A third generation red princeling has spoken up for the chained woman in Xuzhou, saying that the incident was “definitely just the tip of the iceberg.” This is the first comment on the chained woman from the party’s powerful cadre offspring. Ye Jingzi, also known as Maggie Ip, is the granddaughter of Ye Jianying, a…
Lucid Group to Recall Over 200 Cars Due to Possible Safety Issue
Electric-vehicle maker Lucid Group said on Tuesday it would recall more than 200 of its premium sedans due to a possible safety issue, sending its shares down nearly 5 percent. The California-based company said there was a chance that the front strut damper—a part used in the suspension—in its sedans was assembled improperly by its…
How Leaders Should Think About Employee Benefits
By Michelle Arieta As the seismic shifts caused by the Great Resignation continue to reverberate across the workforce, employees everywhere are looking to make a change motivated primarily by companies offering better compensation, including benefits. Record numbers of workers left their jobs in 2021. And, as the year came to a close, Ceridian’s annual Pulse…
UK Says Russian Channel RT Is Tool of Kremlin Disinformation
LONDON—Britain accused Russian news channel RT on Wednesday of being a tool of a Kremlin disinformation campaign and asked the UK media regulator to take action if needed after Russia recognized two rebel regions of eastern Ukraine. Russian officials say RT is a way for Moscow to compete with the dominance of global media companies…
9 Memorable Retirement Party Ideas
There were 28.6 million Baby Boomers—those born from 1946 to 1964—who reported a retirement status at the end of the third quarter of 2020. Suffice to say that means that there could be a lot of retirement parties to plan in the foreseeable future. A retirement party celebrates a retiree’s achievements and marks the beginning…
Coinbase Pays out $250,000 Bounty to Ethical Hacker Who Prevented Nuking of Entire Crypto Market by Reporting Critical Flaw
An ethical hacker, who potentially saved the entire cryptocurrency market from disaster by discovering a flaw in Coinbase Global Inc. platform, has been paid a reward by the latter. What Happened The hacker, who goes by the handle “Tree of Alpha” on Twitter, said they were paid $250,000 by Coinbase as its largest-ever bounty. A flaw…
Judge Blasts Air Force Over Denying Vaccine Religious Exemption Requests, Grants Injunction
U.S. District Court Judge Tilman Self, III, is the first to stop the U.S. Air Force from enforcing its military COVID-19 vaccine mandate on a service member. Self granted a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of Defense on behalf of an Air Force officer who’d been denied a religious exemption to the mandate. As…
Ex-official: Space Station ‘Largely Isolated’ From Tensions
ATLANTA—Tensions in eastern Ukraine and heightened Western fears of a Russian invasion should not have a significant impact on the International Space Station or U.S.–Russia cooperation in space, the former head of the National Space Council told The Associated Press. Four NASA astronauts, two Russian cosmonauts and one European astronaut are currently on the space…
Australia Monitoring Global Energy Markets Following Breakout of Conflict in Ukraine
The Australian government is monitoring international energy markets after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine and signalling the intent to move troops into the country. The latest move follows weeks of international opposition to Putin’s amassing of troops on the border and the recognition of two breakaway regions in eastern…
Can Avoiding War Come at Too High a Price?
Commentary On Sept. 3, 1939, the Australian Prime Minister, Robert Menzies, broadcasted the following message: “Fellow Australians, it is my melancholy duty to inform you officially that in consequence of a persistence by Germany in her invasion of Poland, Great Britain has declared war upon her and that, as a result, Australia is also at…
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