Teamsters union pays $2.9m to settle racial discrimination lawsuit

Exclusive: union’s president, Sean O’Brien, accused of having ‘publicly humiliated’ Black and Hispanic workers Thirteen former Black and Hispanic employees for the Teamsters International Union filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the union and its president, Sean O’Brien, alleging racial discrimination over their firings after O’Brien assumed the helm in March 2022. The lawsuit was … Read more

FTX scraps plan to revive exchange and will repay billions to customers

Cryptocurrency exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried ‘an irresponsible sham created by a convicted felon’, lawyer says FTX has abandoned efforts to restart its crypto exchange, instead opting to liquidate all assets and return funds to customers, a company attorney said on Wednesday. The exchange, founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, has been negotiating for months with potential … Read more

F1 rejects Andretti bid to bring new US-based team to grid by 2026

Formula One says team would not add value to championshipDoor left open for another application in 2028 Formula One has rejected the bid by the US-based Andretti team to enter the sport before 2026. It issued an emphatic dismissal of the bid but has left the option open for another application in 2028. The team, … Read more

Suspect fleeing police crashed into vehicle carrying Joe Manchin’s wife

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s wife was hospitalized Tuesday after her car was hit by a suspect fleeing police, authorities said.  Police say the accident happened while Gayle Manchin was traveling from the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport to an area hotel with her colleague, Guy Land. Manchin was injured in the wreck but is in “stable … Read more

Graham tells Zuckerberg, ‘you have blood on your hands,’ audience cheers

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., gave a harsh rebuke to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the onset of Wednesday’s highly anticipated Big Tech hearing on child exploitation online. “Mr. Zuckerberg, you and the companies before us. I know you don’t mean it to be so, but you have blood on your hands,” Graham, ranking member of … Read more

Speaker Johnson endorses bipartisan tax bill as ‘conservative,’ ‘pro-growth’ reform

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is coming out in support of a bipartisan tax deal scheduled for a vote later on Wednesday. “The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act is important bipartisan legislation to revive conservative pro-growth tax reform,” Johnson said in a statement. “Crucially, the bill also ends a wasteful COVID-era program, saving taxpayers … Read more