Squeezed: Affording Kids in this Economy
In May, unemployment shrank to a mere 3.8%, but that doesn’t mean affording kids is getting any easier.
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Facebook Hit with Facial Recognition Class Action
Facebook Hit with Facial Recognition Class Action
Lowe’s is Forcing Store Managers to Sign Arbitration Agreements
Lowe’s is Forcing Store Managers to Sign Arbitration Agreements
Former Texans Cheerleaders File Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against the NFL Team
Earlier today, five former cheerleaders filed a federal lawsuit against the Texans, alleging the NFL team of paying them “a dime a minute to cheer for pro football players who are paid in the millions of dollars.” The suit itself was filed by the attorney’s Gloria Allred and Kimberly Spurlock and is “the second filed against the Texans and the latest in a series of legal actions accusing NFL teams of failing to pay minimum wage and overtime and in subjecting cheerleaders to unsafe working conditions.”
More Than 228,000 Pounds of Spam Recalled After Oral Injuries Reported
Anyone who’s a fan of Spam may be disappointed to learn that about 228,000 pounds of the product has been recalled by the Department of Agriculture after “four consumers complained about finding metal objects in the affordable food.” As if chewing on metal wasn’t enough for the unfortunate consumers who found the objects in their spam, some even reported sustaining “minor oral injuries” as a result.
Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Proposes $210m Trust Fund for Survivors of Clergy Abuse
On Thursday, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced that it would create a $210 million trust fund for hundreds of victims of clergy abuse. The settlement, writes the New York Times, ‘is the result of a years-long battle and arduous negotiations in one of the country’s most high-profile cases involving abuse in the
Transgender Woman Kept in ‘Icebox’ by I.C.E Dies from HIV-Related Complications
A transgender woman reportedly died in I.CE. custody last Friday after being detained for five days in a small cell fraught with freezing temperatures. Roxana Hernandez, 33, arrived in California early in May. After a 2,000-mile journey, the transgender woman was banking on the opportunity to file an asylum application. Citing widespread “violence” and “hate”
People of the Book: Libraries Doing More
Think libraries aren’t relevant in the Amazon age? There are libraries doing more than ever before, from being a teen commons to lending seeds and tools.
‘Cosmetic Surgeon to the Stars’ No More than a Crook
‘Cosmetic Surgeon to the Stars’ No More than a Crook
Family Settles for $13 Million in Fatal Drunk-Driving Case
Family Settles for $13 Million in Fatal Drunk-Driving Case