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Apple has a data center in Maiden, NC... Cook calls out dangerous "religious freedom" laws.
Apple CEO, Gov. McCrory Call Out NC Religious Freedom Proposal
CHARLOTTE—A proposed law in the North Carolina legislature is picking up national attention after being called out by Apple CEO Tim Cook for potentially fueling discrimination against LGBT community members.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook called out North Carolina's proposal in a Washington Post op-ed Sunday. Apple has a data center in Maiden, North Carolina.
Cook says such laws hurt jobs and development.
He was talking about a bill signed in Indiana last week, and companies are backing off investments or speaking out, including the NCAA.
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http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triad/news/2015/03/30/apple-ceo--gov--mccrory-call-out-nc-religious-freedom-proposal.html
CHARLOTTE—A proposed law in the North Carolina legislature is picking up national attention after being called out by Apple CEO Tim Cook for potentially fueling discrimination against LGBT community members.
....
Apple CEO Tim Cook called out North Carolina's proposal in a Washington Post op-ed Sunday. Apple has a data center in Maiden, North Carolina.
Cook says such laws hurt jobs and development.
He was talking about a bill signed in Indiana last week, and companies are backing off investments or speaking out, including the NCAA.
....
http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triad/news/2015/03/30/apple-ceo--gov--mccrory-call-out-nc-religious-freedom-proposal.html
Tim Cook: Pro-discrimination ‘religious freedom’ laws are dangerous
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/pro-discrimination-religious-freedom-laws-are-dangerous-to-america/2015/03/29/bdb4ce9e-d66d-11e4-ba28-f2a685dc7f89_story.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/pro-discrimination-religious-freedom-laws-are-dangerous-to-america/2015/03/29/bdb4ce9e-d66d-11e4-ba28-f2a685dc7f89_story.html
Bracing myself for what the good ol' boy legislature passes, and whether McCrory will stand up to the bigots.