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  • Walmart shooting raises need for violence prevention at work

    ALEXANDRA OLSON and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO|Nov 25, 2022

    NEW YORK (AP) — The mass shooting Wednesday at a Walmart in Virginia is only the latest example of a workplace shooting perpetrated by an employee. Many companies have active shooter training. But experts say there is much less focus on how to prevent workplace violence. Workers too often don't know how to recognize warning signs and co-workers. More crucially, they often don't know how to report suspicious behavior or feel empowered to do so, according to workplace safety and human resources experts. One expert said too often attention is f...

  • Adidas ends partnership with Ye over antisemitic remarks

    ALEXANDRA OLSON and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO|Oct 26, 2022

    NEW YORK (AP) — Adidas ended a partnership that helped make the artist formerly known as Kanye West a billionaire and lent the German sportswear an edgy appeal, but ultimately couldn't survive a mounting outcry over the rapper's offensive and antisimetic remarks. The split will leave Adidas searching for another transcendent celebrity to help it compete with ever-larger rival Nike, but will likely prove even costlier for Ye, as the rapper is now known. The sneaker giant became the latest company to cut ties with Ye, whose music career has b...