Starbucks and other employers in California must pay workers for minutes they routinely spend off the clock on tasks such as locking up or setting the store alarm, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The unanimous ruling was a big victory for hourly workers in … [Read more...] about In California?…The boss HAS TO pay workers for off-the- clock work….
Other Things
Fox News supports CNN against Trump banning that news channel’s reporter for asking questions….
The story has been going on about Trump not liking the CNN cable news channel.... He actually has been peddling his view that any story he doesn't like is 'fake news'.... Trump won't take questions from CNN reporters in particular .... There was the report that Donald … [Read more...] about Fox News supports CNN against Trump banning that news channel’s reporter for asking questions….
Apple iPhones load SLOWER then android Samsung and Google phones…
That is the story from a company that measures cellphone down load speeds..... Apple’s iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and $1,000 iPhone X trail the latest smartphones from Samsung Electronics Co. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google in download speeds, according to data from Ookla LLC, a … [Read more...] about Apple iPhones load SLOWER then android Samsung and Google phones…
Your cellphone is spying on you….
Most of us now live at the slightly queasy intersection of consumerism and surveillance. The dozens of apps on our phones, most of them free, aren’t just serving up information and entertainment. Many are able to ascertain our whereabouts based on the phone’s GPS and can then … [Read more...] about Your cellphone is spying on you….
Barack Obama Indicts Trumpism and embraces Hope….
......from the American 44th President..... President Obama speaks in Johannesburg on the hundredth anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth. Photograph by STR / EPA-EFE / REX / Shutterstock When my staff told me that I was to deliver a lecture, … [Read more...] about Barack Obama Indicts Trumpism and embraces Hope….
Some states, such as Texas, are already majority-minority…..
While Donald Trump fights to stop this inexorable trend in who Americans actually are? The fact is? America is quickly becoming a more diverse and will get to be minority white no matter how hard Donald Trump and Republicans try to avoid it.... Some sort of diversity has … [Read more...] about Some states, such as Texas, are already majority-minority…..
Prices are climbing while wages inch lower…Hmmmmm???
All the economist's maybe saying the American economy is running a full speed .... But? It seems like something else is starting to happen.... Donald Trump maybe the guy to blame.... At least for a good amount of it.... He's got a tax cut that doesn't have the … [Read more...] about Prices are climbing while wages inch lower…Hmmmmm???
Croatia vs France in World Soccer Cup final….
The oldest national team in the world played one of the youngest in a World Cup semifinal Wednesday. And the result was a game for the ages. Mario Mandzukic’s goal four minutes into the second extra-time period eventually ended it, giving Croatia a 2-1 win over … [Read more...] about Croatia vs France in World Soccer Cup final….