Uber and Lyft delayed plans to pull their businesses out of Minneapolis on May 1 after the city council pushed back an effective date to increase the minimum wage by two months. Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed the extension to July 1 for the increased minimum hourly wage during a Thursday meeting, according to CNN. The
A businessman who owns 140 Burger King franchises in California will slash workers’ hours and expedite the rollout of self-service kiosks to cut down on labor costs in response to the state’s new $20 minimum wage. Harshraj Ghai, who owns 180 fast-food restaurants throughout the Golden State, including Burger King, Taco Bell and Popeyes, told
Apr 12 2024 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation While debating the pros and cons of robotically assisted lung transplantation, Albert Jauregui, MD, PhD told attendees at the Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), today in Prague that the time for robotic surgery is now.
A CNN contributor sparked outrage on Thursday after saying that OJ Simpson “represented something for the black community … particularly because there were two white people who had been killed.” Ashley Allison made the comment during the network’s coverage of the death of the 76-year-old Simpson, the disgraced NFL legend who was acquitted in 1995
Author Sir Salman Rushdie has described the moment before he was stabbed at a literary festival, saying he saw a “murderous shape rushing towards” him like a “squat missile”. The novelist was stabbed multiple times during the attack, which took place moments before he was due to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in
“Significant progress” has been made towards a post-Brexit deal for Gibraltar, Spain, the EU and the UK have said. In a joint statement following talks in Brussels, the parties said they had agreed “general political lines” on the territory’s future status and said a final deal could be reached within weeks. Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ryan Roslansky, CEO of Microsoft’s LinkedIn subsidiary, speaks at a LinkedIn event in San Francisco on Sept. 22, 2016. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Influencer marketing has become big business on TikTok and Instagram, where popular creators can make good money by
Alfa Romeo Milano, the brand’s first electric car (Source: Stellantis) What’s an Alfa Romeo without a cool Italian-sounding name? The Stellantis-owned company is naming its first BEV after the famous city of Milan, but the Italian government is now playing hardball by saying that’s illegal since the car will be built in Poland. If it’s
Sam Bankman-Fried, facing the prospect of spending much of his adult life behind bars, on Thursday appealed his conviction and 25-year prison sentence for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded. Defense lawyer Marc Mukasey had announced plans for the appeal to the Manhattan-based 2nd US Circuit Court of
2.1K Let’s dig into the details of pet survival and what it would take to make sure you’re prepared to care for your pets during a crisis. What would you do if the lights went outfor good? Youve prepped for yourself and your family, but what about your pets? Have you stored what you need
A growing number of companies are exploring the possibility of offering psychedelic drug therapy for their employees as a cost-saving and effective means of mental health treatment, according to a report. Recent research has shown that well-known party-drugs like MDMA [ecstasy], psilocybin [magic mushrooms] and ketamine which has been legalized for medicinal use are useful
Another top executive at Goldman Sachs has flown the coop. Goldman CEO David Solomon named Carey Halio as the investment bank’s new treasurer — replacing Philip Berlinski, who departs after 24 years at the Wall Street giant. Berlinski will become operating chief at Millennium Management, the $62.2 billion hedge fund headed by billionaire Israel Englander
Taylor Swift’s tunes were back on TikTok after a 10-week hiatus amid a licensing spat between the Chinese-owned video-sharing app and the pop superstar’s record label Universal Music, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Fans of the You Belong With Me, Lover, and Cruel Summer singer were able to upload her hits in their videos
Plans by Chick-fil-A to open an outpost in gay-friendly Palm Springs, Calif. sparked intense backlash from angry residents looking keep out the famously devout the company once known for donating to anti-LGBTQ causes. Matt Robinson, a Palm Springs resident, posted an image on his Facebook account earlier this week showing a sign in front of
Climate change is “likely” to increase the activity and distribution of ticks in the UK, which could lead to a rise in Lyme disease cases, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). A potentially warmer and more humid climate is expected to result in ticks – which can infect humans with Lyme disease –
Police have launched an investigation into Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner. Ms Rayner has faced claims she may have broken electoral law over information she gave about her living situation a decade ago. A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) spokesperson said: “We’re investigating whether any offences have been committed. This follows a reassessment of the information
Former defence minister Tobias Ellwood has said the West is in “denial” about Vladimir Putin, who “is now more powerful than Stalin”. The senior Tory MP said he agreed with his colleague James Heappey that the UK should consider sending troops to Ukraine to give training to the armed forces in their war against Russia.
In this article NVDA AMD MU MRVL QCOM AVGO INTC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT US-China chip war graphic Wong Yu Liang | Moment | Getty Images China remains an essential market for most American chipmakers despite Washington’s efforts to restrict chip sales to the country and amid Beijing’s push for self sufficiency in the
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has turned himself in to police in connection with his role in a car crash that left four people with minor injuries. The 23-year-old wide receiver was taken to a jail in south Dallas after handing himself in to Glenn Heights Police on Thursday, Sky News’ US partner
Tesla has released more details about Powerwall 3, its new generation home energy storage system, and there’s some more good news. Electrek first reported that Tesla started Powerwall 3 installations in the US despite having yet to launch the product on its website officially back in September. As we previously reported, the biggest difference with the Powerwall 3