Councils facing third pay strike in three years
The unions say they have no alternative as they have yet to receive a pay offer from council body Cosla.
The unions say they have no alternative as they have yet to receive a pay offer from council body Cosla.
Comments come after watchdog said he supported new rules that could increase capital requirements
Patients who have private insurance may end up paying significantly more for medical care compared to those who have public health insurance, such as Medicare, according to a report.
A McDonald's spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal that the $5 offering is part of a strategy to offer nationally advertised value deals.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - On Wednesday, Dialogue Coffee held a ribbon cutting for its newest location in the Capital City. Dialogue Coffee partnered with the Capper Foundation to bring the new location to Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) at the southeast corner of 11th and Polk streets. “We are thrilled to be able [...]
Earlier in the day, Biden proposed two televised debates in June and September. Accepting the challenge, the Trump campaign team said that there should be more than just two opportunities for the American people to hear more from the candidates themselves.
As the national capital, Delhi needs to scale up its processing capacity to manage daily waste. The quantity of waste is expected to increase in the coming years together with the per capita waste generation
As the national capital, Delhi needs to scale up its processing capacity to manage daily waste. The quantity of waste is expected to increase in the coming years together with the per capita waste generation
A Guatemalan court ordered the release Wednesday of journalist José Rubén Zamora, jailed for nearly 2 years on money laundering charges. Zamora, the 67-year-old founder of El Periodico newspaper, was sentenced to six years in prison last June for alleged money laundering. But that conviction and sentence were overturned by another court and a new trial ordered. For nearly two years, he has been kept in jail. But on Wednesday, a judge ruled that there was no longer justification to keep him in jail... Читать дальше...
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For years, autonomous vehicles have operated in relative obscurity. With few vehicles on the road and a laissez-faire attitude among government regulators, automakers and big tech firms have been free to test — and even commercially deploy — with little oversight.
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