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Click:accent chair A group of Navy SEALS who accused their platoon leader of war crimes have spoken out in never-before-seen footage obtained by The New York Times. According to a trove of leaked Navy materials, members of SEAL Team 7 described Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher in grim terms, calling him “freaking evil,” “toxic” and […]

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced Tuesday that he has directed the state’s Labor Department to end businesses’ subminimum wage for more than 70,000 tipped workers. The order will apply to “miscellaneous” industries, according to the governor’s office, including nail salon workers, car wash employees, valet parking attendants, tow-truck drivers, tour guides, dog groomers and […]

The minimum wage reached or surpassed $15 an hour in 17 localities across the country on New Year’s Day, according to a report by the National Employment Law Project (NELP.) The House earlier this year passed the Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour; however, Senate Health, […]

Microsoft on Monday announced that it has taken legal action against a North Korean-based cybercrime group that was using websites and other domains to attack individuals and companies in the U.S., South Korea and Japan.  Tom Burt, the corporate vice president of consumer security and trust at Microsoft, wrote in a blog post that a case […]

  Seventeen service members died in Afghanistan in 2019, the highest number since 2015, according to a year-end tally compiled by the Department of Defense and reported by Army Times. Fourteen of the fallen service members were from the Army while three were Marines. ADVERTISEMENT The soldiers killed included eight Green Berets, an Army Ranger […]

Protesters at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad are withdrawing and declaring victory after camping outside the compound all night, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. The protesters, who support the Iranian-backed militia group Kataib Hezbollah, are now calling for the nation’s parliament to push for U.S. troops to leave Iraq, according to the Post. The retreat follows a […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuBenjamin (Bibi) NetanyahuMORE announced Wednesday that he will seek parliamentary immunity in three corruption cases. Netanyahu claims he deserves parliament’s protection because the charges are politically motivated. The trial cannot begin once an immunity request is announced, so the proceedings could be delayed for months, Reuters reported.   The prime minister’s announcement was […]

Deadly brushfires in Australia have killed at least 18 people and destroyed 200 homes as of Wednesday, according to the BBC. The latest fires have caused at least seven deaths in New South Wales and another in Victoria, although conditions have eased enough that officials were able to re-open a road in Victoria for two hours to […]

A federal strategy for defending the U.S. government against cyberattacks is one step closer to completion, with lawmakers saying they have a draft form that could be finalized as early as March. The report has been in the works since 2018 after the National Defense Authorization Act created a commission, consisting of lawmakers and industry […]

The Supreme Court will hear a slate of highly charged disputes when the justices return to the bench in the new year and resume one of the most politically volatile terms in recent memory. Since the term opened in October, the court has heard high-profile fights over LGBT rights in the workplace, the scope of […]