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About 550 of Starbucks’ 10,000 company-owned stores are now unionized. The company also has around 7,000 licensed locati...
12/07/2025

About 550 of Starbucks’ 10,000 company-owned stores are now unionized. The company also has around 7,000 licensed locations at airports, grocery stores and other locales. The continuing strike by Starbucks’ union began last month at dozens of locations across the U.S.

Unionized Starbucks workers picketed outside a North High Street Starbucks store on Thursday.

The new CEO of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, or NVMM, took the helm while also steering the ship at the mus...
12/06/2025

The new CEO of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, or NVMM, took the helm while also steering the ship at the museum's next-door neighbor: the Center of Science and Industry, or COSI. Frederic Bertley was quietly named the CEO of the Veterans Museum, or NVMM, this year. He's been COSI's president and CEO since 2016, before the NVMM even opened.

The Veterans Museum is still climbing out of debt which CEO Frederic Bertley says is from its construction. He says the museum's deficit shrunk from nearly $5 million to under $3 million.

The cuts and closures come as the district seeks to shore up its finances amid changes to state and federal funding.
12/06/2025

The cuts and closures come as the district seeks to shore up its finances amid changes to state and federal funding.

In the long and emotional meeting, board members made more than $50 million in cuts, despite shooting down two different plans to reduce busing for high school students.

Ohio billionaire Les Wexner and his connection to Jeffrey Epstein and other sexual abuse cases was an unspoken, but unde...
12/06/2025

Ohio billionaire Les Wexner and his connection to Jeffrey Epstein and other sexual abuse cases was an unspoken, but undeniable cloud over Thursday's Ohio State University Board of Trustees meeting.

Victims of former Ohio State team doctor Richard Strauss demonstrated at the board's Thursday meeting. Wexner is defying a subpoena in their lawsuit against the university. The board's chair is Wexner's friend and one-time lawyer John Ziger.

There's how old you are, and there's how old Spotify thinks you are. That divide became clear this week with the release...
12/06/2025

There's how old you are, and there's how old Spotify thinks you are. That divide became clear this week with the release of Spotify Wrapped, the streaming platform's personalized year-end recap.

Spotify Wrapped is bluntly telling users their "listening age," which in many cases is several decades older or younger than their actual age. It's a calculated strategy.

The State Department is instructing its staff to reject visa applications from people who worked on fact-checking, conte...
12/06/2025

The State Department is instructing its staff to reject visa applications from people who worked on fact-checking, content moderation or other activities the Trump administration considers "censorship" of Americans' speech.

The order is focused on applicants for H-1B visas, which are frequently used by tech companies and is part of a campaign by the Trump administration against online content moderation.

In February, President Trump abruptly ousted the Kennedy Center president, Deborah Rutter, and board chair David Rubenst...
12/06/2025

In February, President Trump abruptly ousted the Kennedy Center president, Deborah Rutter, and board chair David Rubenstein. Staff who worked on the ceremony and broadcast have also recently resigned.

President Trump has made major changes at the Kennedy Center this year, ousting the board chair and president, and naming himself host of the organization's yearly awards show.

We’re used to the term "nepo baby" being assigned to the children of celebrities who follow in their parent's career foo...
12/06/2025

We’re used to the term "nepo baby" being assigned to the children of celebrities who follow in their parent's career footsteps. However, in order to deal with an uncertain job market, more college graduates, if the opportunity is available, are working for the family business.

On this edition of All Sides, we're talking about the challenges and advantages of joining the family business.

For almost a century, scientists from all over the world have come to the United States to research groundbreaking topic...
12/06/2025

For almost a century, scientists from all over the world have come to the United States to research groundbreaking topics, like the internet, AI and cures for the world’s diseases. However, with funding currently threatened for agencies like the National Institute of Health and National Science Foundation, are scientists in danger?

Europe is launching programs like “Choose Europe for Science” to try and bring American scientists across the Atlantic. With less scientists coming in, and more going out, is America experiencing a "brain drain"?

The bid will draw tremendous antitrust scrutiny. Beyond TV and movie production, the merger would bring two of the strea...
12/06/2025

The bid will draw tremendous antitrust scrutiny. Beyond TV and movie production, the merger would bring two of the streaming world's biggest names — Netflix and HBO Max — under the same ownership. If the transaction goes through, Netflix "will cement itself as the Goliath of streaming," said Mike Proulx, a VP research director at Forrester. "This deal changes the calculus of the streaming wars, representing a seismic shift in the entertainment industry."

The merger, announced Friday, would bring two of the industry's biggest players in film and TV under one roof. Beyond its television and motion picture division, Warner owns HBO Max and DC Studios.

The memo explains that DOJ is in the process of revising federal standards related to the 2003 Prison R**e Elimination A...
12/05/2025

The memo explains that DOJ is in the process of revising federal standards related to the 2003 Prison R**e Elimination Act (PREA) in order to align with President Trump's executive order on "gender ideology extremism." The Jan. 20 executive order asserts that the United States recognizes only two sexes: male and female.

A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence.

Letitia James was initially charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution in connection...
12/05/2025

Letitia James was initially charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution in connection with a home purchase in Norfolk, Virginia, in 2020. Lindsey Halligan, a former White House aide and Trump lawyer, personally presented the case to the grand jury in October after being installed as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia amid pressure from Trump to charge Comey and James. James has denied any wrongdoing and accused the administration of using the justice system to seek revenge against Trump's political opponents. In a statement Thursday, James said: "It is time for this unchecked weaponization of our justice system to stop."

Thursday's failed indictment against James is the latest setback for the Justice Department in its bid to prosecute the frequent political target of the Republican president.

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