Something We Can All Agree On? Corporate Buzzwords Are the Worst.

“Not quite a cliché, not quite a term of art, a buzzword is a profound-seeming phrase devised by someone important to make something sound better than it is,” my colleague Olga Khazan wrote in February. Jargon such as pain points and pushback can be a much-derided feature of many workplaces. Even when so much of […]

Don Lemon Reacts to Dave Chappelle Criticism in New Netflix Stand-Up Special: ‘I Actually Agree With Him’

Dave Chappelle took aim at CNN anchor Don Lemon in a blistering new stand-up comedy special for Netflix — and Lemon doesn’t mind, actually. In the new special, filmed on June 6 in front of a socially distanced live audience and titled 8:46 in honor of George Floyd — you can watch the full special […]

Nigel Farage warns Boris he’ll lose election if he doesn’t agree pact with Brexit Party

Mr Farage told BBC Breakfast presenters Louise Minchin and John Kay he and Mr Johnson could be an “unstoppable force” if they agreed a pact to not run against each other in a snap election. But he revealed he had not spoken to Mr Johnson since he became Prime Minister. It comes after Johnson’s snap general […]

Denis Suarez CONFIRMED by Arsenal as Barcelona agree loan deal with option to buy

The Spanish midfielder, 25, has moved on loan until the rest of the season with an option to make it permanent in the summer. Barca actually confirmed the deal on their website yesterday but were forced to remove their announcement after it was revealed the finer details were yet to be finalised. But that has […]

Russia, Iran & Turkey agree to launch Syrian constitution committee by January

Top diplomats from Russia, Turkey and Iran have agreed to ensure that a 150-strong committee to draft a new Syrian constitution will convene for the first time early next year as they wrapped up a meeting in Geneva on Tuesday. “We have agreed to take efforts aimed at convening the first session of the Syrian […]

US & Mexico agree on border policy to keep caravan migrants out while asylum is processed

The incoming Mexican government has reached a preliminary deal with the US, under which asylum seekers will have to wait on the Mexican side of the border while their requests are processed. Thousands are stranded there already. The plan unambiguously entitled ‘Remain in Mexico’ significantly changes US asylum regulations, which currently allow refugees to wait […]

Feds took woman’s iPhone at border, she sued, now they agree to delete data

Enlarge / An international air traveler is cleared by a US Customs and Border Protection Officer (L) and is approved to enter the United States inside the US Customs and Immigration area at Dulles International Airport (IAD) , December 21, 2011 in Sterling, Virgina, near Washington, DC. (credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images) An American Muslim […]

Japan dodges U.S. auto tariffs, for now, as Trump, Abe agree on talks

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Government/Legal Two thirds of Japan’s trade surplus with U.S. comes from cars Continue reading Japan dodges U.S. auto tariffs, for now, as Trump, Abe agree on talks Japan dodges U.S. auto tariffs, for now, as Trump, Abe agree on talks originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 27 Sep […]