US State Department officials accuse Rex Tillerson of violating US law on child soldiers

Spencer Platt/Getty Images A dozen US State Department officials accused Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating the US law on child soldiers. They allege Tillerson should not have excluded Iraq, Myanmar, and Afghanistan from a US list of child soldier use offenders. The 2008 law ensures that foreign militaries that use child soldiers do not […]

2 more women accuse Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct

Mark Wilson/Getty Images Two more women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct from Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore. Seven women have now accused Moore of sexual advances when they were teenagers. (Reuters) – Two more women came forward on Wednesday with allegations of sexual misconduct against embattled Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, one […]

38 women accuse writer and director James Toback of sexual harassment

Thomson Reuters LOS ANGELES (AP) — Writer and director James Toback, who got an Oscar nomination for writing “Bugsy,” has been accused of sexual harassment by 38 women in a report published Sunday in The Los Angeles Times. In the report, many of the women allege that Toback approached them on the streets of New […]

Several women accuse tech pundit Robert Scoble of sexual assault, harassment

Enlarge / Robert Scoble, as seen in 2013. (credit: JD Lasica) Robert Scoble, a longtime fixture of the Silicon Valley punditocracy, has been publicly accused of sexual harassment and assault by multiple women. In a public Facebook post on Friday, Scoble wrote that he was “deeply sorry to the people I’ve caused pain to. I […]

Govt cover-up? 120 MPs accuse Tories of keeping everyone ‘in the dark’ over Brexit

Published time: 11 Oct, 2017 09:25 Edited time: 11 Oct, 2017 09:27 Some 120 cross-party MPs are demanding Brexit Secretary David Davis “come clean” about the secret advice his department is gathering on the damaging effects of the departure on jobs and living standards. Read more The letter, coordinated by Labour’s David Lammy and Seema […]

4 Apple contractors accuse Qualcomm of antitrust violations

(Reuters) — iPhone chip supplier Qualcomm faces a fresh set of antitrust allegations from a group of four companies that assemble the iPhone and other products on behalf of Apple. Foxconn parent Hon Hai Precision Industry, Wistron Corp, Compal Electronics, and Pegatron Corp alleged that Qualcomm violated two sections of the Sherman Act, a U.S. […]

EastEnders viewers accuse BBC of 'RECYCLING' story lines as Den and Angie 'return' 

As Steven Beale (played by Aaron Sidwell) and Lauren Branning’s (Jacqueline Jossa) fiery relationship has been a roller coaster these past couple of weeks, fans believe that they may head down the same path as EastEnders’ most iconic couple.  Ian Beale’s (Adam Woodyatt) eldest was last seen stalking, spying and even lying about a brain […]

Whole Foods CEO calls activist investors ‘greedy bastards’ as shareholders accuse chain of ‘hemorrhaging’ customers (WFM)

Reuters/Lucy Nicholson Whole Foods’ founder and CEO had harsh words for an activist investor hedge fund that criticized the grocery chain as it struggles to improve its business.  CEO John Mackey called activist investor Jana Partners “greedy bastards” in an series of interviews with Texas Monthly. He also referred to them as “Ringwraiths,” which are villainous characters from […]

Britain’s Got Talent 2017: Viewers accuse school choir of ‘MIMING’ after technical glitch

After St. Patrick’s Junior Choir Drumgreenagh took to the stage to begin their performance, they were struck by a technical glitch which forced Ant and Dec to intervene. The presenting duo quickly ran onstage to stop the act with Ant heard saying: “Hang on. Two secs. Everything okay? Everything okay?” Dec calmly added: “We’re going […]