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Saturday June 5th, 2021 night edition

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Officials in Surry County, N.C., have approved a measure mandating the removal of all Coca-Cola machines from government facilities after the company's stated opposition to an election law passed in Georgia.

In a letter written to Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey and obtained by NBC News, Surry County Commissioner Ed Harris called Quincey's critical comments regarding the Georgia election bill "corporate political commentary favoring the Democratic party.".

Several prominent Republicans have called on conservatives to boycott Coca-Cola and other companies who have criticized GOP-led voting measures.

"Michael Jordan once said 'Republicans buy sneakers too' when asked why he didn't make public comments about politics," he said.

"Citizens of Surry County and across America are growing increasingly tired of large multinational corporations and their CEOs pushing an increasingly intolerant, bigoted, left-wing, divisive political agenda on its customers.".

A spokesperson for Coca-Cola told NBC News it was aware of the recently passed measure in Surry County.

"Representatives from our local bottler have reached out to the county commissioners, and they look forward to continuing their productive conversations with those officials," the company said. »

Nevada governor signs bill permanently expanding mail-in voting to all registered voters

Authored by thehill.com

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak Steve SisolakNevada governor signs bill permanently expanding mail-in voting to all registered voters Nevada lawmakers pass bill that would make it first presidential primary state GOP candidate for Nevada governor tests positive for COVID-19 MORE (D) on Wednesday signed a new bill that expands mail-in voting to all registered voters, requiring local election officials to send out mail ballots before a primary or general election.

This legislation expanding voter access comes as several GOP-controlled state legislatures have moved to tighten voter restrictions following the presidential election.

A controversial Georgia voting law signed by Gov. Brian Kemp Brian KempStacey Abrams: Voting restriction bills are 'subversion of American democracy' Nevada governor signs bill permanently expanding mail-in voting to all registered voters Vaccination tracking apps ineffective, amplify inequalities, pose privacy issues: report MORE (R) earlier this year included a provision that prohibited distributing food and drink to voters standing in line at the polls. »

Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti Went on Sale ... and Sold Out Immediately

Authored by digitaltrends.com

Nvidia’s brand-new graphics card, the highly anticipated RTX 3080 Ti, went on sale Thursday, June 3.

On paper, the RTX 3080 Ti is closer to RTX 3090 than it is to RTX 3080.

Tested in some of the latest games as well as in Time Spy, RTX 3080 Ti provided an up to 10% jump in frames per second (fps) from RTX 3080. »

The U.S. poses a serious threat of enticing Canada's skilled workers to move south

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The U.S. poses a serious threat of enticing Canada's skilled workers to move south Martin Pelletier: Three factors offer superior opportunities to build a family’s wealth and dramatically improve their current financial well-being Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images files.

There’s a looming and serious threat of our neighbour enticing Canada’s skilled workers to head south to capitalize on superior opportunities to build their family’s wealth and dramatically improve their current financial well-being. »

One in twenty workers are in ‘useless’ jobs – far fewer than previously thought

Authored by cam.ac.uk

He further expanded this theory in his 2018 book Bullshit Jobs: A Theory, looking at possible reasons for the existence of such jobs.

According to Graeber, somewhere between 20% and 50% of the workforce – possibly as many as 60% - are employed in BS jobs.

Soffia, M, Wood, AJ and Burchell, B. Alienation Is Not ‘Bullshit’: An Empirical Critique of Graeber’s Theory of BS Jobs. »