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Senators Question Amazon About Using Cameras to Monitor Delivery Drivers
The senators said the AI-equipped cameras from Netradyne raise privacy and surveillance concerns.
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Jeff Bezos Would Pay Over $5 Billion a Year Under Warren's Wealth Tax
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the tax is even more urgent during the Covid crisis, as the pandemic has exposed and accelerated America’s wealth gap.
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These Senators Are Calling for Continued Financial Relief Through the Economic Recovery for American Families
As Congress works on getting new coronavirus relief to Americans, one group of senators is calling for continued financial relief through the economic recovery.
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Elizabeth Warren Rips Stock Buybacks as ‘Nothing But Paper Manipulation'
Sen. Elizabeth Warren told CNBC that buybacks are market manipulation made to inflate executive pay.
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The $7.25 Minimum Wage Can't Pay All the Bills in Any State
Democrats are shelving their plans for a $15 federal minimum wage for now. The current minimum, $7.25, isn’t a living wage for full-time workers in any state.
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Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders Propose 3% Wealth Tax on Billionaires
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders and a slew of other Democrats proposed a 2% tax on wealth above $50 million and a 3% tax on wealth over $1 billion.
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A $15 Federal Minimum Wage Would Give 19 Million Women a Raise — But It Might Not Happen Anytime Soon
It’s looking like the federal minimum wage won’t be increased anytime soon — news that will hit women harder than men.
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Sen. Warren on Wealth Tax: ‘I Think Most People Would Rather Be Rich' and Pay 2 Or 3 Cents More
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s latest wealth-tax proposal calls for an annual tax of 2%, or 2 cents, on every dollar of people’s wealth worth above $50 million.
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5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens Tuesday
U.S. stock futures dipped Tuesday after starting March with a broad rally. The S&P 500 had its best session since June.
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Senate Democrats to Drop Minimum Wage Plan in $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill
Senate Democrats will abandon plans to help raise workers’ pay in Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan.
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Democrats Vow to Penalize Big Corporations That Don't Pay $15 Minimum Wage
Top Democrats are drafting new plans that would penalize big corporations that pay their employees less than $15 an hour.
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The $15 Minimum Wage Is in Trouble. Here's What You Need to Know
The fight for a $15 federal minimum wage hit a major roadblock Thursday when a Senate official said it shouldn’t be included in the latest stimulus package.
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Maker of ‘Bernie's Mittens' Warns of Impostors: ‘Some People Just Have No Morals'
After causing an internet sensation last month, “Bernie’s Mittens” are back in the headlines, with Vermont’s attorney general aiming to stop what he described as deceptive sales of knock-off mittens. “I’m annoyed,” said Jen Ellis, the creator of the original mittens worn by Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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Senate Democrats Push for Public Option as Biden Weighs Health-Care Reform Plans
Sens. Michael Bennet and Tim Kaine are reintroducing a public health-care option plan as President Biden mulls how to handle the issue.
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As House Democrats Push for $1,400 Stimulus Checks, Deciding Who Qualifies Could Change
As Congress weighs new $1,400 stimulus checks, some lawmakers have called for more restrictions on who gets the money. However, big changes may not happen.
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Pelosi Says $15 Federal Minimum Wage Will Be in the Bill the House Sends to Senate. Here's What You Need to Know
The House of Representatives has included raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour in its most recent version of the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package.
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House Panel Advances $15 Minimum Wage as Democrats Try to Include It in Covid Relief Bill
A House committee advanced a $15 per hour minimum wage, but Democrats aren’t sure if it will make it into their final coronavirus relief bill.
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S'mitten Mittens: Vermont Brewing Company Releasing Bernie Beer
We’ve seen the iconic Bernie Sanders Inauguration Day pose everywhere, and now it’s on a local craft beer. Four Quarters Brewing in Vermont is releasing Bernie’s S’mitten Mittens, a warming Maple s’mores stout brewed with maple syrup, milk sugar, cocoa powder, chocolate chips, graham cracker and marshmallow. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Winooski Food...
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The $15 Federal Minimum Wage Is Back in the House Covid Aid Package. Here's What You Need to Know
The House of Representatives has included raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour in its most recent version of the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package.
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Democrats Press Ahead on $15 an Hour Minimum Wage Despite Deficit Worries
Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would increase the budget deficit, the CBO says. How that could actually help Democrats pass the pay hike.