Uvalde school shooting Texas Passed These Looser Gun Laws Months Before Uvalde School Shooting In 2021, Texas passed a package of gun laws that declared the state a “Second Amendment sanctuary state” and loosened restrictions on carrying handguns in public, among other changes. NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker explains.
Uvalde school shooting Co-Teachers Killed in Uvalde School Shooting Died Trying to Shield Their Students The two co-teachers killed along with 19 children in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, are being hailed as heroes for attempting to shield their students from the gunman in their final moments. NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker shares what we know about longtime educators Eva Mireles and Irma Garcia.
Uvalde school shooting Uvalde School Shooting Is Just the Latest Involving an AR-Style Rifle Authorities believe an "AR-style" rifle was used to kill students and teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
Uvalde school shooting Security Expert Discusses How Shooting Suspect Got Guns A former consultant for the Department of Homeland Security, Mustafa Tameez talks about gun laws and how the suspect in the Texas school shooting might have obtained the weapons that were used in the shooting that killed 18 children.
Uvalde school shooting Officials Learn More About Texas School Shooting Suspect Fourteen children and a teacher were killed in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire inside an elementary school. Clark Fouraker reports.
work from home Why Are So Many Remote Workers Logging on After 10 P.M.? Workers either have too many meetings or are busy with family during the day, prompting an increasing number of employees to sign on late, according to Microsoft.
working from home 10 P.M. Is the New Hottest Time To Get Work Done Microsoft’s Work Trend Index shows that people are in 252% more meetings per week compared to pre-pandemic, and there’s less time in the workday to get things done. Between that and flexible workdays to allow for childcare, many remote workers sign on late at night to get things done, says Dr. Shamsi Iqbal, principal researcher at Microsoft.
Diversity and inclusion NYT: Wells Fargo Interviewed Women and People of Color for Already Filled Jobs A dozen current and former Wells Fargo employees told The New York Times minority candidates were interviewed for positions that were already filled, allegedly to improve the company’s diversity numbers. In a statement to LX News, the bank said “we do not tolerate” the processes described in the article. Emily Flitter, who reported and wrote the piece, joins LX News...
climate change When Companies Promise to Plant Trees, Blockchain Could Ensure They Do The technology that powers cryptocurrency can also be used to verify where trees were planted, their vital signs and their carbon offset — and that could make companies less likely to stretch the truth about their climate efforts.
blockchain This Startup is Using the Blockchain to Track Trees and Help the Climate Proponents of blockchain, the technology that powers cryptocurrency and NFTs, say it could also be useful in verifying that a climate promise actually came to fruition. Say a company promises to plant 10,000 trees: they want to make sure the trees are actually planted, that no one else is taking credit for them, and that the tree has a healthy...
