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☆ Kenya Airways to dump bargaining deals with pilots, letter shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Industry Insight | Reuters Professional | Regenerative Agriculture Seen As Answer To Averting Africa'S Growing Food Crisis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Kenya Airways pilots attend a court session after the association's management was summoned for contempt of a court order declaring as illegal the ongoing strike of Kenya Airways pilots, organised by KALPA, at the Milimani Law Courts, in Nairobi, Kenya, November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah MwangiNAIROBI, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Kenya Airways (KQNA.NR) plans to cancel its bargaining and recognition agreements with its pilots union, saying their current strike is unlawful and it amounts to economic sabotage. Members of the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) — a union that represents about 400 pilots at the carrier - went on strike on Saturday after failing to resolve a dispute over their pensions contributions and settlement of deferred pay. The carrier, which is one of the biggest in Africa, wants to withdraw from its collective bargaining agreement with the union, a letter by signed by its CEO Allan Kilavuka showed on Tuesday. "We hereby give notice by KQ (Kenya Airways) of its immediate withdrawal from the existing recognition agreement and the collective bargaining agreement with KALPA," the company said in the letter.

☆ Stochastic terrorism appears to be on the rise globally. Extremism experts explain how this form of violence has gone mainstream.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Acts of stochastic terrorism appear to be on the rise, according to extremism experts. The "lone-wolf" nature of the assault in conjunction with the suspect's stated motivation suggests the incident could be an example of stochastic terrorism, according to extremism experts. While stochastic terrorism is not a new phenomenon, its stark prevalence in global society at the moment is a more recent development, he added. "It's quite mainstream," Spaaij said, of stochastic terrorism. But what makes the violence stochastic, he added, is "we don't know where or when."

☆ Where's the money? COP27 climate summit opens with a rallying call for rich nations to pay up
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The COP27 summit sees delegates from nearly 200 countries gather in Egypt's Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh for talks on how to address the climate crisis. Climate finance, as it has done since the first U.N. climate conference in 1995, will once again play a pivotal role. Climate reparations, sometimes referred to as "loss and damage" payments, are widely expected to dominate the COP27 talks. Indeed, for the first time ever, the topic of loss and damage finance formally made it onto the COP27 agenda. "AOSIS is here to agree to the establishment of a new Loss and Damage Response Fund at COP27 that is operational by 2024.

NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc (HD.N) retail workers voted against forming a union at a location in Pennsylvania, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said late on Saturday. More U.S. companies including Starbucks Corp and Amazon.com and grocer Trader Joe's Inc have seen some workers petition to form unions. Home Depot did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for a comment regarding the outcome of the voting. Home Depot Workers United sought to unionize to address concerns regarding wages, staffing and training, said Vincent Quiles, interim president of Home Depot Workers United and a receiving associate at Home Depot. The independent union in mid-October filed an unfair labor practices charge against the retailer for engaging in unlawful surveillance and interrogating workers at the Philadelphia location, according to Home Depot Workers United.

☆ Jan. 6 rioter invokes Epstein after getting a five-month sentence for smashing in a Capitol window
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Ryan J. Reilly | Ryan J. Reilly Is A Justice Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 rioter who smashed in a window at the U.S. Capitol invoked Jeffrey Epstein moments after he was sentenced to five months in federal prison Thursday. Faulkner told the court he supported former President Donald Trump because he believed Trump was "combatting human trafficking," a seeming reference to the QAnon conspiracy theory. Troy Faulkner wears a "Faulkner Painting" jacket while smashing a window at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. While leaving the courthouse after his sentencing, Faulkner walked about to news cameras outside and made a comment to the media about Epstein. Faulkner, his attorney said during his sentencing hearing, was "at a better place" than he was when he smashed in a Capitol window.

