Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google is under fire from employees past and present who think that the company’s leadership lacks vision. What Happened: Diane Hirsh Theriault, a software engineer at Google, criticized the tech giant’s leadership on LinkedIn earlier last week. Theriault asserted that the company lacks visionary leaders and has been conducting random layoffs […]
TORONTO (AP) — Canada announced Monday a two-year cap on international student visas to ease the pressure on housing, health care and other services at a time of record immigration. Immigration Minister Marc Miller said there will be a 35% reduction in new study visas in 2024. He said the international students program has been […]
Thanks in large part to Donald Trump, Republicans lost control of the White House and both chambers of Congress. In 2022, due to his meddling in key primaries, they failed to retake the Senate. Now the GOP is rushing to embrace him as their standard-bearer once more in the hopes that this time will be […]
Northwestern University marketing professor Ashlee Humphreys testifies that it would cost between $7.2 and $12.1 million to rectify the damage to columnist E. Jean Carroll’s reputation caused by former President Donald Trump’s persistent attacks on her character. Rather than return to court, Trump attends his mother-in-law’s funeral in Florida, but Carroll’s lawyers show a video […]
(Bloomberg) — A crucial oil pipeline that’s been shut for almost 10 months is being held up further by disagreements with producers over payments, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani said. Most Read from Bloomberg Renumeration for costs is the latest issue to have hit the northern-Iraq-to-Turkey pipeline, whose closure has resulted in almost $1 […]
Some regions of Europe could see “devastating” economic losses in the coming decades due to the rising oceans, researchers say. A new study found that under the worst-case scenario for emissions and sea level rise, the European Union and United Kingdom could lose 872 billion Euros (about $950 billion) by the end of this century, […]
When Los Angeles officials were looking to set up a new homeless shelter where residents could have their own space, they decided speed was the priority. For that reason, they declined to build the typical tiny home village in favor of an easier-to-assemble “safe sleeping” tent encampment. At a price of $44,000 per tent, one would […]
Jan. 15—PIERRE — The winter of 2022-23 was tough on South Dakota travelers, with several multi-day storms bringing snow, gusty winds and icy conditions that made getting from one place to another extremely difficult, if not impossible in some cases. It was also tough on the South Dakota Department of Transportation, its employees and its […]
Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae has said that while the increase in the cost of a stamp is “an awful price”, it was necessary to maintain a five-day postal delivery service. Speaking on RTÉ radio’s Today with Claire Byrne show, Mr Healy-Rae, who is also a postmaster, said he hated to see the price increase, but […]
Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. Kissimmee is nearing a vote on a potential hotel development tied to the Kissimmee Civic Center. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Tom Tomerlin, economic development director with the city of Kissimmee, told Orlando Business Journal city staff […]
‘Don’t tell me you have a tractor’: This Oklahoma man and his wife are ‘upside down’ on 4 vehicles that cost them $2,500 a month — and now he has no job. Dave Ramsey gave him 3 choices When you’re “upside down” or “underwater” on an auto loan, it means you owe more than the […]
Clay Electric has informed its members of an impending rate increase due to projected higher costs in generating wholesale electricity. The adjustment, known as the Power Cost Adjustment (PCA), is anticipated to impact members’ January billing cycle. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE