Uber Proposes Cutting NYC Driver Minimum Pay on Lower Gas Prices November 5, 2024 By Natalie Lung Uber Technologies Inc. is proposing a cut to New York City drivers’ base pay rate, among other recommendations, as it...
60,000 Wawa-Branded Tumblers Recalled Because Their Metal Straws Can Cut Customers November 4, 2024 Some 60,000 Wawa-branded beverage tumblers are under recall due to a laceration hazard posed by the products’ metal straw. According...
US Shippers Avoid East Coast Ports on Risk of Second Strike November 4, 2024 By Lisa Baertlein, Doyinsola Oladipo and Jessica DiNapoli U.S. shippers are steering clear of East and Gulf Coast ports amid worries the 45,000 dockworkers at those trade hubs...
Maryland Fears Mobile Home Values Will Shrink as Insurance Disappears November 4, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Owners of mobile and manufactured homes in Maryland’s coastal communities and their insurance agents are having difficulty finding insurance coverage...
PepsiCo Beats New York State’s ‘Predatory’ Lawsuit Over Plastics Pollution November 4, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel PepsiCo won the dismissal of New York’s lawsuit accusing the beverage and snack-food company of polluting the environment with single-use...
Retrial Begins in Civil Suit Against Contractor Accused in Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal November 1, 2024 By Matthew Barakat A military contractor accused of contributing to the abuse of detainees at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago is...
Delaware Voters to Elect Insurance Commissioner November 1, 2024 On November 5, Delaware voters will decide who will be the state’s insurance commissioner. Incumbent Trinidad Navarro is running for...
Penn Nursing Awarded $3.2 Million Grant to Improve Firearm Storage November 1, 2024 The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has been awarded a $3.2 million, five-year grant to develop an evidence-based secure...
Jaywalking Is Now Legal in New York City. It’s Still Risky. November 1, 2024 By Philip Marcelo Jaywalking — that time-honored practice of crossing the street outside of the crosswalk or against the traffic light — is...
Court Upholds Firing of Philadelphia Cops Over Offensive Facebook Posts November 1, 2024 The Philadelphia police department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended for...