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Flex Alert Issued Across California
California is under a Flex Alert and residents are being advised to conserve electricity to ease pressure on the power grid. Residents were urged to set thermostats at 78 degrees or higher, close drapes and use fans to cool rooms, turn off unnecessary lights and appliances, and delay using major appliances until early in the morning or late in the evening. [Full Article...]
Uber chief Travis Kalanick to face charges
The report is expected to reveal damaging information about inappropriate behavior at the company, disclosing instances of sexual harassment , retaliation and bullying, according to Fox. At a staff meeting that day, employees were notified that more than 200 harassment and discrimination claims had been investigated in a separate, parallel investigation by law firm Perkins Coie . [Full Article...]
Apple seeks to void patent claims, fees in Qualcomm dispute
However, the company has now expanded that lawsuit on the heels of a Supreme Court ruling last month, reports Reuters . Qualcomm usually licenses its patents in a bundle that includes both patents deemed essential to cellular communications and others that aren't. [Full Article...]
Iran blames Trump for new Mid-East muddle
Workers' rights advocate Migrant CARE is calling on the Indonesian government to open a crisis center to tackle the possible impacts of a political crisis that has erupted following the severing of diplomatic relations between Qatar and several other Middle Eastern countries. [Full Article...]
North Korea to answer for sudden death of released student
It says it takes around 2,000 travelers from other countries to North Korea every year, only 20% of whom are American. The company, which advertised the North as "probably one of the safest places on Earth to visit", came under fire after Warmbier was medically evacuated to the U.S. [Full Article...]
We're after Burger King's new Lucky Charms milkshake
The new treat marks the first partnership with the General Mills brand, but Burger King is no stranger to cereal-inspired milkshakes - earlier this year, the fast-food chain launched a Froot Loops milkshake . What in the living hell is "sweet sauce"? Get all of the nutrition information here . How many calories and how much sugar are in this sweet concoction? Need we say more? Now that ... [Full Article...]
Kauai mayor signs proclamation in support of Paris Agreement
At their meeting on Monday, the Baltimore City Council voted to support the Paris Climate Agreement. It is now facing a financial deficit as the United States announced its withdrawal from the agreement on cutting global carbon emissions. [Full Article...]
Qatar rejects terrorists blacklist issues by UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt on Monday cut diplomatic ties with Qatar over accusations that the emirate is a champion of extremist groups in the region. "We don't see that he's pointing fingers at Qatar", Al Thani said. "Qatar has a history of supporting groups that have spanned the spectrum of political expression, from activism to violence". [Full Article...]