No Silver Lining: Wages Fell While Inflation Soared This Spring

No Silver Lining: Wages Fell While Inflation Soared This Spring

Median weekly earnings of the nation’s 113.6 million full-time wage and salary workers were $990 in the second quarter of 2021 , the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was 1.2 percent lower than a year earlier. That compares with a gain of 4.8 percent in the Consumer Price Index over the same…

This week’s best deals: $40 off Amazon’s Fire 7 Kids Pro tablet and more

This week’s best deals: $40 off Amazon’s Fire 7 Kids Pro tablet and more

All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Amazon kicked off this week with a sale on its kids-focused tablets, speakers and other devices. Parents…

Caitlyn Jenner Has a Film Crew Documenting Her Run for Governor of California

Caitlyn Jenner Has a Film Crew Documenting Her Run for Governor of California

Caitlyn Jenner may be making a return to television. The Hollywood Reporter writes that the 71-year-old former Olympian and reality TV star is currently documenting her run for Governor of California and has been joined by a film crew during campaign events. Click inside to read more… According to Politico, the crew is being paid…

A Homeless Village Is Growing on Apple’s Silicon Valley Property

A Homeless Village Is Growing on Apple’s Silicon Valley Property

VICE News reports that despite Apple committing billions of dollars to fix California’s housing crisis, an encampment of homeless people living in RVs, shacks, and tents has taken over dozens of acres of undeveloped land owned by Apple in the center of Silicon Valley. Between 30 to 100 homeless people have reportedly set up camp…

Michigan Senate Repeals Emergency Powers Law, Whitmer Unable to Veto
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Michigan Senate Repeals Emergency Powers Law, Whitmer Unable to Veto

Michigan’s Senate on Thursday approved a petition that repeals Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency powers, with another approval expected by the state’s lower chamber. Whitmer, a Democrat, cannot veto the petition. The Michigan Senate’s 20-15 vote came two days after the Board of State Canvassers certified the petition, which was started by a group called Unlock…

California’s GOP Reps push back on state’s controversial ‘equity in math’ program
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California’s GOP Reps push back on state’s controversial ‘equity in math’ program

FIRST ON FOX: GOP lawmakers from California are urging the state’s Board of Education to reject a controversial “equity in math” program currently under consideration. Rep. Young Kim and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy led the 11-member delegation in sending a letter to Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, president of the board, Friday expressing major concerns with…