Jurisdiction newsletter (and also earlier published by him in the Boston Globe), though the whole thing is much worth reading: On the morning of June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen,…

Reason · Feb 9, 2023

Republicans and Democrats Face Impasse Over Cutting Spending Versus Raising Taxes

Plus: Court denies motion to suppress January 6 geofence warrant, Texas may ban some immigrants from buying property, and more...

Reason · Feb 7, 2023