Politics

‘Cruel hoax’: Canadian healthcare staff decry employer’s email promising fake day off

Unions condemn ‘insensitive’ internal cybersecurity test sent to healthcare workers in Newfoundland and Labrador For years, healthcare staff in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador have felt overworked and underappreciated. Turnover, burnout and thinning resources were pushing workers in the sector to a breaking point. So when the email titled “June Holiday” arrived in thousands of inboxes, they felt a moment of overdue joy. Continue reading...

The Guardian•6/22/2026

Greenspan Got Many Calls Right, Kroszner Says

Randall Kroszner, University of Chicago Booth School of Business professor, and former Federal Reserve Governor, who worked with Alan Greenspan, says he got many calls right during his career, but the "one negative" needs to be acknowledged. Some say Greenspan policies contributed to the 2008 financial crisis. Kroszner speaks on "Bloomberg Open Interest." (Source: Bloomberg)

Bloomberg•6/22/2026

RingConn’s Lord of the Rings promotion assumes smart ring wearers want to be like Gollum

Smart ring maker RingConn's marketing copy says Lord of the Rings' "enduring narrative highlights a simple but powerful idea: that meaningful transformation often begins with the choices we make each day. RingConn embraces a similar philosophy, believing that lasting change begins with everyday awareness and small, intentional decisions." Of course, the "intentional decisions" Frodo makes in Lord of the Rings include specifically not wearing the One Ring and (spoiler alert) tossing it into a volcano. That's not the idea behind RingConn's smart rings - much like Gollum, you're supposed to wear them 24/7. The Verge's Victoria Song notes tha … Read the full story at The Verge.

‘Institutional threat’: election of far-right leader raises fears for democracy in Colombia

Trump-admiring Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to ‘disembowel’ the left and kill criminals like ‘rats and cockroaches’ When more than 20 women accused a Colombian evangelical pastor in 2012 of sexually abusing them, the defendant’s lawyer sought to discredit the allegations by telling the court that they were “trepadoras” – a pejorative term meaning social climbers. He ultimately secured his client’s acquittal – although the case remains under review by the supreme court – but footage of the remark resurfaced during Colombia’s presidential campaign, sparking outrage among many progressive voters. Continue reading...

The Guardian•6/22/2026

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Centrica CEO Eyes US for More LNG Deals and Trading Expansion

The UK’s Centrica Plc plans to buy more US liquefied natural gas, as it sees the fuel remaining a key part of the energy system for decades even as global geopolitical tensions highlight the need to diversify supplies.

Bloomberg•6/22/2026

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Business Day Nigeria•6/22/2026

LPG price hike changes how households cook

Rising cooking gas prices are reshaping household energy use across Nigeria, as families adjust cooking patterns and budgets to cope read more LPG price hike changes how households cook

Daily Post Nigeria•6/22/2026

OAGF releases details of Federation Account Allocation Committee disbursement for month of May 2026

OAGF releases details of Federation Account Allocation Committee disbursement for month of May 2026 The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation has, on Monday, released full details of the Federation Account Allocation Committee disbursement for the month of May 2026. According to the details, federal, state, and local councils shared N2.3 trillion revenue […] OAGF releases details of Federation Account Allocation Committee disbursement for month of May 2026