U.S. senators push for bird-flu response as FDA reports milk findings

theglobeandmail.com Some U.S. lawmakers urged the Biden administration on Friday to further contain the spread of bird flu in dairy cows as tests of milk suggested the outbreak is more…

Tennessee lawmakers adjourn after finalizing $1.9B tax cut and refund for businesses

apnews.com Tennessee's GOP-controlled General Assembly on Thursday adjourned for the year, concluding months of tense political infighting that doomed Republican Gov. Bill Lee's…

Will Joe Biden benefit from falling murder rates across America?

economist.com Few politicians talk about violence as much as Donald Trump. In early April, when the former president held his first rally since wrapping up the Republican nomination in…

First-Time Buyers Must Earn $120,000 To Afford The Average Home

zerohedge.com First-Time Buyers Must Earn $120,000 To Afford The Average Home Earlier today we reported that for at least 40% of Americans - up from 27% just two years ago - the American…

Justices Lean Towards Starbucks In Labor Dispute: Report

benzinga.com U.S. Supreme Court justices reportedly signaled support for Starbucks Corp SBUX in a legal battle over rehiring seven workers at a Memphis cafe. The workers were terminated…

Starbucks resumes bargaining with union after two sides thaw relationship

cnbc.com Starbucks and the union that represents its baristas will resume contract negotiations on Wednesday, ending an extended stalemate. The two sides' return to the bargaining…

National Labor Relations Board's authority faces challenge in Starbucks Supreme Court case

pbs.org The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a key case that could have major implications for labor rights. The court looked at a challenge brought by Starbucks…

Supreme court appears to side with Starbucks in fight over fired employees

theguardian.com US supreme court justices on Tuesday appeared to agree with Starbucks in the coffee chain’s challenge to a judicial order requiring it to rehire seven employees at a…

Supreme Court to Hear Starbucks Challenge to Labor Ruling

nytimes.com The Supreme Court is set to hear Starbucks’s challenge on Tuesday to a federal judge’s order to reinstate workers who were attempting to unionize a store in Memphis.…

Starbucks takes on the federal labor agency before the U.S. Supreme Court

chicagotribune.com After Starbucks fired seven workers who were trying to unionize their Tennessee store, a U.S. government agency obtained a court order forcing the company to rehire them.…

Breakthrough for rescue dog terrified of being touched: "No one wanted her"

newsweek.com The emotional moment a shy and scared rescue dog finally let her new owner touch her was captured on camera. Marcy Merritt, a first-year dental student and long-time dog…

US Supreme Court To Weigh Starbucks Challenge Over Fired Baristas

benzinga.com The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a challenge from Starbucks Corp. SBUX against the National Labor Relations Board’s decision to reinstate fired baristas who were…

LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears case involving Starbucks and protection for union organizing

pbs.org After Starbucks fired seven workers who were trying to unionize their Tennessee store, a U.S. government agency obtained a court order forcing the company to rehire them.…

Federal labor board has been much more pro-worker under Biden. Employers want courts to end that

aol.com Starbucks and the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency charged with protecting workers’ rights, will battle each other before the Supreme Court Tuesday, in one…

Starbucks takes on federal labor agency before U.S. Supreme Court

theglobeandmail.com After Starbucks SBUX-Q fired seven workers who were trying to unionize their Tennessee store, a U.S. government agency obtained a court order forcing the company to rehire…

Supreme Court considers Starbucks’ challenge to labor board’s authority

washingtonpost.com A Starbucks challenge to the National Labor Relations Board’s reinstatement of fired baristas will go before the Supreme Court on Tuesday. In 2022, Starbucks fired seven…

What the Starbucks case at the Supreme Court is all about. Hint: It's not coffee

npr.org What the Starbucks case at the Supreme Court is all about. Hint: It's not coffee When Starbucks barista Florentino Escobar first heard that the Supreme Court had taken up a…

Starbucks heads to Supreme Court in case against top U.S. labor board

fortune.com After Starbucks fired seven workers who were trying to unionize their Tennessee store, a U.S. government agency obtained a court order forcing the company to rehire them.…

Starbucks takes on the federal labor agency before the US Supreme Court

apnews.com After Starbucks fired seven workers who were trying to unionize their Tennessee store, a U.S. government agency obtained a court order forcing the company to rehire them.…

"Our Cities Turn Into War Zones Every Night"

zerohedge.com "Our Cities Turn Into War Zones Every Night" From coast to coast, radical prosecutors and progressive politicians have been pushing illogical criminal justice policies that…

