Nearly 1 Million Workers Will Receive A Pay Boost In January Due To Minimum Wage IncreasesNearly one million workers will see their pay increase in January due to scheduled increases in the minimum wage, according to a release by the National Employment Law Project. These workers in in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon,... Continue Reading →
The Rolling Jubilee Mails its First Debt Forgiveness LettersWhen the debt activism group Strike Debt began planning its Rolling Jubilee, the goal was relatively modest: They would raise $50,000, use it to buy distressed medical debt on secondary debt markets, and then, rather than hounding the debtors like the collection agencies that buy most of... Continue Reading →
The Rolling Jubilee Mails its First Debt Forgiveness Letters
Five new planets detected 12 light years away: ReportFive new planets orbiting a sun very like Earth’s own have been detected just 12 light years away, an international team of astrophysicists reports.One of those planets sits in the “habitable zone” just far enough away from the star Tau Ceti to support water and thus life... Continue Reading →
Five new planets detected 12 light years away: Report
POWER A CITY WITH A MAN-MADE TORNADOTornados are very energetic. But of course, they are far too unpredictable and uncontrollable to actually make use of that energy. Right?Peter Thiel, billionaire founder of PayPal and early Facebook funder, says wrong. Thiel's foundation, through its Breakout Labs fund, awarded US $300,000 to a company called AVEtec, based in Canada, to... Continue Reading →
POWER A CITY WITH A MAN-MADE TORNADO
Human Planet – Web exclusive series trailer – BBC One
http://youtu.be/2HiUMlOz4UQ Human Planet is an awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping, heart-stopping landmark series that marvels at mankind's incredible relationship with nature in the world today. Uniquely in the animal kingdom, humans have managed to adapt and thrive in every environment on Earth. Each episode takes you to the extremes of our planet: the arctic, mountains, oceans, jungles, grasslands,... Continue Reading →
20 Signs That The U.S. Poverty Explosion Is Hitting Children And Young People The Hardest1. If you can believe it, a higher percentage of children is living in poverty in America today than was the case back in 1975.2. More than one out of every five children in the United States is currently living in poverty.3. According to U.S. Census data, 57... Continue Reading →
20 Signs That The U.S. Poverty Explosion Is Hitting Children And Young People The Hardest
U.S. Unemployment Ticks Down to 7.6% in Mid-DecemberBut fewer Americans say now is a good time to get a quality jobby Dennis Jacobe, Chief EconomistWASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. unemployment, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, is 7.6% in mid-December, improved slightly from 7.8% in November. Gallup's seasonally adjusted unemployment is 7.8% in December, similar... Continue Reading →
U.S. Unemployment Ticks Down to 7.6% in Mid-December
New York Stock Exchange sold to derivatives company in $8bn takeoverThe New York Stock Exchange called time on two centuries of independence on Thursday, agreeing to an $8.2bn takeover that will hand control of the icon of American capitalism to an Atlanta-based energy trader.The stock exchange's holding company, NYSE Euronext, has agreed to an offer of $33.12... Continue Reading →
New York Stock Exchange sold to derivatives company in $8bn takeover
MIT researchers discover a new kind of magnetism Following up on earlier theoretical predictions, MIT researchers have now demonstrated experimentally the existence of a fundamentally new kind of magnetic behavior, adding to the two previously known states of magnetism.Ferromagnetism — the simple magnetism of a bar magnet or compass needle — has been known for centuries.... Continue Reading →
MIT researchers discover a new kind of magnetism
CNET Samsung preps 5.5-inch flexible phone screen for ... Samsung preps 5.5-inch flexible phone screen for CES demo You won't have to bend over backward to see Samsung's latest effort in flexible smartphone screens. Samsung Display, a spin-off from Samsung Electronics, will show off a pair of bendable screens at CES that could one day appear in... Continue Reading →
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