Where I live, Washington, the minimum wage is $16.28 p/hour. Across the border in Idaho, the federal minimum applies — $7.25.
Businesses on the higher-wage side of the border are doing fine, and Spokaners do not drive across the border into Coeur d'Alene for cheaper groceries or a half-price Big Mac.
Prosecutors said Haspil had been hired as an assistant for Saleh, whose ventures included a ride-hailing motorcycle startup in Nigeria, but quickly began to siphon money from Saleh’s businesses.
That's a painfully clumsy sentence. Has AP no editors?
The big mistake would be imagining that Ford or other giant corporations ever gave a damn about diversity, equality in the workplace, etc.
What an unwiped asshole. I certainly hope his teaching accreditation is yanked as well.
A day later, and it's still too swamped to let me in... I'll keep trying, though.
A mmmillion dollars?
Good. It's unimportant.
La Bamba in Madison? The burritos are yummy, but it's a lie — not as big as my head, either.
It's not about making a pass, but the corollary is all the cops claiming "excited delirium" is what kills their victims.
It's the first advertising I've seen on Lemmy, and for my eyeballs it's not a welcome intrusion.
Jeez, I hope Lemmy and the fediverse will be powered by enthusiasm and donations, not by advertising.
Always good to see a crook toppling, and Adams has smelled crooked since he was a cop. Probably before he was a cop.