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The NFL fines the Washington Football Team over workplace culture, 130 countries agree to global minimum tax plan, and more

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1. NFL fines Washington Football Team $10 million

The NFL on Thursday fined the Washington Football Team $10 million following an investigation into the club's workplace culture. Independent counsel Beth Wilkinson and her firm interviewed more than 150 people, mostly current and former team employees, and concluded that the workplace environment there was highly unprofessional, particularly regarding the treatment of women. The investigators found a culture of fear where bullying and intimidation were common, and numerous female employees said they had been subjected to sexual harassment and disrespect in the workplace. "I feel great remorse for the people who had difficult, even traumatic, experiences while working here," said Dan Snyder, the team's owner and co-CEO. "I'm truly sorry for that."

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.