Sentences with phrase «of a firestorm of»

Artist's impression of a firestorm of star birth deep inside core of young, growing elliptical galaxy.

For a film that starts out with a brutal rape and eventually works its way toward the rape victim temporarily entering a strange sadomasochistic relationship with her rapist, Elle has strangely not inspired the kind of firestorm of controversy that greeted many of Paul Verhoeven's 1980s and»90s Hollywood films.

The online retailer has been following a 1992 US Supreme Court decision concerning the collection of sales tax from customers if the retailer has a physical presence in that state, but in light of the firestorm of opportunity that swept the country when different states saw a veritable cash cow from the nation's largest online retailer, Amazon has had to get creative with different states.

The online retailer has been following a 1992 US Supreme Court decision concerning the collection of sales tax from customers if the retailer has a physical presence in that state, but in light of the firestorm of... [Read more...]

One extremely constructive result of the campaign is that judges are now far more aware of the dangers of allowing children to be taken to particular countries if there is a real reason to suspect that the child may not be returned — and are aware of the firestorm of publicity that such cases can elicit.

It was these rich white dudes, wanting to be richer than they were, who invented derivative trading and all sorts of creative shenanigans to inflate the money supply, creating a sort of firestorm of buyer demand in the first five years of the last decade.

Not exact matches

President Donald Trump ignited another Twitter firestorm Thursday after tweeting about the co-hosts of MSNBC's Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough.

NBC anchor Megyn Kelly's upcoming interview with «InfoWars» host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has resulted in a firestorm of criticism, notably from the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims.

Before Dan Price caused a media firestorm by establishing a $ 70,000 minimum wage at his Seattle company, Gravity Payments... before Hollywood agents, reality - show producers, and book publishers began throwing elbows for a piece of the hip, 31 - year - old entrepreneur with the shoulder - length hair and Brad Pitt looks... before Rush Limbaugh called him a socialist and Harvard Business School professors asked to study his radical experiment in paying workers... an entry - level Gravity employee named Jason Haley got really pissed off at him.

Valeant has been at the center of a political firestorm over prescription medication costs and pharmaceutical companies, which depend more on acquiring or licensing existing therapies (and then raising their prices) rather than fueling R&D into new drugs.

NATO's membership offer to Montenegro has set off a firestorm of protest from Moscow that might seem outsized considering the small scale of the Balkan country and its minimal military force.

Rendon's employer, Aviation Institute of Maintenance, put her back on salary Tuesday after a media firestorm.

Industry Minister Tony Clement has set off a firestorm of controversy with the government's decision to ax the mandatory long - form census from Statistics Canada, which caused the head of the national polling agency to resign in protest.

After Tuesday's Senate hearing, it has become clear that with an easy - to - understand issue, a political firestorm, and missteps by the bank that exemplify Americans» worst notions of Wall Street, everything that could go wrong for Wells Fargo did.

David Neeleman, the founder of JetBlue and current CEO of Azul, talks to CNBC about the PR problems facing United Airlines after a passenger was forcibly removed from one of its flights, setting off an online firestorm.

These incredibly generous benefits for survivors predictably set off a firestorm of chat online (and produced at least one sly look across the dinner table from a Googler's spouse).

While Spicer later clarified that this was one of many options being looked at to pay for the wall, the suggestion set off a firestorm of attention.

JCPenney landed at the center of a firestorm earlier this month over a shirt it was selling to girls, bearing the slogan: «I'm too pretty to do my homework so my brother has to do it for me.»

White House press secretary Sean Spicer apologized for his controversial comments about the Holocaust after setting off a firestorm of criticism at a press briefing on Tuesday.

But firing Mueller or issuing pardons «would be certain to ignite the kind of political firestorm that we haven't seen since the Saturday Night Massacre,» he said, and Trump's political opponents would undoubtedly paint it as obstruction of justice.

What followed was a firestorm of online anger and calls for a boycott of Uber.

This requirement triggered a firestorm of protest from corporations about the difficulties of calculation, the pointlessness of the statistic, every objection in the book.

The surprise acquittal of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate in the shooting death of San Francisco woman Kate Steinle set off a firestorm of outrage Thursday night, as top conservatives and critics of so - called «sanctuary cities» pinned blame for Steinle's death on illegal immigration and insufficiently aggressive deportation policies.

Since Axios published a story titled «Trump Hates Amazon, Not Facebook,» Amazon has been the target of a firestorm launched from President Trump's Twitter account.

