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Californians in two industries are set to get new minimum wages just for them next year, and that could lead to pay bumps for other workers, too. Gov. Gavin Newsom this year signed two union-backed bills that will boost fast-food and health care workers’ minimum wages. California-based fast-food workers for chains with 60 or more locations around …
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon and his family sold $150 million worth of the bank’s stock, following through on last year’s announcement that he would begin selling shares for the first time since taking the helm 18 years ago. Dimon and his family sold about 822,000 shares in a series of …
via naturalnews: Around a quarter of all political donations received by major political parties in Australia from 2022 to 2023 could not be traced back to specific donors. This is according to a report from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), which found that between 21 percent to 27 percent of donations and other receipts to the Labor Party, …
California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell, known for using his campaign war chest as a “personal piggy bank,” according to watchdog group American Accountability Foundation, spent campaign funds at the Super Bowl and paid $50,000 to NFL teams for “event tickets,” records show. Swalwell, a San Francisco 49ers superfan, attended the big game in Las Vegas …
If a blockbuster tax reform proposal from Casper Republican state Rep. Steve Harshman goes the distance, most property taxes in Wyoming would be eliminated in lieu of hiking the state sales tax by 2%. Harshman is the sponsor of House Bill 203, which would remove all property taxes for an estimated 97% of Wyoming homeowners. In …
Bloomberg) — The Pentagon’s inspector general said its criminal investigators have opened more than 50 cases related to aid provided to Ukraine, including some involving contractors, but have yet to firm up any allegations. The investigations, which are at different stages, are looking at issues including “procurement fraud, product substitution, theft, fraud or corruption, and …
🚨Attorney for President Trump, Steve Sadow, specifically asked Nathan Wade under oath how many times he'd visited Fani Willis's residence in 2021: SADOW: So if phone records were to reflect that you were making phone calls from the same location as [Willis'] condo before… pic.twitter.com/BSxmtUwYDn — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 23, 2024
JUST IN – BINANCE HAS ADMITTED TO MONEY LAUNDERING, SANCTIONS VIOLATIONS JUST IN – BINANCE HAS ADMITTED TO MONEY LAUNDERING, SANCTIONS VIOLATIONS — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) February 23, 2024 *BINANCE $4.3 BILLION PAYMENT IN US PLEA DEAL APPROVED BY JUDGE*BINANCE JUDGE SIGNS OFF ON COMPLIANCE MONITORING REQUIREMENT — zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 23, 2024 BREAKING: In …
GOP shutdown fears grow: ‘We could be in a world of hurt’ While Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has moved deftly to avoid a shutdown since taking the gavel in October, restive conservatives are losing patience with his willingness to cut budget deals across the aisle. And some observers on Capitol Hill are already warning that …
It’s a noro-easter. The norovirus, a hypercontagious stomach bug, is sweeping across the Northeast, causing schools to shutter and citizens to suffer from violent diarrhea and other alarming symptoms. “It is incredibly contagious,” Dr. Alfred Sacchetti from Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, NJ, told ABC News. “Just one particle of the norovirus …
via naturalnews It is official: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be extradited to the United States to face espionage charges after spending a decade in the United Kingdom being tortured. BitChute policy officer Amy Peikoff joined Alex Jones of Infowars to discuss Assange’s mistreatment, as well as talk about ways to help secure journalistic freedom for all moving forward …
Members of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed inclined on Wednesday to again limit the Biden administration’s ability to protect the environment by temporarily stopping an effort by the Environmental Protection Agency to curtail air pollution that drifts across state lines. Such a decision, expected by June, would be in keeping with recent rulings by …
NBC is acknowledging the stark realities of Ukraine’s ongoing conflict with Russia. Initially, the stout resistance displayed by Ukraine fueled hopes of a David-and-Goliath victory against Russia’s invading forces. However, as the war enters its third year, the landscape has shifted, and Russia is now enjoying recent gains on the battlefield. The once-outnumbered and outgunned …
Even after 47 years of marriage, the romance between President Joe Biden and Jill Biden is far from dead. From kisses before he boards Air Force One to date nights and him introducing himself as ‘Jill’s husband’, the stress of the White House has showed no signs of straining their relationship. But, in private, the …
Based President Trump: "We're going to end the so-called Department of Education. We might have one desk, one person, just to make sure everyone is speaking English."pic.twitter.com/xGpoXsrRFN — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 23, 2024
In this video we are talking about the subtropical jet stream and polar jet stream merging and the resulting storm coming to the US. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2Ir5T53yGk
‘I wanted to blow it. I wanted to have some fun’: DC mom given $10,800 taxpayer-funded lump sum as part of scheme to help poor families spends $6,000 on luxury trip to MIAMI, a $180 haircut and 15 vacation outfits for her three kids is it wrong to give her family a fun time ??? …
Feb 22, 2024 ‘The Five’ co-hosts react to Google pausing its Gemini image generation artificial intelligence bot after it refused to produce images of White people. Google’s Anti-White AI Image Generator, The Google Gemini app erases history and prioritizes Left-wing intersectionality; Joe Biden uses taxpayer dollars to bribe college graduates; and Russia continues its pattern …
A ‘frightening’ explosion of young women developing one of the deadliest cancers has baffled experts. Rates of pancreatic cancer have soared by up to 200 per cent in women under the age of 25 since the 1990s. Overall, incidences of the disease — which has a five-year survival rate of just 5 per cent — have increased …
“Superfoods” is a term used to describe foods that are nutrient-dense and thought to have health benefits due to their high concentration of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other beneficial compounds. Here are three examples: Blueberries: Blueberries are rich in antioxidants, particularly anthocyanins, which have been linked to various health benefits, including improved cognitive function and …
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via naturalnews The mechanisms of tyranny are changing as the global police state mutates into a global surveillance state via the emerging global censorship state. What was once foretold by George Orwell is still in play, but how it looks is morphing into a type of Security Industrial Complex where everyone’s privacy rights have to …
An illegal alien who is accused of killing a police officer has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit after suddenly claiming he has a “disability.” Wait until you hear what his so-called “disability” is. Illegal migrant Virgilio Aguilar-Mendez is playing the victim card and claiming that his inability to speak English should be considered a …
“As the number of migrants arriving at the center has increased significantly over the last few weeks, our finite resources have been stretched to the limit, leading to the closure of the center on February 22.” “When we accepted the challenge of this work in October of last year, we knew two things: that it …
Promising times are coming for Argentina.https://t.co/oj7THRkQSm — LibertariumX (@Libertarium_arg) February 23, 2024 Bukele is Milei level 🫡 https://t.co/OQGXbG5Du1 — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) February 23, 2024
Didn’t they just get flooding? Glass is overflowing yet they cutting the water to the farmers? At this point we have to believe that the inadequacy of water storage in California is intentional since the current administration has had ample time to secure our water supply. — Monica Rohrer (@mlrohrer) February 22, 2024 Mariana Mazzucato …
