WILLIAMSVILLE N.Y. (WIVB) – Local dancers are using their art to unite people and raise money for Ukraine. Owners of the Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Serhiy Nelyubov and Yanina Nelyubova, and several of their instructors, are from Ukraine. “[There’s a] very bad war in Ukraine, and we have in our staff four people from Ukraine, […]
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – Women are still not being fairly compensated for their work in Arizona and nationwide. That’s according to a new report by the U-S Department of Labor. Equal Pay Day Falls is today March 15th— and it’s not just a random selected date on the calendar. It symbolizes how far into the year the […]
Imagine you own a local bakery. A woman dressed in a suit walks into your store and orders a platter of pastries. You chat while preparing the order. The woman mentions her office is celebrating the retirement of a colleague. She hands you a credit card – it looks like any personal credit card with […]
When you need a home repair, a quick Google search can help you find someone to do the fix. But the company you call may not be the one that shows up at your door. Alex Polivy of Sudbury, Massachusetts, found a local listing for a plumber a couple of weeks ago when his hose […]
Edward Price is a non-resident Senior Fellow at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs. In this post he explains why following President Biden’s ban on Russian oil imports, the aim of US foreign policy is at odds with the aim of American economic policy. A year ago, the average price in the US for […]
Two years ago this week, Pennsylvanians and people across the country were sheltering indoors, enduring the first days of lockdowns due to a newly-discovered virus. WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — In the early days of the pandemic, feelings of fear and uncertainty were never more powerful. Two years later, some business owners in Wilkes-Barre won’t forget those […]
The reckless escalation of economic, political and military pressure by the United States and Nato against Russia is rapidly leading to a major global economic crisis with serious repercussions for the international working class. The campaign against Russia, which includes a crippling sanctions regime aimed at starving out the Russian people and which has all […]
UK petrol prices could surge by 50% due to sanctions on Russia cutting oil supplies, MPs have been warned. This would push the cost of a litre of petrol to £2.40, from around £1.60 today, the Treasury Committee is heard this afternoon. Dr Amrita Sen, Director of Research at Energy Aspects, told MPs that crude […]
Singapore and France have inked an agreement to collaborate across various digital and green economy areas, including smart transport, financial services, and medical technology (medtech). The two nations will establish a “detailed workplan” outlining projects with “clear and tangible outcomes”. Organisations from both sides also would receive financial support to co-develop commercial products and services, […]
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is now a minority investor in an Urbana apparel screen-printing business, Campus Ink. Campus Ink co-owner Steven Farag said he sent Cuban an email, “and he answered.” “It feels like we hit a lottery ticket of sorts,” Farag said. The amount of the investment isn’t being disclosed. With Cuban’s investment, […]
