-
US Cities Brace For Escalating Immigration Protests: Los Angeles Enforces Curfew, National Guard Deployed Amid Trump Crackdown
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 6:35am | 505Los Angeles imposed a curfew on parts of downtown Tuesday night as protests against President Donald Trump‘s immigration raids intensified for the fifth consecutive day, prompting a military deployment. What Happened: The Los Angeles Police Department initiated “mass arrests”...
-
FBI Alerts Public Over Increasing Tesla Property Attacks
Sunday, March 23, 2025 - 12:15pm | 530The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a public warning concerning a rise in attacks on properties owned by Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA). What Happened: The FBI has made a public service announcement urging Americans to be on the alert for potential threats to Tesla...
-
Fiery Farmers Pelt EU Parliament Building With Eggs And Stones In Protest Against Rising Costs And Taxes
Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 9:06am | 494In a dramatic display of frustration, farmers from across the European Union (EU) converged on Brussels, pelting the European Parliament with eggs and stones. The protests aimed to draw attention to their plight amid rising costs and taxes. What Happened: Reuters reported that the Thursday farmers...
-
12-Year-Old Climate Activist Storms COP28 Summit In Dubai, Demands Ending Fossil Fuel Usage
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 - 5:05am | 580On Monday, a 12-year-old Indian climate activist, Licypriya Kangujam, made headlines as she took to the stage of the COP28 summit in Dubai, demanding an end to the use of fossil fuels. What Happened: As reported by Reuters, Kangujam interrupted the climate summit carrying a sign that read, ...
-
UPS Workers' Strike Could Spell $7.1 Billion Disaster For US Economy — Consumers Can Expect Supply Chain Delays And Higher Shipping Costs
Saturday, July 29, 2023 - 6:02am | 713The U.S. is on the verge of facing significant challenges as negotiations between UPS workers and the parcel courier's management remain unresolved. If an agreement isn't reached, approximately 340,000 employees could go on strike next month, resulting in widespread consequences for the nation. The...
-
Elon Musk Declares Don't Punish Farmers Amid Climate Change Action
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 - 1:13pm | 592Tesla CEO Elon Musk once said that "climate change is the biggest threat that humanity faces this century." Earlier this month, Musk unveiled the third part of his Master Plan, which outlines how Tesla can help achieve the goal of evolving the global...
-
Iran Carries Out First-Known Execution Amid Anti-Regime Protests: Activist Urges 'Strong' Response Or Face 'Daily Executions'
Thursday, December 8, 2022 - 7:14am | 460Iran carried out the first-known execution of a protester convicted in the recent nationwide anti-government unrest after the death of Mahsa Amini in September. What Happened: A man named Mohsen Shekari was hanged on Thursday after an Iranian Revolutionary Court found him guilty of “enmity...
-
Shanghai Hit By COVID Protests: Demonstrators Chant 'Xi Jinping Step Down, CCP Step Down'
Sunday, November 27, 2022 - 1:56pm | 600On Sunday, protests spread across Shanghai and Beijing against China's strict 'zero COVID' policies. It's been almost three years since China has followed some of the strictest COVID restrictions in the world. After a deadly fire in northwestern Urumqi, people have been protesting...
-
Climate Protesters, Who Threw Mashed Potatoes On Monet Painting, Now Glue Themselves To Berlin Airport Runway
Friday, November 25, 2022 - 2:51am | 421Climate activists in Germany broke into Berlin's Brandenburg Airport and glued themselves to the runway on Thursday. What Happened: The protesters, who were members of the climate activism group Letzte Generation, briefly halted air traffic at the Berlin airport after gluing themselves to the...
-
Amazon To Face Protests, Strikes In 40 Countries During Black Friday Sales
Thursday, November 24, 2022 - 3:19pm | 416Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) employees across 40 countries plan protests and walkouts during Black Friday sales. What Happened: According to a campaign called "Make Amazon Pay," workers in the U.S., U.K., India, Japan, Australia, South Africa ...
-
As Bitcoin Law Kicks Off In Less Than A Week, Anti-Bitcoin Protests Break Out In El Salvador
Monday, August 30, 2021 - 8:38pm | 608Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of El Salvador to raise their voices against President Nayib Bukele's decision to make Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) legal tender. What Happened: On Sept 7, Bukele will introduce the much-debated Bitcoin Law in...
-
Independent Truckers Stage Rally Along Houston Freeway To Protest Low Pay
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 9:20am | 589A group of around 75 truck drivers stopped traffic along a Houston freeway for about three hours on Tuesday, protesting low cargo rates and high maintenance costs. The drivers, mostly independent owner-operators, parked a long line of trucks along the right shoulder of the 610 East Loop in Houston...
-
Liveable Wage Protesters Storm McDonald's Annual Shareholder Meeting
Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 1:29pm | 499Over 100 individuals were arrested on Wednesday during a protest at the McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) corporate headquarters in the run-up to the company's annual share holder meeting on Thursday. The protesters, who are said to have arrived on 32 buses, are seeking higher wages from the fast food...
-
First Anti-Euro Protest in Front of the ECB
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 2:45pm | 1461Watching politicians and bankers bickering over a Euro rescue on the back of Eurozone taxpayers for more or less 2 years by now, a group of Germans has staged the first protest in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) on Tuesday. Some 100 protesters, organized by the fringe...