Posts Tagged ‘raises’

Nearly 10 million Americans will get raises from minimum wage hikes in 2024: study

A new year will bring more pay for millions of Americans, according to a new study from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). On New Years Day, 22 states will raise their minimum wage, giving nearly 9.9 million Americans a pay raise. In total, workers will receive $6.95 billion in additional wages from the increases. In… […]

Senators’ ownership of Big Oil stocks raises conflict of interest concerns

Powered 100% by reader donations, NationofChange is your ad-free, transparent platform for progressive journalism and activism. Make a difference by donating now. The intricate relationship between politics and the fossil fuel industry has come into the spotlight with a recent analysis by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), revealing that ten U.S. senators […]

Scott raises close to $6M in third quarter of fundraising

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) raised close to $6 million in the third quarter of fundraising between his political committees, his campaign announced on Sunday. Scott’s campaign said he raised $5.92 million between the political committees between July and September. He ends the quarter with $13.3 million in the bank, with $11.6 million… […]

Biden’s FDA Chief Refuses Latest COVID Shot, Raises Concerns Over VAIDS

President Biden’s FDA vaccine adviser has refused to take the latest Covid shot and has raised the alarm about the potentially deadly effects of the mRNA jabs. Dr. Paul Offit is the lead adviser on […] The post Biden’s FDA Chief Refuses Latest COVID Shot, Raises Concerns Over VAIDS appeared first on The People's Voice. […]

CNN’s Tapper to Ford CEO Farley: You Have Given Yourself Huge Raises, Why Can’t Workers Share in the Profits?

Thursday on CNN’s “The Lead,” anchor Jake Tapper asked Ford CEO Jim Farley why, after CEOs got large raises, they can’t “share the profits” with the workers to avoid a strike. Source

Could Trump be blocked from ballot? 14th Amendment raises eligibility arguments

Donald Trump’s campaign for a second term alongside his prosecution for seeking to block the transfer of power has raised questions over whether the former president can be barred from the ballot under a 14th Amendment provision targeting those involved in insurrections. A handful of Colorado residents have launched a suit to remove Trump from the ballot… […]

Symbolic dining table in Berlin raises awareness of earthquake orphans in Turkiye, Syria

A prominent Islamic charity based in Berlin set up a symbolic dining table on Friday to raise awareness about the children orphaned by the devastating earthquakes that struck southern Turkiye and northern Syria in February 2023, Anadolu Agency reports. The dining table, measuring 75 meters (246 feet) in length, was arranged by Islamic Relief and […]

Relying on AI detectors Raises Censorship Concerns, After Real Videos Are Labeled as Fake

The problem with AI content moderation. Source

Generative AI Raises Questions About Biometric Security

Yet another sector is raising red flags about the potential harms of artificial intelligence, this time with regard to biometric security. Source

‘Israeli’ Analysis: Hezbollah SG Raises the Bet Value

April 7, 2023 By Al-Ahed News ‘Israel’ Hayom military affairs expert Lilach Shoval described the launching of 34 rockets from South Lebanon to the Western Galilee yesterday afternoon is undoubtedly the most dangerous security incident that took place in this sector since July 2006 War, considering the immediate explanation of the rocket launching is that […]

Trump Adviser Kash Patel’s ‘Charity’ Raises Cash for Jan. 6 Defendants

Kash Patel, a former Trump administration official and current adviser to the former president, is raising funds through his Fight With Kash Foundation to help “peaceful” Jan. 6 defendants “stand up against the Deep State.” Patel’s March 13 email puts a Tucker Carlson-like spin on the Capitol insurrection, claiming that the “government and fake news […]

Govt. raises tax on private companies by 120%

TEHRAN – The Iranian government has raised the tax on non-governmental legal entities by 120 percent in the national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year (starting March 21), the portal of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) reported. According to a report presented at a meeting of the heads of […]

Study Raises More Serious Questions About The Christchurch Earthquake Who Knew It Was Coming And Why?

A timely re-post with the Turkey & Syria quakes in the headlines …(now updated with one or two links still awaiting update) … EWR Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch Updated 16/2/23: EWR …when Hillary Clinton and her team were notified that a 6.3 magnitude earthquake had just struck Christchurch, her team’s response was just three words…….“and […]

FBI whistleblower raises fresh concerns about bank record mining, undercover agents in J6 probe

Arecently retired FBI supervisory intelligence analyst told Congress in a whistleblower disclosure that agents in Boston were improperly pressured by Washington to open criminal cases on 140 people who had simply taken a bus ride to the Jan. 6 rally in Washington. The agents refused because there was no evidence the attendees engaged in any […]

Rep. Steve Scalise Raises Money on Phony Threat by Liberals to ‘Expel’ Justice Amy Coney Barrett

Rep. Steve Scalise, whose name has been floated as a possible alternative to Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, is raising money from right-wing activists based on a phony threat that Trump-nominated Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is at risk of being replaced “with a Liberal activist appointed by Joe Biden!” An “urgent” […]

