After a year of layoffs for Google employees in 2023, they aren’t through the worst yet, as more layoffs are expected in 2024. Many are expected to lose their jobs as the company goes through a restructuring phase and moves some jobs abroad. Google Is Creating Growth Hubs Source: Solen Feyissa/Unsplash While Google is reducing its workforce, it is still planning to expand as it will launch growth hubs. The New York Post reports that the hubs are set to launch in India, Mexico, and Ireland, which could mean some people’s jobs are moved overseas. The Finance Department Will Be…
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McDonald’s has been losing customers due to recent price hikes, and is trying everything to win them back. While this doesn’t mean lowering prices, they have added some new “remix” items to their menu that they hope will attract an influx of customers to their restaurants. People Are Choosing to Eat at Home Source: Zach Reiner/Unsplash One of the benefits of eating fast food is that it involves very little preparation time, which is great for working people who don’t want to cook after a long day at work. However, with people earning less and prices increasing across the board,…
Milan has long been a popular destination for tourists who want to explore the Italian region and all it has to offer. However, Italian officials are trying to stop vendors from selling ice cream and pizza after midnight due to many Milan residents complaining about the noise tourists have been making after this time. Milan’s Local Government Wants to Ban Pizza and Ice Cream Source: Kelvin T/Unsplash The proposals were initially made by Milan’s local government, which, Euro News reports, wants to ban street vendors selling pizza and ice cream after midnight. If these new proposals are passed, they will…
McDonald’s has been losing customers due to recent price hikes, and is trying everything to win them back. While this doesn’t mean lowering prices, they have added some new “remix” items to their menu that they hope will attract an influx of customers to their restaurants. People Are Choosing to Eat at Home Source: Zach Reiner/Unsplash One of the benefits of eating fast food is that it involves very little preparation time, which is great for working people who don’t want to cook after a long day at work. However, with people earning less and prices increasing across the board,…
Costco might be known for giving its employees decent wages, but that hasn’t stopped it from having issues. An increasing number of Costco employees are starting to unionize, putting pressure on the wholesaler to do something about this before the problem escalates. Costco Is an Industry Leader With Wages Source: Grant Beirute/Unsplash Costco has long been an industry leader in paying its employees’ wages. The Street reports that the warehouse club is known for treating its employees fairly, and no protests were needed to get the warehouse club to pay its employees a minimum of $15 an hour in 2019. …
Religion may be a thing of the past as a growing number of people are turning to Atheism. Some states have more Atheists than others, with some results being more shocking than others. Vermont Source: Peter James Eisenhaure/Unsplash According to I Sold My House, Vermont has the highest number of Atheists, as 8% of the population consider themselves to be Atheists. A significant proportion of the population are Atheists, at 45,322. This is compared to just 22% of the population in Vermont being Catholic. New Hampshire Source: Suraj Gattani/Unsplash New Hampshire has another high amount of Atheists in the state,…
With cases of fraud on the rise, it might be comforting to some that police are taking action. This is what happened when scammer Joseph Tyler was sentenced to 8 years in prison in March 2024 after defrauding mostly senior people from their money. Tyler Claimed To Do Garden Services Source: KKTV 11 News/YouTube Tyler set up a fake business that claimed he carried out gardening services. The Longmont Leader reported that this was mostly tree-trimming and general home improvement services. Tyler Didn’t Work Alone Source: KKTV 11 News/YouTube Tyler wasn’t the only one working on this business; he got…
Those who paid attention to Donald Trump’s hush money trial in April 2024 may remember seeing images and video clips of a man who set himself on fire. It has been revealed that this man is Max Azzarello, a conspiracy theorist and self-proclaimed investigative journalist. The Jury Was Chosen Source: @AdvBarryRoux/X The New York Post reported that Azzarello set himself on fire at pretty much the exact same time as the jury was chosen for the trial. This was after he had covered himself in gasoline, which was used to ensure he could set himself alight. Onlookers Were Horrified Source:…
After a year of layoffs for Google employees in 2023, they aren’t through the worst yet, as more layoffs are expected in 2024. Many are expected to lose their jobs as the company goes through a restructuring phase and moves some jobs abroad. Google Is Creating Growth Hubs Source: Solen Feyissa/Unsplash While Google is reducing its workforce, it is still planning to expand as it will launch growth hubs. The New York Post reports that the hubs are set to launch in India, Mexico, and Ireland, which could mean some people’s jobs are moved overseas. The Finance Department Will Be…
As the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall, Prince William is now the owner of a large area of land throughout the U.K. But there have long been many questions as to how much land he owns and how much money he makes from this land. Prince William Owns the Duchy of Cornwall Source: Robert Payne/Wikimedia Commons As he is now the Duke of Cornwall, a role he inherited from his father King Charles, Prince William now owns the Duchy of Cornwall. This means that William is in control of the land and any properties or dwellings that are…