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☆ A man who rates Google search results said he makes $3 less per hour than his daughter working in fast food
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A man who rates Google search results told the LA Times he makes $3 less than his daughter who has a fast food job. "There are times that I have seen some of the graphic content replayed in my dreams," Stackhouse told the Times. Stackhouse didn't tell the Los Angeles Times how much his daughter makes or what her role at her fast food job is. Four Sama workers told Time they were paid $2 or less per hour. Sama also works with Google and Microsoft, and told Time it would stop working with graphic content by March 2023.

☆ Marc Lore co-founded Jet.com and ran e-commerce at Walmart. Now he's out to prove he can make the delivery of 'fast fine' restaurant food work in NYC.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Instead of using kitchen vans, Wonder is preparing chef-driven meals from a storefront. Lore, who cofounded the e-commerce site Jet.com and sold it to Walmart, had plans to expand Wonder to a fleet of 1,000 kitchen vans. Storefronts can offer consumers up to 30 food brands for delivery from one location, while the van model was limited to two menus per van. ClusterTruck, a Midwest ghost kitchen that controls everything from the food recipes to delivery, is another model similar to Wonder. Still, Lore sees the value of marketing Wonder's food brands on delivery apps.

Black families face unique, racist barriers to creating wealth, from homeownership to business ownership, says Salene Hitchcock-Gear, president of individual life insurance at Prudential. To work towards closing the racial wealth gap and building generational wealth for Black Americans, it's important to understand what obstacles stand in the way. Black Americans face lower median credit scoresWhile the credit scoring system was created to take the bias out of lending, it's become yet another hurdle that prevents many Black Americans from building wealth. The bottom lineAfter many generations of being excluded from wealth-building, Black Americans still face a unique set of challenges stemming from racial discrimination. However, making homebuying and financial literacy more accessible could start to narrow the wide racial wealth gap in the US, and help Black families build generational wealth.

How LGFCU accounts compare Local Government Federal Credit Union Share SavingsLocal Government Federal Credit Union Checking AccountLocal Government Federal Credit Union Money Market AccountLocal Government Federal Credit Union Share Term Certificates Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. How Local Government Federal Credit Union worksLocal Government Federal Credit Union is a financial institution that serves North Carolina's local government employees and volunteers. The credit union doesn't have branches, but it's partnered with State Employees Credit Union. Local Government Federal Credit Union vs. Truliant Federal Credit UnionTruliant Federal Credit Union is a CDFI that serves local communities in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Local Government Federal Credit Union offers higher interest rates, but Truliant Federal Credit Union doesn't charge monthly services.

“Mission Hospital used to be where everyone would go if they wanted good care,” Jaquins said, reflecting on her previous experiences with the health care system. Sue Fischer is a longtime HCA employee who’s concerned about patient care in her facility. “We were a great system as Mission Health and we’re an even better system as HCA Mission Health,” she said. “Delays in care is the biggest patient care issue I see because of staffing,” Hernandez said. According to the CMS ranking system, Mission Hospital currently holds an above-average overall quality rating — four stars out of a possible five.

☆ How a handy businessman found a derelict castle on Craigslist and transformed it into a thriving Airbnb with rooms from $369/night
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After years of renovations, Smith opened the castle to travelers booking rooms on Airbnb and Vrbo. "Everybody loves a castle," Smith, 57, told Insider. Smith turned the castle from rundown to traveler-readySmithmore Castle is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains on 121 acres of land. Smith has seen an increase in bookings each year since he listed the castle's rooms on Airbnb and Vrbo. Robert SmithSome Airbnb hosts have reported a slowdown in bookings since spring 2022, prompting fears of an "Airbnbust."

☆ Mark Meadows won't face voter fraud charges in North Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

RALEIGH, N.C. — Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff to President Donald Trump, won’t face voter fraud charges related to his 2020 registration and absentee vote in North Carolina, the state’s attorney general announced Friday. Meadows drew the attention of government attorneys when details that he was simultaneously registered to vote in North Carolina and two other states surfaced. Meadows cast a North Carolina absentee ballot by mail for the November general election, when Trump won the battleground state by just over 1 percentage point. Meadows began arousing public suspicion of widespread voter fraud leading up to the 2020 general election as the polls showed Trump trailing President Joe Biden. Election officials from both parties, as well as judges and Trump’s own attorney general, concluded there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.

☆ I run a Christmas-tree farm. This is how I built it as a business after a life-changing accident ended my previous career.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Laura Cooke | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

While in the hospital, he decided to build a business planting Christmas trees. At forestry school, we used to talk about growing Christmas trees as one way of making money. When the trees come to the yard for collection, I can get around easily and simply. But it's necessary as I spend about 50% of my time on the Christmas trees. I've always thought the Christmas tree is the biggest present at Christmas.

