Tag Archives: minimum wage

Trump Goes South

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Borderline: Donald Trump, who has been insulting Mexico for a year, says he’s flying today to Mexico City to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto just hours before he is supposed to deliver a major speech clarifying his policy …

Double Quake in Japan, Rome Berns

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Japan Quake: Two serious earthquakes within 24 hours in Southern Japan have killed at least 32 people, injured 1,500, and left hundreds of thousands of people without water and electricity. Buildings, hillsides and highways collapsed. More than 200 homes and …

Tesla for Mass Market, $15 Minimum

Friday, April 1, 2016

New Ride: Tesla Motors says that by 10 last night in California the company had 133,000 orders for its new Model 3, which had been announced to the public only hours earlier. “Starting at $35,000,” the Model 3 is Tesla’s …

Not an Adult Argument, Prof. vs. Press

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Can You Hear Me Now?: In a debate that stuck mostly to difficult issues, Republican Presidential candidates split sharply last night on what to do about illegal immigration, with Jeb Bush and John Kasich taking on Donald Trump’s pledge to …

Pilot Researched Suicide, Calif. Water Crisis

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Germanwings: Investigators say the co-pilot of the crashed Germanwings airliner had recently been on the Internet researching suicide and the security of cockpit doors. A statement from investigators says, “During this time the user was searching for medical treatments, as …

US Hits Refineries, No Bill for Tony Stewart

Thursday, September 25, 2014

World: Overnight US air strikes destroyed small oil refineries in Syria that made about $2 million a day for the ISIS terrorist army. In a blunt speech to the UN Security Council, President Obama called for world cooperation in the …

Kiev Flames, Sochi Gold, Sochi Complaints

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

World: Twenty-five people died and hundreds were injured as riot police spearheaded by armored cars and water cannon made a bloody assault on protesters in Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine. Nine policemen were among the dead.   When the armored …

Detroit Goes Bust, Less Than Minimum

Friday, July 19, 2013

National: Detroit yesterday became the largest city in American history to file for bankruptcy. The country’s fourth largest city has only 700,000 people but a $400 million budget deficit and $18 billion in long-term debt.  Detroit’s emergency manager Kevyn Orr …