Miscellaneous
Katy and Jack are off this week, so Darren discussed these topics:An Ohio law professor claims that tennis authorities violated laws by forcing Naomi Osaka out of the French Open.A Houston hospital has suspended nearly 200 employees for not getting mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations. Darren explained how a 1905 U.S. Supreme Court decision allows the hospital to mandate vaccines.A Pew Research Center global survey asked if the U.S. President was "well qualified, a strong leader, dangerous, and arrogant." The differences in results comparing 2017 to 2021 aren’t much of a surprise.Owners of the Keystone XL pipeline said they are abandoning the project.Democratic lawmakers criticize Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) over comments she made on Twitter that appear to compare the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban.Two "extreme right patriots" slapped French President Emmanuel Macron in the face on June 8, 2021. Two days after the incident, one of them has already been tried and sentenced using an emergency procedure.Facebook suspended Donald Trump for two years. Some critics say that’s not enough.And employers are finding that raising their starting wage to $15 an hour leads to more job applications.