Miami Herald: Business
- 'What's Your Current Salary?' 'None of Your Business!'
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 04:00 AMNext time you get asked, "What's your current salary?" in a job interview, check your ZIP code. It is now illegal for employers to ask job applicants about their previous … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Norway sells remaining stake in Scandinavian Airlines
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 04:38 AMNorway has sold its remaining stake in Scandinavian Airlines, saying the move will strengthen the carrier by reducing state ownership. Trade and Industry Minister Torbjoern Roe Isaksen says Norway sold … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - $273 million in valuables seized in Malaysia's ex-PM probe
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 01:27 AMMalaysian police say the total value of cash, jewelry and hundreds of watches and handbags seized from properties linked to former Prime Minister Najib Razak in a money-laundering investigation amounted … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - AG: Lawsuit settled over Tempe's improper use of tax breaks
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 01:56 AMThe Arizona Attorney General's Office has signed an agreement to resolve a lawsuit against the city of Tempe over its use of tax breaks to private developments. The agreement announced … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brown takes victory lap as he signs California budget
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 02:09 AMGov. Jerry Brown will take a victory lap Wednesday when he signs a $139 billion California budget that marks a stark turnaround from the financial crisis he inherited seven years … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Case against woman in murder of NKorean scion feeble: lawyer
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 02:25 AMCircumstantial evidence against one of the two women accused of poisoning to death the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader is feeble, with many doubts and gaps that "stood … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mixed bag for teachers, bad night for legislative incumbents
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 01:24 AMIt was a mixed bag for teachers running for political office in Oklahoma but clearly a bad night for incumbent Republicans who voted this year against a tax package to … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Latest: Young wins Democratic nomination for treasurer
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 11:39 PMThe Latest on Colorado's midterm primary (all times local): 9:37 p.m. State Rep. Dave Young has won the Democratic primary for treasurer. The lawmaker from Greeley handily defeated Bernard Douthit, … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Survey: New Hampshire 1st in child well-being
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 12:13 AMAn annual survey of child well-being says New Hampshire holds the top ranking nationally with improvements in economic security and education. The Annie E. Casey Foundation's Kids Count report released … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - SC Rep McEachern loses; 2 other incumbents win House runoffs
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 12:28 AMState Rep. Joe McEachern has lost his runoff election in South Carolina. University of South Carolina law school student Kambrell Garvin beat the real estate broker seeking a sixth term … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Russia increases World Cup subsidies by $13 million
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 04:37 AMRussia has increased its government subsidies for the World Cup by $13 million amid concerns over the legacy of the tournament. Two government orders allocate an extra 481.6 million rubles … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The eye-popping definition of 'low income' in the Bay Area goes up again
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 04:00 AMIn a region where even people with six-figure incomes struggle to find places to live, the threshold for who qualifies as "low income" keeps going up. Reflecting the Bay Area's … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Huawei executive warns Australia risks economy with 5G ban
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 01:50 AMAustralia could damage its economic future if it bans Huawei from the nation's next-generation mobile network technology, the Chinese telecommunication giant's Australian boss said on Wednesday. Australia barred Huawei, the … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Primary Takeaways: A liberal newcomer ousts top Dem leader
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 02:06 AMAn ambitious senior Democrat in the House lost his job Tuesday in a stunning primary upset. Mitt Romney moved closer to an office in Washington, just not the oval one.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 8 accused of stealing millions in internet, wire fraud scam
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 02:20 AMFederal prosecutors in Tennessee say eight people in the U.S. and Africa have been arrested on charges that they stole millions from people and businesses around the world though computer … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - California pot shops slash prices ahead of new testing rules
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 02:34 AMBargain basement bud is on the menu in California, but you need to act fast to cash in on the cheap weed. Regulations being phased in six months after the … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 4 plead not guilty in federal bird export case
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 11:05 PMFour men have pleaded not guilty to federal charges arising from what prosecutors say was a scheme to illegally export of birds from Louisiana to Taiwan. One of the defendants, … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Today in History
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 12:01 AMToday in History Today is Wednesday, June 27, the 178th day of 2018. There are 187 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 27, 1846, New … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ex-Ohio AG takes federal consumer finance complaints online
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 12:20 AMA former Ohio attorney general has launched an online effort aimed at propping up the U.S. government's beleaguered consumer finance watchdog agency. Democrat Marc Dann is calling his database of … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Singapore summit success may prompt defense spending issue
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 12:28 AMIf the Singapore summit put North Korea on a path to eliminating its nuclear weapons, as President Donald Trump says it has, then it also may have poked a hole … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Sanders, Warren join calls for living wage at Disney
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 04:00 AMThe dispute over living wages at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., has spread to Congress. Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., have joined 21 other Democratic legislators … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Company's backs out of Detroit move, but it's not that big a deal
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 04:00 AMDETROIT – It's a healthy sign of how far greater downtown Detroit has come in a few short years that the collapse of auto-seat manufacturer Adient's plan to move its … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Uber to return to T.F. Green Airport
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 01:29 AMRide-hailing company Uber has returned to T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island. Uber spokeswoman Alix Anfang says the company will pick up passengers from a privately-owned garage about 200 feet … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Santa Fe National Forest businesses hope for rain
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 02:07 AMAmanda's Jemez Mountain Country Store is the place for vacationers to find everything from cold drinks and potted meats to fishing rods and postcards. And summer is the time owner … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - NFL players trade helmets for caps and gowns in offseason
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 02:15 AMWhen Bruce Irvin got a multimillion dollar signing bonus after being a first-round draft pick in 2012, the idea of getting his college degree was the last thing on his … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tuesday's Sports in Brief
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 02:35 AMWORLD CUP ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Lionel Messi and Argentina finally came alive at the World Cup. Messi scored an exquisite 14th-minute goal to give the two-time champions the … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tax on ride-hailing service prices in DC to rise, fund Metro
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 10:40 PMThe D.C. City Council has approved a tax hike on ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft to help fund the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. WRC-TV reports the council … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Latest: Democrat Clarke survives 30-year-old challenger
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 12:09 AMThe Latest on New York's congressional primary (all times local): 12 a.m. U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke has narrowly survived a Democratic primary challenge from the 30-year-old son of Ugandan war … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bahrain's Gulf neighbors to offer new aid to help economy
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 12:20 AMBahrain says its Gulf neighbors Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will offer new aid to strengthen the island nation's "fiscal stability" amid concerns over its economy. A … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Supreme Court has 2 cases left before it begins summer break
Wednesday - 06/27/2018 - 12:29 AMThe Supreme Court returns to the bench one last time Wednesday with two cases left to decide and then a summer break from the news — unless, that is, a … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share