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Justice Clarence Thomas once told a member of Congress that “one or more justices will leave soon” if lawmakers did not raise their salaries, ProPublica reports. At the time, Thomas was taking on large amounts of debt to finance his lifestyle, and would soon begin cultivating financially beneficial — and ethically dubious — relationships with some of the nation’s most prominent wealthy conservatives.  According to documents obtained by ProPublica, Thomas spoke to Republican Florida Rep. Cliff Stearns while on a…

Both Apple and its chief iPhone assembler Foxconn are said to have been involved in lobbying efforts that led to changes in Indian labor laws.Foxconn is just one of Apple's suppliers that are working to move some of their manufacturing capacity to the country, with Chinese factories proving unreliable in recent years.Now, labor laws in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have been changed to make them more favorable to companies like Foxconn.Longer hours, overnight shiftsReports by The Financial Times (opens in new…

As Foxconn plans to expand its Apple production to India, both companies – among many others that seek the same path – lobbied for a broader labor reform, which led to new legislation that allows 12-hour shifts as well as night-time work for women with similar practices the manufacturer has in China. According to The Financial Times, this labor reform will impact the southern Indian state of Karnataka, where Apple and Foxconn plan to assemble iPhone models in a 300 acres factory. A previous report said Apple…

Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson has revealed that if it wasn`t for him the titular character that he`ll play in `Black Adam` could`ve debuted in 2019`s `Shazam!`, had Warner Bros. went ahead with its original plan. According to Variety, the `Shazam!` movie went into development in 2014 and its script originally included origin stories for both the title character and Black Adam. Both the super-powered fictional individuals have a shared history in the DC comics, so it seemed fitting to launch their big screen iterations…

Toyota Corolla Hybrid Excel Toyota Motor’s top executive lobbied the Japanese government to make clear it supported hybrid vehicles as much as battery electrics or face losing the auto industry’s support, a senior lawmaker told a ruling party meeting, according to Reuters. The lobbying by Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota and chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) industry group,…