Strange demands by NY Times tech union to avoid strike include four-day work week, ban on scents in break rooms

Strange demands by NY Times tech union to avoid strike include four-day work week, ban on scents in break rooms

Tech union workers at The New York Times have threatened to strike on Election Day over a bizarre list of demands that include pet leave, a four-day work week — and even a product ban. aromatics in rest rooms, according to a report. The Times Tech Guild’s list of demands during its two-year battle for … Read more

Disney, DirecTV end ESPN, ABC blackout as football season ramps up

Disney, DirecTV end ESPN, ABC blackout as football season ramps up

Disney and DirecTV struck a deal over the weekend to bring the service back to the Mouse House’s “entire portfolio of networks,” including ESPN and ABC as the college and pro football seasons get into full swing. The deal comes after a two-week shutdown of Disney-owned networks for DirecTV that spanned the U.S. Open, a … Read more

’60 Minutes’ faces backlash for airing segment on Capitol riots hours after Trump assassination attempt

'60 Minutes' faces backlash for airing segment on Capitol riots hours after Trump assassination attempt

CBS’ “60 Minutes” is facing a blow after it aired a segment Sunday night delving into the prosecution of Capitol Hill protesters on Jan. 6 — just hours after a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The decision to air the segment sparked outrage online, with Trump supporters claiming the hurtful rhetoric fueled … Read more

The Trump campaign was lambasted in the New York Times for using the Nazi slogan to describe Vance’s ideology

The Trump campaign was lambasted in the New York Times for using the Nazi slogan to describe Vance's ideology

The Trump-Vance campaign and its supporters blasted The New York Times on Saturday for attributing a Nazi slogan to the Republican vice presidential nominee in a headline. “JD Vance’s blood-and-soil nationalism finds its target,” blared an online newspaper headline from Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie, in a characterization of the Ohio senator’s political ideology that used … Read more

Body language experts tell Dr. Phil ABC News that debate moderators were hostile to Trump: ‘Big eight’

Body language experts tell Dr. Phil ABC News that debate moderators were hostile to Trump: 'Big eight'

Body language experts told Dr. Phil on Tuesday after the presidential debate that ABC News moderators clearly favored Vice President Kamala Harris. Dr. Phil spoke to experts Scott Rouse and Greg Hartley in a special broadcast following the town hall debate. Rouse holds multiple certifications in advanced interrogation training and has trained with the FBI, … Read more

Francis Ford Coppola sues Variety for $15 million over ‘Megalopolis’ article alleging misconduct

Francis Ford Coppola sues Variety for $15 million over 'Megalopolis' article alleging misconduct

Francis Ford Coppola hit Variety with a $15 million defamation lawsuit over a published story alleging the famed director behaved inappropriately and unprofessionally on the set of his new movie “Megalopolis.” Filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, the suit alleges Variety used anonymous sources who were “jealous” and told “knowing and reckless lies” … Read more

NYT editorial board member says it’s ‘stupid’ for reporters to hold Harris and Trump equally responsible

NYT editorial board member says it's 'stupid' for reporters to hold Harris and Trump equally responsible

New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay said it’s “a little silly” for reporters to hold Vice President Kamala Harris to the same standards as former President Trump. Gay was a guest on Thursday’s “Morning Joe,” where the MSNBC host lamented the “sacred” wall between editorial and news when it comes to presidential candidates, … Read more

AP deletes post X that took JD Vance’s quote about school shootings as ‘fact of life’ out of context

AP deletes post X that took JD Vance's quote about school shootings as 'fact of life' out of context

The Associated Press deleted a post it made on X that claimed GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance urged the public to accept school shootings as a “fact of life.” The news service released the partial quote after the Ohio senator spoke in the wake of the massacre at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., … Read more

Bill Maher slams left-wing ‘shameful posers’ for attacking Cheryl Hines after endorsing Trump’s husband RFK Jr: ‘Bullying’

Bill Maher slams left-wing 'shameful posers' for attacking Cheryl Hines after endorsing Trump's husband RFK Jr: 'Bullying'

HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher blasted liberals who have blasted actress Cheryl Hines for impersonating her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following his endorsement of former President Trump last month. “Going after the woman? Even the mob doesn’t do that,” Maher commented during the latest episode of his HBO show. Hines, one of the … Read more

DirecTV files complaint against Disney with FCC as impasse enters second week

DirecTV files complaint against Disney with FCC as impasse enters second week

The standoff between DirecTV and Disney over a new carriage deal has heated up as it entered its second week. DirecTV filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission on Saturday night accusing Disney of negotiating in bad faith. Disney channels, including ESPN and ABC-owned stations in nine markets, have been off DirecTV since the … Read more