US burger chain Wendy’s plans to test ‘surge pricing’ next year | Business and Economy News

US burger chain Wendy’s plans to test ‘surge pricing’ next year | Business and Economy News

Company to try raising and lowering prices throughout the day based on demand, prompting backlash. Wendy’s, a United States fast food chain, is looking to test having the prices of its menu items fluctuate throughout the day based on demand, a strategy that has already taken hold with ride-sharing companies…

Brazil’s Fordlandia: Tracing the roots of Amazon deforestation | Environment News

Brazil’s Fordlandia: Tracing the roots of Amazon deforestation | Environment News

Aveiro, Brazil – The flames roared higher than a hundred feet, sending smoke billowing across the jungle. Boars scattered from the underbrush. Toucans shot from the trees. And thousands of acres of Amazon rainforest soon crumbled into ash. It was 1928, and a vast stretch of land in north-central Brazil…

American Muslims helped Biden win in 2020. Will they abandon him now? | US Election 2024 News

American Muslims helped Biden win in 2020. Will they abandon him now? | US Election 2024 News

In 2020, Joe Biden won the state of Michigan by a much closer margin over then-incumbent President Donald Trump than the polls and pundits had predicted: just more than 150,000 votes. Two partly overlapping sets of voters helped tip Biden over the line in Michigan and other vital swing states,…

US Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP efforts to tackle alleged Big Tech bias | Technology

US Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP efforts to tackle alleged Big Tech bias | Technology

Conservative justices express concerns about Florida and Texas laws that curb platforms’ content moderation policies. The United States Supreme Court has cast doubt on a conservative push to crack down on the alleged liberal bias of social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube. In arguments at the top court…

Biden hopes for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza by Monday | Israel War on Gaza News

Biden hopes for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza by Monday | Israel War on Gaza News

United States President Joe Biden has said that he hopes to have a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza by next Monday as negotiations to halt hostilities and secure the release of captives appeared to gather pace. Biden’s comments in New York on Monday came as Israeli media reported that…

Suicide vs genocide: Rest in power, Aaron Bushnell | Israel War on Gaza

Suicide vs genocide: Rest in power, Aaron Bushnell | Israel War on Gaza

On Sunday, February 25, 25-year-old active duty member of the United States Air Force Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in the US capital of Washington, DC, in a one-airman revolt against the US-backed slaughter currently being perpetrated by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip….

US serviceman dies after setting himself on fire in Gaza protest | Israel War on Gaza

US serviceman dies after setting himself on fire in Gaza protest | Israel War on Gaza

NewsFeed US serviceman Aaron Bushnell, who set fire to himself outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC saying he was protesting against the genocide of Palestinians, has died in hospital from his injuries. Published On 26 Feb 202426 Feb 2024 Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook…

Meta unveils team to combat disinformation and AI harms in EU elections | Elections

Meta unveils team to combat disinformation and AI harms in EU elections | Elections

Tech giant’s head of EU affairs says team will bring together experts from across the company. Facebook owner Meta has unveiled plans to launch a dedicated team to combat disinformation and harms generated by artificial intelligence (AI) ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections. Marco Pancini, Meta’s head of EU…

Tuvalu names Feleti Teo as new prime minister | Politics News

Tuvalu names Feleti Teo as new prime minister | Politics News

Former attorney general is named new prime minister after a general election that ousted the island’s pro-Taiwan leader. Lawmakers in Tuvalu have named former Attorney General Feleti Teo as the Pacific Island nation’s new prime minister, weeks after a general election that put the country’s ties with Taiwan in the…

Watching the watchdogs: Biden, US media and Arab-American political power | Israel War on Gaza

Watching the watchdogs: Biden, US media and Arab-American political power | Israel War on Gaza

Arab- and Muslim-Americans and some 60 percent of all Americans have wanted for months for US President Joe Biden to pressure Israel into accepting an immediate ceasefire in the war on Gaza. The White House has all but ignored them. So Arab- and Muslim-Americans decided to flex their political muscle…