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Trump asks Agriculture Department for a plan to protect farmers
President Donald Trump has asked the Agriculture Department to come up with a plan to "protect our farmers," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Monday. Sanders declined to give any specifics but said the program would be presented s.....»»
How a $15 minimum wage would improve health and life expectancy in the US, according to a public health scientist
An increased minimum wage would lift hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty and give them better access to nutrition and health services. In early March, the Senate failed to.....»»
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says only 0.1 percent of Trump administration’s covid farm relief went to Black farmers
Ag secretary Vilsack explains how his agency will fix a broken farm system, food insecurity, racial disparity and a healthcare crisis.....»»
Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack says only 0.1 percent of Trump administration’s covid farm relief went to Black farmers
Ag secretary Vilsack explains how his agency will fix a broken farm system, food insecurity, racial disparity and a healthcare crisis.....»»
Medium offers employees "voluntary exit" weeks after failed union drive as it abandons yet another business model
Billionaire Twitter co-founder and Medium CEO Ev Williams told employees he wanted to give them an option to "get off this crazy ride." Medium CEO Ev Williams has led the company through multiple pivots - and subsequent rounds of layoffs......»»
The COVID-19 relief bill includes $5 billion in aid for farmers of color who have long faced discrimination by federal officials
For over a century, Black farmers faced discrimination from the US Department of Agriculture and were large.....»»
India has reportedly threatened to jail Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp employees if the firms don"t give up data regarding the farmers protests
India wrote letters to Facebook and Twitter citing specific employees in the country who risk jail time, The Wall Street Journal reported. Members of human rights organisations hold placards in.....»»
Robinhood missed an IRS deadline to give tax forms to its customers, sparking an uproar
The trading app said it was granted a 30-day extension by the IRS and that most customers should have received forms by Wednesday. Robinhood users complained on social media when the app failed to provide tax forms by the date it had prev.....»»
Tom Vilsack’s nomination as agriculture secretary reopens old wounds for Black farmers
Biden's Cabinet may be “the most diverse in history,” but his pick for agriculture secretary reignited criticism over the USDA’s treatment of Black farmers......»»
Jack Ma reportedly tried and failed to schmooze China with an offer to give "any of the platforms Ant has" to the government before officials pulled its $37 billion IPO
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma's reported offer came after he publicly scorned the government and before China pulled Ant's groundbreaking IPO. Wang HE/Getty Images Jack Ma offered to give parts of An.....»»
SBA failed to give guidance to ensure underserved and rural markets had access to PPP, report finds
Businesses owned by women and people of color or in rural areas may have been left out of PPP loans......»»
SBA failed to give guidance to ensure underserved and rural markets had access to PPP, report finds
Businesses owned by women and people of color or in rural areas may have been left out of PPP loans......»»
SBA failed to give guidance to ensure underserved and rural markets had access to PPP, report finds
Businesses owned by women and people of color or in rural areas may have been left out of PPP loans......»»
LafargeHolcim"s deal to sell Philippines business collapses
LafargeHolcim's deal to sell its Philippines business, valued at $2.15 billion, has failed after the country's competition authority did not give approval in time......»»
Thousands line up as food banks struggle to keep up with demand
The Department of Agriculture is about to spend $300 million a month to buy surplus food from farmers -- food they'd been forced to dump -- and ship it to food banks. Janet Shamlian reports......»»
"That"s just the way it happens:" Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue defends the trade war bailout that mostly benefited wealthy farmers
Jacquelyn Martin/AP Perdue defended the $28 billion trade war bailout program for farmers, which critics argue benefited wealthier people. That's just the way it happens. These are — these are awards based.....»»
Farmers are destroying their own crops after the coronavirus ravaged the food market — and say USDA failed to help them get it to hungry Americans in time
Marco Bello/Reuters/Business Insider Farmers are destroying vast amounts of usable food and milk because the coronavirus pand.....»»
A call center contracted by the CDC to give coronavirus guidance failed to practice social distancing at a training. An employee later tested positive for COVID-19.
REUTERS/Brian Snyder A .....»»
US to buy milk and meat as part of $15.5 billion aid
The Trump administration would like to make purchases of milk and meat products as part of a $15.5 billion initial aid package to farmers rattled by the coronavirus, said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue......»»
U.S. to buy milk and meat as part of $15.5 billion aid
The Trump administration would like to make purchases of milk and meat products as part of a $15.5 billion initial aid package to farmers rattled by the coronavirus, said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue......»»