Air travel
‘Largest IT Outage Of All Time’ Leaves The U.S. And Globe On Edge
Friday saw disruptions to financial services, medical offices, airports, TV broadcasts, and more as businesses globally struggled with an ongoing catastrophic IT outage.
alerts
Unemployment Claims Increase To Highest Level Since September 2023
A new report has revealed that the number of jobless claims has reached the highest in 10 months.
advertised job openings
Report: U.S. Job Market Weakens In June
The economy grew by 206,000 jobs in June, but unemployment was above 4% in the same month, according to the Labor Department said on Friday.
217th Street
Chicago: Freight Train Derails In Suburb, Prompting Evacuations Over Possible Leak
On Thursday, a freight train in a Chicago suburb derailed, briefly forcing the evacuation of surrounding residences and businesses.
April 1st
Calif. Fast Food Minimum Wage Hike Continues Impacting Positions, Businesses: 10,000 Jobs Lost
As struggling businesses reduce labor expenses and boost prices to counteract wage hikes, fast food restaurants in California have eliminated over 10,000 jobs as a result of the state’s new $20 minimum wage, according to a trade group that reported the findings on Thursday.
$18 billion
Biden Administration Announces Additional Tariffs On Chinese Imports
The Biden administration unveiled a new round of tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese imports. The White House said the tariff increases will protect American workers and businesses in response to China’s unfair trade practices.
Attorney General Rob Bonta
Calif: ‘Junk Free’ Ban To Affect Displayed Business And Restaurant Prices
New California state legislation will prohibit unadvertised extra fees and surcharges added at the end of the bill.
Abril Elfi
Part Of Building Collapses As Michigan Declares Tornado Emergency
Tuesday’s storms that swept across the Midwest and Ohio Valley resulted in the detection of at least two sizable tornadoes in Michigan and another in Indiana.
Abril Elfi
Biden Officially Signs Measure That Could Ban TikTok App
Biden has now signed legislation that could ban TikTok if it is not sold to a U.S.-based company in the next year.
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Initiative To Amend California’s Prop.47 Collects Enough Signatures To Land On November Ballot
More than 900,000 signatures have been gathered to roll back features on a decade-old law in California, known as Proposition 47. Many residents and state leaders say Prop.47, is fueling the state’s growing homelessness and crime crises.