Sidney Poitier, the legendary star who was the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Actor, has died at 94, Bahamas Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell confirmed to CBS News Friday.Mitchell was told of Poitier’s death by the family but had no other details. Poitier, who held dual U.S.and […]
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At least 7 states proposed anti-trans bills in first week of 2022
Throughout the first week of the year, state lawmakers in at least seven states proposed laws that would limit the rights of transgender and nonbinary youths.”,”mainEntityOfPage”:{“@type”:”WebPage”,”@id”:”
Business owner paid ex-worker with 91,000 pennies. That’s retaliation, feds claim in lawsuit. – CBS News
After a former employee of A OK Walker Autoworks filed a complaint with state labor regulators in 2021 accusing the owner of failing to issue his final paycheck of $915, he got an unwelcome surprise: a mountain of 91,000 pennies, covered in oil, dumped in his driveway.But the worker, Andreas […]
Ashli Babbitt’s Husband Says She Wouldn’t Have Died if They Both Went to D.C.
Ashli Babbitt would not have died at the Capitol Riot if her husband was traveling by her side on the fateful cross-country trip …at least that’s how he feels about her death. Ashli’s husband, Aaron Babbitt , tells TMZ …he did not accompany his late wife to Washington D.C.on Jan.6, […]
Jobs report December 2021: Hiring falters as payrolls rise only 199,000
The U.S.economy added far fewer jobs than expected in December just as the nation was grappling with a massive surge in Covid cases, the Labor Department said Friday.Nonfarm payrolls grew by 199,000, while the unemployment rate fell to 3.9%, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data .That compared with the […]
School closures create ‘an incredible stress’ on kids, parents: Independent Women’s Forum
Thousands of schools closed during the week of Jan.2 after the holiday break, amid a surge of COVID-19 cases and harsh winter weather conditions.More than 5,200 schools closed across the U.S.the first week of the year, some of which will remain closed until Jan.16, according to community events website Burbio, […]
The 58 Best Movies on Hulu Right Now (January 2022)
If you’re in the mood for some grade-A cinema, look no further than Hulu.The bountiful home to hundreds of titles, including big-budget tentpole films, indie breakouts, and everything in between, there’s simply no shortage of flicks to binge this weekend.In fact, the only trouble we think you’ll have is wading […]
Omicron hasn’t stopped the jobs recovery — yet
New York (CNN Business) The US economy added 199,000 jobs in December, the Labor Department reported Friday.That was the fewest jobs added in any month of 2021. That was a major disappointment: Economists had forecast jobs growth of double that number.So how could forecasts be so off again? “We just […]
207,000 Americans filed for jobless aid last week, near half-century low – CBS News
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged up last week, but claims remains near a 50-year low amid a tight labor market that is spurring businesses to hold onto their workers. About 207,000 people filed for first-time unemployment benefits in the week ended January 1, the Labor Department […]
Say goodbye to dollar stores, 2-buck Chuck, and the dollar pizza slice. They got wiped out by the pandemic.
The scramble for cheap pizza will cost you $1.50 now, not just a buck.Eric Savage/Getty Images Inflation is the highest since 1990 and it’s ending some of Americans’ favorite bargains.Dollar pizza slices, cheap Trader Joe’s wine, and even some dollar stores themselves don’t cost what they used to.Here are the […]