Posts by Amelia Frost
Restaurant Chain Replaced Human Dishwashers With Machines After Minimum Wage Increase
Dave’s Hot Chicken Handount/Dave’s Hot Chicken One restaurant chain has a solution to help deal with mandated wage increases. It’s replacing human workers with machines. California-based Dave’s Hot Chicken has dozens of restaurants in California, where the minimum wage increased to $20 an hour for fast food workers in 2024. The company started studying every…
Read MoreCFPB Employees Left Stranded and Confused After Stop-Work Orders
Barely two days after Russell Vought, the new acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ordered the agency to close its office and halt all its work, employees spent Monday in a state of deep confusion about what they should — or should not — be doing. Mr. Vought, the recently confirmed director of…
Read MoreVenice Extends Tourist Tax For 2025
Venice authorities said Monday they would extend a controversial ticket policy for day-trippers in 2025, reporting that last year’s trial scheme had “slightly” reduced crowds. The Italian city, built on islands in a lagoon, will designate 54 days this year when visitors will have to pay in advance for a ticket to enter the historic…
Read MoreSix Arrested After Migrants’ Bodies Found On French Beach
Authorities have arrested six people after the bodies of two migrants were found on a northern France beach following a failed bid to cross the Channel and reach Britain, French prosecutors said Monday. After a record year for deaths in the Channel, crossing attempts have continued in the middle of winter, despite sometimes freezing temperatures.…
Read MoreColombian Man Killed by Gunmen on UberEats Motorcycles Outside Mexico City Hotel
A Mexico City skyline is seen through the haze from the Latino Tower. Latin Times A Colombian man was killed in Mexico City’s popular La Condesa neighborhood by two gunmen riding a motorcycle equipped with an Ubereats backpack. According to federal authorities, the victim received at least eight gunshots as he waited outside a hotel…
Read MoreTrump, Swift And The Crushed Chiefs: Super Bowl Highlights
Philadelphia’s 40-22 Super Bowl victory on Sunday was marked by the presence of President Donald Trump, crowds booing Taylor Swift, and Kansas City’s crushing loss. Here are some highlights from the 59th Super Bowl. The first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl took a small lap of the field before settling into his box…
Read MoreTunisian On Trial In France Over Deadly 2020 Nice Church Attack
A Tunisian man goes on trial Monday for stabbing three people to death in a church in the southern French city of Nice in 2020 as part of a “terrorist” plot. Brahim Aouissaoui, 25, is accused of being behind the murderous rampage on October 29, 2020. It was the latest in a number of deadly…
Read MoreWho’s Watching What on TV? Who’s to Say?
Last month, the Golden Globes drew 10.1 million viewers. No, wait, maybe 9.3 million. The very same night, “Sunday Night Football” attracted 28.5 million people. Scratch that, perhaps it was 25.8 million. The “Yellowstone” finale? Possibly 11 million — or 8 million? Ratings have long been the currency of the TV business, helping to determine…
Read MoreAfter Trump’s DEI Order, Companies Navigate a Legal Minefield
Companies that just one year ago celebrated Black History Month and stocked Pride products on their shelves are in a new phase — what some lawyers refer to as “rainbow-hushing,” meaning dropping or quietly rebranding their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. They are retreating, or clamming up, as they brace for lawsuits encouraged by President…
Read MoreIn Europe, New Trains and a Streamlined Booking App
European passenger rail travel continues to expand, with a flurry of new routes opening and competition heating up on key routes, including on the rail line that runs below the English Channel. Plans to streamline the booking process across Europe could also make rail travel easier and more efficient. The European Commission is encouraging the…
Read MoreNokia CEO Lundmark To Be Replaced By Intel AI Chief Hotard
Finnish telecommunications equipment giant Nokia announced on Monday that chief executive Pekka Lundmark would step down and be replaced by Justin Hotard, the head of AI and data centres at US chip-maker Intel. Lundmark, who has served as Nokia’s CEO since 2020, will leave his position on March 31, the company said in a statement.…
Read MoreStarbucks Offers Free Coffee On Monday Post-Super Bowl: Here’s How To Get Yours
Are you feeling the post-Super Bowl slump? Starbucks has the tired football fans covered, with a free tall (12-ounce) hot or iced brewed coffee on Monday. Starbucks Rewards members can receive a free tall (12-ounce) hot or iced brewed coffee by activating a coupon in the Starbucks app. This offer is available for one day…
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