Author: Audrey Baker
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DC restaurant to pay half a million dollars to settle wage theft case
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Washington, D.C., restaurant has agreed to pay more than $500,000 to its workers and the city to resolve a 2023 wage theft lawsuit, the D.C. attorney general’s office announced Tuesday. The lawsuit alleged that…
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Amy Klobuchar announces she is cancer-free following procedure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said she is now cancer-free after a “minimally invasive” procedure to remove a small calcification. The Minnesota Democrat was diagnosed with Stage 1A breast cancer in February 2021 and had surgery…
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Public split on whether Trump should face prison time for hush money conviction
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The country is evenly divided on whether former President Donald Trump should serve prison time for his felony conviction in the New York hush money case, according to a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC…
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DC councilwoman blasts 911 call center that drops calls and puts residents on hold
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A member of the Council of the District of Columbia slammed the district’s 911 call center for not answering calls and putting residents on hold in emergencies in a Tuesday letter. Ward 1 Councilwoman Brianne…
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Pelosi says Biden and Trump should take mental fitness tests
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump should take physical and mental fitness tests ahead of November’s election. “Both candidates owe whatever test you want to put…
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Tennessee will GPS track violent domestic abusers with first-of-its-kind law
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new Tennessee law went into effect Monday requiring certain domestic violence offenders to wear GPS tracking devices while out on bail. Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) signed the Debbie and Marie Domestic Violence Protection Act…
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Massachusetts Uber and Lyft drivers to earn $32.50 an hour under new settlement
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts will now earn a minimum of $32.50 an hour plus a range of benefits under a settlement announced Thursday. The rideshare companies will also be required to pay a…