Seattle CEO who cut his pay so workers earned $70K resigns
A Seattle CEO who announced in 2015 that he was giving himself a drastic pay cut to help cover the cost of big raises for his employees has announced his resignation. Dan Price, the embattled CEO of credit card processing company Gravity Payments, resigned Wednesday, The Seattle Times reported. “I also need to step aside from these duties to focus full time on fighting false accusations made against me,” he wrote.
news.yahoo.comA 911 dispatcher who refused to send an ambulance to a bleeding woman unless she agreed to go to a hospital has been charged with involuntary manslaughter
On the 911 call, Kelly Titchenell described her 56-year-old mother, Diania Kronk, as "jaundiced, incoherent and bleeding from the rectum."
news.yahoo.comCalifornia gas station manager accidentally sells gas for 69 cents a gallon, gets fired
Last Thursday, June 9, the average price for a gallon of gas in California was $6.39. At a Shell station in Rancho Cordova, the price was 69 cents a gallon - for premium. With recent skyrocketing gas prices, it comes as no surprise that drivers would jump on the chance to get gas for 69 cents. However, increases have stalled this week with the national average remaining at $5.01 a gallon for three days and the Pennsylvania average staying at $5.06 a gallon, according to AAA. With leading gas prices indicators being down, GasBuddy head of petroleum analysis said on Twitter yesterday, “... the national average should soon fall under $5 per gallon.”
mlive.comCoach Outlet Summer Kickoff Event Memorial Day Sale 2022
Coach Outlet is having a Summer Kickoff Event, Memorial Day Sale 2022. Save on signature canvas bags, wallets, earrings, branded T-shirts and more. Shop for your favorite designer handbags at Coach Outlet, while supplies last. Make Coach Outlet your bold fashion destination. Enjoy the smooth leather of a signature Coach Tote Bag.
mlive.comU.S. rocked by three mass shootings during Easter weekend
HAMPTON, S.C. — Authorities in South Carolina are investigating a shooting at a nightclub early Sunday that wounded at least nine people. It was the second mass shooting in the state and the third in the nation during the Easter holiday weekend. The South Carolina shootings and one in Pittsburgh, in which two minors were killed early Sunday, also left at least 31 people wounded. The two shootings come just a day after gunfire erupted at a busy mall in the South Carolina state capital of Columbia, about 90 miles north of where Sunday’s nightclub shooting took place. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)APThe three Easter weekend mass shootings are in addition to other shootings in recent days.
mlive.comSee the cost of gasoline the year you started driving
Keep reading to explore the cost of gas over time and rediscover just how much a gallon was when you first started driving. This force exerted its power over oil and gasoline prices for the United States and the rest of the world. The cuts would bring OPEC oil prices up to $18 per barrel, and in 1987, gas prices began to stabilize. This caused gasoline prices to rise as well, with an increase of about 8% from the year prior. Oil prices directly impacted gasoline prices, which peaked this year at $3.27 before dropping substantially.
mlive.comLooking for evidence? Trust us, Biden administration says
When President Biden's administration was asked for evidence to back up dramatic claims about national security developments this past week, it demurred with a simple rejoinder: You’ll have to trust us on that. No, they would not reveal what led them to say they knew that Russia was plotting a false flag operation as a pretext to invade Ukraine. The administration's response took a particularly caustic turn as spokespeople suggested that reporters were buying into foreign propaganda by even asking such questions.
news.yahoo.comThree tips for home sellers in 2022
REAL ESTATE MATTERS | Pricing your home competitively may generate a number of offers in excess of the list price. What you want is to generate interest and showings, and a “pie in the sky” price won’t do that, even with the dearth of homes for sale.
washingtonpost.comSan Jose, Calif. approves gun owner insurance law
The San Jose, Calif. City Council voted Tuesday night to require gun owners to carry liability insurance in what’s believed to be the first measure of its kind in the U.S. Gun owners said the law would violate their rights and promised to sue. (Jan. 26)
news.yahoo.comJudge gives a choice to man convicted of sexual assault: military or jail
“If you don’t enroll in 30 days, you can report to the Franklin County Regional Jail,” Kentucky judge Thomas Wingate said to Brandon Scott Price, acknowledging the 28-year old was getting "a huge break." “You are under the gun, young man. You gotta do it.”
washingtonpost.comFood bank numbers are rising again with more new people in lines — grandparents
Some 85 percent of the 200 food banks within the Feeding America network reported an increase or the same number of people seeking food in October compared with September. And some food banks say they are seeing more new families who have not sought food previously and more new grandparents.
washingtonpost.comTexas Man Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in COVID-19 Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
Through these loan applications, Price sought over $2.6 million and actually obtained over $1.6 million in PPP loan funds. Price falsely represented the number of employees and payroll expenses in each of the PPP loan applications. To support the fraudulent PPP loan applications, Price also submitted fraudulent tax records and other materials. Illustratively, with respect to the 713 Construction LLC loan application, Price applied in the name of an individual who died shortly before the application was submitted. Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A.
justice.govBook Review: Disney fans will enjoy Snow's 'Disney's Land'
Disney knew the importance of characters in storytelling and so does Snow, examining many of the people who helped Disney on his passage from idea to game-changing park. One such character is Buzz Price, who completed some early research on the economic feasibility of Disney’s park. Disney’s focus and self-confidence allowed him to push on despite family and friends who told him that an amusement park was folly. He leveraged everything he owned to build an amusement park the likes of which the world had never seen. Disney fans will enjoy this rendering of the founder and entrepreneurs will find their time well spent inside the covers of Snow’s book.