• CA Fast Food Outlets Defy State's New, Economy-Crushing Minimum Wage Law With Automation, Raising Prices

    The real minimum wage, no matter how much liberal politicians try to deny it, is and always will be zero.

  • Ontario premier calls cost of gas ‘absolutely disgusting,’ raises price-gouging concerns

    Premier Doug Ford went off on gas prices on Thursday, mentioning concerns about price gouging and comparisons to gas prices south of the border.

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    Journalists, free speech advocates raise concerns over state bill that would limit access to public records

    BATON ROUGE — Louisianans may soon lose access to great swaths of government records currently made available upon request under the state public records law.A Senate panel voted 6-2 Wednesday to advance a bill — backed by Gov. Jeff Landry and sponsored by Sen. Heather Cloud, R-Turkey Creek — that would gut public access to information at every level of government.The proposal, Senate Bill 482, would bar access to “any records reflecting advisory opinions,...

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    Alcohol Awareness Month 5K: ADAPT raises awareness on alcohol misuse

    To acknowledge Alcohol Awareness Month, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment program organized a 5K at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center. Over 20 service members and their families participated in the race, which featured an interactive activity where they could wear drunk goggles and ride quadcycles simulating the effects of inebriation while driving to promote awareness and understanding of alcohol misuse. In military culture, alcohol is often used as a coping mechanism...

  • AAA Texas: State gas prices jump 7 cents, Amarillo gas prices fall 3 cents citywide

    Drivers in Texas saw a 7-cent increase in gas prices with an average of $3.29/gallon of regular unleaded fuel however the increase marked a 7-cent decrease when compared to this day last year on Thursday, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch.

  • Peacock Raises Prices Before Olympics

    NBC will once again hike prices on its Peacock streaming service, the second such jump for the subscription platform in two years. Peacock Premium and the ad-free Peacock Premium Plus will see a price increase in mid-July. Both will increase $2 in price to $7.99 and $13.99 a month respectively. Annual subscriptions will go up […]

  • State school pressure from VAT plans

    These are just some of their more recent issues, but I am always drawn to an earlier statement by former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon: “Let me be clear – I want to be judged on this. If you are not, as First Minister, prepared to put your neck on the line on the education of our young people then what are you prepared to. It really matters.” This to me is the real terms upon which I judge the SNP, because education of our young is what really matters, and they have been badly failed. I sit on...

  • Peacock is raising prices again, just in time for the Olympics

    Streamflation is real y'all. Peacock just announced its raising prices again, less than a year after it last upped subscription costs. The new price will be $8 per month for Peacock with ads and $14 per month for an ad-free experience, starting on July 18 for new subscribers and August 17 for pre-existing users. An ad-free subscription will be the same price as Disney+ and nearly as much as Netflix. Mrs. Davis was good, but was it that good? To put this into perspective, just one year ago a...

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    Peacock Raises Prices as NewFronts Get Underway

    Peacock may not be taking part in the 2024 NewFronts, but the NBCUniversal streamer is making its presence felt—with a price increase. Top line Beginning in July, the price of Peacock Premium, its ad-supported tier, will go up by $2 to $7.99/mo. The ad-free version, Premium Plus, will also see a $2 bump to $13.99/mo. With the news, Peacock's annual plans come in at $79.99 for Premium and $139.99 for Premium Plus. Between the lines According to Peacock, the change will be effective...

  • Rental property concerns raised in Monroe County

    POCONO MANOR, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A rental property in the Poconos, not only do neighbors say it's noisy, but now potentially dangerous. The property at 205 Lake Drive in the Pocono Manor neighborhood has been reported to the police more than a dozen times. Neighbors say the noise from the renters is out of []

  • Transparency International raises concerns over the "Foreign Agents

    Transparency International strongly denounces the recent law proposal in

  • Coca-Cola Raises Prices, Earnings Beat Expectations

    00:00Let's start with McDonald's. An interesting reaction there when it