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Six jobs are eliminated for EVERY robot introduced into the workforce, new report reveals

March 30, 2017March 30, 2017 Shamrooz Gill

Six jobs are eliminated for EVERY robot introduced into the workforce, new report reveals Eliminated : People have been losing jobs to robots since the 1990’s, a new report has revealed. When one or more robots was introduced into the workforce between 1990 and 2007, it led to the elimination of an average of six jobs. During those years, robots accounted for the loss of about 670,000 manufacturing jobs, and this is expected to rise in the coming years as robots continue to take over tasks previously performed by people.…

ACLU Expecting More Religious Freedom Bills in 2017 than Ever

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 Shamrooz Gill

ACLU Expecting More Religious Freedom Bills in 2017 than Ever Expecting* : (CNN) More than 200 bills were introduced nationally in 2016 that the ACLU characterizes as discriminating against gay people in the name of religious freedom. “We expect the volume to continue to rise in 2017, both because we have more conservative state governments than in the past, and also since our side defeated an overwhelming majority of bills in 2016,” ACLU Advocacy and Policy Counsel Eunice Rho told CNN. While the civil rights group acknowledged that not…

First on CNN: Trump’s Cabinet pick invested in company, then introduced a bill to help it

January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 Shamrooz Gill

First on CNN: Trump’s Cabinet pick invested in company, then introduced a bill to help it Washington (CNN)Rep. Tom Price last year purchased shares in a medical device manufacturer days before introducing legislation that would have directly benefited the company, raising new ethics concerns for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary. Price bought between $1,001 to $15,000 worth of shares last March in Zimmer Biomet, according to House records reviewed by CNN. Trump promises his Obamacare replacement plan will cover all, report says Less than a…