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A high-ranking engineer at Amazon has resigned in protest of the company’s treatment of warehouse workers. Tim Bray, a VP and distinguished engineer at AWS, said in a public blog post titled “Bye, Amazon” that he could no longer stand to work at a “chickens–t” company that fires dissenters in an effort “designed to create …
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A South Dakota pork processing plant took its first steps toward reopening Monday after being shuttered for over two weeks because of a coronavirus outbreak that infected more than 800 employees. As two departments opened at the Sioux Falls plant operated by Smithfield Foods, employees filed through a tent where they were screened for fever …
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The Justice Department is pushing back against Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s stay at home order, arguing that churches have been unfairly affected. The DOJ filed a statement of interest on Sunday in federal court in support of a Chincoteague, Virginia church that sued the state after its pastor was issued a criminal citation for holding a service with 16 …
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American clothing company J. Crew filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, the first major retailer to do so during the coronavirus pandemic. Crew’s parent company, Chinos Holdings, filed for Chapter 11 protection in federal bankruptcy court for the Eastern District of Virginia after its board reached a decision on Sunday night, following weeks of negotiations …
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The Trump administration is stepping up an effort to reduce dependence on Chinese manufacturing following the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, including possible new incentives for companies to shift supply chains, such as tax benefits and subsidies. “We’ve been working on [reducing the reliance of our supply chains in China] over the last few years but we …
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President Donald Trump stated that he is “very confident” the U.S. will discover a coronavirus vaccine in the next seven months, following news that his administration has organized a “Manhattan Program-esque” project to fast-track development. “We are very confident that we’re going to have a vaccine at the end of the year, by the end …
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China hid the scope of the country’s coronavirus outbreak as well as information on how contagious the illness is in order to have time to stock up on medical supplies, according to an intelligence report from the Department of Homeland Security. The Chinese government “intentionally concealed the severity” of the outbreak in January and neglected …
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The money continues to flow for celeb-backed subscription water company Flow Alkaline Spring Water. The Toronto-based water brand has secured $45 million in new funding, including from rapper Post Malone, as it looks to ramp up its delivery service to meet surging demand as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, The Post has learned. “With …
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A Texas-based hotel empire begrudgingly pledged to return coronavirus aid for small businesses after the feds threatened to go after big companies that kept the money. The Ashford Group of Companies slammed the Trump administration for shifting the rules of its $659 billion Paycheck Protection Program — as it announced plans to repay the loans …
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Nick Cordero is continuing to make progress in his long battle against coronavirus. On Sunday, wife Amanda Kloots, 38, told fans the hospitalized Broadway star is “doing okay,” days after he underwent a tracheostomy procedure to help remove him from a ventilator. “I just wanted to give you a quick little Nick update,” Kloots said …
A high-ranking engineer at Amazon has resigned in protest of the company’s treatment of warehouse workers. Tim Bray, a VP and distinguished engineer at AWS, said in a public blog post titled “Bye, Amazon” that he could no longer stand to work at a “chickens–t” company that fires dissenters in an effort “designed to create …
