Katie Porter Announces 2024 Senate Bid
Rep. Katie Porter announced her candidacy for Senate in California.
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The South Dakota Senate on Thursday suspended a Republican state senator in a rare move that stripped the lawmaker of all legislative power while keeping the allegations against her a secret. Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller, who is among a group of right-wing Statehouse Republicans, told reporters earlier Thursday that she was being punished following an exchange she had with a legislative aide about vaccinations. Sen. Michael Rohl, the Republican lawmaker who initiated the motion to suspend Frye-Mueller, said in a statement that it was based on “serious allegations” and had been made to ensure the Legislature was creating a safe work environment for employees.
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Biden admin issues 20-year mining ban as it turns to foreign supply chain amid green energy push
The Biden administration on Thursday withdrew 225,504 mineral-rich acres from being able to be leased for mining for 20 years over environmental concerns.
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A Google recruiter says he discovered he'd lost his job after a call with one of his candidates suddenly disconnected
The recruiter, Dan Lanigan-Ryan, told Insider he was gradually locked out of company systems "and then that was it."
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Sen. Kennedy stumps Biden nominee with basic questions about the Constitution
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., grilled four Biden judicial nominees on the Constitution during a confirmation hearing Wednesday, and one could not answer his questions.
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China doesn't need to sell a single car in the US to dominate the American electric car market
China will continue to dominate global EV sales this year, Naturally, industry watchers think a move into the US could be imminent.
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Mother and Brother Not Cooperating With Financial Probe, FTX Lawyers Say
The crypto exchange wants to question its founder’s family as it seeks to locate allegedly misappropriated funds
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A Googler says he was laid off while caring for his terminally-ill mom — but would take another job at the company 'in a heartbeat'
Paul Baker, a video producer, told Insider he was partway through a month of paid carers' leave when his termination email arrived.
- Fortune
Tech layoffs are setting off a desperate scramble for foreign workers to find new jobs in 60 days before being forced to leave the U.S.: ‘I am always in fear of what will happen’
Laid-off tech employees on work visas describe the urgency to find new jobs.
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Everybody calm down about egg prices
Egg prices are way up. But the pain borne by consumers is eggzagerated.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz introduces 'PENCIL' resolution barring Adam Schiff from accessing classified information
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz introduced a resolution on Thursday that would bar California Rep. Adam Schiff from accessing classified information.
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3 Perfect Stocks for Retirees to Buy Hand Over Fist During the Nasdaq Bear Market
The same growth stocks that led the Nasdaq to new heights in 2021 served as proverbial concrete blocks that dragged it down 33% last year. What follows are three perfect stocks retirees can confidently buy hand over fist during the Nasdaq bear market.
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Rapid City Senator Julie Frye-Mueller stripped of committee assignments
Sen. Julie-Mueller was stripped of her two committee assignments Wednesday during the Senate session.
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United Aviate Academy graduates first class of new pilots
United Airlines said that its first class of 51 students has graduated from its United Aviate Academy at Phoenix Goodyear Airport in Goodyear, Arizona. When United opened the academy in April 2021, United said it would train 5,000 pilots by 2030, and vowed that half of them will be women or people of color. Within a year, they can receive their commercial pilot license and start earning income.
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You were just laid off. How much severance can you expect?
Companies pay severance to shield themselves from liability and help workers. Here's what a package could look like.
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Lawsuit: Vegas Strip resorts used vendor to fix hotel rates
A federal lawsuit in Nevada is seeking class-action damages for countless hotel patrons who booked rooms in Las Vegas since 2019, alleging that most hotel-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip have used a third-party vendor to illegally fix prices. The complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas alleges that casino giants MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment, along with Treasure Island and Wynn Resorts, share information with a company that used pricing algorithms to “maximize market-wide prices.” It accuses the resorts and Rainmaker Group Unlimited, a revenue management company owned by Cendyn Group, of “algorithmic-driven price-fixing … at the expense of consumers and in violation of antitrust laws.”
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Fire Chief Lipski says his firefighters are not at fault after the discovery of a man's body a day after extinguishing a fire at property with extreme hoarding conditions
Whether or not the man caused or died from the fire is still under investigation.
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Family sues assisted living center after resident, 97, freezes to death
The suit says surveillance video shows her wandering out of the facility in the middle of the night last winter, getting locked out, then banging on doors for help. But no one found her for five hours.
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Google Is Screwed, Even If It Wins Its Antitrust Case
In 1982, the Department of Justice wrapped up a 13-year antitrust case against IBM. The DOJ lost, but so did IBM. The tech landscape changed, and IBM was distracted and had to move slowly under the increased scrutiny. Microsoft and Apple swooped in and knocked IBM off its perch. 20 years later, the same thing happened to Microsoft. The DOJ launched an antitrust investigation, and ultimately Microsoft wasn’t broken up. But Apple, Google, and social media companies like Facebook left Microsoft in
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Tata's Air India to seal half of jumbo plane order - sources
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Air India will on Friday seal half of an order for some 495 jets with Boeing and engine suppliers General Electric and CFM International, industry sources said, as its new owner seeks to revive the airline and compete with larger rivals. After months of closely guarded, tough negotiations, Air India is set to place an order for 190 Boeing 737 MAX narrowbody planes as well as some 20 Boeing 787s and 10 Boeing 777X on a day marking one year since Tata Group took control of the former state-run carrier, two sources told Reuters.
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Google let go of 31 massage therapists at its California offices amid mass layoffs
The decision to let go of its massage therapists comes as Google eliminates office perks as part of its cost-cutting measures.