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November 24, 2020 / Last updated : November 24, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

USA Today: Tyson suspends managers at pork plant who placed bets on how many workers would get COVID-19

USA Today: Tyson suspends managers at pork plant who placed bets on how many workers would get COVID-19. “As state officials and lawmakers urged the shutdown of a Tyson Foods pork-processing plant in Iowa, managers at the plant reportedly placed bets on how many would end up getting sick…. Tyson Foods has since suspended the […]

November 19, 2020 / Last updated : November 19, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Lawsuit: Tyson managers bet money on how many workers would contract COVID-19 (Iowa Capital Dispatch)

Iowa Capital Dispatch: Lawsuit: Tyson managers bet money on how many workers would contract COVID-19. “A wrongful death lawsuit tied to COVID-19 infections in a Waterloo pork processing plant alleges that during the initial stages the pandemic, Tyson Foods ordered employees to report for work while supervisors privately wagered money on the number of workers […]

November 17, 2020 / Last updated : November 17, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

StarTribune: Minnesota GOP sent virus alert only to its side of the aisle

StarTribune: Minnesota GOP sent virus alert only to its side of the aisle. “A day after it was revealed that GOP state Sen. Dave Senjem tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a Nov. 5 party caucus, news broke that Republican senators and staffers were informed in a Tuesday memo that ‘a number of [GOP Senate] […]

November 14, 2020 / Last updated : November 14, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Vice: Brazil’s President Says His Country is Being a Bunch of ‘Sissies’ About COVID

Vice: Brazil’s President Says His Country is Being a Bunch of ‘Sissies’ About COVID. “Brazil’s right-wing president merged homophobia and COVID denial into a single sentence when he urged the country ‘to stop being a country of sissies [maricas].’”

October 15, 2020 / Last updated : October 15, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

The Atlantic: What COVID-19 Families Hear When Trump Brags About His Strength

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September 24, 2020 / Last updated : September 24, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Washington Post: The company email promised bonuses. It was a hoax — and Tribune Publishing employees are furious.

Washington Post: The company email promised bonuses. It was a hoax — and Tribune Publishing employees are furious.. “Employees of the Tribune Publishing Company were momentarily thrilled Wednesday after they received a company email announcing that they were each getting a bonus of up to $10,000, to ‘thank you for your ongoing commitment to excellence.’ […]

May 9, 2020 / Last updated : May 9, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Politico: Azar faulted workers’ ‘home and social’ conditions for meatpacking outbreaks

Politico: Azar faulted workers’ ‘home and social’ conditions for meatpacking outbreaks. “The country’s top health official downplayed concerns over the public health conditions inside meatpacking plants, suggesting on a call with lawmakers that workers were more likely to catch coronavirus based on their social interactions and group living situations, three participants said. HHS Secretary Alex […]

April 9, 2020 / Last updated : April 9, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

CNN: People are luring Instacart shoppers with big tips — and then changing them to zero

I can’t think of a single good reason to do this. Not one. This is just cruel. CNN: People are luring Instacart shoppers with big tips — and then changing them to zero. “Demand for grocery delivery is surging amid the Covid-19 pandemic, and many customers are struggling to get the items they want or […]

April 2, 2020 / Last updated : April 2, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Please stop the ‘Smugsolation’: The boastful new social media trend that sees people flaunting their quarantine privilege (Glamour)

Glamour: Please stop the ‘Smugsolation’: The boastful new social media trend that sees people flaunting their quarantine privilege. “Smugsolation: (noun) the act of quarantining oneself during a global crisis in an enviable location (penthouse, townhouse, mansion, villa, 15-bedroom ancestral country seat) with expensive foods, booze and/or adorable pets and outdoor space and proceeding to broadcast […]

March 28, 2020 / Last updated : March 28, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

WUSA: ‘Coronavirus discrimination’ against Asian Americans happening across country, including in DMV, report says

WUSA: ‘Coronavirus discrimination’ against Asian Americans happening across country, including in DMV, report says. “At least 750 alleged racist or xenophobic incidents against Asian Americans have taken place across the country since March 18th, according to a new report released the Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council.”

March 26, 2020 / Last updated : March 26, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Offaly Express: A new social media challenge sees youths coughing on unsuspecting victims to gain viral status

Offaly Express: A new social media challenge sees youths coughing on unsuspecting victims to gain viral status. “A new social media challenge is rising in the ranks as teenagers cough on the public to spread Covid-19. TikTok, a fastly growing social media platform sees young adults post challenge videos, alongside dance routines, make-up routines and […]

March 23, 2020 / Last updated : March 23, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

CNN: US Army removes person tasked for social media after ‘inappropriate’ post on coronavirus

CNN: US Army removes person tasked for social media after ‘inappropriate’ post on coronavirus. “A person who made an ‘inappropriate post’ on the US Army’s Instagram account has been ‘relieved,’ according to the Army. The images posted to the Army’s Instagram account this week were intended to be about the Army’s response to the coronavirus […]

March 21, 2020 / Last updated : March 21, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

CNN: GameStop says it’s an essential business. Employees are outraged

CNN: GameStop says it’s an essential business. Employees are outraged. “Hundreds of GameStop stores around the United States remain open, despite the intensifying coronavirus outbreak and demands from irate employees to close the stores. GameStop locations are still open in several states that have ordered non-essential retail to close, including New York and New Jersey. […]

February 6, 2020 / Last updated : February 6, 2020 ResearchBuzz Around the Search & Social Media World

BBC: Eating disorder used to sell diets on Instagram

BBC: Eating disorder used to sell diets on Instagram. “Instagram accounts are using images of a person recovering from an eating disorder to advertise weight loss. The BBC has seen more than 30 accounts using the photos and some of them have more than a million followers.”

January 2, 2020 / Last updated : January 2, 2020 ResearchBuzz Around the Search & Social Media World

CNN: A fake Twitter account stirred tensions between Jews and African Americans. Trolls celebrated.

CNN: A fake Twitter account stirred tensions between Jews and African Americans. Trolls celebrated.. “Trolls on the online forum 4chan celebrated on New Year’s Day as a fake Twitter (TWTR) account seeking to stoke tensions between Jewish and black Americans amid a string of anti-Semitic attacks in New York provoked outrage. Even as the trolls […]

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