Apple shareholders reject proposed ban on DEI programs Investors had been expected to reject the proposal, in line with the company’s recommendation, despite rising tensions around corporate diversity efforts.

Investors had been widely expected to reject the proposal during the company’s annual shareholders meeting — in alignment with Apple’s recommendation — despite rising tensions around corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.

Chile experiences massive blackout hitting 14 of its 16 regions | CNN A massive blackout hit Chile on Tuesday, affecting 14 of the country’s 16 regions, including the capital Santiago and its surrounding area, the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senap...

JUST IN: A massive blackout hit Chile on Tuesday, affecting 14 of the country’s 16 regions, including the capital Santiago and its surrounding area, the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service said.

Costco shareholders voted strongly against a proposal requesting a report on the risks of maintaining its diversity and inclusion initiatives, the US company said, sending a message running counter to the intense scrutiny many such corporate policies face. cnn.it/3PQdvlo

Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders The announcement follows President Joe Biden’s dramatic step to commute the sentences of 37 federal inmates facing execution to life without parole.

President Joe Biden plans Friday to commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, making good on a promise to reduce the federal prison population before handing over the White House to President-elect Donald Trump.

I hear what you guys are saying about the Oscars, and how they're a celebration of life, and the show must go on, blah-blah-blah, so-on-and-so-forth. It all makes a degree of sense, but to me it still feels like Nero fiddling while Rome burns. Or in this case, wearing fancy clothes while LA burns.

Biden says not taking more credit for accomplishments is key regret of his presidency | CNN Politics President Joe Biden said a key regret of his four years in office was not taking more credit — and reminding voters — of his administration’s accomplishments, including infrastructure and Covid relief...

President Joe Biden said a key regret of his presidency was not taking more credit for his administration's accomplishments, including infrastructure and Covid relief spending.

I've been on bluesky for a little over a month, and I sadly just realized that I hadn't made a post. That's it. That's my first post. I promise they'll get better. #practicemakesperfect #isthisthingon

Los Angeles leaders move to protect immigrants and LGBTQ students in advance of Trump’s return to the White House | CNN Los Angeles officials voted Tuesday to approve policies that would establish the city and its schools as a sanctuary for immigrants and LGBTQ youth as the city braces for the incoming Trump administra...

Los Angeles officials on Tuesday moved to cement the city and its schools as sanctuaries for immigrants and LGBTQ youth as the city positions itself to push back strongly against President-elect Donald Trump’s platforms on immigration and gender.