Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Novgorod Region Governor Andrei Nikitin during his visit to celebrate the 1160th anniversary of Russian statehood in Veliky Novgorod, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo/Associated Press Putin announced Wednesday he was calling in reserves, prompting protests in Russia. Experts said Putin wanted to avoid […]
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Mary Barra’s Unpopular Bid to Save General Motors
Mary Barra might have the toughest job in corporate America right now. As mourners gathered on Wednesday to pay tribute to former U.S. President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral before a front row filled with current and former American presidents, the chairman and CEO of General Motors made her way into closed-door […]
Political correctness is widely unpopular with Americans of all ages and races, a study finds
Jonathan Gibby/Getty Images 80% of Americans think that political correctness is a problem, a new study has found. A majority of Americans in all race and age categories felt this way, despite stereotypes and assumptions in society, it said. The study found that most Americans are part of an “exhausted majority” that are flexible in […]
Buy/Drive/Burn: Large, Unpopular V8 Luxury From 2006
One of our trio is on its last legs, another is brand new, and the third option is near the middle of its life. They all share V8 power up front, driven wheels at the rear, and midsections full of luxury equipment. Most people avoided them when new, so it should be no problem finding […]
NYC Is Redesigning Its Slow, Old, and Unpopular Bus System
It’s also introducing double-decker buses and all-door boarding. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ade58f0d6f7d02c2d3fd0ca/master/pass/FINALMTAelectricbusfinal240938522044_d7f745d0e5_o.jpg
United is ‘pressing the pause button’ on its new, wildly unpopular bonus system after angering employees (UAL)
Reuters/Kevin Lamarque United Airlines is putting its new, lottery-based bonus system for employees on hold. The system would have replaced quarterly, performance-based bonuses and rewards for perfect attendance with a lottery-based system, where eligible employees would be entered into a drawing for a variety of prizes if the company hit one of its performance goals […]
The Unpopular Opinion: ‘Death Sentence’ Is the Only ‘Death Wish’ Remake We Need
(Welcome to The Unpopular Opinion, a series where a writer goes to the defense of a much-maligned film or sets their sights on a movie seemingly beloved by all. In this edition: not only is James Wan’s Death Sentence a good movie, but it’s also the only Death Wish remake we need.) There’s a new Death Wish movie […]
China’s move to abolish presidential term limits is more unpopular than the government thought — so it’s turning to censorship
Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images China’s ruling Communist Party announced its plan to abolish presidential term limits on Sunday, which would allow President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely. A number of related phrases as well as pictures of Winnie the Pooh, which is said to look like Xi, were subsequently censored on Chinese social media. The censorship, […]
REVEALED: Why taking sugar in tea is becoming increasingly UNPOPULAR with Brits
For the latest research shows that 39 per cent of tea drinkers have now succeeded in quitting spooning the white stuff into their favourite brew. This is up from 33per cent three years ago. Trade magazine The Grocer said that a survey of 2,0000 consumers found that, for all the talk of herbal infusions and […]
Venezuela’s unpopular president Nicolas Maduro is winning by making sure his opponents lose
Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro has held onto power despite growing opposition to his rule. He has done so by ensuring that his opponents lose political power. He has pursued a divide-and-conquer strategy in Venezuelan politics. Nicolás Maduro, president of crisis-stricken Venezuela, will run for reelection in Venezuela in 2018, Vice President Tarick Al […]