☆ Biden warns election deniers pose threat, blames Trump
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Jeff Mason | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Those were the very same words used by the mob when they stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6," Biden said. Biden said election deniers have been inspired by Trump, who is pondering a run for president in 2024 just as Biden works to decide if he wants to seek another four-year term. Biden said "American democracy is under attack" because Trump will not accept the results of the 2020 election that he lost to Biden. "He refuses to accept the will of the people, he refuses to accept that he lost," Biden said. Some 44% said they are concerned that the U.S. election is rigged, including 28% of Democrats and 62% of Republicans.

SYDNEY, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Australia on Thursday urged its multi-billion dollar mining industry to support the government's plans for a referendum to give the country's Indigenous people a voice in parliament. The proposal to enshrine an Indigenous voice in parliament was a pledge Albanese's Labor party took to the May general election where it ended almost a decade of conservative Liberal-National coalition government. "I urge the resources sector to play a positive and energetic role in ensuring voice campaign is a success. After all, First Nations people of Australia were the first to inherit the extraordinary natural endowment this continent and the resources sector owes First Nations people so very much." A successful referendum would bring Australia in line with Canada, New Zealand and the United States in formally recognising indigenous populations.

Boosting energy efficiency of older buildings is seen as a key way to help countries meet their climate goals, although the pace of change has been slow so far. "What we figured out is that most buildings (...) are running on control technology that really hasn't changed since the 60s or 70s," President of Runwise Lee Hoffman said. "On a macro level, about 45% of carbon emissions in most major cities are coming from how buildings operate. So if you want to address climate, you literally have to start with buildings," he added. European Union lawkmakers last month backed plans to save more energy, including through renovating draughty buildings.

☆ Suspect in Paul Pelosi hammer attack appears in court and pleads not guilty to litany of charges
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Tom Dotan | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

David DePape, the suspect in the Paul Pelosi attack, pleaded not guilty to charges filed against him. The state charges include attempted murder, attempted kidnapping, and elder abuse. He pleaded not guilty to state charges filed against him in wake of the incident. He has been charged with state charges including attempted murder, burglary, elder abuse, assault, and attempted kidnapping of a US official, among other charges. At the arraignment, Judge Diane Northway also signed a protective order disallowing DePape from coming within 150 yards of Nancy or Paul Pelosi, or contacting them.

☆ A timeline of threats against Nancy Pelosi — from the January 6 death threats to a claim about beheading her 'jihadist style' — that preceded the attack on her husband
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A man who violently attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, may have been looking for her. Nancy Pelosi has faced several threats, including some that resulted in charges or conviction. "Nancy Pelosi is apart [sic] of a satanic cult and so are the people who work closely with her. A relative had informed her of a text Meredith sent in which he threatened Pelosi, prosecutors said. "The attacker who injured Paul Pelosi was looking for Nancy Pelosi, likely wanting to finish the job."

"Enough is enough is enough," Biden told supporters in Philadelphia. "Democracy is literally, not figuratively, on the ballot this year," said Biden, who warned about the dangers of extremism in an impassioned speech in Philadelphia last month. The speech is part of big push by top Democrats to boost Pennsylvania Democrats in the closing stretch ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm election. "I absolutely do believe that John Fetterman will win this election," Harris told reporters ahead of a speech in Philadelphia. Trump, Biden's 2020 election opponent potential 2024 adversary, is expected to campaign in Pennsylvania next weekend as well.

☆ Hate speech, online extremism fed Pelosi attack, terror experts believe
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Heather Timmons | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The frequent targeting of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi by online extremists and political opponents likely contributed to the violent attack on her husband Paul, terrorism and extremism experts said. before assaulting Paul Pelosi with a hammer, according to a person briefed on the incident. Pelosi has been demonized online and in public by both far right and far left-leaning political websites and figures. Those theories and people who espouse them are sometimes promoted by more mainstream public figures, amplifying the threats, experts say. Site said the Pelosi attack was being celebrated online by far-right supporters.

☆ Fox News' Jesse Watters criticized the police response to Pelosi's husband being attacked
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Fox News host claimed the police response to the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband was harsher than usual. Jesse Watters referenced right-wing talking points accusing the Democratic party of being soft on crime. The assailant broke into Pelosi's San Francisco home on Friday and "violently" attacked her 82-year-old husband, Paul Pelosi with a hammer, leading to him being hospitalized, authorities said. "The Democrats in the media have been ignoring the crime wave and only cover it when Nancy Pelosi's husband's attacked," he said. Watters said he "wanted to see the alleged perpetrator being treated the same as if he attacked anyone else."

