Refusing

Christine Beatty is back, refusing to answer questions or pay restitution to Detroit

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A leader of the most corrupt administration in recent Detroit history gets a job at a nonprofit, returns home and refuses to say why they stopped paying the restitution they owe to Detroiters. Before you say you heard it all right here a few weeks ago when … Read more

Mailchimp cancels Pineapple Street Studios podcast after refusing to work with union producers

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This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Mailchimp, one of the podcast industry’s best-known sponsors, recently reached out to Pineapple Street Studios about making a new show. Pineapple and Mailchimp first collaborated in 2019, producing narrative ads for Mailchimp and branded series. So given their longstanding relationship, Pineapple … Read more

The US Army is having a hard time recruiting. Now it’s asking soldiers dismissed for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine to come back.

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The United States Army is telling soldiers kicked out over the COVID-19 vaccine they can come back. The Army missed its recruiting goal by around 25% in 2022. An Army official Gen Z’s distrust in institutions may be causing a recruiting decline. The United States army is having such a difficult time recruiting that it’s … Read more

Cher’s Daughter-in-Law Accuses Her of Refusing to Return Possessions Amid Divorce From Her Son

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There’s a slew of new accusations against Cher made by her son’s estranged wife, including that the “Believe” songstress is allegedly hiding his whereabouts and blocking access to him. In new court documents obtained by ET, MarieAngela King is requesting that the court compel Elijah Blue Allman to attend the estranged couple’s next divorce hearing, after he missed … Read more

This ‘slow traveler’ lost his job for refusing to fly home

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Gianluca Grimalda, a climate researcher and environmental campaigner, intends to “slow travel” back to Europe from Bougainville off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Gianluca Grimalda Gianluca Grimalda was faced with a dilemma. His employer, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a think tank based in Germany, ordered him at short notice to wrap … Read more

Donald Trump wants future Republican debates to be canceled after refusing to participate in them

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Donald Trump ‘s campaign is calling on the Republican National Committee to cancel all remaining presidential primary debates, saying the RNC must instead “refocus its manpower” on defeating Joe Biden next year. In a statement late Monday, top Trump advisers also repeated debunked falsehoods about election fraud, claiming without evidence that Democrats are working to … Read more