Alonso sees ‘brighter future’ for McLaren after digging in deep on Fridays

Fernando Alonso believes the performance of McLaren’s MCL33 should improve near term thanks to extensive aero development work conducted recently during Friday’s free practice sessions. Despite its switch to Renault power this season, McLaren has failed to deliver on expectations, pinned down by its slow 2018 design and its clear aerodynamic weaknesses. Alonso revealed that […]

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Sweden drops investigation into Julian Assange over rape allegation

Deputy director of public prosecution Eva-Marie Persson made the announcement at a news conference in Stockholm on Tuesday. ### The investigation into Assange was reopened in May following his dramatic removal from Ecuador’s embassy in central London the previous month. Swedish authorities had previously suspended the probe in 2017. ### According to the Swedish prosecutor’s […]

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As Fight Goes Global, McDonald's Under Fire for 'Low Road' Business Model

As McDonald’s comes under increased scrutiny for both its treatment of workers and its questionable corporate citizenship around the world, workers from five continents, elected officials, and international labor leaders are gathered in Brasília this week to testify before the Brazilian Federal Senate on how the corporation is “driving a global race to the bottom.” […]

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In defense of secularism

Consider the events of mid-March, 2019. First a deplorable attack by a white supremacist on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing dozens. Next, an attack, perhaps in retaliation, on tram riders in Utrecht, The Netherlands, by a man presumably connected to ISIS, killing at least three. These events appear as possible evidence of an […]

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