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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 15

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This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.

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  1. skybrian
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    Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus, mass employee relocation amid DeSantis feud (CNBC) […]

    Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus, mass employee relocation amid DeSantis feud (CNBC)

    Citing "changing business conditions" and the return of CEO Bob Iger, Josh D'Amaro, chairman of Disney's parks, experiences and products division, penned a memo to employees Thursday, announcing that the company will not move forward with construction of the campus and will no longer be asking more than 2,000 California-based employees to relocate to Florida.

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    Many Disney employees balked at the company's relocation plans when they were first announced in July 2021 by former CEO Bob Chapek. While some left the company, or transitioned to other posts within Disney that would not require a move to Florida, others held out hope that the plan would fizzle out after a postponement. The campus was originally slated to open in 2022-2023, but was later delayed to 2026.

    Disney is headquartered in Burbank, California, but operates a number of satellite offices across the country and the world.

    D'Amaro said employees who have already moved to Florida may be able to relocate back to California.

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  2. kfwyre
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    FDA eases ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men I missed this news last week. I’ve never donated blood but I’ve always wanted to. I downloaded the Red Cross app, but it hasn’t been...

    FDA eases ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men

    The Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday that it had formally ended the agency’s wide-ranging prohibition on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a longstanding policy that had been denounced as discriminatory.

    Instead, the F.D.A. is finalizing guidance that includes a questionnaire for all donors that is aimed at learning about their recent sexual activity. The more targeted questions will focus on whether someone has had new or multiple sex partners and anal sex in the last three months.

    Potential donors who had recent sex with new or multiple partners and anal sex under those screening criteria would still be turned away.

    I missed this news last week. I’ve never donated blood but I’ve always wanted to.

    I downloaded the Red Cross app, but it hasn’t been updated yet and still says I’m ineligible. I’ll wait a bit for the changes to propagate before I schedule my first appointment.

    3 votes