New Mexico has spent $12.5 million so far to fight the South Fork and Salt fires near Ruidoso, which are now the subject of $10,000 reward from the FBI to anyone who has credible information on who started them. The wildfires burning in the southern part of the state since June 17 had claimed the […]
(Bloomberg) — France’s Finance Ministry estimates the selloff in the country’s debt after President Emmanuel Macron called snap legislative elections would cost the state around an additional €800 million ($859 million) if the higher price of borrowing persisted for a year. Most Read from Bloomberg The calculation is based on an increase in the premium […]
A key vessel Marines need to move around in a potential island shootout with China is two years behind schedule, could cost nearly triple its original estimate and the short-term fix isn’t cheap. The Navy’s landing ship medium program expects to award its design and construction contract in fiscal year 2025, two years later than […]
Excluding children from school education could cost the global community around $10 trillion a year by 2030 if states do not take decisive action, the United Nations warned in a new report published on Monday. The report by the UN’s educational, scientific and cultural agency UNESCO estimates the specific costs for private individuals, states and […]
Jun. 12—ROCHESTER — Spectrum, a company that offers telephone, internet and cable television service, announced to employees on Wednesday that it will close its Rochester call center on Bandel Road Northwest, which signals the end of potentially hundreds of local jobs. The closing will be effective on Aug. 15. A former employee of Spectrum contacted […]
The fast-food industry has been wringing its hands over the devastating impact on its business from California’s new minimum wage law for its workers. Their raw figures certainly seems to bear that out. A full-page ad recently placed in USA Today by the California Business and Industrial Alliance asserted that nearly 10,000 fast-food jobs had […]
Surrounded by fast-food workers in September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill raising the minimum wage in the industry to $20 an hour from $16. (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press) The fast-food industry has been wringing its hands over the devastating impact on its business from California’s new minimum wage law for its workers. Their […]
Good morning! Despite entering the corporate lexicon nearly two years ago, the trend of “quiet quitting,” or choosing not to go above and beyond at work, is still in full swing. Around 62% of employees globally are not engaged at work, meaning they are doing the minimum required, and detached from their job, according to […]
Narendra Modi is still in power, but now his allies can start making demands of him. These kingmakers want Cabinet positions and special funding, reports say. It’s a stark change from when Modi won easily in previous elections without needing his allies. As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assembles his next government, the calculus clearly […]
The big Dollar Tree warehouse and distribution center at Marietta, heavily damaged by a tornado on April 27 − the source of 400-plus jobs for more than 20 years − has closed for the “foreseeable future,” the company said. The center’s closure was first reported by KXII-TV in Sherman, Texas. “Our Marietta Distribution Center was […]
italy dream home one euro house This American woman purchased one of Italy’s dollar deal houses, but the property would eventually cost her far more. After learning about Italy’s “one euro” homes, 45-year-old Meredith Tabbone decided to bid on one herself. Though bids started at a single euro, she decided to offer £4,400, which is […]
The US halted deliveries of GPS-guided Excalibur shells to Ukraine due to high failure rates. Russia had achieved success in jamming of US-supplied weapons, reports said. Classified reports revealed the Excalibur shell strike success dropped from 55% to 6% last summer. The US halted deliveries of Excalibur extended-range guided artillery shells to Ukraine after Kyiv […]