The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has signed a law that requires fast food places to pay their workers at least $20 per hour. He thinks this law is great, but it turns out his own fancy restaurants are paying their workers less. One of Newsom’s restaurants, called the PlumpJack Cafe, is in a popular…
In one of the biggest money thefts ever seen in Los Angeles, thieves stole around $30 million during a burglary on Easter Sunday at a money storage place in the San Fernando Valley, according to a top official from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The burglary happened late on Sunday at a place in…
Recent studies suggest that some areas of heavily populated cities along California’s coastline could face flooding or even complete submersion due to the effects of climate change, particularly if sea levels rise as projected. By the year 2100, experts estimate that sea levels could increase by anywhere from 1.4 to 2.8 feet, with the possibility…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state will intervene in an ongoing federal court case that’s barred San Francisco from cleaning up homeless encampments until more shelter beds are available, saying the judge has gone too far and is preventing the state from solving a critical problem. “I hope this goes to the Supreme Court,” Newsom said….
The Toyota Prius is one of the most iconic and popular hybrid cars in the world, with over six million units sold since its debut in 1997. The one thing you had to sacrifice for the economy of a Prius was the style factor, let’s be honest the Prius of past was just not very…
According to the Guardian:Trump Media, the social media venture started by former US President Donald Trump, faced a rocky road to going public last week. Back in 2022, the company was on the brink of collapse, saved only by emergency loans. These loans came from various sources, including a businessman with ties to Russia and…
Recent scientific research reveals concerning news about Antarctica’s future. A massive swirling vortex of ocean water surrounding the continent is becoming faster and more dangerous. This vortex, known as the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), surpasses the combined volume of all the world’s rivers. But why is this happening? The culprit behind this troubling development is…
California’s minimum wage increased by an unprecedented 25% from $16 to $20 on April 1, 2024. This enormous increase caused an irreversible shift in the fast food industry that will not be easily fixed. With franchises forced to increase prices and decrease labor costs, fast food is rapidly becoming a luxury the average American cannot…
Taiwan got hit by a really big earthquake on Wednesday, the strongest one there in 25 years. Sadly, it caused nine people to die and around 900 others got hurt. After it happened, there was a worry that a tsunami might come to parts of Japan and the Philippines, but thankfully that warning was lifted…
FedEx announced it plans to merge FedEx Ground and FedEx Express by June 2024. To understand the broad implications of this move it is necessary to understand how FedEx currently handles packages. Fed Ex has four primary divisions in its workforce of which only one is unionized. FedEx Pilots are unionized. FedEx Freight (Semi truck…
