Madeline Sponsler, FISM News PayPal Holdings Inc says it was pledging $530 million to support black and minority-owned businesses in the United States and foster diversity, amid worldwide protests over racial injustice. The bulk of the money – $500 million – will be devoted to the creation of an economic opportunity fund that will invest […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News The Republican-led U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee approved an amendment that would require the Department of Defense to rename military bases named after Confederate generals. The committee approved the measure, proposed by Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, an annual bill that […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said on Thursday it had approved an amendment that would make it illegal to deploy the military against peaceful protesters, amid a national uproar over the harsh response to demonstrations over the deaths of African Americans in the hands of police. Committee leaders told a […]
By FISM News Glassmaker Corning Inc said on Tuesday it would receive $204 million from the U.S. government to boost the manufacturing capacity of its vials that will be used to store coronavirus vaccines and treatments. Billions of vials will be needed for vaccines of the new coronavirus, with world leaders looking towards treatments as […]
By Samuel Case, FISM News On Monday during a Q&A session the WHO’s technical lead on the coronavirus pandemic, Maria Van Kerhove, remarked that COVID-19 may not spread easily from asymptomatic patients based on available data from contact tracing. Van Kerhove said, “We have a number of reports from countries who are doing very detailed […]
By Madeline Sponsler, FISM News Relatives of victims and activist groups called on Monday for the top United Nations human rights body to launch an investigation into “police violence and repression of protests” in the United States. The joint letter calling for a special session of the U.N. Human Rights Council was sent to its […]
By Samuel Case, FISM News As the Chinese central government continues to encroach upon Hong Kong’s liberties and independence, Western nations are weighing their options to assist the people of the city. The primary plan of action being considered is expediting immigration for Hong Kongers into free nations. In the United Kingdom, of which Hong […]
By Madeline Sponsler, FISM News The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted to adopt auction procedures to provide up to $16 billion to areas that lack broadband service, including nearly 6 million unserved rural homes and businesses. The FCC voted to commence the auction on Oct. 29. Auction applicants will be required to offer voice and broadband […]
By Madeline Sponsler, FISM News Chanel, Revlon, and L’Oreal, three of the biggest brands in cosmetics, are quietly moving away from using talc in some products as U.S. cancer lawsuits and consumer concerns add up. Chanel has removed talc from a loose face powder and dropped a talc body powder because of negative perceptions around […]
By Madeline Sponsler, FISM News Like many Sudanese, car mechanic Mohamed Othman says the government must end its coronavirus lockdown now so that he can get back to work because “me and my family have no other source of income”. The transitional civilian government, which runs Sudan under a power-sharing deal with the army, ordered […]
