Articles for December, 2019

Juul can't stop its employees from vaping in the office

Juul can't stop its employees from vaping in the officeIt's impossible to escape the vape — especially in Juul's own offices.More than a year ago, the e-cigarette company Juul Labs Inc. banned employees from using its products in its San Francisco headquarters and offices nationwide. But even after the company threatened to fire people who are caught vaping inside, Juul employees say not much has changed, The Wall Street Journal reports.When vaping was first on the rise, it quickly ditched the norms of smoking as users started vaping indoors. That was especially true at Juul's offices, which one employee described as looking like a 1960's-esque office straight out of Mad Men — "Just replace the cigarettes with e-cigarettes," they told the Journal. "Employees vape at their desks, in hallways, in meetings and on videoconferences," the Journal described.But last December, after getting questions from San Francisco city officials, Juul's then-CEO sent out an email announcing vaping wouldn't be allowed inside anymore. "It may feel nonsensical to prohibit at-work use of the very products we work hard to create and promote," but the company had to comply with local regulations, the email said.Yet in the year since, not much has changed. Some employees will hide their Juuls in sweater sleeves, but the company's co-founders and others "have continued to do it openly," employees told the Journal. Even the threat of being fired after a fourth vaping offense hasn't seemed to have done much.A Juul spokesperson said the company remains "committed to maintaining a smoke and vapor-free workplace in compliance with state and local laws" and takes action when those laws are violated. Read more at The Wall Street Journal.More stories from theweek.com The 2010s were an economic disaster Rudy Giuliani reportedly participated in a phone call with Nicolás Maduro. The White House was confused. Trump didn't cause the generational split among evangelicals. But Christianity Today exposed its depth.


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2,300 unvaccinated students may not be allowed back to class, Seattle Public Schools warns

2,300 unvaccinated students may not be allowed back to class, Seattle Public Schools warnsSeattle Public Schools has informed parents if their student doesn't have updated immunization records by Jan. 8, they won't be allowed back in class.


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US Navy proposes decommissioning first 4 LCS more than a decade early
A Pentagon proposal would retire the first four LCS in an effort to save money.
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Homeowners in North Carolina called 911 to report an intruder. It turned out to be a rogue Roomba

Homeowners in North Carolina called 911 to report an intruder. It turned out to be a rogue RoombaA man and his wife in North Carolina called 911 after hearing noises coming from downstairs. It wasn't an intruder.


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‘No Words Right Now’: CupcakKe Caps Off A Heavy Year With an $8 Million Deal
CupcakKe ends 2019 with a bang: She announced on Twitter she'd signed a deal worth $8 million. After such a heavy year with its ups and downs, we're excited to see where this takes her in 2020.
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Is It Over for 90 Day Fiancé’s Anna and Mursel?
Well, one 90 Day Fiancé wedding is off (for now), and several other relationships seem to be heading off the rails as of the Sunday, Dec. 29 episode of the hit TLC reality show. When...
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‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’: Why Is Kelly Marie Tran’s Rose Tico Only Onscreen for 76 Seconds? – Showbiz Cheat Sheet
'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker': Why Is Kelly Marie Tran's Rose Tico Only Onscreen for 76 Seconds?  Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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The 25 Best Small Towns in America
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Greta Thunberg calls world leaders' attacks on her 'just funny'

Greta Thunberg calls world leaders' attacks on her 'just funny'Greta Thunberg says it's "just funny" when she's personally attacked by world leaders like President Trump.The 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist, who earlier this month was named Time's person of the year, spoke with Today on BBC Radio on Monday and was asked about recent attacks on her, such as when Trump lashed out at her in a tweet by claiming she has an anger management problem or when Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called her a "brat.""Those attacks are just funny because they obviously don't mean anything," Thunberg said. "Well, I guess, of course, it means something. It means they are terrified of young people bringing change, which they don't want."Thunberg went on to say that these attacks are "proof that we are actually doing something and that they see us as some kind of threat."This comes after Trump went after Thunberg on Twitter in response to Time's decision to name her person of the year, writing she "must work on her anger management problem, then go to a good old-fashioned movie with a friend!"Asked in the BBC interview whether Trump is one of those people who sees her as a threat, Thunberg said "it's possible.""Not me, of course, me myself alone am not much of a threat," she added. "But it's that I'm a part of a big movement that they probably see as a threat."Thunberg also reiterated that a meeting with Trump at the United Nations earlier this year would not have been productive, saying that even if she did have an opportunity to speak with the president, she "wouldn't have wasted my time."More stories from theweek.com The 2010s were an economic disaster Rudy Giuliani reportedly participated in a phone call with Nicolás Maduro. The White House was confused. Trump didn't cause the generational split among evangelicals. But Christianity Today exposed its depth.


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The bushfires in Australia are so big they're generating their own weather — 'pyrocumulonimbus' thunderstorms that can start more fires
The "front" between the calm air outside the fire zone and the stormcloud is so sharp that it can generate lightning — and that can start new fires.
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