Ohio Republicans introduce bill to stop Nov. ballot proposal to increase minimum wage to $15
Advocates are gearing up to put a proposal on the November ballot to increase the minimum wage in Ohio to $15, which has led state Republicans to introduce their own wage-hike bill to “fend off” the constitutional amendment. Ohioans have been debating minimum wage for years. “I think everybody…#ohio #republicans #ohioans #haverlick #policymatters #michaelshields #raisewage #billblessing #rcoleraintownship #generalassembly (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Missourians could vote to boost state ’s minimum wage and establish paid sick leave
Last week was a busy, and fruitful, period of time for groups wanting to place policy changes on Missouri’s 2024 ballot. And while much of the attention turned to efforts to legalize abortion and sports betting, another initiative that could boost the minimum wage above $15 an hour and establish…#missouri #missourians #healthyfamilies #fairwages #jayashcroft #richardvonglahn #stlouis #vonglahn #glahns #vonglahns (Source: Reuters: Health)
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DOJ alleges Google destroyed hundreds of thousands of chats as antitrust case winds down
Why it matters: Hundreds of thousands of potentially damning internal conversations may have gone missing at Google, according to allegations from the Department of Justice. As the landmark antitrust trial over Google's search engine monopoly winds down, this revelation could prove pivotal. The…#google #departmentofjustice #doj #amitmehta #justicedepartment #coletteconnor #kennethdintzer #dintzer (Source: Reuters: Health)
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EQT to buy digital consultancy Perficient for about $3 billion
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Investors Pile Into Amgen in Search of Next Obesity Drug Payout
Investors who may have missed out on the blistering rally in Eli Lilly & Co. and Novo Nordisk A/S are once again taking a chance with Amgen Inc. • None France’s Macron Calls for Reset of Economic Ties With China • None Lamborghini Bros No More: Crypto Is Creating a New Wealth Effect The shares…#elilillyco #novonordiskas #amgeninc #macroncalls #amgen #maritide #lilly #novo #unseatlilly #williamblair (Source: Reuters: Health)
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‘AI-Agents Will Do Crypto Transactions’: Arif Khan on the Future of Crypto-AI
For Khan, decentralized AI is more than hype and more than abstract and more than a fashionable trend — it’s critical and it’s the future. And it can make our daily lives easier. ”I think in five years, we will have autonomous on-chain AI agents doing crypto transactions, and managing a large part…#arifkhan #aletheaai #austin #venn #arif #stablediffusion #bittensor #gpu (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Congestion Pricing ’s Billions to Pay for Nuts and Bolts of Subway System
New York City’s congestion pricing program is scheduled to begin charging tolls to drive into the busiest parts of Manhattan next month, with the aim of generating a $15 billion windfall for the mass transit system. That money would not translate into lower fares or a huge subway expansion.…#newyorkcitys #manhattan #newyorkers #mta (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Live Updates: Trump slapped with fine as hush money trial's third week opens
You can find updates from Friday’s testimony here. NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial sanctioned him Monday morning for violating his gag order for a second time. Judge Juan M. Merchan fined the former president $1,000 and warned that going forward, additional violations…#donaldtrumps #juanmmerchan #trump #witness #merchan #hopehicks #keithdavidson #stormydaniels #playboy #karenmcdougal (Source: Reuters: Health)
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EU restates readiness to launch trade war with China over cheap imports
The EU has restated its readiness to launch a trade war with China over imports of cheap electric cars, steel and cheap solar and wind technology, with Ursula von der Leyen saying the bloc will “not waver” from protecting industries and jobs after a meeting with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping.…#ursulavonder #leyen #xijinping #europeancommission #élyséepalace #emmanuelmacron #janetyellen #vonder #ukraine #switzerland (Source: Reuters: Health)
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The Fed will spark an economic crash by delaying rate cuts, State Street equity research chief says
Yichiro Chino/Getty Images The Fed pushing out its timeline for rate cuts could spark an economic crash, State Street's Marija Veitmane said. Tight monetary policy could lead the US into a "no landing" scenario before a downturn, she warned. But the Fed doesn't look poised to cut interest rates…#statestreet #marijaveitmane #tight #federalreserve #moody #starbucks #cmefedwatch (Source: Reuters: Health)
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The U.S. is updating its Social Security estimates. Here ’s what you need to know.
A government report due later on Monday will issue fresh projections on how long the trust funds for Social Security and Medicare will last. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
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DJT Stock Is Falling. Trump Media Tells Auditor ‘You’re Fired.’
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New Liberia forest boss plans to increase exports, denies working with war criminal Charles Taylor
In an interview with The Associated Press, the new head of Liberia's forest management authority, Rudolph Merab, said he would work to increase timber exports and cut regulations Liberia, West Africa’s most forested country, has a long history of illegal logging, which the country's regulator, the…#liberia #rudolphmerab #westafrica #fda #merab #charlestaylor #sierraleone #guinea #ivorycoast #atlanticocean (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Columbia Cancels Main Commencement Event After Weeks of Turmoil
Columbia University canceled its main commencement event slated for May 15 after weeks of turmoil on campus. “Our students emphasized that these smaller-scale, school-based celebrations are most meaningful to them and their families,” the New York-based school said in a statement Monday. “We will…#columbiauniversity #subscribe #bloombergoriginals #bloombergquicktake #breakingnewson (Source: Reuters: Health)
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House Democrat Henry Cuellar Charged With Taking Foreign Bribes
House Democrat Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife were indicted for allegedly accepting approximately $600,000 in foreign bribes. Cuellar denied the charge. He and his wife, Imelda, made their initial court appearance Friday before a federal judge in Houston, the Justice Department said in a…#democrat #henrycuellar #houston #justicedepartment #azerbaijan #mexicocity #shamconsulting #imeldacuellar #soviet #southcaucacus (Source: Reuters: Health)
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