Statutory maternity pay is ‘excessive’, says Badenoch

It’s easier than you think to get the measure of Kemi Badenoch – just ask around in Nigeria | Nels Abbey

The Tory leader seems to see her country of origin as a useful punchbag. Yet people there have a clear view of her. The Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, recently went viral over her comments on the ...

The Guardian - 2d

This in-demand job can pay over $100,000 and doesn’t require a degree—companies have a 'huge' need for it, says Google exec

Data analytics is a rapidly growing field that can offer competitive salaries and flexibility, Lisa Gevelber, a vice president at Google, says.

CNBC - 5d

Women's soccer star Deyna Castellanos says college in the U.S. changed her life — and she's paying it forward

Bay FC midfielder Deyna Castellanos' foundation helps young international soccer players obtain scholarships to come study and play in the U.S. like she did.

NBC News - Dec. 14

Cohort (LON:CHRT) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.0525

Cohort plc ( LON:CHRT ) will pay a dividend of £0.0525 on the 18th of February. Even though the dividend went up, the...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 14

McKinsey & Company agrees to pay $650 million to settle US investigation into opioids work, court papers say

ABC News - Dec. 13

Looking for a pay raise? These industries have the highest pay changes

Money is on everyone’s minds as the holidays approach. The average American has less cash in their pockets these days thanks to rising costs, exacerbated by the fact that U.S. consumer prices ...

The Hill - Dec. 13

Kemi Badenoch, sandwiches and appealing to UK voters

She is right to remind us we should not take British stability for granted, but needs to make this part of her leadership

Financial Times - Dec. 13

Starmer defends sandwiches as Badenoch says they are 'not real food'

The Conservative leader says sandwiches are "not real food" while the PM says they are a British institution.

BBC News - Dec. 12

'I will not touch bread if it is moist': Kemi Badenoch sparks Westminster food fight

Starmer says he prefers a toastie over steak after Badenoch claims ‘lunch is for wimps’ and sandwiches are not ‘a real food’. In a row likely to generate more debate than many of their exchanges ...

The Guardian - Dec. 12

It’s high time to make Russia pay

G7’s $50bn loan is no substitute for transferring blocked foreign exchange reserves to Ukraine

Financial Times - Dec. 12

Arizona AG sues Saudi firm over 'excessive' groundwater pumping, saying it's a public nuisance

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says she is suing a Saudi Arabian agribusiness over what she calls “excessive pumping” of groundwater

ABC News - Dec. 11

Khanna eyes Defense Department contracting, excess property for DOGE action

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) took aim at the U.S. defense budget for potential cuts doled out by the newly created "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE). "I want the U.S. to have the greatest ...

The Hill - Dec. 11

Badenoch stands by Nigeria comments after criticism

Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima has accused the Tory leader of denigrating her country of origin.

BBC News - Dec. 11

Starmer hits back at Badenoch’s PMQs claim he backs criminals over ‘law-abiding British people’ – UK politics live

Pm and leader of the opposition clashed over immigration during PMQs. There will be two government statements in the Commons after PMQs.. At 12.30pm Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, will make one ...

The Guardian - Dec. 11

Mothers and babies came to harm at maternity unit, report says

Mothers and newborn babies came to harm because of staffing shortages and a "toxic" culture, a whistleblowing investigation says.

BBC News - Dec. 11

Where is Kemi Badenoch’s Tory tent? In a political no man’s land | Rafael Behr

Having refused to learn from Rishi Sunak’s mistakes, the new Conservative leader looks set to repeat a lot of them. Election defeats are to some degree self-inflicted, so the first place that ...

The Guardian - Dec. 11

Pay UK bosses like football stars, says Lord Spencer

Founder of ICAP claims boosting chief executives’ salaries would help London’s competitiveness

Financial Times - Dec. 11

I hope Assad pays the price, says woman whose son's death inflamed 2011 revolution

Hamza al-Khatib, 13, was arrested at a 2011 anti-government rally and tortured - but Assad's downfall has not brought his family justice.

