James Bickerton

United Kingdom

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5-star Miami hotel sued after worker allegedly entered woman's bathroom

3 days ago | newsweek.com | James Bickerton

A woman is suing Marriott International and Clearview Building Services, LLC, a cleaning company, for more than $7 million after alleging an employee walked in on her in the shower and brushed against her at the Marriott-owned St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort in Miami, Florida.
5-Star Miami Hotel Sued After Worker Allegedly Entered Woman’s Bathroom

3 days ago | mahoningmatters.com | James Bickerton

A woman is suing Marriott International and Clearview Building Services, LLC, a cleaning company, for more than $7 million after alleging an employee walked in on her in the shower and brushed against her at the Marriott-owned St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort in Miami, Florida.
Doritos and other snack foods could soon carry warning labels in Texas

3 days ago | newsweek.com | James Bickerton

A Texas bill aimed at requiring warning labels on packaged foods containing certain additives, including popular snacks like Doritos and M&Ms, has advanced to the governor's desk after being passed by the state legislature. Newsweek contacted Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for comment on Tuesday outside of regular office hours via email and online inquiry form respectively.
Doritos and Other Snack Foods Could Soon Carry Warning Labels in Texas

3 days ago | miamiherald.com | James Bickerton

A Texas bill aimed at requiring warning labels on packaged foods containing certain additives, including popular snacks like Doritos and M&Ms, has advanced to the governor's desk after being passed by the state legislature. Newsweek contacted Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for comment on Tuesday outside of regular office hours via email and online inquiry form respectively.
Florida bridge displays pride colors in defiance of Ron DeSantis

3 days ago | newsweek.com | James Bickerton

By James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is on covering news and politics in Texas, as well as other general news across the United States. James joined Newsweek in July 2022 from LBC, and previously worked for the Daily Express. He is a graduate of Oxford University. Languages: English. Twitter: @JBickertonUK.
Florida Bridge Displays Pride Colors in Defiance of Ron DeSantis

3 days ago | miamiherald.com | James Bickerton

Pride Month celebrants lit up a bridge in Florida in rainbow colors, defying an order from Governor Ron DeSantis' administration. Members of Jacksonville's LGBTQ+ community and its supporters lit up the Acosta Bridge on Sunday. The organizers had planned to light up the Main Street bridge, but it was unexpectedly opened prior to the event.
Joni Ernst gets new challenger after Medicaid backlash

3 days ago | newsweek.com | James Bickerton

Iowa Democrat J.D. Scholten has announced that he is entering the 2026 race for Republican Senator Joni Ernst's seat. The decision was "prompted in part" by controversial remarks Ernst made about possible Medicaid cuts, ABC News reported. Newsweek contacted Scholten and Ernst for comment on Tuesday via email outside regular office hours.
Rental apartments are sitting empty for months

6 days ago | newsweek.com | James Bickerton

A new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau figures by real estate company Redfin has found that 49 percent of newly built apartments completed in the last quarter of 2024 hadn't been rented out within three months, the fifth quarter in a row this figure was below 50 percent. Newsweek has contacted the Department of Housing and Urban Development via email for comment.
California transgender athlete met with plane banner at event

6 days ago | newsweek.com | James Bickerton

On Friday, a 17-year-old transgender athlete AB Hernandez secured their place in the finals of three events at a competition for California school children while campaign groups flew a banner that read "No Boys in Girls' Sports!" over the event. Newsweek contacted the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), which organized the competition, for comment on Saturday via telephone and voicemail message outside of regular office hours.
Bono sparks MAGA backlash after Joe Rogan appearance

6 days ago | newsweek.com | James Bickerton

Irish rock star Bono has come under fire from supporters of President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement after citing an academic who said the administration's cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) may have been a factor in 300,000 deaths. Bono made the claim during an appearance on Joe Rogan's popular podcast which was released on Friday, after which he was branded "a liar/idiot" by former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon Musk.