The Senate side of the Capitol is seen in Washington, early Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite A new report from the CBO forecasts the federal debt to nearly...
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US GDP growth will likely miss a key forecast if the global economy falters, Dallas Fed says

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A shopper goes up in the escalator in Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Los Angeles. Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Weaker-than-expected...
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Republicans see Democrats' $15 minimum wage increase and counter with $10 instead

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Mitt Romney and Tom Cotton at a news conference in 2014. Danny Johnston/AP Photo Republican Sens. Tom Cotton and Mitt Romney propose raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour by...
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Too many people are still falling for harmful myths about raising the minimum wage

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Demonstrators participate in a protest outside of McDonald's corporate headquarters on January 15, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images The Congressional Budget...
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Biden's 'go big' stimulus has kicked off a huge debate about just how big a hole the pandemic punched in the economy

17 days ago | Business Insider | 3 articles

President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with Senators from both parties on the critical need to invest in modern and sustainable American infrastructure in the Oval Office of...
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CBO letter signals that Bernie Sanders' minimum wage bill may be able to pass via reconciliation

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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during an event to introduce the Raise The Wage Act in the Rayburn Room at the Capitol January 16, 2019, in Washington, DC. Photo by Chip...
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The Congressional Budget Office says raising the minimum wage to $15 will kill jobs. That's not the whole truth - here's why

23 days ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Adjusted for inflation, the minimum wage is currently the lowest it's been in decades. Kirill Kukhmar/TASS via Getty Images Annie Fadely is the senior policy and programs...
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US government debt will surpass the economy's size in 2021 even without Biden's new stimulus, CBO says

25 days ago | Business Insider | 3 articles

J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo The Congressional Budget Office expects federal debt to reach 102% of US GDP in 2021. The estimate doesn't account for the $1.9 trillion stimulus...
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Pelosi says a $15 minimum wage increase will be included in the House's pandemic relief package

25 days ago | Business Insider | 3 articles

Getty Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said a $15 minimum wage increase will be included in the House's stimulus package. Democratic lawmakers are working with the...
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House Democrats unveil draft of stimulus measures, which include a minimum wage increase and $130 billion for reopening K-12 schools

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, D-WA. Graeme Jennings/Pool/AFP via Getty Images The House Committee on Education and Labor released a draft budget bill on Monday as part of the...
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Thailand intends easing quarantine rules for tourists to revive industry

Thailand is planning to relax quarantine rules for foreign visitors from next month as part of a series of steps being considered to revive the nation's tourism sector... Read more ...

PATA Gold Awards 2021 open for submissions

Organisations and individuals making outstanding contributions towards the successful promotion of the travel and tourism industry throughout the Asia Pacific region are... Read more ...

Tourist bookings rise as Cyprus, Portugal reopen to UK travellers

Tour and travel agents have witnessed a big surge in interest and bookings for holidays abroad since Cyprus and Portugal announced last week that they would be open to British... Read more ...

Amex Gold vs Capital One Venture Rewards: Which Is Best for You?

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FLIPPING OVER THE UFO/EXTRATERRESTRIAL COIN AND NAILS IN THE TIRES

SPOTTED THIS COYOTE RUNNING NEAR A BUSHLINE Huron Tirecraft in Clinton Ontario was our first stop this morning. Both passenger-side tires on the Jeep have been losing air so it... Read more ...

Former President Trump is urging Republicans to donate directly to him...

Getty Former President Trump said people should donate to his PAC and not Republican committees. Trump's statement said donations to the GOP would be supporting "Republicans in... Read more ...

TAT targeting revenue of Bt1.218 trillion this year from tourism

The Tourism Authority of Thailand is targeting revenue of Bt1.218 trillion this year from the tourism sector focusing principally on domestic tourism. The TAT Governor Yuthasak... Read more ...

Himachal aims to develop Lahaul-Spiti as an eco-tourism hub

By making sure year round road connectivity via the newly opened 9.2-kms long horseshoe-shaped single-tube Atal Tunnel - one of the most strategically important infrastructure... Read more ...

Rethinking tourism in post-pandemic times

For a visitor on the island of Oahu in 2019 when a record 10.4 million people visited Hawaii, returning to Honolulu almost a year after the corona virus pandemic is... Read more ...

Those refused entry to the US under Trump's Muslim ban policy can get a new...

People protest the Muslim travel ban outside the Supreme Court on June 26, 2018. Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty People denied entry under Trump's travel ban could reapply... Read more ...