The city council of Portland, Maine, has voted to end COVID hazard pay for workers, a move that will reduce the minimum wage by $6.50.The $19.50 per hour hazard pay went into effect Jan. 1, 2022. The wage increase was approved by voters in a 2020 ballot referendum as a way to help support laborers…Continue Reading
Ben Roethlisberger didn’t have a game Monday night that will go down in the annals as one of the all-time greats for an NFL quarterback. But for Roethlisberger and Pittsburgh Steelers fans alike, it’ll be a game they’ll likely ever forget.Big Ben got an unlikely curtain call Monday night in his final home game as…Continue Reading
Sacramento Kings forward Tristan Thompson has apologized to his on-again, off-again girlfriend Khloé Kardashian for fathering a son with another woman during their relationship.Thompson, 30, posted a statement on his Twitter account confirming that paternity test results confirmed that he had concieved a son with a woman named Maralee Nichols. The NBA star had previously…Continue Reading
In an exclusive essay, HRH The Prince of Wales shares his plan for a healthier planet Photo-illustration by Newsweek; Source photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Less than a year before President John F. Kennedy delivered his Commencement Address at the American University in 1963, the Cuban Missile Crisis had brought the world to the brink of…Continue Reading
The Federal Aviation Administration thanked Verizon and AT&T on Monday for agreeing to a two-week pause on 5G network rollout amid air travel safety concerns. A Boeing 737 jet is pictured during a test flight at Boeing Field near Seattle, Washington, on Sept. 30, 2020. Mike Siegel/Getty Verizon and AT&T have agreed to temporarily pause…Continue Reading
One recent divorcée made waves when her refusal to sell her half of a shared home to her ex-husband went viral, stunning the internet.In a viral thread posted on Reddit’s popular r/AmITheA**hole (which boasts 3.4 million members), u/Avatarthe1Bender offered an explanation for why she refuses to sell her half of the house, and she didn’t…Continue Reading
Airline staff spread thin by a resurgence of coronavirus along with snowy weather meant thousands of grounded travelers across the country over the holiday weekend. But ambiguous federal guidelines on compensation for canceled or delayed flights may leave travelers up in the air.As of Monday, over 3,000 U.S. flights were halted and nearly 7,428 delayed,…Continue Reading
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comTechnical glitch yet to be resolvedPhilippine shares pressured by surge in COVID-19 casesMANILA, Jan 4 (Reuters) – The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE.PS) on Tuesday cancelled trading because of a technical glitch at the start of the session.The stock exchange operator said in an advisory that 43 of 125…Continue Reading
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: January 4, 2022 11:42:24 am Beneficiaries at Mumbai’s BKC Jumbo Center receive Covid jabs as drive vaccination drives for age group of 15 to 18 years began on Monday. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty) India’s tally for the new coronavirus variant, Omicron, on Tuesday reached 1,892,…Continue Reading
15 to 18 year-old beneficiaries at Mumbai’s BKC Jumbo Center get Covid vaccination. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)Covid-19 India Live News: Several leaders on Tuesday said that they have tested positive for Covid-19. BJP MP Manoj Tiwari took to Twitter to state that he had tested positive and was isolating. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal,…Continue Reading