#Writer calls for ‘anti-fat bias’ training, condemns ‘triggering’ workplace health programs

#Writer calls for ‘anti-fat bias’ training, condemns ‘triggering’ workplace health programs

“Writer calls for ‘anti-fat bias’ training, condemns ‘triggering’ workplace health programs” An anti-fatphobia writer penned an oped for NBC THINK that warned readers how efforts to promote health in the workplace marginalize fat people. “As a fat person, I hate the first few weeks of January with a fiery passion,” communication strategist Kate Bernyk wrote. “Following…

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#Peloton to pay M fine over recall of unsafe treadmill

#Peloton to pay $19M fine over recall of unsafe treadmill

“Peloton to pay $19M fine over recall of unsafe treadmill” Peloton Interactive has agreed to pay a $19 million fine for failing to promptly report a defect with its Tread+ treadmill that could cause serious injury, regulators said Thursday. The Consumer Product Safety Commission, in a statement, said the civil penalty would resolve the agency’s charges that…

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#Daniel Friedberg flips on FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried

#Daniel Friedberg flips on FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried

“Daniel Friedberg flips on FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried” Daniel Friedberg — the former FTX “chief regulatory officer” who was tied to a notorious online poker cheating scandal — has reportedly flipped on Sam Bankman-Fried and has been cooperating with the feds in the epic crypto fraud case. Friedberg, a member of Bankman-Fried’s inner circle and key…

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#Sen. Debbie Stabenow announces 2024 retirement

#Sen. Debbie Stabenow announces 2024 retirement

“Sen. Debbie Stabenow announces 2024 retirement” Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) announced Thursday that she would not seek re-election to a fifth term in 2024, saying it was time for a “new chapter” in her life. Stabenow, 72, the senior senator from the Wolverine State, said in a statement that she had “decided to pass the…

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#Dow slides on hot jobs data, hawkish Fed comments

#Dow slides on hot jobs data, hawkish Fed comments

“Dow slides on hot jobs data, hawkish Fed comments” Wall Street’s main indexes closed more than 1% lower on Thursday as fresh evidence of a tight labor market ate away at any hopes investors had that the Federal Reserve could pause its rating hiking cycle anytime soon as it keeps focused on inflation. The Dow Jones…

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#NYC subway pervert busted after targeting 5 teens, women

#NYC subway pervert busted after targeting 5 teens, women

“NYC subway pervert busted after targeting 5 teens, women” A serial subway perv who allegedly exposed himself to five young women — including three teenagers — in Brooklyn and Queens has been arrested, the NYPD said Thursday.  Eagle-eyed officers spotted Jose Lopez, 35, on the mezzanine of the Newkirk Plaza B and Q train station…

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