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SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell defends Elon Musk to employees after allegations of sexual misconduct
https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/23/23138...ment-email
INTRO: SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell sent a company-wide email last week responding to a report of allegations of sexual assault against CEO Elon Musk, claiming she doesn’t believe the allegations to be true. The email, first reported by CNBC and reviewed by The Verge, also reiterated that SpaceX has a “ZERO tolerance” policy for harassment.
“Personally, I believe the allegations to be false; not because I work for Elon, but because I have worked closely with him for 20 years and never seen nor heard anything resembling these allegations,” Shotwell wrote in the email. “Anyone who knows Elon like I do, knows he would never conduct or condone this alleged inappropriate behavior.”
Last week, Business Insider published a report alleging that SpaceX had paid a former company flight attendant $250,000 after she accused Musk of exposing himself and propositioning her while giving him a massage. Musk has since denied the allegations, though he told Insider that there is “a lot more to this story” while also calling the article a “politically motivated hit piece.”
"“Anyone who knows Elon like I do, knows he would never conduct or condone this alleged inappropriate behavior.”"
“If I were inclined to engage in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my entire 30-year career that it comes to light,” Musk told Business Insider... (MORE - details)
Biden doesn't think U.S. will need monkeypox quarantines, but 'people should be careful'
https://theweek.com/congress/1013803/mad...estigation
RELEASE: President Biden said Monday he does not believe quarantines will be needed to stop the spread of monkeypox, The Washington Post reports.
As for any big outbreaks, Biden said he thinks the U.S. has enough of the smallpox vaccine to "deal with the likelihood of the problem."
Belgium is now the first country to impose a quarantine on residents, requiring those infected with monkeypox to isolate for 21 days. The World Health Organization has detected the virus in at least a dozen countries in which it is not typically endemic, the Post notes.
"I just don't think it rises to the level of the kind of concern that existed with COVID-19, and the smallpox vaccine works for it. But, I think people should be careful," Biden added Monday. Studies indicate the smallpox vaccine is at least 85 percent effective against monkeypox, the Post reports, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
On Sunday, Biden said monkeypox is a "concern in that if it were to spread, it would be consequential."
RELATED (scivillage): More cases of monkeypox detected in UK as scientists investigate links
https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/23/23138...ment-email
INTRO: SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell sent a company-wide email last week responding to a report of allegations of sexual assault against CEO Elon Musk, claiming she doesn’t believe the allegations to be true. The email, first reported by CNBC and reviewed by The Verge, also reiterated that SpaceX has a “ZERO tolerance” policy for harassment.
“Personally, I believe the allegations to be false; not because I work for Elon, but because I have worked closely with him for 20 years and never seen nor heard anything resembling these allegations,” Shotwell wrote in the email. “Anyone who knows Elon like I do, knows he would never conduct or condone this alleged inappropriate behavior.”
Last week, Business Insider published a report alleging that SpaceX had paid a former company flight attendant $250,000 after she accused Musk of exposing himself and propositioning her while giving him a massage. Musk has since denied the allegations, though he told Insider that there is “a lot more to this story” while also calling the article a “politically motivated hit piece.”
"“Anyone who knows Elon like I do, knows he would never conduct or condone this alleged inappropriate behavior.”"
“If I were inclined to engage in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my entire 30-year career that it comes to light,” Musk told Business Insider... (MORE - details)
Biden doesn't think U.S. will need monkeypox quarantines, but 'people should be careful'
https://theweek.com/congress/1013803/mad...estigation
RELEASE: President Biden said Monday he does not believe quarantines will be needed to stop the spread of monkeypox, The Washington Post reports.
As for any big outbreaks, Biden said he thinks the U.S. has enough of the smallpox vaccine to "deal with the likelihood of the problem."
Belgium is now the first country to impose a quarantine on residents, requiring those infected with monkeypox to isolate for 21 days. The World Health Organization has detected the virus in at least a dozen countries in which it is not typically endemic, the Post notes.
"I just don't think it rises to the level of the kind of concern that existed with COVID-19, and the smallpox vaccine works for it. But, I think people should be careful," Biden added Monday. Studies indicate the smallpox vaccine is at least 85 percent effective against monkeypox, the Post reports, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
On Sunday, Biden said monkeypox is a "concern in that if it were to spread, it would be consequential."
RELATED (scivillage): More cases of monkeypox detected in UK as scientists investigate links
