Katherine Long
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Seattle, WA, United States
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Inside Vivek Ramaswamy's intense, high-maintenance, and highly air-conditioned empire
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy tries to appear down to earth. But former staff say he treated them as servants — and kept the office very, very cold. → Read More
A report that Elon Musk uses ketamine could put his security clearance at risk — again
The Pentagon previously reviewed Elon Musk's security clearance in 2019 after he appeared to smoke pot on Joe Rogan's podcast. → Read More
Can an obscure council of judges solve the Supreme Court's Clarence Thomas problem?
The Committee on Financial Disclosure, a little-known court oversight body, has historically been tight-lipped about its membership. → Read More
The 'brain' behind Ron DeSantis' likely presidential campaign was involved in a major 'ghost candidate' scandal in Florida: 'If it's not illegal, it should be'
Ryan Tyson, a Florida pollster expected to be a top advisor on Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign, funneled $600,000 to spoiler candidates. → Read More
Amazon Labor Union's vice president, Derrick Palmer, resigns after assault charges become public
Amazon Labor Union president Chris Smalls announced the resignation of vice president Derrick Palmer as the union is roiled by internal strife. → Read More
Amazon Labor Union's vice president faces criminal charges over allegations he choked his girlfriend
If convicted, Amazon Labor Union vice president Derrick Palmer may be ineligible to serve in union leadership. → Read More
Tucker Carlson's history of alleged workplace sexism stretches back to 2015, long before Abby Grossberg
A comprehensive list of the accusations of sexism made against Tucker Carlson. Two women sued the ousted Fox News host for discrimination. → Read More
WA college-going rate dropped sharply during pandemic
Only about half of Washington's high school class of 2021 enrolled in a two-year or four-year college within a year of graduation, a new report shows. → Read More
State schools leader says WA isn’t doing enough to fund education
Washington schools Superintendent Chris Reykdal explains why he thinks state education funding is falling behind. → Read More
Attacks on power grids plunged thousands of Americans into darkness, as authorities worry neo-Nazis are targeting critical infrastructure
Power grids from California to North Carolina have come under attack, concerning authorities that extremists are targeting critical US infrastructure. → Read More
Charlie Javice has been fooling the world for years, long before founding Frank or allegedly defrauding JP Morgan. Here's why they bought it.
Investors and media billed Charlie Javice as a groundbreaking young entrepreneur, until JPMorgan Chase sued her for millions of dollars of fraud. → Read More
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Amazon hid injury rates to fraudulently secure loans
Media reports and federal inspections have previously alleged that Amazon has underreported and misrepresented injuries at its facilities. → Read More
Amazon employees learned they were laid off by email, not a face-to-face with managers or HR. Read the email they were sent.
The abruptness is adding to the anxiousness Amazon employees are feeling over the layoffs. → Read More
Frank, the college loan start-up JPMorgan is suing for fraud, was warned by the FTC for misleading students about Covid relief money
The FTC's warning was at least the second time Frank and founder Charlie Javice were accused of misrepresentation before JPMorgan's acquisition. → Read More
Amazon slammed by US government for failing to record warehouse-worker injuries. The investigation is ongoing.
Amazon has said it's reducing injuries at its warehouses. But if the company isn't recording all injuries, those claims could be hard to gauge. → Read More
Amazon's layoff meltdown: Inside a week of turmoil when thousands lost their jobs.
The e-commerce and cloud juggernaut has been a powerful engine of job growth for more than a decade. That is over for now. → Read More
Amazon recently instructed managers to identify low performers to push out: 'Stack rank your team members asap.'
Leaked messages suggest Amazon is using performance-improvement plans to further drive head-count reduction before the end of the year. → Read More
Amazon's retail teams told to scale back holiday parties in new, frugal push
The company is following the advice of its founder Jeff Bezos to "batten down the hatches" in the face of an uncertain economic climate. → Read More
In the midst of Amazon's record layoffs, corporate employees of the company float a forbidden word: Union
The company's corporate workers have not actively pushed for their own union. Now some see this "the only way to have any job security." → Read More
A hiring freeze finally comes to Amazon Web Services as enterprise spending slows
Enterprise customers have been looking to trim costs, Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky said in a recent earnings call. → Read More