At the time of his firing, Comey was handling the bureau's investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to meddle in the 2016 election, creating a firestorm of controversy for the Trump administration.

At the three - week meeting in 2014, one of the bishops» working documents sparked a media firestorm when it included a section called «Welcoming homosexual persons.»

Ahead of Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's appearance on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, CNBC takes a look at exactly how the tech behemoth ended up in the midst of a media firestorm.

The report, coupled with an unappetizing picture of «pink slime» that went viral online, created a PR firestorm for the manufacturers of the product, which ended with the near - destruction of the industry.

It's the first time before Congress for the founder and CEO and comes amid a firestorm of user concerns and government probes.

The memorandum, and as yet undisclosed similar directives to various locales over which the NLRB has jurisdiction, have provoked a firestorm of outrage from businesses and business groups that say the memo spells the end of franchising, and represents an uneasy encroachment of greater federal regulation into business life.

Levy's tale in Wired of Ozzie's idea to allow law enforcement agencies to get access to encrypted smartphone data has ignited a firestorm of criticism from encryption and security experts.

In the weeks since the series debuted, there has been an Internet firestorm that has included countless opinions on whether or not justice was truly served and whether Avery may have suffered the second wrongful conviction of his life (he previously spent 18 years in prison for a sexual assault conviction that was later overturned due to new DNA evidence).

The story ignited a firestorm among top creators and their legions of fans, illustrating that, even as old media mainstays may chuckle at a new wave of digital influencers, their budding economic and cultural clout has become no laughing matter.

The global firestorm over allegations that the British company Cambridge Analytica was able to download reams of personal data from Facebook to create detailed profiles of voters continues to rage.

Until disclosures last month that Comey had maintained a file of memos detailing his communications with Trump, including a February meeting in which the president allegedly pressed the then - director to shut down the bureau's investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, the former director had been at the center of firestorm for his pre-election handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation.

But, if you're someone with a spark that can ignite a firestorm of growth opportunities for CMIT and / or its clients, and you're passionate about doing it, then jump on the bus... there is a seat for you.

Cohen, Trump's personal attorney, is in the midst of a legal firestorm over the payment to Daniels, which was made in exchange for Daniels» silence about an alleged affair with Trump.

And autumn has featured, along with Morneau's troubles, Heritage Minister Melanie Joly being scorched by a firestorm — hottest by far in Quebec, her home province — sparked by her deal with Netflix, which extracts $ 500 million over five years for Canadian productions from the internet streaming giant, but imposes none of the taxes and regulations her critics demand.

The announcement provoked a firestorm of response in many financial services circles.

That paucity of women in engineering roles likely contributed to the sexist environment described by former employee Susan Fowler, whose damning Feb. 19 blog post created Uber's current firestorm.

The controversy, which stemmed from questions over whether a female developer's relationship with a male game journalist influenced coverage of her game, has expanded in a full - blown firestorm.

-- Starbucks finds itself in quite a firestorm over having two black men arrested on a charge of loitering in Philadelphia.

The firestorm that erupted over Facebook's decision to ban Cambridge Analytica — and the ensuing revelations that the user data of 50 million Facebook users were accessed by the political consulting and marketing firm without those users» permission — has slashed Facebook stock and brought calls for regulation for social media companies.

Popular financial radio show host Dave Ramsey caused a firestorm on Twitter last week when he weighed in against the «fiduciary rule» — the controversial pending Department of Labor regulation that would impose new restrictions on a vast swath of financial professionals who handle IRAs and 401 (k) accounts.

In recent weeks, the social - media giant has been enduring a firestorm and stock selloff after data - mining company Cambridge Analytica reportedly used the personal details of up to 87 million Facebook users without authorization.

When Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz commented recently that unemployed youth can advance their careers by volunteering their services instead of expecting to be paid, he inadvertently unleashed a firestorm of criticism.

This episode is a perfect example: an unintended casualty of this weekend's firestorm is the idea of data portability: I have argued that social networks like Facebook should make it trivial to export your network; it seems far more likely that most social networks will respond to this Cambridge Analytica scandal by locking down data even further.

Vahl made specific mention of Facebook's recent firestorm over organic search, and ultimately argued for a change in behavior.

North Bay Village, a normally quiet Miami - Dade city of about 7,000 residents, is now home to a political firestorm over allegations of voter fraud and blackmail linked to its at - large commissioner.

Facebook Inc., facing a firestorm over how it handles personal information, says it will make it simpler for users to examine and change some of the data Facebook tracks about them.