On Friday, the federal minimum wage rises for the third year in a row, sparking the perennial argument among economists: Will it help workers at the bottom of the ladder, or will it kill their jobs?
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On Friday, the federal minimum wage rises for the third year in a row, sparking the perennial argument among economists: Will it help workers at the bottom of the ladder, or will it kill their jobs?
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More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareToday is Thursday, Sept. 12, the 256th day of 2024. There are 110 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 12, 2013, Voyager 1, launched 36 years earlier, became the first man-made spacecraft ever to leave the solar system. Also on this date: In 1857, the S. S. Central America (also known as the “Ship of Gold”) sank off the coast of South Carolina after sailing into a hurricane in one of the worst maritime disasters in American history; 425 people were killed and thousands of pounds of gold sank with the ship to the bottom of the ocean. In 1940, the Lascaux cave paintings, estimated to be 17,000 years old, were discovered in southwestern France. In 1958, the U.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareMiami-Dade County basically held steady in 2024 as it pertains to the presence of its high school alumni on NFL teams’ opening-week rosters, but again are lagging far behind their neighbors to the north in Broward County. Related Articles High School Sports | Broward County again leads the way with most South Florida high school graduates in the NFL on opening weekend High School Sports | It’s Lamar Jackson, and not too much else, when it comes to Palm Beach County high school grads in the NFL The 2024 first-week NFL population for Miami-Dade ticked downward slightly, from 2023’s 30 to 28, still well ahead of its stunningly low 23 in 2022. While the southernmost chunk of the tri-county area had closed the Broward County lead to 48-30 last year (after 2022’s 55-23 rout), the margin opened up again in 2024, with Broward owning a 50-28 edge. Here are Miami-Dade County’s NFL players (by alphabetical order of last name, by high school and by NFL team): Yasir Abdullah, Jaguars, Miami Carol City Tutu Atwell, Rams, Miami Northwestern Tatum Bethune, 49ers, Miami Central Jarvis Brownlee Jr., Titans, Miami Carol City Artie Burns, Seahawks, Miami Northwestern Deon Bush, Chiefs, Miami Columbus Dalvin Cook, Cowboys, Miami Central James Cook, Bills, Miami Central Amari Cooper, Browns, Miami Northwestern Lavonte David, Buccaneers, Miami Northwestern Carlton Davis III, Lions, Miami Norland Denzel Daxon, Cowboys, Miami Carol City Frank Gore Jr., Bills, Miami Killian D.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareFor the second year in a row, Palm Beach County had a mere 12 of its high school alumni on NFL opening-weekend rosters, a 33% reduction from the county’s number (18) of only three years ago. Related Articles High School Sports | Broward County again leads the way with most South Florida high school graduates in the NFL on opening weekend High School Sports | Miami-Dade high school alumni’s NFL population slightly decreases on 2024’s opening weekend Of course, one of those players, Boynton Beach graduate Lamar Jackson, won his second NFL MVP for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2023 season. Here is the list, in alphabetical order by last name of the players, who were either on the 53-man roster, the practice squad or on an injured list.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareBroward County, after experiencing a dip last season, saw its high schools’ graduates populating NFL rosters on opening weekend inch back upward, again being well ahead of Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties’ presence combined. Related Articles High School Sports | Miami-Dade high school alumni’s NFL population slightly decreases on 2024’s opening weekend High School Sports | It’s Lamar Jackson, and not too much else, when it comes to Palm Beach County high school grads in the NFL Broward had 50 players on Week 1’s 53-man active rosters, practice squads or reserve lists, up from 2023’s 48.
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