Meta Fires Employees

October 17, 2024

Good Evening 🇺🇸,

What happened today,

Meta fires staff for abusing $25 meal credits

Workers used benefits to buy acne pads, wine glasses and laundry detergent

www.ft.com/content/7d1a2738-2518-4ddb-811b-8abf9a745590

Meta has laid off employees at Instagram and WhatsApp for using their daily $25 meal credit to buy household goods
Texas AG sues Dallas doctor for giving transgender care to minors
Archdiocese of Los Angeles will pay over 800 million in child sexual abuse settlement
Early voting has begun in many battleground states, Georgia sets record for 2nd day of early voting turnout
DOW up .37%/ S&P down .02%
Retail sales increased 0.4% in September which was above expectations
Three people killed and four injured in Mississippi bridge collapse
Late yesterday Liam Payne, a former One Direction member, dies at age 31 in Argentina
Hamas leader and mastermind behind the October 7th attack, Yahya Sinwar, was killed in Gaza
U.S. stealth bombers strike underground Houthi weapons sites in Yemen

Plus: An interesting post about men vs women living at home 🏠

The number of men aged 25-34 living at home with their family is increasing, whereas the number of women is decreasing, per WSJ:
— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales)
1:57 PM • Oct 17, 2024

Quote of the day: “All great achievements require time.” – Maya Angelou"

Have a great night!

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