The Miami Beach City Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to ban discriminatory practices “based on the texture or style of a person’s hair,” according to a news release. The new ordinance prohibits discrimination based on a person’s hair when seeking housing, employment, public services, financing, or use of facilities citywide, according to the news release from…
Day: October 28, 2022
More than 13.8 million early votes have been cast ahead of the 2022 midterm elections
More than 13.8 million early votes have been cast in 44 states as of Thursday, according to data from election officials as well as Edison Research and Catalist. Florida continues to have the most early votes cast for the midterms, with more than 1.9 million. Texas, California and Georgia have also each recorded more than…
Inflation data shows that prices in the US were very high in September
New inflation data shows that US prices were still uncomfortably high in September, despite aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve to rein in the highest inflation in decades. The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Index, which measures the prices consumers pay for goods and services, rose 6.2% in the year to September. That hasn’t changed since…
Paul Pelosi, husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, attacked with hammer at home in San Francisco
Paul Pelosi, the husband of the president of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, was attacked with a hammer by a man who entered the couple’s home in San Francisco during the early hours of this Friday, police sources reported to CNN. Pelosi, 82, is expected to make a full recovery, the Democratic…