Last week three Republican senators gave Americans—and women, in particular—a clear, chilling, and unmistakable taste of how their lives would be altered if Donald Trump is put back into office. Republicans do not currently hold the presidency or a majority in the U.S. Senate, but they expect to after the 2024 election. The plans for governance, should Americans place them back in charge, are explicitly set forth in the Heritage Foundation’s 920-page manifesto known as Project 2025, a document...
Barzan Majeed, aka Scorpion, is on the run after smuggling thousands of migrants into the UK.
Mark Meckler and Robert Natelson insist that the Texas state government has the right under the Constitution to invade Mexico in order to fight drug cartels and secure the border. James Linzey had a dream that was apparently so prophetically significant that he had to issue a press release about it. Antisemitic far-right activist Ryan […]
(The Center Square) – Tempe City Council has moved forward with a union-favored ordinance requiring wages on public jobs to be artificially inflated to union-level wages. Not only does a nonprofit law firm say the measure is likely illegal under Arizona law, but the city expects to pay up to $7 million more annually to administer the new requirements. The City Council on Thursday night approved adding a prevailing wage requirement to all infrastructure contracts....
The Supreme Court rejected an attempt to undercut funding of the CFPB, a financial watchdog that has clashed with companies since being created after the 2008 financial crisis.
Australia's east coast is witnessing an increase in the number of fruit bats falling victim to electrocution while foraging for food.
Around 1100 workers at the Whyalla Steelworks have accepted a temporary pay
As the debate about the national minimum wage heats up, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has aired support for a gradual increase to €15 per hour.
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — Minnesota government officials have struck a deal with rideshare companies Uber and Lyft to set minimum wage standards for drivers, lawmakers announced Saturday night. The agreement is the culmination of nearly a year of back and forth between Democratic state officials and the two companies, who threatened
Sony sent a letter to more than 700 companies and organizations to take a stand against copyright abuse in AI training practices. Sony Music Group is warning corporations dealing with AI, particularly generative AI ventures, that they are not authorized to use music data owned by the label to teachRead Entire Article
Organised Labour yesterday shunned a meeting of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage, NMW, over what it described as government’s insulting proposal of N48,000.
The dreariness of "May gray" hangs in the air, but soon enough people will be turning on their fans to fend off the heat. And as the temperature rises, so will electric bills. As early as next year, though, the increase won't be so pronounced for customers of Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric and Pacific Gas & Electric. At least, that's the goal of a new approach to electricity rates adopted by the California Public Utilities Commission. Your results, however, will depend on...