☆ More than 2,500 U.S. flights delayed amid severe weather during post-Thanksgiving travel
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

More than 2,500 flights into or out of U.S. airports were delayed as of late Sunday morning during the post-Thanksgiving travel rush as severe weather, including rain, heavy winds and snow, swept through major cities. On Sunday morning, rain pounded the Southeast, mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes regions, threatening morning travel for cities such as Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Nashville and Charlotte, North Carolina. Storm totals will range from 0.5 to 1.25 inches of rain across the eastern third of the country. Snowfall totals will range from 6 to 12 inches, with localized higher amounts possible in the higher elevations, according to the weather service. Looking ahead, this storm system will bring an enhanced risk for severe weather across the Middle and Lower Mississippi Valley on Tuesday.

☆ 'Natural' baby product company recalls toddler cups due to lead poisoning hazard
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A self-described "natural" baby product company is recalling 10,500 of its stainless steel bottles and cups for toddlers that pose a risk of lead poisoning, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Wednesday. "Lead is toxic if ingested by young children, and can cause adverse health effects," the recall notice said. "We are undertaking the costs and challenges of a #recall voluntarily because our customers’ health and safety must come first." While Green Sprouts is based in Asheville, North Carolina, the products subject to recall were made in China, according to the notice. On its website, Green Sprouts founder and president Becky Cannon writes the company has "holistic foundations" and is inspired by "the traditional Japanese approach to health and well-being."

☆ How siblings transformed shipping containers into 2 Airbnb getaways that brought in $10,000 in revenue last month
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Landon and Heather Schlabach run a short-term-rental management firm overseeing 75 properties. Their younger brother, Reece, joined them to flip two shipping containers into secluded retreats. Even Mom is involved — she handles cleaning the two shipping containers between guests. After their initial porch talk, Landon was able to track down a Spartanburg, South Carolina, company that sells shipping containers that come clean and painted with cutouts for windows. The recently opened second container has a small pond and waterfall feature under the home with a chair swing for relaxing evenings.

Heavy rain and strong winds are expected in the southern Great Plains this weekend from Texas stretching to Mississippi where it's already raining, threatening post-Thanksgiving travel plans, according to the National Weather Service. Nearly 55 million people were expected to travel 50 miles or more from their homes this Thanksgiving weekend — 98% of pre-pandemic levels, according to AAA. Although the severe weather risk is very low on Sunday, there will be the potential for strong winds and frequent lightning that could impact travel, especially in the Northeast. Another developing storm system will also continue to bring heavy rain in addition to mountain snow to the Pacific Northwest this weekend, according to the weather service. Winter weather advisories are in place for parts of the Cascades and Northern Rockies, including northern Idaho, Montana, and southeast Wyoming.

☆ When It Comes to Vacation Homes, A-Frames Are as ‘Iconic’ as It Gets
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Lia Picard | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A-frames are easily recognized by their triangular shape. It is the result of bringing the roof down and eliminating the walls, said Brent Campbell, an architect in Asheville, N.C. “They became this sort of iconic shape for rural vacation retreat-type structures,” said Mr. Campbell. In the book “A-Frame,” author Chad Randl, an architecture historian and professor at the University of Oregon, wrote that A-frames have shown up in history from ancient Japan to rural Europe. These structures are strong and snow slides right off their pitched roofs, making them appealing in remote, cold areas. Because they were affordable and functional, A-frames became a popular vacation-home style in the U.S. in the 1950s.

☆ Be careful before 'quick quitting' and joining the Great Resignation. Your employer may hand you a bill for your job training.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Workers quit in high numbers over the past few years — sometimes after being at the job under a year. Some employers are demanding that quitting workers reimburse them for their training costs. Most prevalent in the healthcare, trucking, and retail industries, these agreements can cost quitting workers thousands of dollars. England of charging quitters $6,000 for reimbursed training costs if they leave before a certain period of time. Regardless, many companies say they are well within their rights to demand compensation for training costs when employees part ways.

The motion was filed in a 2020 lawsuit challenging several abortion restrictions in North Carolina. Three states limit procedural abortions to physicians but allow other non-physician clinicians to provide medication abortions. Medication abortion consists of a two-pill regimen that is federally approved to be taken up to 10 weeks of pregnancy. Relief from the restrictions on advanced practice clinicians would let clinics provide abortions to more patients in a timely manner, she said. Bass said she already provides medication abortions in Virginia, where it is legal.

☆ A $29.75 Million Home With Mountain Views Looks to Break North Carolina’s Residential Record
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Sarah Paynter | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A North Carolina house asking $29.75 million will be the state’s most expensive listing, according to listing agent Marilyn Wright of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty. Located in a gated community in Avery County, about 70 miles northeast of Asheville, the five-bedroom house spans approximately 8,750 square feet. North Carolina’s priciest residential sales thus far have topped out at about $10 million, according to Premier Sotheby’s.

☆ Fed Chair Powell warned of ‘pain’ to come. Seniors on fixed incomes are already feeling it
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Martha C. White | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“Social Security comes up short by at least $1,000 [a month] in many locations. John Harriger, a resident of Chilhowie, Virginia, suffered a disabling back injury in 1994 and relies solely on Social Security for income. “I get about $1,800 a month [from Social Security] but… when gas and groceries started going up, I couldn’t make it any more. Sites, who relies wholly on Social Security for her income, said she worries what will happen when the mortgage on her home near Asheville, North Carolina, resets. This has a pass-through effect on the financial security of older Americans.

