#TimesUp For Dallas Mavericks As New Report Details Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Team's Former President
A new report from S.I. details allegations of sexual harassment against the team's former President and CEO, Terdema Ussery. Multiple women claim that Ussery sexually harassed or assaulted them while they worked for the Dallas Mavericks.
Nick Dimengo, Senior Editor at FHM Magazine, weighs in on the report. The Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban has come forward saying that there is a culture problem. Cuban says every employee will undergo sensitivity training, including himself.
An independent watchdog within the IRS reports that while taxpayer services have vastly improved, the agency is still too slow to resolve identity theft cases. And National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins says those delays are “unconscionable.” Erin M. Collins said in the report released Wednesday that overall the 2024 filing season went smoothly, though IRS delays in resolving identity theft victim assistance cases are worsening. It took nearly 19 months to resolve self-reported identity theft cases as of January, and Wednesday's report states that now it takes 22 months to resolve these cases.
Amazon.com Inc. surpassed $2 trillion in market value for the first time in afternoon trading on Wednesday. The push higher for Amazon’s stock market valuation comes a little more than a week after Nvidia hit $3 trillion and briefly became the most valuable company on Wall Street. Nvidia’s chips are used to power many AI application and its valuation has soared as a result. Amazon has also been making big investments in AI as global interest has grown in the technology. Most of the company’s focus has been on business-focused products.
Climate change doesn’t just mean more extreme weather – it also leads to billions of dollars in lost productivity, tourism, and stresses infrastructure.
