NYC firefighter, 36, dies of heart attack after being fired to pay for migrants — leaving his family with nothing
An FDNY firefighter has died of a heart attack just months after being laid off as part of the city’s efforts to defund the immigration crisis. Grieving widows and children struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Derek Floyd, 36, went into cardiac arrest and the city offered him aid as part of a […]
Portugal rejects proposal to pay reparations for slavery after comments from president | Portugal
The Portuguese government says it is refusing to start a process to pay reparations for transatlantic slavery and atrocities committed during the colonial era, contrary to previous comments by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. Between the 15th and 19th centuries, six million Africans were abducted, forcibly transported across the Atlantic on Portuguese ships, and sold […]
William-Sonoma Inc. ordered to pay over $3 million in civil penalthy
Jeremy Andrus talks about the high costs of the grilling business as the company positions itself for long-term success on “Claman Countdown.” Williams-Sonoma was ordered to collect more than $3 million in civil penalties for falsely claiming its products were made in the United States when they were actually made in China. “Williams-Sonoma claimed that […]
NYC to pay $2.1M in ‘Toxic whiteness’ discrimination settlement
The city will pay a total of $2.1 million to three white Department of Education executives who were demoted under former Superintendent Richard Carranza and replaced by less qualified people of color. Royce Herrera, Jay Murray, and Laura Feijou (who will each receive $700,000), the judge ruled, “provided evidence of race-based discrimination at Carranza’s DOE.” […]
Federal judge rejects Trump request for new trial in E. Jean Carroll suit, says he must pay $83.3 million
A federal judge in New York has denied E-Jean Carroll’s request for a new trial after a jury ruled he must pay damages after he denied rape allegations in the 1990s. , rejected Trump’s appeal to pay him $83.3 million. A federal jury in January awarded Trump $18.3 million in compensatory damages and $65 million […]
Blue State Poised To Use Taxpayer Dollars To Pay Journalists’ Salaries
New York state is poised to hand out millions in taxpayer dollars to local media outlets to help pay for journalists’ salaries. The state will dole out $30 million over a three-year period to local media outlets in the form of tax credits, giving publishers the ability to offset up to 50% of the first […]
How US changes to ‘noncompete’ agreements and overtime pay could affect workers
The Federal Trade Commission passed a resolution this week banning non-compete agreements, and the Biden administration finalized rules that would make more salaried workers eligible for overtime pay. Starting July 1, employers will be required to pay overtime to salaried workers in certain managerial, executive and professional positions who make less than $43,888 a year. […]
Echoing Trump UK Calls on NATO to Pay Up, Boost Defence Spending
The UK has announced that it will campaign for all member states to increase their NATO standard defense spending from 2% to 2.5%, which is just barely above the floor. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak paid a military visit to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally Poland on Tuesday, announcing his government’s intention to increase […]
‘You Don’t Pay Someone $130,000 Not to Have Sex with You’
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) attacked former President Donald Trump on Tuesday. In an interview aired on CNN’s “News Central,” Utah’s Republican senator said of Trump’s character: “You don’t pay people not to have sex.” “I think everyone has their own assessment of President Trump’s character,” Romney told CNN chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju on the […]
76% of buy now, pay later users said it helped improve their financial situation but beware of risks: survey
According to a recent Achieve study, one way to make ends meet with your BNPL account is to track it. (iStock) Recent research shows that while more consumers are using buy now, pay later (BNPL) services and are attracted to their ease of access, they are at risk of overusing them. I am. According to […]