Amazon’s annual Prime Day sales event has been a “major cause” of warehouse worker injuries, finds a year-long Senate investigation into workplace safety at Amazon, released by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). The review by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee found that in 2019, workplace injuries, such as muscle sprains, rotator cuff injuries and herniated disks, hit a high during Prime Day sales week. The committee’s probe found that Amazon’s internal data attributes high injury rates around major sales events to understaffing, “unsustainable productivity requirements,” and “ignor[ed]” safety protocols, the report said.
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In the chaotic hours after former president Donald Trump was spirited offstage Saturday by Secret Service agents, his face streaked with blood, a doctored photo of the scene began bouncing around on X, falsely showing Trump with a wide smile. “Why is he so happy?” one woman said in an X post viewed more than a million times. ( X removed the image after this story was published, saying it had been “digitally altered.”) On Sunday, tens of thousands of X users saw or shared a baseless post suggesting an official conspiracy to harm the former president. While GOP delegates gather in Wisconsin, social media platforms are stoking false narratives amid the most divisive presidential campaign in recent history.
Liars and trolls overwhelm social media after Trump rally shooting
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More than 110 people are scheduled to speak at this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee — dozens more than in 2016 and 2020. And Donald Trump’s grip on the party is evident from the roster. Election denialism will be on full display. At least 61 speakers have questioned or denied Joe Biden’s victory in 2020 or have preemptively cast doubt on the integrity of the 2024 election, according to a Washington Post analysis of public statements and social media posts.
Who is — and isn’t — speaking at the Republican National Convention
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Breaking news: President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to two people briefed on the plans.
Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changes
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On one side of the Mithi River, police fanned out to divert traffic and provide security for the wedding of Anant Ambani, the son of Asia’s richest man, and employees in the business district were asked to work from home. On the other side of a busy bridge, entire neighborhoods surrounding the thoroughfare known as LBS Road were submerged under monsoon rains — the perennial result, residents say, of an outdated drainage system and hapless city administrators. Some saw the Ambani family affair as an awe-inspiring showcase for India’s growing affluence and its rising clout. Others called it an indictment of its lopsided development; the cost of the wedding, which was widely reported to exceed $500 million, would eclipse the yearly education budget of several small Indian states.
Across river from lavish Indian wedding, frustration and flooded streets
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Former president Donald Trump emerged in public on Monday evening some 48 hours out from an assassination attempt, greeted by an arena of passionate, loud cheers from his supporters as he walked over to take his seat with his family and closest allies. But in what could be characterized as the most triumphant moment so far for Trump’s 2024 campaign, there was a glaring absence among the VIPs — his wife and the former first lady, Melania Trump. Although the former first lady was not there in person, model and influencer Amber Rose praised her onstage.
Melania Trump absent on first night of the Republican convention
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Former president Donald Trump has chosen Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate in the 2024 election. On the first day of the Republican National Convention, Vance, 39, strode onto the floor alongside his wife, Usha Vance, whom he met at Yale Law School. Vance has publicly praised his wife in interviews, calling her “brilliant” and “way more accomplished than I am.” Usha, the child of Indian immigrants and raised in San Diego, clerked for Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh and has degrees from Yale and Cambridge. Here’s what to know:
Usha Vance, wife of Trump’s VP pick J.D. Vance, is a lawyer and Yale graduate
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The co-hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” expressed disappointment and anger Tuesday, a day after the network chose to air a block of breaking news coverage instead of their morning show. Joe Scarborough said he and his colleagues felt misled by the network officials, who told them Sunday that all of Monday’s usual programming would be preempted by coverage of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump as well as other key stories. “We were very disappointed. And if we had known that there wasn’t going to be the one news feed, … we obviously would have been in yesterday morning.” Instead, Nicolle Wallace and Ari Melber hosted their regular daily shows at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively, on Monday as normal, and a panel of hosts took over in the evening to cover the first day of the Republican National Convention.
‘Morning Joe’ hosts angered by Monday cancellation after Trump shooting
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Across social media, posts can fly up faster than most fact-checkers and moderators can handle, and they are often an unpredictable mix of true, fake, out of context and straight propaganda. The risk is higher immediately after politically charged incidents such as the Trump rally shooting, which has already flooded social media with incorrect information and spawned a number of conspiracy theories. The rapid spread of easily accessible AI tools is mudding the waters even further. How do you know what to trust, what not to share and what to flag to tech companies? Here are some basic tools everyone should use when consuming breaking news online.
How to avoid falling for misinformation and conspiracy theories
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Do you have a stiff neck after work at home or the office? What about an eye twitch or lower-back pain? It might be time for an ergonomic upgrade, Danielle Abril and Chris Velazco write. Office workers can often spend long hours sitting in the same place, leading to pain and other more severe problems. With the way work has changed, people may need to think about their setups in multiple places. Here are five expert tips to help you become more comfortable and efficient while working at the office or from home:
Make your job less painful, at least physically
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