☆ Nancy Pelosi's Democratic primary challenger says 'outrage towards Pelosi remains thoroughly appropriate' even after an assailant beat the House speaker's husband with a hammer
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An assailant broke into Nancy Pelosi's home early Friday morning and "violently assaulted" her husband, Paul Pelosi. Shahid Buttar, Pelosi's Democratic primary challenger, rejected violence but said on Twitter: "Outrage towards Nancy Pelosi remains thoroughly appropriate." Paul Pelosi pumped millions in stock trades at a time when Congress is considering banning lawmakers and their spouses from trading stocks. Paul Pelosi was taken to an area hospital and underwent surgery, according to NBC Bay Area. Nancy Pelosi's congressional office said Paul Pelosi is expected to make a full recovery.

☆ Attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband prompts Republicans, including many who defied the 2020 election results after Capitol rioters hunted her on Jan. 6, to denounce political violence
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Rep. Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, was attacked during an early Friday break-in, police said. Several GOP lawmakers, including some who spread lies about the 2020 election, have since condemned the attack. Sen. Ted CruzThe Texas senator acknowledged his and Nancy Pelosi's "political differences," while calling the attack on her husband "horrific." —Congresswoman Kat Cammack (@RepKatCammack) October 28, 2022Rep. Chuck FleischmannThe Tennessee Republican wrote that any politically motivated violence "must be strongly condemned." Rep. Rodney DavisThe Illinois Republican wrote that the Pelosi attack strikes at the heart of every lawmaker, decrying it as "an attack on all of Congress."

☆ Paul Pelosi's attacker was searching for the House speaker and shouting 'Where is Nancy?': reports
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An assailant reportedly asked Paul Pelosi, "Where's Nancy?" during an early morning attack. A source briefed on the attack told CNN that the intruder shouted "Where is Nancy? Paul Pelosi, 82, was attacked while Speaker Pelosi was in Washington, DC, with her protective detail, authorities have said. The attack left Paul Pelosi hospitalized with blunt force trauma to his head and body, per the AP.

☆ Assailant who attacked Paul Pelosi with hammer was searching for the House speaker and shouting 'Where is Nancy?': reports
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An assailant reportedly asked Paul Pelosi, "Where's Nancy?" during an early morning attack. at the speaker's husband, Paul Pelosi, after breaking into the home just before 2:30 a.m.A person briefed on the situation also told the Associated Press that the assailant was looking for Nancy Pelosi and shouted: "Where is Nancy?" Paul Pelosi, 82, was attacked while Speaker Pelosi was in Washington, DC, with her protective detail, authorities have said. The attack left Paul Pelosi hospitalized with blunt force trauma to his head and body, per the AP.

☆ Attack on Pelosi's husband echoes threats pro-Trump rioters made on Jan. 6 while stalking the Capitol's halls
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

after breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home. Paul Pelosi was hospitalized; Speaker Pelosi was in Washington, DC, with a security detail. "Where's Nancy Pelosi?" as he confronted the House speaker's husband, Paul, who was hospitalized following the violent attack. Testifying against Capitol rioter Guy Reffitt, the witness specifically remembered joking about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's head hitting the stairs on the way out of the building.

☆ Factbox: Threats and attacks on members of Congress
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Oct 28 (Reuters) - The assault on U.S. businessman Paul Pelosi, the husband of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in their San Francisco home early on Friday morning comes amid a rising number of reported threats against members of Congress. According to data provided by the United States Capitol Police, a law enforcement agency charged with protecting members of Congress, cases related to "concerning statements and threats" jumped from 3,939 in 2017 to 9,625 in 2021. Aug. 29, 2022 - A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to threatening to shoot and kill an unnamed member of Congress, federal prosecutors said. Four of the people who stormed the Capitol died on the day of the attack. June 14, 2017 - U.S. Republican Representative Steve Scalise, then-Majority Whip, was shot in the hip and taken to the hospital after a gunman opened fire on Republican members of Congress at a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, for their annual congressional charity game with Democratic members.

