AllSides - Balanced News
AllSides - Balanced News

AllSides - Balanced News

@allsides

Favicon 
www.allsides.com

Amazon ignored warnings about workplace injuries and manipulated data, Bernie Sanders-led probe says

Amazon (AMZN+1.45% ) manipulates its workplace injury data and rejected recommendations to improve safety conditions for its workers, according to a Senate investigation into labor rules at the U.S.’s largest online retailer. The 160-report from the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee is the result of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ investigation into the company’s “abysmal safety record” that he launched last year. The report says Amazon manipulates workplace injury data to make...

Favicon 
www.allsides.com

Amazon Rebuts Senate Report on Workers' Injuries

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Monday accused e-commerce giant Amazon of manipulating data on worker injuries and ignoring safety concerns. "Amazon's warehouse workers have raised the alarm for years about unsafe working conditions and a corporate culture that prioritizes speed and profit over worker health and safety," the report states. "Many of these workers live with severe injuries and permanent disabilities because of the company's insistence on enforcing...

Favicon 
www.allsides.com

Snopes' Top 10 Most Popular Fact Checks in 2024

While the 2024 presidential election dominated American news headlines in 2024, a lot more than just politics captured Snopes readers' attention.  Based on our site's traffic analytics, more people read fact checks about sports stars like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Brittney Griner and Aaron Rodgers than any others. Readers also gravitated to pages about high-profile celebrities such as Sean "Diddy" Combs and Elon Musk, as well as rumors...

Favicon 
www.allsides.com

Fact-Check: Did President Joe Biden Pardon Chinese Spies?

A claim that President Joe Biden pardoned two high-ranking Chinese spies and a relative of a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official as part of a prisoner swap with China emerged online, sparking controversy over the president's latest round of pardons issued just days before leaving office next month. The story, first reported by the New York Post on December 13, alleged that the clemency deal secured the release of three Americans who had been detained in China...

Favicon 
www.allsides.com

Biden establishes monument to first woman to serve in Cabinet

President Biden on Monday signed a proclamation to establish a national monument honoring Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and the nation’s longest-serving labor secretary. Mr. Biden made the announcement and signed the proclamation during a visit to the Labor Department. The monument will be built in Newcastle, Maine. “Many of the benefits we take for granted are a consequence of Frances’ dedication, insight and courage,” Mr....