FedEx pledges $25 million over 5 years in NIL program for University of Memphis athletes

abcnews.go.com FedEx has pledged $25 million over the next five years to be used in sponsorship deals with University of Memphis athletes MEMPHIS -- FedEx on Friday pledged $25 million…

Why Tay Keith Believed in Sexyy Red When Others Didn’t

billboard.com Seeing is believing in the rap world, but Tay Keith already knew Sexyy Red was destined for stardom. Before Sexyy’s organic meteoric rise and Rookie of the Year campaign…

15 State Officials Warn Bank Of America About 'De-Banking' Of Christians

zerohedge.com 15 State Officials Warn Bank Of America About 'De-Banking' Of Christians Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, A group of 15 financial officials from 13 states…

Jay Powell just made 2024 more of a puzzle for regional banks

aol.com Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell is making the rest of 2024 more complicated for regional banks. This past week 12 of the nation's best-known midsize lenders reported…

State financial officers put Bank of America on notice for allegedly 'de-banking' conservatives

aol.com FIRST ON FOX: A group of 15 financial officers representing 13 states issued a warning to Bank of America over its alleged practices of "politicized de-banking" targeting…

NCA & NDA COLLEGIATE CHEER AND DANCE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CROWNS NEW CHAMPIONS

benzinga.com MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Varsity Spirit – a division of Varsity Brands and a global leader in cheerleading, dance team and band apparel, camps and…

PITTCO INVESTS IN DUDE PERFECT

benzinga.com MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pittco Management, LLC ("Pittco") is pleased to announce its equity investment in Dude Perfect through a special purpose…

How to teach kids about financial literacy

aol.com One morning this past February, 13-year-old Londyn Ivy donned the title of insurance agent, which came with a monthly paycheck of $4,000. Alongside her seventh-grade…

2024 ICCC Program Provides Free Training, Education, and Mentorship to Small Business Owners

benzinga.com Boston, MA, April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) is proud to announce the opening of applications for the 2024 Inner City…

SCOTUS misses a chance to protect peaceful protesters

reason.com In his last protest march, Martin Luther King Jr. led a parade of demonstrators down Beale Street in Memphis, lending his support to striking sanitation workers. After a few…

International Paper vows to list on London Stock Exchange as Superdry outlines plans to leave

marketwatch.com The Memphis, Tenn., company’s plans to list on the London Stock Exchange would be a major win for the troubled market following a series of high-profile exits.

Two new books are essential reading for anyone considering a news startup

poynter.org In 2004, Dan Gillmor published “We The Media,” one of the most useful early guides to the new world of news. Gillmor described how digital technology had altered the media…

International Paper Acquires Packaging Firm DS Smith; Eyes Secondary Listing On London Stock Exchange

benzinga.com International Paper Company IP has agreed to acquire all the shares of DS Smith Plc DITHF, implying a transaction value of approximately $9.9 billion. The terms of the…

California is Losing Tech Jobs

apricitas.io Thanks for reading! If you haven’t subscribed, please click the button below: By subscribing you’ll join over 42,000 people who read Apricitas weekly! The tech industry is…

Labor costs, shortage, increasing reliability: Why we’re seeing more robots inside plants

chicagotribune.com Long used mostly for the “dull, dirty and dangerous” tasks in manufacturing, robots are increasingly considered “desirable” amid rising labor costs and shortages, strike…

VARSITY SPIRIT ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE LEAGUE BY VARSITY ALL STAR PRESENTED BY CORKCICLE

benzinga.com MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- , a division of and a leader in cheerleading, dance team, and band apparel, camps, competitions, and yearbooks – is pleased to…

Starbucks Seeks Supreme Court Protection From Being Ordered to Rehire Baristas Who Say They Were Fired for Union-Promoting Activities

nakedcapitalism.com Conor here: The following post goes into the ins and outs of the case ahead of the April 23 beginning of the case, the outcome of which seems to be a foregone conclusion and…

If a 44-story tower can go for $3.5 million in St. Louis, what does that say about D-FW?

dallasnews.com This week, the Wall Street Journal painted a stark picture of downtown St. Louis. It dubbed the area’s office district a “doom loop” and pointed to cities trying to save…

Nearing 50 Supreme Court arguments in, lawyer Lisa Blatt keeps winning

abcnews.go.com No woman has appeared more often before the Supreme Court than Lisa Blatt, who'll make her 50th argument this month WASHINGTON -- No woman has appeared more often before the…