Allegiant Airlines has recently come under fire following a blistering report by CBS’ 60 Minutes, thatcriticized the Las Vegas-based air carrier’s safety track record. According to 60 Minutes, Allegiant Airlines stood out among other airlines for having a higher number of reported mechanical incidents, including aborted takeoffs, rapid...
Read moreRecent allegations of multiple instances of sexual harassment against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein have stirred up a firestorm of controversy. Numerous celebrities, including Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Rose McGowan and Cara Delevingne have come forward sharing their own accounts of the allegedly abusive behavior by...
Read moreConsumer credit reporting agency Equifax has been in deep crisis mode after news broke earlier this month that the company was hacked, exposing personal information and social security numbers of 143 million people. It seemed as though what happened was the worst possible crisis Equifax...
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In just over two months since the beginning of 2017, ride-sharing platform Uber has somehow managed to involve itself in years’ worth of public relations scandals. First, there were allegations of sexual harassment from former Uber engineer Susan Fowler. Then, a surge pricing controversy and #deleteUber campaign cost...
Read moreOne of the country’s most successful restaurant chains, Chipotle Mexican Grill, has been under fire for a while now, since news of an October E. Coli outbreak at several of its restaurants prompted widespread media coverage. Chipotle’s initial crisis was deepened by an additional spate...
Read moreHow does it feel to achieve your lifelong goal only to have it taken away from you moments later? Just ask Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez-Arévalo who was mistakenly announced as Miss Universe 2015 at the pageant last night by this year’s host Steve Harvey. The...
Read moreMost know the tarnished legacy of baseball’s all-time hits leader Pete Rose, but new developments in recent weeks add a whole new twist to this saga within America’s pastime. In 1989, three years after his retirement as an active player, Rose was banned from baseball and made permanently...
Read moreToys “R” Us found itself in the middle of a national controversy last week over the sale and subsequent pulling of Breaking Bad action figures in its stores across the country. While the world still seems to be obsessed with the wildly popular television show...
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