Bessent To Call For Tax Relief For Manufacturers, Service Workers, And Seniors
Reducing the tax burden on U.S. manufacturing, service workers and retirees will be a critical priority for the incoming Trump administration, Trump Treasury nominee Scott Bessent said Thursday, according to prepared remarks. He is scheduled to speak before a Senate committee. “If Congress does not act, Americans will face the largest tax increase in history, […]
Feds waste $7B on offices even though half of workers WFH: report
More than four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has lowered office space lease costs even though about half of employees regularly work from home, according to a new report. It is estimated that $7 billion was wasted on The House Oversight Committee will investigate the Biden administration's remote work […]
Attackers disguised as Amazon workers beat man with weapon: report
Assailant posing as Amazon employee punches 66-year-old man Two men posing as Amazon delivery workers beat a 66-year-old Savannah, Georgia, pub owner to death with a sledgehammer-like weapon on the morning of January 11, according to police and local reports. Two men posing as Amazon delivery workers beat a 66-year-old Savannah, Georgia, pub owner to […]
Interior Department overpaid workers by up to $400K after they wrongly claimed to be in DC: watchdog
The Interior Department falsely claimed that the feeding workers were based in the Washington, D.C., area, when in fact they were scattered across the United States, overpaying taxpayers up to $400,000 for dozens of employees. paid. A report by the department's Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that at least 48 government employees were working […]
60 Boston Workers Quit After IRS Flags False Tax Data
About 60 employees at a Boston-area bakery and restaurant chain have quit after receiving a warning from the IRS about possible fraud on their tax returns. Tatte Chain said the employees quit after being contacted by the Internal Revenue Service about “discrepancies” in the employees' documents where their names, social security numbers and home addresses […]
NY considers law to allow parties and election workers to serve snacks, drinks to voters
They want to change New York's voting laws. State lawmakers say there's a way to keep voters waiting in line from becoming unruly or passing out: feed them. A bill introduced by Rep. Jo Ann Simon (D-Brooklyn) would allow election workers and party/election officials to provide “nominal” snacks and snacks to New Yorkers waiting to […]
L.A. Mayor Rewarded City Workers Before Cutting Fire Budget
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) reportedly gave major pay increases to government workers before cutting the city's fire department budget. “Mayor Karen Bass's budget cuts to the City Fire Department, enacted just a few months ago amid warnings of the city's fiscal deterioration, stand out as a glaring example of misplaced priorities.” The Journal […]
One in six UK workers skipping meals to make ends meet, says TUC | UK cost of living crisis
One in six British workers are skipping meals to make ends meet, as household budgets remain strained by soaring prices for food, energy and other essentials. Underscoring the impact of the cost of living crisis on working households, Trades Union Congress (TUC) statistics show that 17% of full-time or part-time workers have skipped meals in […]
China’s TikTok Tells Workers Impacted by Los Angeles Wildfires to Take Sick Days
China's TikTok is facing backlash over its policies towards employees in the Los Angeles area, which has been affected by the devastating wildfires that are ravaging the area. tech crunch report TikTok employees based in Los Angeles as wildfires rage across the Los Angeles metropolitan area, burning more than 45 square miles, destroying more than […]
Meta CEO Zuckerberg On JRE: Biden Admin Pressured Meta Workers To Remove Factual Vaccine Info, Tried To Censor Memes
(L) Joe Rogan, host of the Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) podcast (Photo courtesy of Joe Rogan Experience – Episode #2255 screenshot) / (R) Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta. (Photo via: Joe Rogan Experience – Episode #2255 Screenshot) OAN Staff Brooke Mallory5:08 PM – Friday, January 10, 2025 According to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Appeared on […]