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The “equal pay” debate has once again been dredged up regarding women’s basketball, and, once again, the people pushing their “sexism” talking points are unaware of how sports leagues operate. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) was among those arguing that college superstar Caitlin Clark’s rookie salary is proof that WNBA players deserve equal pay to their […]
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(The Center Square) – The federal officials tasked with tracking down widespread fraud during and after the COVID-19 pandemic want more time and more money to finish the job. The Justice Department's COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force, made up of nearly 30 federal agencies, released its 2024 report on Tuesday. The report details the efforts of the task force in response to fraud involving COVID-19 relief programs. The task force report pointed out that...
(The Center Square) – Washington state government spending increased 169% from 1991 to 2023. The state’s total spending was $12.21 billion in 1991 and increased to $73.59 billion in 2023. When adjusted for inflation, that accounts for the 169% increase. That's according to budget documents provided online by the state. The migration of people to Washington over the past 32 years has triggered a dramatic increase in the number of state workers. ...
SEATTLE -- As Shota Imanaga watched Christopher Morel make a pair of game-saving defensive plays on Saturday night, the Cubs' pitcher imagined hoisting the third baseman onto his shoulders in celebration. “It’s called ‘kataguruma,’” Imanaga explained via his interpreter, Edwin Stanberry, following the Cubs’ 4-1 victory over the Mariners at
The Dutch are making fewer mobile phone calls than during the coronavirus pandemic, but are still calling more than in the pre-corona period, according to new figures from consumer authority ACM. Last year the Dutch were on the phone for a total of 38.3 billion minutes, 11 billion down on 2021, when the pandemic was at its height. Before the virus hit the Netherlands’ mobile phone calls totalled an average of 33 billion minutes. The number of calls made via
As of February 2024, Correctional Service Canada has euthanized more than 25 percent of the 37 inmates who applied for medical assistance in dying.
The United Nations has reported that 28 children have died of malnutrition and dehydration in Gaza thus far. The real total is likely much higher. More than one million people in Gaza face “catastrophic food insecurity,” and more than 50,000 children are acutely malnourished. In other words, the people of Gaza are starving. Without a More
The need for a federal privacy law has long been clear to most, but making it actually happen has been another matter. However, a compromise could potentially see it introduced by the end of the year. Apple has been calling for Congress to pass a GDPR-style privacy law since at least 2018, but little progress has been made since then. All that may be about to change, however more
Before she was Jessica Jones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Krysten Ritter was in the TV series Breaking Bad. Her time on the show as Jane Margolis wasn't particularly joyful, due to her harrowing end, and making it is something that's stayed with the actor. Continue reading Krysten Ritter still has “visceral reaction” to her Breaking Bad ending
Former President Donald Trump‘s fundraising efforts picked up steam in the first three months of 2024 as GOP megadonors assisted his third bid for the White House. Trump and the Republican National Committee had already announced they raised $65.6 million in March and ended the month with $93.1 million cash on hand. ELECTION 2024: FOLLOW […]