A recommendation of a posthumous pardon for George Floyd by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles was withdrawn along with 24 others, after finding procedural errors within its submission. The board will review the errors related to the applications, a spokesperson for Governor Greg Abbott’s office, Renae Eze said, adding that the governor “did … Read more
Harvard professor Charles Lieber was found guilty of lying about his connections to China. The professor was convicted on six counts of lying related to his work at the Wuhan University of Technology. Lieber, a scientist in Harvard University’s chemistry and engineering departments, was first arrested in January 2020 by federal authorities and was charged … Read more
If you’re looking for an easy air fryer jerk chicken wings recipe, then here you go! No long-winded ten page life story before the recipe, just some good hearty eating. What you need: Walkerswood Jamaican Jerk Chicken Hot and Spicy seasoning (get it here). Chicken wings from your local supermarket. An air fryer. Here’s what … Read more
Car owners in the San Francisco Bay Area started leaving their car trunks open to show it’s empty, and have been going to great lengths to avoid vehicle break-ins. Former San Francisco Police Department Deputy Chief Garret Tom was shocked, saying: “There’s so much that can go wrong here.” Windows being rolled down and vehicles … Read more
According to recent data from the providers of a cloud-based payroll, benefits and HR management software, called Gusto, quit rates in November this year were at 3.4%, well above the 2.7% in November 2020. This means that the number of employees still quitting their job still remains at a high level. A report found that … Read more
Grubhub, DoorDash, and Uber Eats decided to sue the city of New York for putting a cap on the prices they can charge restaurants. The complaint says that the fee caps could harm the business of food-delivery apps. The capping rules were made permanent back in August. Apps can’t charge more than 23% per order. … Read more
A catastrophic tornado hit Mayfield, Kentucky, leaving 74 people dead, as confirmed for now, and controversy immediately followed. One candle factory was also hit by the tornado and employees claimed that when they wanted to leave after hearing the warning sirens, supervisors warned them that they would be fired if they left their shifts early … Read more
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, best known for his TV shows such as “Hell’s Kitchen” and for leading high-class restaurants worthy of coveted Michelin stars, is yet another celebrity who is moving his headquarters from tax-heavy California to Texas. More precisely, Ramsay is moving his North American restaurant operations from Los Angeles to Las Colinas, a … Read more
A recent report explains how an Arkansas waitress was fired after she refused to split a large tip of $4,400, but the restaurant declines it was for that reason specifically. While working at the Oven & Trap, she received a large tip of $4,400 and was told by management, allegedly, to split the tip with … Read more
Wholesale prices have increased at the fast lighting rate in November, proving that the inflation forces are still very strong, the Labor Department underlines. The Department has been tracking the headline numbers since November 2010. After gaining 0.8 percent in November, the producer cost index for final demand grew 9.6 percent during the period of … Read more
Philadelphia, a city run by Democrat Mayor Jim Kenney, already has a ban on plastic bags, tax on sugary drinks, and 529** homicides this year so far – and now they will require restaurants and other locations to show proof of vaccination or a negative test result. Infection rates have doubled and hospitalizations increased by … Read more
Elon Musk announced that Tesla will accept Dogecoin as payment for some of its merchandise, saying: “Tesla will make some merch buyable with Doge & see how it goes.” Dogecoin is a meme-inspired cryptocurrency that exploded by at least 20% after Elon said Tesla will accept it. Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer initially created Dogecoin … Read more