Strikers outside a California Walmart in 2012. Via Flickr user Neon Tommy/Matt Hamilton.
Sixteen former Walmart employees who were fired after participating in strikes in in 2013 will be reinstated, thanks to a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board released Thursday.
Sarcasm may be the official dialect of the internet, but it’s also a tricky beast, leaving misunderstandings and hurt feelings in its wake. Can a machine do what humans can’t—detect sarcasm in written communications?
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Run the Jewels rapper and activist Killer Mike spoke out on social media Wednesday in support of a group of female musicians who say they were sexually harassed by a prominent music publicist—and friend of Killer Mike’s.
Ivory jewelry seized by the United States and slated for destruction. Via Flickr user USFWS Mountain-Prairie
Hong Kong will be phasing out its trade in ivory, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said Wednesday in his 2016 Policy Address. The Asian autonomous territory has not established a timeline for the ban, but Leung told reporters it would happen “expeditiously, as quickly as we can.” However, the politician said the prohibition will “require legislative amendments.”
There is a story, frequently told, about what happens to women’s minds after they give birth to children. The phenomenon has been christened “baby brain,” and a 2014 piece from The Telegraph describes it as “pregnancy-induced fog,” with symptoms including forgetfulness, oversensitivity, and an inability to focus on logical tasks.