☆ 'Loudmouth' Capitol rioter who said elected officials were 'all going to be executed' sentenced to 4 years in prison
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Memphis man who filmed himself inside the Capitol on Jan. 6 was sentenced to 4 years in prison. Matthew Bledsoe was convicted by a jury in July on several Capitol riot charges. More than 900 people have been arrested on Capitol riot charges, and more than 400 have pleaded guilty. On Friday, US District Judge Beryl Howell sentenced Bledsoe to four years in prison on the obstruction charge, as well as multiple 12- and six-month terms on the other counts. More than 900 people have been arrested on Capitol riot charges and more than 400 have pleaded guilty thus far.

☆ Consultants peddling job advice have created a 'workplace industrial complex' that's making them rich — and your job more miserable
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Ed Zitron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

It can be head-spinning to keep up with the sudden trends taking hold in the workplace: Workers are "quiet quitting." Old problems, new namesThe perfect example of the workplace-industrial complex in action is the recent freakout over "quiet quitting." And that's how companies end up hiring consultants who charge $10,000 to $15,000 a day to "help with quiet quitting." But in reality, the workplace-industrial complex exists as a self-propelling public-relations engine for the worst impulses of the management set. Simple answers, difficult solutionsWhat's both confusing and annoying about the state of the workplace-industrial complex is that it's helpful to no one.

☆ Judge conducting special master review questions Trump's claim of privilege over White House documents: 'Where's the beef?'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump's lawyers have claimed attorney-client or executive privilege over documents seized by FBI. A judge agreed to appoint a special master who can review documents to check for privileged info. The special master said there has been insufficient evidence of privileged information so far. Trump's lawyers also raised issues with finding a vendor to digitize thousands of documents so that they can be reviewed by Drearie. Judge Cannon extended the deadline to complete the special master review by December 16.

The investors allege that Credit Suisse traders shared nonpublic pricing information with traders at other banks. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe jury will decide whether Credit Suisse participated in a conspiracy or multiple conspiracies to rig the foreign currency market, and if so, how long each scheme lasted and which of the 15 other banks were involved. "There was a culture of collusion at Credit Suisse," he said, adding that chat room transcripts show the bank's traders sharing information about the spread between the buy and sell price for currencies "every other day." Credit Suisse's attorney Herbert Washer argued that traders chatting in separate rooms about different currency pairs could not be part of the same conspiracy, and that there was no evidence Credit Suisse traders ever acted on the chats. The case is In Re Foreign Exchange Benchmark Rates Antitrust Litigation, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

☆ Trump insisted on having a special master in the Mar-a-Lago case, but that call is increasingly backfiring
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Judge Raymond Dearie accused Trump's lawyers of making contradictory claims. Trump pushed for Dearie to be appointed, but it's a decision that visibly backfired. In earlier hearings, Dearie has pushed Trump's lawyers to provide evidence to back the claims Trump's made in public. In reply Trump's legal team shied away from answering, saying that presenting the evidence could imperil his defense in a potential trial. Aileen Cannon, the main judge in the Mar-a-Lago case overruled Dearie when he pushed Trump's lawyers to provide the evidence by a specific deadline, shielding them from a further pitfall.

☆ Top media recruiters and Hollywood insiders reveal the entertainment jobs in demand now and which companies are hiring in an 'awful' job market
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The typical fall "hiring boom" in the entertainment industry, especially at the big streamers, is quieter this year. Recruiters and job seekers said the job market is slow, though data and analytics pros are still in demand. Autumn is typically ripe for hiring in Hollywood. "The streamers are always in a hiring boom this time of year but you're not seeing that anymore." Data and tech jobs are still hot, said Sucherman, calling it a sector of the entertainment industry "that is expanding, not contracting."

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