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☆ Lista celor 150 de secții de votare care vor fi deschise în străinătate pentru alegerile anticipate din 11 iulie
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

Lista celor 150 de secții de votare care vor fi deschise în străinătate pentru alegerile anticipate din 11 iulieComisia Electorală Centrală (CEC) a aprobat în ședința de miercuri, 23 iunie, deschiderea a 150 de secții de votare în străinătate la alegerile parlamentare anticipate din 11 iulie 2021. d/o Localitatea Numărul secțiilor de votare Republica Austria 1 or. Viena 1 Republica Azerbaidjan 2 or. Baku 1 Republica Belarus 3 or. Copenhaga 1 Republica Elenă 11 or.

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☆ CEC a publicat lista statelor și orașelor unde la alegerile parlamentare vor fi deschise cele 146 de secții de votare
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-08 | by ( Mudrii Elena | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +4 min

Comisia Electorală Centrală (CEC) a publicat lista statelor și orașelor unde la alegerile parlamentare vor fi deschise cele 146 de secții de votare. d/o Localitatea Numărul secțiilor de votare Republica Austria 1 or. Viena 1 Republica Azerbaidjan 2 or. Așdod 1 Total 2 Republica Italiană 20.1 or. Odessa 1 Total 2 Republica Ungară 36 or.

Persons: Maxim, Abu Organizations: Electorală Centrală, CEC, AB, QC, ON, Confederația Elvețiană, Tel, Reggio, Manchester, Barcelona, Santander, Valencia, FL Locations: străinătate, Republica Federală Germană, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii, Irlandei de Nord, Republica Franceză, Republica Italiană, Rimini, Oradea, România, Atena, Republica Elenă, Statele Unite, Germania, Federația Rusă, Britanie, Italia, Maxim Lebedinschi, Republica Austria, Viena, Republica Azerbaidjan 2, Baku, Republica Belarus, Minsk, Regatul Belgiei, Bruxelles, Republica Bulgară, Sofia, Canada, Ottawa, Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, Cehă, Praga, Republica Populară Chineză, Beijing, Republica Cipru, Limassol, Regatul Danemarcei, Copenhaga, Geneva, Emiratele, Abu Dhabi, Estonia, Tallinn, Moscova, Sankt, Petersburg, Tula, Kaluga, Franceză, Paris, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Lyon, Federală Germania, Berlin, Leipzig, Frankfurt, Main, Düsseldorf, Bremen, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart, Irlanda, Dublin, Limerick, Israel, Aviv, Italiană, Roma, Milano, Padova, Ancona, Bergamo, Bologna, Piacenza, Brescia, Ferrara, Firenze, Genova, Mantova, Modena, Napoli, Parma, Perugia, Pesaro, Torino, Trento, Treviso, Udine, Verona, Vicenza, Tokyo, Republica Letonia, Riga, Republica Lituania, Vilnius, Londra, Birmingham, Glasgow, Northampton, Regatul Norvegiei, Oslo, Republica Poloneză, Varșovia, Republica Portugheză, Lisabona, Regatul Țărilor de Jos, Haga, București, Iași, Bacău, Brașov, Cluj, Napoca, Constanța, Craiova, Galați, Sibiu, Suceava, Timișoara, Spaniei, Madrid, Malaga, Statele Unite ale Americii, Washington, New York, NY, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, Orlando, Sacramento, CA, Seattle, WA, Qatar 32, Regatul Suediei, Stockholm, Republica Turcia, or, Ankara, Istanbul, Ucraina, Kiev, Odessa, Ungară, Budapesta, Moldova

I learned I'll be paying Private Mortgage Insurance for years, an extra $100 a month expense. Plus, my insurance company demanded I install a new roof, sewage backed up into my basement, and more. But the relief didn't last for long: Turns out, there were a myriad of unexpected costs to tackle in my first month of homeownership. But a lot of items were ruined, adding up to a substantial unexpected cost. And what's underneath your home might surprise you when it comes to the cost of maintenance.

☆ Полный список адресов избирательных участков за границей для президентских выборов
▼ + stars: | 2019-01-28 | by ( ) newsmd.md time to read: +14 min

Из этого числа 556 тысяч отправят на зарубежные избирательные участки.Республика Австрия, 1/306, Вена (штаб миссии) Löwengasse 47, 1030Республика Азербайджан 1/307, Баку (штаб миссии) бул. 33, Cinema Studio Art, 11252Швейцария 1/320, Женева (штаб миссии) Авеню де Франс 23, 1202.ОАЭ 1/321, Абу-Даби (штаб миссии) Vila Nr. Таллинн (штаб миссии) ул. No 18, D.1, Gümüşsuyu Palas, 34437, Ömer Avni Mahallesi, IstanbulУкраина 1/440, Киев (штаб-квартира миссии) ул. Посмітного 2/2 “Б”Республика Венгрия 1/442, Будапешт (штаб-квартира миссии) 1024 Budapest, Ady Endre utca 16Королевство Дания 1/443 , Копенгаген Tordenskjoldsgade 25, 25 st.th.

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