SAN JACINTO, CA – A federal judge has reaffirmed the U.S. Department of Labor’s finding that a Nebraska construction company operating in Southern California blatantly and willfully discriminated against U.S. workers by bringing Mexican workers to the U.S. under false pretenses, shortchanging their wages and putting their safety and health at risk in substandard living conditions. The department’s Office of Administrative Law Judges ordered Randy and Kary Christo — owners and operators of R&R Christo Construction LLC of Fremont — to pay $288,719 in wages to 43 agricultural workers and $63,813 in penalties after the department’s Wage and Hour Division confirmed…
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Practically speaking, Russians who wish to join this group would be required to sign the Berlin Declaration, which sets out the key principles for a Ukrainian victory and a Russia without Putin. After passing the necessary checks, signatories would then be issued documents recognizing them as members of a “Free Russia,” which would allow them to obtain visas and enter all countries participating in the agreement. This would create a powerful incentive for more Russians to disavow Putin and emigrate. Many of the over one million citizens who have already departed the Russian Federation are highly educated. And the more that…
Posing as a “Christian conservative” at the Supreme Court Historical Society’s members-only, black-tie gala, liberal journalist and filmmaker Lauren Windsor secretly recorded her conversations with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito and Alito’s wife, Martha-Ann Alito. The event on June 3, 2024, was not open to journalists. The nature of the remarks in the surreptitiously obtained recordings has renewed discussion about Justice Alito’s impartiality – Windsor’s goal in making the recording – and raised questions about journalistic ethics. But the recordings also highlight two significant problems society faces. First is the reality of pervasive, electronic surveillance today:…
PM to call for peaceful, stable, prosperous world economy at G7. Millions of development funding to help tackle climate change in Africa. New programme to fund safe and responsible AI projects across the globe. During a global outreach session focused on Artificial Intelligence and Energy, and Africa and the Mediterranean, he will argue that this means reforming the international financial system to unlock the finance we need to accelerate progress against the Sustainable Development Goals, strengthening the voices of the most vulnerable at the top table of international politics. He will outline the importance of supporting countries in delivering their own clean…
Berlin, 13 June – The Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) concluded in Berlin yesterday with a commitment between the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 14 countries and a range of development institutions and international organizations to renew support for recovery, reconstruction and reform in Ukraine. IOM Deputy Director General for Management and Reform Irena Vojáčková-Sollorano underscored IOM’s unwavering commitment to the people of Ukraine and appreciation to the Government of Germany for its continued support to IOM. “We must do all we can to help all those affected by the war, particularly the most vulnerable,” said Vojáčková-Sollorano. “Empowering local communities and authorities to…
NASA has set its sights on the Moon, aiming to send astronauts back to the lunar surface by 2026 and establish a long-term presence there by the 2030s. But the Moon isn’t exactly a habitable place for people. Cosmic rays from distant stars and galaxies and solar energetic particles from the Sun bombard the surface, and exposure to these particles can pose a risk to human health. Both galactic cosmic rays and solar energetic particles, are high-energy particles that travel close to the speed of light. While galactic cosmic radiation trickles toward the Moon in a relatively steady stream, energetic…
June is Pride Month in many parts of the world. It commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City that amplified an already growing social movement to support gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans rights. After police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village, members of the queer and trans communities and neighbourhood allies took to the streets in protest for six days. Pride Month reminds us of where we’ve come from, what progress has been made and is an opportunity to take stock of the struggles that remain. Anti-2SLGBTQIA+ sentiments Since Pride Month last year, Canada…
Sinn Fein representative Chris MacManus was eliminated from the running in Midlands-North-West as the party claimed his running mate had a “fighting chance” of reclaiming the seat, while the Green’s Grace O’Sullivan was excluded from the running in Ireland South.Both had sat as MEPs in the Left grouping within the Parliament.Meanwhile in Ireland South, Fianna Fail’s Billy Kelleher was re-elected as an MEP, calling it a “crowning” moment.He celebrated with his family, colleagues and Tanaiste Micheal Martin, who said the party was hopeful of clinching a second seat in the South constituency.Occurring after the re-election of Barry Andrews in Dublin,…
The European Commission has taken the first concrete steps towards establishing a new network of European venture capital investors ready to co-invest in Europe’s most innovative deep-tech companies, together with the European Innovation Council Fund. On 12 June, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Iliana Ivanova brought together a group of forward-thinking investors to discuss this new form of collaboration. The proposed investor network would have the power to boost the European deep-tech innovation landscape by strengthening the investor base and fostering cooperation between investors.Commissioner Ivanova said:”By joining forces towards a shared vision for Europe’s competitiveness, we can unlock…
X remains more of a news destination than other sites, but the vast majority of users on all four are seeing news-related content A Facebook livestream of a naturalization ceremony held at New York City’s Public Library for the Performing Arts in on April 28, 2021. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities. Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. Knight Foundation is a social investor committed…