WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday marks Equal Pay Day, a symbolic event dramatizing how much longer it takes a woman to earn as much as a man — and an annual opportunity for Democrats to lambast Republicans for inaction on the…
Yet once again this year, as President Barack Obama and Democratic lawmakers trumpet their equal pay proposals at news conferences and briefings, Republicans have little to offer in return. The bill, which passed the House when it was under Democratic control but was blocked by Senate Republicans, builds on the first law Obama signed as president, the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, aimed at making it easier for women to sue over wage discrimination. Yet the result is that the one group arguably best... Читать дальше...
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WASHINGTON, April 12 (UPI) -- More than 400 protesters were arrested during a sit-in on the U.S. Capitol steps, as they protested congressional inaction on money's influence in politics.
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However the five judges on a U.N.-backed tribunal decide the case of Manila's challenge to Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea, China has permanently altered facts on the ground in its favor.
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Shugaban kasa Muhammadu Buhari ya samu isa kasar China inda ake sanya rai zayayi kwanaki a kasar. A cewar wata takardar manema labarai da jami’i mai hudda da jama’a na shugaban kasa Buhari, Femi Adesina, shugaba Buhari da isar shi ya samu tarba daga Mr Cheng, wanda shina mai taimaka ma Ministan harkokin waje na […]
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What would you do with an extra $277 a week, ladies?
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According to the data, if a woman were to start full-time work aged 20, and retire at 65, she would earn a total of $649,818 less than a man whose career had been just as long.
Please, take a moment to let that amount really soak in.
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Sammy Sosa got Twitter-lashed for her ‘girls are super useless’ post on Twitter and ref to #BlackGirlsRock
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Images of a male lion roaming the streets of Braamfontein emerged last night and Twitter went wild speculating about why it was there.
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Louis van Gaal's side were beaten 3-0 by Tottenham on Sunday but the Spaniard has already turned his focus to this week's FA Cup clash with the Hammers at Upton Park
NEW YORK (AP) — It's not easy being Trump these days. Just ask the people at Trump Tobacco in California, Trump Travel in New York, Trump Memorials in Nebraska and Trump Chiropractic & Acupuncture in Kansas.