The White House is escalating its criticism of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who publicly announced an upcoming series of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. Warning residents of the Bay city to keep safe, federal officials from across Washington have come down on what they consider a gross misuse of insider information. Schaaf has been
Director Guillermo del Toro, Fox Searchlight, and others “associated with the Oscar contender ‘The Shape of Water’” have just been slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit by the estate of Paul Zindel, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. The suit itself was filed by “David Zindel, acting as a trustee of his and his sister Lizabeth’s trusts, which equally share the rights to their father’s literary works.”
Do you own an Instant Pot Gem 65 8-in-1 Multicooker? If so, this recall notice is for you. After receiving complaints about the particular product overheating and melting, Instant Pot, a “multi-purpose cookware company,” decided to issue a recall for the multicookers. The recalled product is “similar to a slow cooker, but with more functions, including roasting, stewing, baking, steaming,” according to Instant Pot.
Military Service Members Report High Usage of Tobacco Products
Lesbian Couple Denied Refugee Child Adoption by Federally Funded Agency
President Donald Trump’s plans to view border wall prototypes in California are likely to be met with resistance from liberal activists and immigration advocates. The commander-in-chief’s visit will be his first official visit to the nation’s third-largest and most populous state – and his timing couldn’t be worse. Earlier in the week, Oakland Mayor Libby
When most people do a job, there’s a certain expectation that they will be compensated in a timely matter. In fact, many jobs today pay weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. However, for dozens of freelancers working for Chicago-based Ebony magazine, their paychecks never arrived. As a result of not being paid, many of the freelance contributors filed a lawsuit against the publication. Fortunately for them, Ebony magazine “has agreed to pay $80,000” to cover “unpaid work stretching back more than two years.”
Antibiotic Causes Heart Issues in Those with Coronary Heart Disease
Medical Center Fires Employees for Snooping at Patient Records
Grim warnings have been coming from Bank of England’s top officials on the heels of rising prices in London’s commercial real estate market. While prices as a whole are currently below the peak reached in 2007, property costs in central London and the downtown area are far higher.