Why government wage controls often fail
Not long ago, new kinds of jobs appeared: app-based gig work. They include jobs like dog walking on Rover, Taskrabbit work, DoorDash food delivery, Uber and Lyft driving ... Lots of people like gig work. It's flexible. You work when you want to work. But "workers' rights" activists and governing socialists don't like that. Gig workers rarely join unions. They don't get a minimum wage. "Uber and Lyft exploit their workers" is a headline at MS NOW. "We can't ignore it." The Democratic Socialists said they had a solution. Seattle's city council imposed a $26 delivery driver ...
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Some NBA 2nd-round picks are revered
NEW YORK — Some of New York's biggest basketball heroes were second-round draft picks. Like Jalen Brunson, the guy marching through Manhattan with the Larry O'Brien Trophy in his arms last week during a joyous parade celebration. And Willis Reed, the guy who limped into Game 7 of the NBA Finals to lift the Knicks to their first championship. So when the NBA draft resumed Wednesday night with the Knicks on the clock with the No. 31 pick, every team had hope of finding someone who can be a key piece of a title team. They drafted Ohio State guard Bruce Thornton, but had already ...
US returns to pitch with decisions to make
The United States returns to the pitch for its final World Cup group-stage game with some decisions to make. The Americans have already won Group D to lock up a spot in the knockout stage and will face winless Turkey in Inglewood, California, on Thursday. Christian Pulisic returned to training after missing a 2-0 win over Australia, but coach Mauricio Pochettino has to decide how much to use his star player in a game that's meaningless in the standings and the knockout stage right around the corner. There are similar decisions to make with Tyler Adams, Folarin Balogun, Chris ...
Kelly says he was hospitalized after a stroke in the spring
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Former Buffalo Bills star quarterback Jim Kelly told reporters Tuesday that he was hospitalized after experiencing a stroke in the spring. "I had a little setback about a month and a half ago," the Pro Football Hall of Famer said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Bills stadium. "But right now, I feel good. Eyesight's not great. My hearing still sucks, but that's part of life." The 66-year-old Kelly said recent tests were clean. He underwent a combination of surgeries and chemotherapy in 2013, 2014 and 2018 because of various forms of ...