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California Passes Landmark Bill Requiring Contract Workers To Be Labeled As Employees (#GotBitcoin)
Despite objections from Uber and Lyft, Gov. Gavin Newsom has said he would sign labor bill that could reshape the gig economy. California Passes Landmark Bill Requiring Contract Workers To Be Labeled As Employees (#GotBitcoin) California passed landmark employment legislation that challenges the business model of such “gig-economy” companies as…
Ultimate Resource On NCAA Pay Ban Reversal (#GotBitcoin)
College athletes in state could get endorsement deals under bill banning schools from enforcing association’s compensation rules. Ultimate Resource On NCAA Pay Ban (#GotBitcoin) California legislators voted to require schools in the state to allow their athletes to earn endorsement money, setting up a collision with the National Collegiate Athletic…
Scientists Discover New Evidence of the Asteroid That Killed Off the Dinosaurs (#GotBitcoin?)
New rock samples in Mexico show how a city-sized asteroid wiped out dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Scientists Discover New Evidence of the Asteroid That Killed Off the Dinosaurs (#GotBitcoin?) Drilling into the seafloor off Mexico, scientists have extracted a unique geologic record of the single worst day in the…
Median U.S. Household Income Slows As U.S. Job Openings Cool
Median income was $63,179, essentially flat from a year earlier after three years of increases. Median U.S. Household Income Slows As U.S. Job Openings Cool (#GotBitcoin?) American incomes remained essentially flat in 2018 after three straight years of growth, according to Census Bureau figures released Tuesday that offer a broad…
Documents Tie Mexican Mogul To Company At Center Of Fraud Probe (#GotBitcoin?)
Presidential ally is linked to Europe-based entities with large shares in Fertinal, whose sale to state-owned Pemex is under investigation. Documents Tie Mexican Mogul To Company At Center Of Fraud Probe (#GotBitcoin?) A prominent ally of Mexico’s president who is one of the country’s richest businessmen has financial ties to…
Here’s A Running List Of President Trump’s Lies And Other Bullshit
Just one day after being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump told his first lie. We're keeping track. Here's A Running List Of President Trump's Lies And Other Bullshit There’s A High Bar To Accusing Someone Of Committing A “Lie,” And We Don’t Do…
Workers Are Fleeing Big Cities For Small Ones—And Taking Their Jobs With Them (#GotBitcoin?)
Places including Boise and Denver are growing fast, partly because of employees working remotely. Workers Are Fleeing Big Cities For Small Ones—And Taking Their Jobs With Them (#GotBitcoin?) Kelly Swift grew tired of the Los Angeles area a few years ago so she decided to leave—and take her job with…
We Need The Shock of Dave Chappelle’s Comedy (#GotBitcoin?)
He uses his stand-up routine to mock the pieties that define our popular culture. We Need The Shock of Dave Chappelle’s Comedy (#GotBitcoin?) Dave Chappelle has become something of an unlikely hero to conservative critics of our tightly constrained and vigilantly policed popular discourse. His willingness to use his stand-up…
What’s Really Going On At Area 51: Maybe the Biggest UFO Party On Earth (#GotBitcoin?)
A Facebook post has drawn the interest of millions in a meetup this month in the Nevada desert, close to the secretive military installation. What’s Really Going On At Area 51: Maybe the Biggest UFO Party On Earth (#GotBitcoin?) Glenn Kaminsky put up a booth at the recent Bigfoot Daze…
Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam To Withdraw Extradition Bill That Sparked Protests (#GotBitcoin?)
Chief executive pledges to increase dialogue with community, seek independent review of political, economic and social climate. Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam To Withdraw Extradition Bill That Sparked Protests (#GotBitcoin?) Chief Executive Carrie Lam offered her first major concession to protesters’ demands after months of unrest in Hong Kong, saying…
When Buying A Home Comes With A Monthly Rent Payment (#GotBitcoin)
What to consider when purchasing property with a land lease, which can affect everything from monthly payments to mortgage terms. When Buying A Home Comes With A Monthly Rent Payment (#GotBitcoin) When buyers peruse agent Domingo Perez Jr.’s listings at 420 East 51st St. in Manhattan, they swoon over the…
Donald Trump Doctors Hurricane Dorian Map Apparently With Marker Pen (#GotBitcoin?)
Hurricane Dorian: Trump Map Mysteriously Loops In Alabama.Donald Trump Doctors Hurricane Dorian Map Apparently With Marker Pen (#GotBitcoin?) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-agIn4JFiK8&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaOy0NuwPJWNAoziM11d0L1H[/embed] When President Donald Trump updated the US public on Wednesday about Hurricane Dorian, he used a map that looked identical to one released last week. But close observers soon spotted a…