Tag: raises
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Battleground state election lawsuits and IRS raises income tax brackets: Morning Rundown
Dozens of election lawsuits have been filed in critical battleground states. Four new cases of bird flu in humans have been announced in Washington state. And fans criticize the backlash directed at Liam Payne’s ex-fiancée in the aftermath of the singer’s death. Here’s what to know today. Battleground states flooded with voting lawsuits Megan Varner…
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Elon Musk raises payment offer to $100 for voters who sign petition
Billionaire Elon Musk has upped his financial offer for registered swing state voters to sign a conservative-leaning petition. On Thursday, Musk wrote on X that his pro-Trump super PAC would give $100 to signees and those who refer them. After Musk pushed a debunked voter fraud conspiracy theory Thursday evening at a pro-Trump town hall…
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Pastor’s release raises hopes for other Americans held in China
BEIJING — Chronic pain. Mental anguish. Despair. The families of four Americans detained in China say their loved ones are suffering both physically and mentally, and they are urging the U.S. government to do more to bring them home. Their appearance before the Congressional-Executive Commission of China on Sept. 18 came days after the surprise release of…
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Queer bar devastated by Hurricane Helene raises more than $191,000 to rebuild
Brandon Davis and his husband, Davie, said they were “over the moon” when they finally opened their queer bar and event space, DayTrip, in Asheville, North Carolina, on Aug. 22. Plans to host LGBTQ fundraisers, burlesque shows, dog adoptions and other community events were in the works when it was all brought to a halt,…
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Death of young Ernst & Young employee raises questions about workplace culture
Indian authorities are investigating the work environment at a global accounting firm after the death of a 26-year-old employee whose mother said she was overworked. Anna Sebastian Perayil died in July, four months after joining the Pune office of Ernst & Young, one of the “Big Four” accounting firms. In a letter to the company’s…