Google blocked political posts on internal message boards ahead of Election Day: report
Google has reportedly cracked down on political discussion among its employees ahead of the election night that ended in Donald Trump's victory. The tech giant moderated and removed election-related posts on an internal bulletin board called Memegen. CNBC reported. Google previously enacted rules in September that tightened restrictions on political discussion and banned employees who […]
Coach parent blocked from merging with owner of Michael Kors
A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked the disputed $8.5 billion merger between handbag and accessories makers Tapestry and Capri, a victory for the Federal Trade Commission in an industry where merger issues are rare. The FTC argued in an eight-day trial in New York that the merger would eliminate fierce direct competition between the top […]
DeSantis admin blocked from threatening TV stations over pro-abortion ads
A district judge in Florida on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the state from threatening legal action against television stations over pro-abortion ads. Florida Citizens Protect Freedom, a pro-abortion group that promotes the Fourth Amendment Abortion Rights Initiative, which would end Florida's six-week abortion ban by enshrining abortion in the Florida Constitution, is […]
Roberson execution temporarily blocked in shaken baby syndrome case
The Supreme Court refused to block Texas from executing Robert Roberson, who claimed his conviction for killing his 2-year-old daughter debunked the Shaken Baby Syndrome fallacy, but the state court His execution has been temporarily suspended as a result of the ruling. In advance. Roberson, 57, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection Thursday […]
Biden administration allegedly blocked FBI briefing on Afghan terror suspect
Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.) said the Biden administration has blocked the FBI from fulfilling a request for a press conference regarding the arrest of an Afghan man accused of plotting an Election Day terrorist attack. Bice said in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland dated Friday that the FBI fully supports her request until […]
Giants’ story behind Isaiah Simmons game-winning blocked punt
The play that secured the Giants' wild road win over the Seahawks on Sunday has a name, but Giants special teams coordinator Michael Ghobrial said, “We want to keep that to ourselves.” Whatever the name of the play, what mattered most was the timing and execution of Isaiah Simmons' blocked field goal. That's because it […]
Padres blocked Ken Rosenthal from dugout after critical column
Apparently Fernando Tatis Jr. Criticism column by baseball official Ken RosenthalHowever, the Padres apparently weren't too amused by this, and reportedly banned the reporter from the team's dugout during the FOX telecast of Game 3 of the National League Baseball Game. This problem arose from a column like this: Rosenthal wrote for The Athletic. Manny […]
Whistleblower Says Auditors ‘Blocked’ from ‘Accessing’ Trump Events
A whistleblower alleges that officials at “Secret Service Headquarters” are preventing the government comptroller from “accessing” some of former President Donald Trump's events. in the letter dealt with Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) told Acting Secretary of the Secret Service Ronald Lowe that a “Secret Service whistleblower” was the inspector general for the Department of Homeland […]
Giants return blocked kick for TD to seal win over Seahawks
SEATTLE — This is about as far from home as it can be for the Giants, and this cross-country road trip was a fun diversion for the team, who returned home feeling better and feeling better about themselves and their prospects for the season. On Sunday, before the Giants could get any momentum going, they […]
Pivotal Nebraska state senator explains why he blocked rules change to help Trump
Nebraska Sen. Mike McDonnell, a Republican, explained in an interview Tuesday that he voted against the Republican effort to change Nebraska's electoral count because of timing issues and because “people have to work hard to vote.” “The reason we don't want to keep the current system and make it winner-take-all is because I think it […]