Day: July 3, 2023

US pushes workers’ rights in Mexico amid labor market boom

9:57 pm July 3, 2023

The U.S. wants Mexico’s government to build strong institutions to protect worker rights as companies aiming to avoid supply chain disruptions in far-off production spots bring more jobs to the country, a top U.S. labor official told Reuters. Mexico has begun to benefit from “nearshoring” in which companies seek to move production closer to the […]

Joe Rogan says trans women competing in women’s sports has become ‘forced compliance:’ ‘Just f—ing stop’

9:55 pm July 3, 2023

Joe Rogan is on the side of those who believe trans women shouldn’t be playing in women’s sports. In a recent episode of his “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast with special guest Ice Cube, the two discussed trans women, beginning with the Bud Light-trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney situation. But that conversation quickly shifted to how […]

Jurors return in trial of NJ officer accused of shooting, killing suspects in high-speed chase

9:54 pm July 3, 2023

Jurors who have already deliberated for four days in the trial of a New Jersey police officer charged in a chase and shooting that killed one man and wounded another will be back in the courtroom Monday with the defense seeking a mistrial. Newark patrolman Jovanny Crespo faces charges including aggravated manslaughter, aggravated assault and […]

Tennessee tractor-trailer crashes into home and kills 2

9:18 pm July 3, 2023

Two people have died and another was injured after a tractor-trailer crashed into a home in eastern Tennessee and the truck driver was arrested, police said. Robenson Vertus, 41, of Connecticut, was driving the semitruck west along Interstate 26 on Sunday morning when it left the roadway, went through a fence and across another road […]

Olivia Dunne says fiery response to The New York Times ‘hit piece’ led to Sports Illustrated Swimsuit slot

9:09 pm July 3, 2023

In November 2022, LSU gymnast and Olivia Dunne fired back at The New York Times after they published a column with the headline, “New Endorsements for College Athletes Resurface an Old Concern: Sex Sells.” The cover photo was Dunne in her LSU leotard. But what we didn’t know until now was that Dunne’s courage to […]