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Tipoffs for Greensboro, North Carolina (FedEx) Newsletter for Sunday May 05, 2024 ( 7 items )  

As You Sow Foundation: Big Tech Employees Missed Out on $5 Billion in Returns Due to 401 Fossil Fuel Investments, New Report Finds
BERKELEY, California, May 1 (TNSres) -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Study spans 12 tech companies, including Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta, and highlights financial risk from investments in high-carbon industries such as oil and gas * * * Today, researchers at the University of Waterloo (Canada), in partnership with As You Sow, released a new report (https://www.asyousow.org/reports/the-impact-of-energy-sector-investments-on-the-financia  more

British Department for Transport: pound sterling1.8 Million Boost for Innovation to Decarbonise Freight
LONDON, England, May 2 -- The British Department for Transport issued the following news on May 1, 2024: * * * The Freight Innovation Fund is supporting businesses to innovate and back skilled UK jobs. * businesses to bid for a share of pound sterling1.8 million to make freight cleaner, more sustainable and more efficient * part of wider pound sterling7 million fund to drive innovation and sustainability in freight sector * previous winners saw pound sterling97 million in investment, boosti  more

EEOC Sues Lubin Logistics for Disability Discrimination
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charges FedEx Contractor Fired Employee Because of Disability * * * Lubin Logistics Company, which operates as a package delivery contractor for the international shipping brand FedEx, violated federal law when it fired an employee because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit recently filed. A  more

Mass. U.S. Attorney: Stoughton Man Who Mailed Packages Containing Fentanyl Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: A Stoughton man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in a wide-ranging fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Angel Morales, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute  more

R.I. U.S. Attorney: Rhode Island Man Admits to Shipping Fentanyl to Australia
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: A Providence man pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges filed in a five-count federal indictment that alleged that on multiple occasions he attempted to export fentanyl from the United States to Australia, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Felix Suarez, 25, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to d  more

University of Memphis to Hold Spring Commencement May 4
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 1 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: Spring Commencement ceremonies for the University of Memphis will take place Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the FedEx Forum, with 2,858 students receiving a degree or certificate. Of those, 1,722 are students earning an undergraduate degree, while 836 students will be obtaining their master's or specialist degree. A total of 115 certificates will be handed out, while 102 people will receive their juris doctor a  more

Women In Trucking Association Announces Its May 2024 Member of the Month
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 2 -- The Women In Trucking Association issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has announced Arelis Bonilla as its May 2024 Member of the Month. Bonilla is the president and CEO of Aria Logistics. Bonilla was inspired by her father, a truck driver. She cultivated a deep-seated aspiration to follow in his footsteps and loves working in the transportation industry. Knowing that every day is different, she said, "I love th  more