BBC News - Dec. 10

UK politics live: Kemi Badenoch criticised by Nigerian vice president for ‘denigrating’ his country

Kashim Shettima said Nigerians are proud of Badenoch’s achievements, despite her denigrating the country where she was brought up. Rachel Reeves has rejected Lib Dem criticism (see 10.33am ) ...

The Guardian - Dec. 10

Nigeria’s vice-president launches attack on Badenoch

Kashim Shettima’s comments follow criticism by Conservative leader of the country where she grew up

Financial Times - Dec. 10

These US cities will pay you to move there

These five places will pay you thousands of dollars to move there.

The Hill - Dec. 10

Mexican soldiers will get a pay raise after elimination of oversight agencies, president says

Mexico's president says much of the money gained by eliminating independent oversight and regulatory agencies will go to the army to fund a rise in soldiers’ pay

ABC News - Dec. 9

Civil service reform must tackle pay and promotion

Frozen public sector wages and tax thresholds create unhelpful incentives, leading to recruitment woes on Whitehall

Financial Times - Dec. 9

Bogged Down in Ukraine, Russia Pays a Price in Syria

With the fall of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, Vladimir V. Putin has suffered one of the biggest geopolitical setbacks of his quarter-century in power.

The New York Times - Dec. 8

Who would pay for Trump's promised tariffs? You will!

Trump wants to impose across-the-board tariffs on imported goods from both allies and adversaries, claiming it's other nations who will pay such taxes to the U.S. Treasury. But it's American ...

CBS News - Dec. 8

UK should pay whistleblowers to cut financial crime, says think-tank

Royal United Services Institute says scheme would reduce those who take information to US agencies

Financial Times - Dec. 8

Quarry developer asks council to pay appeal costs

A firm is hoping to claim money from the local council ahead of a planning decision on an airfield.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 7

Justice Department finds Memphis police used excessive force, discriminated against Black people

The Department of Justice has determined the Memphis Police Department used excessive force and discriminated against Black people after an investigation launched in the wake of Tyre Nichols' ...

CBS News - Dec. 5

Memphis police use 'excessive force,' discriminate against Black people: DOJ

The Memphis Police Department (MPD) regularly uses “excessive force” and unlawfully discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a Justice Department investigation released ...

The Hill - Dec. 5

Maternal mortality review panels are in the spotlight. Here's what they do

Efforts to reduce the nation’s persistently high maternal mortality rates involve state panels of experts that investigate and learn from each mother’s death

ABC News - Dec. 5

DOJ: Memphis police discriminate against Black people, use excessive force

The Justice Department report marked the conclusion of an investigation that began six months after Tyre Nichols was kicked, punched and hit with a police baton as five officers tried to arrest ...

CBS News - Dec. 5

Dujardin handed one-year ban for 'excessively' whipping horse

Three-time Olympic dressage gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin banned for one-year and fined £8,886 for "excessively" whipping a horse.

BBC News - Dec. 5

Memphis Police Used Excessive Force and Discriminated Against Black Residents, Justice Dept. Finds

The Police Department has been under scrutiny since Tyre Nichols’s death last year. The report noted that children in particular had experienced “aggressive and frightening encounters with officers.”

The New York Times - Dec. 5

Leaded gas tied to millions of excess cases of psychiatric disorders, study suggests

The U.S. population experienced an estimated 151 million excess mental health disorders attributable to exposure to lead from car exhaust, according to a study.

NBC News - Dec. 4

Most Rural Hospitals Have Closed Their Maternity Wards, Study Finds

Labor and delivery units are losing money and struggling to find staff, in rural areas and large cities alike.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Billion-dollar future: Dodgers deferred pay at $1B

New contracts for Blake Snell and Tommy Edman increased the Dodgers' obligations for deferred payments to more than $1 billion owed to seven players from 2028-46.

ESPN - Dec. 3

Maternity Leave and Ongoing Consent: New Rights for Belgium’s Sex Workers

A groundbreaking law, which gives some sex workers greater labor protections and social benefits than similar legislation elsewhere in the world, is now in effect in the European country.

The New York Times - Dec. 3