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How Aging Japan Defied Demographics And Revived Its Economy (#GotBitcoin?)
Mikio Sakamoto, 67, Left, Talks To A Career Adviser At A Government-Funded Organization That Matches Senior Workers With Employers. It encouraged the elderly and women to work and broke a longstanding taboo against immigration. How Aging Japan Defied Demographics and Revived Its Economy Because demographics are supposed to be destiny, Japan…
Mishandling Of California Fires Cause State Regulators To Propose Breaking PG&E Into Pieces (#GotBitcoin?)
PG&E faces billions of dollars in legal claims, the specter of bankruptcy, a federal judge forcing his way into utility operations, the possibility state regulators will break it into pieces, and potential state criminal charges including homicide, due to its continued inability to stop the fires from starting. Mishandling Of…
How To Make Home Ownership A Reality (#GotBitcoin?)
Don’t let the housing market beat you: A guide to making the right choices when financing a new home. How To Make Home Ownership A Reality For many, the American dream still entails owning a house and having a family. In about four months’ time, the average person can become a…
Black Wall Street: America’s Dirty Little Secrets (#GotBitcoin)
When Tulsa’s Black Wall Street Went Up In Flames, So Did Potential Inheritance. Black Wall Street: America’s Dirty Little Secrets (#GotBitcoin) Destruction of hundreds of businesses in 1921 massacre had reverberations on family wealth for generations. “Destroyed 1921, Not Reopened.” That is how dozens of plaques commemorate the Black-owned businesses…
Florida Pardons 4 Black Men (The Groveland Four) Accused of 1949 Rape, America’s Dirty Little Secrets (#GotBitcoin?)
Posthumous pardons are latest chapter in a case that is now seen as a racial injustice. Florida Pardons 4 Black Men (The Groveland Four) Accused of 1949 Rape, America’s Dirty Little Secrets Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the independently elected cabinet granted posthumous pardons to four African-American men accused of raping…
An Online Tool To Catch Workplace Sexual Predators (#GotBitcoin?)
The nonprofit Callisto is bringing its digital reporting platform to the office. The goal: to identify repeat #MeToo offenders and protect their accusers. An Online Tool To Catch Workplace Sexual Predators Women have long used word of mouth to warn each other about sexual predators, recognizing that offenders often target…
Declaring A National Emergency Could Give Trump Authority To Shutdown Your Bank Account (#GotBitcoin?)
For Instance, The President Can, With The Flick Of His Pen, Activate Laws Allowing Him To Shut Down Many Kinds Of Electronic Communications Inside The United States Or Freeze Americans’ Bank Accounts. For some time now President Trump has been publicly and privately mulling the idea of using a national emergency…
Saudi Woman, “If I Don’t Make It, Please Don’t Let The World Forget Me,” She Wrote In One Message (#GotBitcoin?)
Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun barricaded herself in her room at a transit hotel at a Bangkok airport. Saudi Woman, “If I Don’t Make It, Please Don’t Let The World Forget Me,” She Wrote In One Message A young Saudi woman who renounced Islam and fled her family barricaded herself in her room…
Here’s A List Of The 80 New Store Closures Sears Has Announced
Sears, which is struggling to stay alive, announced more stores will shutter. Here’s A List Of The 80 New Store Closures Sears Has Announced Time could be running out for Sears Holding Corp., but in the meantime the bankrupt retailer continues to announce store closures. Sears will shutter 80 stores…
Slowing Mall Rent Growth Portends A Challenging 2019 (#GotBitcoin?)
Empty Shopping Malls Average rents in U.S. shopping malls gained less than 1% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier. Slowing Mall Rent Growth Portends A Challenging 2019 Rental growth rates at U.S. malls and open-air shopping centers eased in the final quarter of 2018 and could slow further…
Toy Sellers Fall Short Without Toys ‘R’ Us (#GotBitcoin?)
Despite vigorous efforts to court customers who would otherwise have shopped at the shuttered retailer, the toy industry appears to have largely missed out on the holiday spending spree during that critical time of year. Toy Sellers Fall Short Without Toys ‘R’ Us Toys ‘R’ Us Was Able To Stock…
New For 2019: Laws On Guns, Harassment, Cannabis-Spiked Drinks (#GotBitcoin?)
In California, Full-Service Restaurants Can Be Fined $25 A Day For Serving Beverages With Unsolicited Plastic Straws. The new year is bringing in a flurry of new laws and ordinances across the country—from crackdowns on plastic straws and foam containers to new measures spurred by last year’s school shooting massacre…