China’s COVID-19 Surge Raises Odds Of New Mutant Coronavirus Variant

The country has seen an explosion of COVID-19 cases since largely abandoning its “zero COVID” policy. Source

UK Central Bank Raises Interest Rates to 3.5 Percent, a New 14-Year High

The Bank of England, the UK’s central bank, has increased interest rates from 3 to 3.5 percent, a new 14-year high. At its meeting ending on Dec. 14, the bank’s nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 6–3 to increase the bank rate by 0.5 percentage points. It is a slowdown from […]

HRW raises ‘alarm bells’ over Egyptian regime’s retaliation against activists 

Egyptian authorities have detained hundreds of people in a nationwide crackdown following calls for anti-government protests, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday. Those arrested include journalists, a prominent lawyer, and a member of an opposing political party. The rights group has expressed fears over retaliatory actions by the Egyptian authorities once the COP27 climate […]

Report raises alarm over institutionalisation of Islamophobia in Europe

Islamophobia remains a growing threat across Europe, with several countries enacting policies that have contributed to the institutionalisation of an issue that should, instead, be stamped out with urgency, a new report has warned. According to the European Islamophobia Report 2021, Islamophobia was “as pressing a problem” across the continent as it was in previous […]

Raisi raises photo at UN, demands justice for Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN – Iranian President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi highlighted the need for guarantees from the United States for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as well as justice for General Qassem Soleimani who was assassinated by the U.S. nearly two years ago.  In a lengthy speech delivered at the UN General Assembly, President Raisi addressed issues […]

Raisi raises photo at UN, demands justice for Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN – Iranian President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi highlighted the need for guarantees from the United States for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as well as justice for General Qassem Soleimani who was assassinated by the U.S. nearly two years ago.  In a lengthy speech delivered at the UN General Assembly, President Raisi addressed issues […]

Raisi raises photo at UN, demands justice for Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN – Iranian President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi highlighted the need for guarantees from the United States for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as well as justice for General Qassem Soleimani who was assassinated by the U.S. nearly two years ago.  In a lengthy speech delivered at the UN General Assembly, President Raisi addressed issues […]

Raisi raises photo at UN, demands justice for Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN – Iranian President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi highlighted the need for guarantees from the United States for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as well as justice for General Qassem Soleimani who was assassinated by the U.S. nearly two years ago.  In a lengthy speech delivered at the UN General Assembly, President Raisi addressed issues […]

Raisi raises photo at UN, demands justice for Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN – Iranian President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi highlighted the need for guarantees from the United States for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as well as justice for General Qassem Soleimani who was assassinated by the U.S. nearly two years ago.  In a lengthy speech delivered at the UN General Assembly, President Raisi addressed issues […]

Former DNI Raises Concerns Over Potential ‘Misclassified Documents’ Seized in Mar-a-Lago Raid

Former White House Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said Sunday that the FBI took documents from Donald Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago home that had questionable classification levels. “The FBI took 11,000 documents from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, and they claim that there are reports of hundreds of documents that have classified markings,” Ratcliffe said in an interview […]

WHO Raises Alarm On Disease In Flood-hit Areas Of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The World Health Organization raised the alarm Saturday about a “second disaster” in the wake of the deadly floods in Pakistan this summer, as doctors and medical workers on the ground race to battle outbreaks of waterborne and other diseases. The floodwaters started receding this week in the worst-hit provinces but many […]

Privatisation of NMDC’s steel plant at Nagarnar village in Bastar raises serious legal issues

  To Shri Anil Kumar Jha Union Tribal Affairs Secretary   Shri Alok Tandon Union Mines Secretary   Shri Amitabh Jain Chief Secretary Chhattisgarh   Dear S/Shri Jha, Tandon and Jain, I understand that NMDC’s steel plant near Nagarnar in Bastar district of Chattisgarh has been demerged from NMDC and the Centre is fast-tracking its […]

Morocco raises minimum wage 9.3% amid rising prices

Morocco has raised the minimum wage for the public sector by 9.3 per cent to 3,500 dirhams ($350) as of September, amid a surge in prices. Following a cabinet meeting yesterday, Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch said the government has taken a number of decisions that would improve citizens’ income and increase their purchasing power as […]

Noida Twin Tower Demolition Raises Important Questions

On August 28, 3700 kg. of explosives were used in Noida city ( in national capital region) to demolish two 100-metre tall structures called Apex ( 32 storeys) and Ceyane ( 29 storeys), following court orders based on complaints of glaring violations of construction regulations and the builder’s own earlier commitments. These twin towers were […]

‘Gerontocracy’: Axios Raises Concerns About Joe Biden’s Age, ‘Geriatric Leadership of Government’

Axios on Monday raised concerns about President Joe Biden’s 2024 political viability due to his age and stamina.

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