LOUISVILLE, KY – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order requiring one of the nation’s most successful thoroughbred horse trainers to pay $243,260 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages after its investigation found the employer’s illegal pay practices denied 163 grooms and hotwalkers at Churchill Downs and at Keeneland racetrack in Lexington of overtime wages.The recovery is the latest action brought by the department since 2021 against KDE Equine LLC, founded by Steve Asmussen and operating as Asmussen Racing Stables with about 200 horses in five states. This is the fifth time in recent years…
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Research by Savanta shared with POLITICO ranked the importance of various issues to voters, with respondents ranking culture war issues — such as gender identity, free speech and attitudes to Britain’s colonial past — at the very bottom of the pile. Only 11 percent of people said these were top-five issues, while merely one percent ranked them as the most important issues informing their election choices. The data found that people care most about the cost of living, followed by the environment and then foreign policy. Speaking ahead of Tuesday’s manifesto launch, Conservative Home’s Henry Hill said the party is…
In addition to views of Biden and Trump, our survey asked people how much confidence they have in French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. People are roughly split in their ratings of Joe Biden: Across 34 countries, a median of 43% trust him to do the right thing regarding world affairs, while 46% do not. Ratings of Emmanuel Macron are similarly divided. A median of 28% have confidence in Donald Trump. And roughly a quarter trust Xi Jinping to do the right thing in world affairs. Vladimir Putin receives the lowest ratings globally,…
We asked respondents whether they approve or disapprove of how U.S. President Joe Biden is dealing with five major international concerns. Global publics are divided over Biden’s handling of climate change and global economic problems. A 34-country median of about four-in-ten approve of how he is dealing with China. A median of 39% approve of how Biden is dealing with the Russia-Ukraine war, but Europeans generally see this as where the U.S. president is doing best. Biden gets his lowest marks for his handling of the Israel-Hamas war. A median of 31% across the 34 countries surveyed approve of how…
The publics surveyed are largely skeptical that democracy in the U.S., at least in its current form, is a good example for other countries to follow. A median of four-in-ten across the 34 nations polled believe democracy in the U.S. used to be a good example for other countries to follow but has not been in recent years. Roughly one-in-five say American democracy has never been a good example. A similar share say it is currently a good model for other countries. Around the world, adults in advanced economies are more skeptical of U.S. democracy when compared with those in…
This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Richard Wike, Director, Global Attitudes ResearchJanell Fetterolf, Senior ResearcherMaria Smerkovich, Research AssociateSarah Austin, Research AssistantSofia Hernandez Ramones, Research Assistant Dorene Asare-Marfo, Panel ManagerPeter Bell, Associate Director, Design and ProductionJanakee Chavda, Assistant Digital ProducerLaura Clancy, Research AnalystManolo Corichi, Research AnalystJonathan Evans, Senior ResearcherMoira Fagan, Research AssociateShannon Greenwood, Digital Production ManagerSneha Gubbala, Research AssistantChristine Huang, Research AssociateAnna Jackson, Editorial AssistantGar Meng Leong, Communications ManagerKirsten Lesage, Research AssociateJordan Lippert, Research AssistantCarolyn Lau, International Research MethodologistJohn Carlo Mandapat, Information Graphics DesignerWilliam Miner, Research AssistantPatrick Moynihan, Associate Director, International…
What’s in a name? People use unique names to address each other, but we’re one of only a handful of animal species known to do that, including bottlenose dolphins. Finding more animals with names and investigating how they use them can improve scientists’ understanding of both other animals and ourselves. As elephant researchers who have observed free-ranging elephants for years, my colleagues and I get to know wild elephants as individuals, and we make up names for them that help us remember who is who. The elephants in question live fully in the wild and are, of course, unaware of…
Let me begin our substantive remarks today by acknowledging the important milestones which have been reached during this reporting period. The latest report confirms that all core crimes proceedings have now been completed. In addition, all remaining fugitives in core crimes cases have now been accounted for. We agree with President Gatti Santana that this therefore represents an historic moment for the Mechanism. Its achievements to date are a concrete demonstration of what the international community can achieve when we work together to attain accountability. Having completed this important phase in its work, it is right that the Mechanism and…
Geneva / Shabwah, 11 June – At least 49 migrants have died and 140 others remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen. The vessel carrying 260 migrants capsized yesterday (10 June) near Alghareef Point in Shabwah governorate. Among those that lost their lives in the devastating tragedy are 31 women and six children. “This recent tragedy is another reminder of the urgent need to work together to address urgent migration challenges and ensure the safety and security of migrants along migration routes,” said Mohammedali Abunajela, IOM Spokesperson. “Our thoughts are with the victims and their families…
Farming just one kind of crop in a field at a time, and using a lot of chemicals, poses a risk to both people and nature. This simplified intensive agriculture often goes hand in hand with increased greenhouse gas emissions, land and water degradation, and loss of biodiversity. There’s another way to farm: increasing the number of crop and livestock species. This is biologically diversified agriculture. Growing more than just a single crop year after year is one way to diversify. Farmers might rotate between corn one year, then pigeon peas intercropped with peanuts the second year, and beans the…