Tesla fires Buffalo factory employees a day after they announced a union drive
Employees say the firings were ‘retaliation’ for their organising efforts
Day: February 16, 2023
Webb telescope spots a distant spiral galaxy like our own
Here is another reminder of the fecundity and generosity of nature: thousands of galaxies, trillions of stars and unnumbered planets, a boundless realm of possibilities stretching back 13 billion years.
South Park takes dig at Meghan and Harry in new episode
The episode entitled The Worldwide Privacy Tour sees the ‘Prince and Princess of Canada’ become new residents of South Park.
Iranian FM denies US linking al-Qaeda to Iran as laughable
The Iranian Foreign Minister has denied as laughable US claims that the leader of terror group al-Qaeda, is based in Iran.
Baltimore-based Apkudo, whose service manages connected devices, raised a $37.5M Series C, sources say at a ~$300M valuation, bringing its total funding to $75M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)
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Baltimore-based Apkudo, whose service manages connected devices, raised a $37.5M Series C, sources say at a ~$300M valuation, bringing its total funding to $75M — Apkudo, a Baltimore-based startup developi…
At least 6,000 Ukrainian children taken to Russian territory since beginning of war, many put in re-education camps
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RMT announces further national rail strikes
Strikes to begin on 16 March after union rejects offers from train operators and Network RailThe RMT union has announced further national strikes and wider action on the railways after rejecting offers from both train operators and Network Rail last we…
Man dies after being dragged down platform by dog leash caught in train door
Metro Transit Police said that the train operator performed two safe-door checks before moving the doors
Trump election probe: Some witnesses may have lied, panel finds
Special grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s push to overturn 2020 vote in Georgia says there was no election fraud.