In order to resolve a lawsuit alleging that it surreptitiously monitored the internet activity of users who believed they were surfing in private‚ Google agreed to delete billions of data records.

The minimum wage for fast food employees in California will increase to $20 per hour under a new law in the state‚ and employers claim that having to pay their employees more will now affect their customers as they are planning to raise prices and lay off workers.

An unidentified driver has been arrested after crashing into the FBI offices in Atlanta‚ Georgia.

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Billionaire Robert Kraft’s company‚ best known for owning the New England Patriots‚ is under fire for a job posting that appears to discriminate against white applicants on the basis of their race. The Kraft Group‚ a holding company that owns the Patriots‚ the New England Revolution soccer team‚ and Gillette Stadium where both play‚ posted a job listing for a Sports Management Associate position that lists having a non-white racial background as a qualification‚ specifying that it’s looking for a “BIPOC (Black‚ Indigenous‚ and Person of Color)” individual. “The goal of this program is to diversify the future of the sports and entertainment management industry by providing opportunity and access to BIPOC candidates connected to the New England community‚” the job posting reads. The Kraft Group claims in the same job posting that it is an “equal opportunity employer” that evaluates applicants “without regard to race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ sexual orientation‚ gender identity‚ national origin‚ disability‚ veteran status‚ and other legally protected characteristics.” The job listing was posted to ZipRecruiter‚ which told The Dallas Express that it violated the platform’s terms of use and would be removed. “We’re in the process of removing the job posting‚” the platform explained. “ZipRecruiter has an established Trust &; Safety team and Job Quality team that review listings on accounts that are brought to their attention via a system flag or job seeker complaint.” The Kraft Group did not respond to a request for comment. The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission explains that “it is illegal to discriminate against someone (applicant or employee) because of that person’s race.” It also points out that “it is illegal for an employer to publish a job advertisement that shows a preference for or discourages someone from applying for a job because of his or her race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex.” The Kraft Group is far from the only company that has discriminated against white people in the name of diversity‚ equity‚ and inclusion (DEI). A “diversity internship” at NASCAR banned white applicants on the basis of their race and was called “blatantly illegal” by one lawyer‚ an investigation from The Daily Wire revealed. NASCAR removed the racial eligibility requirement following the report from The Daily Wire. Anti-white discrimination has also become commonplace throughout the tech industry‚ with companies applying racially biased selection criteria to internships and career advancement programs. Tech companies IBM and Oracle‚ both of which hosted internship programs that excluded both white and Asian applicants on the basis of their race. Apple hosted entrepreneur training programs that are only open to companies with leaders who are women or who are not white or Asian‚ an investigation from The Daily Wire previously reported. Microsoft even bragged in a diversity report that it pays white employees less than non-white employees who have the same job title in the name of pay equity. Other well-known companies‚ including Best Buy‚ Liberty Mutual‚ US Bank‚ and Bayer Pharmaceuticals‚ participated in career advancement training programs from McKinsey and Company that banned white employees on the basis of their race.

Recording artist Shakira had some critical thoughts about the Greta Gerwig-directed summer blockbuster‚ “Barbie.” The 47-year-old star recently discussed the movie touted as having girl-power messaging‚ saying she doesn’t believe women should become powerful by taking power away from men. “My sons absolutely hated it‚” the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer said during a newly published interview with Allure. “They felt that it was emasculating. And I agree‚ to a certain extent. I’m raising two boys. I want ’em to feel powerful too [while] respecting women.” “I like pop culture when it attempts to empower women without robbing men of their possibility to be men‚ to also protect and provide‚” Shakira continued. “I believe in giving women all the tools and the trust that we can do it all without losing our essence‚ without losing our femininity. I think that men have a purpose in society and women have another purpose as well. We complement each other‚ and that complement should not be lost.” She added‚ “Why not share the load with people who deserve to carry it‚ who have a duty to carry it as well?” Shakira made headlines last year after her very public split from her longtime boyfriend‚ former professional soccer player Gerard Piqué. The couple was together for 11 years and had two children together‚ but they were never married. They broke up amid allegations of Piqué cheating on Shakira. The “Barbie” movie was a smash hit but received mixed reviews from many critics‚ especially for sending messaging that feels outdated. Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro called the film “a flaming piece of dog s*** piled atop an entire dumpster on fire piled atop a landfill filled with dog s***.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “The politics of the film are completely askew‚” Shapiro said while debating Daily Wire host Brett Cooper over the merits of the movie. “Because the entire basis of the film is that the real world is a complete patriarchy‚ so magically patriarchal that Ken learns from it and goes back to Barbie Land where he then applies the patriarchal standards of the real world … and that the only solution to create paradise is that men and women must be separated from one another.” Shapiro called the storyline and overall messaging “lazy.” 

