Hurricane Katrina took a devastating toll on New Orleans, LA, when it made landfall in August 2005.
Political science
Sep 22, 2020
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Even prior to COVID-19, tipped workers suffered from the inadequacies of the United States' social safety net and minimum wage standards.
Economics & Business
Aug 12, 2020
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Grattan Institute research published today shows the average 25-year-old woman who goes on to have a child can expect to earn A$2 million less by the time she is 70 than the average 25-year-old man who becomes a father. For ...
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2020
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Florida's fight against the invasive Burmese python has hit a new milestone: 5,000 snakes captured in the Everglades since wildlife managers started paying hunters to remove the destructive constrictors in 2017.
Ecology
Jul 30, 2020
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If the post-pandemic economic return includes minimum-wage increases across a few or many states, research led by Washington University in St. Louis scientists in the Olin Business School suggests that some positive and negative ...
Economics & Business
May 28, 2020
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A new poll finds that a majority of Americans say that the federal government should commit to reducing economic inequality in this country over the next year, considering the spread of coronavirus in the United States and ...
Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2020
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Amazon employees went on strike at seven locations in Germany on Monday, demanding better wages as the US online retail giant launched its two-day global shopping discount extravaganza called Prime Day.
Business
Jul 15, 2019
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A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois expert who studies labor economics says the minimum wage is an effective tool to increase the incomes of older workers who are at or near retirement and—contrary to the ...
Economics & Business
Jul 10, 2019
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The UK cinema association announced late in 2018 that movie admissions were on course to hit 176m for the year, 6m more than in 2017 and the highest since the 1970s when blockbusters such as Star Wars and Jaws had people ...
Business
May 9, 2019
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Ride-hailing company Lyft must abide by a new rule in New York guaranteeing the equivalent of a minimum wage to drivers, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Business
May 2, 2019
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