Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstake was allowed to continue through Nov. 5 as a Philadelphia judge deemed the contest legal in response to a lawsuit filed by Philadephia’s district attorney, Larry Krasner, the Associated Press reported.
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North Carolina’s Republican nominee for governor, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, sued CNN for defamation on Oct. 15 after a report exposed racial and sexual comments allegedly authored by him on a pornography site.
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The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) reached a tentative agreement with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) on Oct. 3, 2024 that includes a 62% wage increase over six years for U.S. port workers.
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New Jersey State Police underwent departmental restructuring on Sept. 24 in light of reports of gender and racial discrimination and biases within the agency’s hiring processes. N.J. Attorney General Matt Platkin has taken control of the N.J. State Police human resources department as well as its equal employment division in an effort to combat several findings of unfair and biased practices.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill on Jan. 30 that expands the legal definition of rape to include a broader range of sexual assault in an effort to hold perpetrators accountable and protect survivors. The new legislation will be implemented this year and will apply to sex crimes that are committed on or after Sept. 1.
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New Jersey Transit has announced a fare adjustment proposal that would increase bus and train fares by 15%, the agency’s first increase in nearly a decade.
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OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced the return of their CEO Sam Altman under a different board of directors on Nov. 21, just five days after he had been fired. With Altman rejoining OpenAI as the chief executive officer, the company intends to move forward in leading the global development of artificial intelligence.
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The presence of Barkada at the College has had an immense impact on the Filipino student experience, as it has created an environment that continues to foster new relationships and forge bonds between its members.
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Residents of the southwest of Iceland have been evacuating their homes beginning Nov. 11 as officials declared a state of emergency, warning of a potential volcanic eruption. As geologists and meteorologists in Iceland continue to monitor the ongoing volcanic activity, residents of the impacted areas are being encouraged to stay out of their homes and communities as they await an eruption.
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Russia has officially announced its withdrawal from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty on Nov. 7, a decision that leaves the future of arms control in Europe uncertain.
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