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Leaving your lights on at night might be disrupting birds’ sleeping patterns and affecting their ability to function throughout the…
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Here’s a major laugh for a long holiday weekend in the US: Secret Bank of England taskforce investigates financial fallout of Brexit Bank of England officials are secretly researching the financial shocks that could hit Britain if there is a vote to leave the European Union in the forthcoming referendum. The Bank blew its cover on Friday when it accidentally emailed details of the project – including how the bank intended to fend off any inquiries about its work – direct to the Guardian. According to the confidential email, the press and most staff in Threadneedle Street must be kept in the dark about the work underway, which has been dubbed Project Bookend.
Read More: Rate Shopping Whores and Chicago’s Bond Rating
See the original post: Moody’s Cuts Chicago Bond Rating to Junk; City Faces $2.2 Billion in Various Termination Fees; Irresponsible…
A self-proclaimed "progressive capitalist" (hypocrite) store owner in San Francisco complains about Proposition J which voters passed with a 77% approval rate hiking the minimum wage to $15. Capitalism for Me Socialism for Thee The National Review details the plight of Brian Hibbs, owner and operator of Comix Experience, an iconic comic-book and graphic-novel shop on San Francisco’s Divisadero Street, of the city’s new minimum-wage law. Hibbs says that the $15-an-hour minimum wage will require a staggering $80,000 in extra revenue annually.
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