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The Department of Labor (DOL) fined three McDonald’s franchisees after an investigation ascertained that hundreds of children — including two 10-year-olds – were hired as workers, in absolute federal labor law violations. Under Kentucky’s child labor laws, children below 14 years old are not allowed to work. The Department of Labor fined the businesses $212,544 […]

The largest, fiercest, and most successful fentanyl trafficking organisation in the world, the Sinaloa Cartel, has been the target of significant enforcement action by the Justice Department. The main statement of Attorney-General Garland’s press conference on May 2 was this development, It detailed the US government’s vigorous efforts to combat the Sinaloa Cartel and fentanyl […]

Police departments losing officers and rising crime rates in many parts of America have strengthened the private security industry, thus, giving the impression that police forces have now been replaced by private security guards. According to the Brennan Center for Justice, homicides, assassinations, home invasions, sexual assaults, and car thefts increased nationally in 2020, and […]

Due to an Arkansas case involving a basic child support dispute, President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, will need to answer additional questions about his investments, art sales, and other financial transactions. Hunter Biden’s lawyer Abbe Lowell stated that his client has handed Lunden Roberts, an Arkansas woman who is the mother of their four-year-old daughter, $750,000 […]

The rocket explosion of a high-profile rocket SpaceX sent eco-friendly and civil liberty groups to rage as they see the level of damage caused to the local environment in Texas. The explosion generated substantial pollution that affected local communities and could threaten endangered species on Boca Chica Beach near Brownsville, Texas. During SpaceX’s first orbital test flight around […]

With the rising unemployment rate and the very stiff competition within the labor force, landing a job is not that easy. You need to stand out, but how? You’ve got to have an SEO-rich resume. Applying for a job via an SEO-rich resume, you need to adapt your resume for search engines so that it […]

Fallen Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has managed to momentarily evade prison after being granted a last-minute amnesty one day before the scheduled commencement of her 11-year sentence. The convicted fraudster was previously expected to report to prison on Thursday but will remain free a little longer while the court considers her last-minute appeal. Holmes was […]

Tucker Carlson’s abrupt termination from Fox News startled millions. No reason was given for the sudden dismissal of the highest-rated cable news host, and Fox’s exact motivation for getting him off the air. Everybody is left with the question – why was he fired? According to Wall Street Journal, Carlson heard the news only ten minutes […]

It appears that Donald Trump is in big trouble again, this time for very serious rape allegations. Journalist E Jean Carroll has accused him of attacking her in a Manhattan department store. Trump on his part says that the entire claim is a fabrication made up for publicity. Trump has been accused of rape allegations […]

No one would expect that a mistake like ringing the wrong doorbell or pulling into the wrong driveway would result in getting shot at and people are blaming the gun laws for it. A black teen and a young woman were recently gunned down for these very small mistakes and so was a cheerleader who […]

Starting April 24, Disney will lay off 4,000 employees and notifications will be delivered on April 27. Those who work with the public in the parks are generally safe and won’t be retrenched. But employees in other departments will be given the sack. These include those at Disney Entertainment, ESPN and those employed at the […]

A groundswell of mass layoffs has knocked out several US companies at the end of 2022 and appears to persist into 2023 making it tough for corporate employees. The latest is Walt Disney which is in its second round of layoffs affecting thousands of positions across its TV, film, and theme park divisions. The second […]

One of the biggest advocates of overhauling America’s tax code is Abigail Disney, a Walt Disney heiress to a huge inheritance. Disney who is a filmmaker and philanthropist is not a believer in generational wealth. She says the tax code preserves a disproportionate share of wealth in America’s high income segment and says that millionaires […]

Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates said in a CNBC Make It report that AI chatbots are on track to help children learn to read and hone their writing skills in 18 months. “The AI’s will get to that ability, to be as good a tutor as any human ever could,” said Gates in a keynote address […]

Jeff Shell, the chief executive of NBCUniversal, departs from the company after an investigation into inappropriate conduct emerged. In a brief statement, Shell said Sunday would be his last day after what he called “an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company.” “I’m truly sorry I let my Comcast and NBCUniversal colleagues down, they […]