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US hits Bank of America with \$1.2 billion fine over money laundering (r/news)
- Dull_Committee_1612: So they didn’t pay the bribe?
- TheRexRider: And they made 30 billion last year in profits. The cost of doing business.
- inquisitorthreefive: Worst part of this is that we’re at a point where we have to question whether Treasury is doing this because of an actual money laundering issue or because BofA stopped doing business with Trump after Jan 6th, 2021.
Cornell bans frat parties in wake of gang rape allegation (r/news)
- danccbc: They were so close but decided the parties were the issue.
- LOL_YOUMAD: I was in a frat that got banned from campus for a quarter, there were still frat parties, you just couldn’t call them that. This does nothing
- KenUsimi: College students having parties was not what created or enabled the Cornell 7.
Ex-Chicago detective identified as killing child in 65-year cold case (r/news)
- vasta2: This had to be so common back in the day, same with pinning crimes on whoever they wanted
- AudibleNod: He retired and he’s now dead. But the case is solved.
- THEPIGWHODIDIT: I wonder if they will investigate all the other cases this detective was associated with for other miscarriages of justice
What’s the most obvious lie you’ve watched an entire room pretend to believe? (r/AskReddit)
- Korvzondo: We are like a family here, every single person in that meeting knew it was garbage but we all nodded anyway because that’s the job
- alleghenysinger: That my aunt’s 10 pound godson was two months premature.
I’m amazed at how many people who were supposedly virgins until married have big, healthy babies 7 months after the wedding. - llikegiraffes: In school we watched a BBC documentary about the Italian farmers that harvest noodles from trees and dry them in the fields before boxing them up.
I was gobsmacked at how many people thought it was real. Teacher was showing what fake news and propaganda were in real time
What types of employee benefits were at one time ordinary though now are no longer common? (r/AskReddit)
- Veziiioh: Pensions
- handsomechuck: Health insurance that was inexpensive or completely covered by your employer.
- Suitable-Caramel-641: Outside of pension plans, stock options, and other financial backed support, companies cared more for sure. More company paid lunches, large Christmas parties, happy hour lunches ,etc.
Even in my short time on this Earth, I’ve seen a significant pull back in what used to be common culture across many companies. My wife still works in the banking world, and when she started, it wasn’t uncommon for them to go out to lunches paid for by the branch 4-7 times a month. Now it’s maybe once a month.
My company used to do large trips for corporate staff to Florida for a fishing trip each year. Then it was relegated to just senior staff.
From what I gather in talking with a lot of people, 2008 was the biggest turn. With many companies testing the waters after, but never “really” going back to the way things were because they saw how much money they could save. COVID took that a step further.