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These Bank Employees Get Paid So Little That They Require Public Assistance
By Alan Pyke “Bank teller” may sound like a profession that would allow a person to pay all her bills and live a decently middle-class life, but that’s not the case. Three in ten bank tellers rely upon some type … Continue reading
Bill Bratton seeks good community relations to make stop-and-frisk work
By Rory Carroll If Bill Bratton’s record in Los Angeles is any guide, New York will see little dramatic reduction in the police tactic of stop-and-frisk but improved targeting and community relations will soothe resentment. New Yorks newly named police … Continue reading
The United States of financial insecurity
By Suzy Khimm Five years removed from the financial crisis, most Americans no longer feel they’re drowning in debt. But a new poll shows they still have that sinking feeling when it comes to long-term finances—and they feel Washington is … Continue reading
6 Things Debt Collectors Can and Can’t Do
By Sheiresa Ngo This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its annual report outlining how it has worked to enforce the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Their activities have included efforts to make it easier for consumers to file … Continue reading
20 Things the Poor Do Everyday That the Rich Never Have to Worry About
By Benjamin Irwin Financial advisor and evangelical Christian Dave Ramsey probably wasn’t expecting this much pushback when he shared a piece contrasting the habits of the rich with those of the poor. In her response on CNN, Rachel Held Evans … Continue reading
A Guinean solves a 270 years old Mathematics Problem
Originally posted on African Heritage:
Ibrahima Sambegou Diallo (Credit: Creative Commons) Ibrahima Sambégou Diallo may have become the first African mathematician of the contemporary era to have elaborated a theorem. This Guinean journalist who recently reconverted himself into mathematics has…
The Burrito Chain That Pays Entry-Level Workers $10 An Hour And Wants To Pay More
By Bryce Covert Boloco, a Boston-based burrito chain, pays its entry-level workers anywhere from $9 to $11 an hour, most of them making $10, with many who advance into higher roles making $17 an hour or more, CEO John Pepper … Continue reading
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Report: Half of U.S. Families Live on the Edge of ‘Economic Chaos’
By Imara Jones Half of all families in the United States are poor, near poor or face economic insecurity where “one major setback in income could push them into poverty.” That’s the shocking conclusion of a report released today by … Continue reading
South Africa’s Nelson Mandela dies
Mr Mandela, 95, led South Africa’s transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years in prison. He had been receiving intense home-based medical care for a lung infection after three months in hospital. In a statement on South … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, breaking news, Jacob Zuma, Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace Prize, South Africa
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