Women who are critical of gender ideology are slamming Scotland’s new hate speech law‚ saying it restricts them from voicing their views on biological sex. The new law‚ the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021‚ went into effect on Monday. The measure criminalizes “stirring up hatred” relating to age‚ disability‚ religion‚ sexual orientation‚ transgender identity‚ or being intersex. The maximum penalty for violations is seven years in jail. Critics quickly spoke out against the law‚ saying it risks jailing people for voicing their sincerely held opinions‚ particularly those critical of gender ideology. Under the law‚ a person may not communicate material or behave in a way that “a reasonable person would consider to be threatening or abusive” with the intention of stirring up hatred based on the newly protected characteristics. Racially-based hatred was already outlawed in Scotland‚ but the new law adds more protected categories. Many voiced their opposition to the law on social media‚ posting under the hashtags #FactIsNotHate and #WomenWontWheesht — “wheesht” meaning “hush” in Scotland. Women have been out and about in Scotland with our Hate Crime posters. Women's Rights Are Not A Hate Crime. Here's some fabulous women @ff_scotland Alloa Festival. We will not be silenced!#FactIsNotHate pic.twitter.com/pIsWO2pesD — WRN Scotland (@WRNScotland) April 1‚ 2024 I will not lie. I will not betray women. Our rights matter. We are defiant. We will not be silent. #FactIsNotHate #TruthIsNotACrime#FactIsNotACrime pic.twitter.com/KsjUCDDrEZ — Cathy Larkman 💚🤍 💜🦢🏃‍♀️ (@JackMerched) March 31‚ 2024 We’ll be continuing to go about our lives speaking the truth. We won’t be silenced by the Hate Crime Bill ✊✊✊#TruthIsNotACrime #FactIsNotHate #FactIsNotACrime pic.twitter.com/kRNMHwHDKE — GTF Glasgow Tactical Feminists (@GTFGla) April 1‚ 2024   “I will not lie. I will not betray women. Our rights matter. We are defiant. We will not be silent‚” wrote one social media user on X. “A Woman is an Adult Human Female‚” another posted. “The law can not protect what it can not define. My son claims he’s a woman‚ he is not. It is my protected belief humans can not change sex.” “Men are not women. Will this statement now result in arrest in Scotland? Indefinite seizure of devices? Hate crime incidents secretly recorded? A dystopian nightmare‚ brought about in the name of ‘inclusion’. Shame on you #Scotland‚” another user posted. Some X users tagged the Scottish police in their posts. Author J.K. Rowling challenged police to arrest her over her posts criticizing gender ideology. “Freedom of speech and belief are at an end in Scotland if the accurate description of biological sex is deemed criminal‚” Rowling posted Monday on X‚ adding that‚ “if what I’ve written here qualifies as an offence under the terms of the new act‚ I look forward to being arrested.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Rowling added that Scottish lawmakers “seem to have placed higher value on the feelings of men performing their idea of femaleness‚ however misogynistically or opportunistically‚ than on the rights and freedoms of actual women and girls.” She said the new legislation is “wide open to abuse by activists who wish to silence” women who criticize gender ideology.   🎉🌼🌸April Fools! 🌸🌼🎉 Only kidding. Obviously‚ the people mentioned in the above tweets aren't women at all‚ but men‚ every last one of them. In passing the Scottish Hate Crime Act‚ Scottish lawmakers seem to have placed higher value on the feelings of men performing their… — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 1‚ 2024 Elon Musk criticized the law as well. “An example of why it is so important to preserve freedom of speech‚” Musk posted earlier this month on X in response to another post discussing the law.