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Trump Makes An Extraordinary Offer Of $5,000 Payments, And Other Takeaways From RNC Convention’s First Night
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (1287+ words) (CNN) — President Donald Trump vowed to pay every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain their House and Senate majorities in November’s midterm elections – an extraordinary offer as he tries to keep his party in power. But he offered no details on…...
‘Gambling With Our Lives’: Another A.I. Employee Quits Over Safety Concerns
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (648+ words) By Hadas Gold, Martin Goillandeau, David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” That blunt admission from former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon made waves Tuesday, as…...
From Housing Instability To Homeownership, How YBH Helped Sherika Moore Build A New Future
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (745+ words) By Kiara Doyal, The Seattle Medium After years of housing instability, debt and a credit score that made homeownership seem out of reach, Sherika Moore moved into a home of her own in May, completing a journey she says required…...
After Major Setback, Emma’s BBQ Is Determined To Keep Its Legacy Alive
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (1301+ words) By Kiara Doyal, The Seattle Medium At 77, Anderson is watching that legacy take shape in the hands of another generation. Thomas has become her grandmother’s right hand, a role she chose out of a desire to learn from Anderson and…...
King County Council Questions Advancement And Equity In Proposed Employment Plan
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (404+ words) By Aaron Allen, The Seattle Medium King County Council members raised questions about employee advancement, the representation of women in the county workforce and whether recommendations from the county’s Black Women’s Experience study are adequately reflected in a proposed four-year…...
5 Dead, 5 Injured After Amazon Cargo Plane Overruns Runway In Miami, Striking Multiple Vehicles
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (1159+ words) By Amanda Musa, Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — At least five people are dead after an Amazon cargo aircraft overran the runway during a landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, striking multiple vehicles and sending…...
The Seattle Medium, The Urban League And Byrd Barr Place Launch ‘Pack the House’ Campaign To Support Black-Owned Restaurants
1+ week, 4+ day ago (994+ words) By The Seattle Medium The Seattle Medium, in partnership with the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle and Byrd Barr Place, is launching its “Pack the House” campaign Sept. 2, beginning a 10-week effort to rally community support for Black-owned restaurants throughout…...
Island Soul Carries a Family Tradition of Food, Entrepreneurship and Community
1+ week, 4+ day ago (993+ words) By Aaron Allen, The Seattle Medium It’s 6 a.m. in Columbia City, and the rhythmic sound of a broom scraping across the sidewalk breaks the morning silence as Theo Martin, owner of Island Soul Restaurant, clears spiderwebs from the awning and…...
FTC Sues Amazon, Alleging It Overcharged Advertisers
1+ week, 5+ day ago (454+ words) New York (CNN) — The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states on Monday accused retail giant Amazon of deceiving businesses by overcharging prices to advertise on its massive retail platform, pocketing billions for the company. The lawsuit claimed 1.2 million advertisers paid more…...
Freedom Fuel Won Praise From Trump For Selling Cheap Gas. Now A Supplier Claims It Got Gas It Didn’t Pay For
1+ week, 5+ day ago (603+ words) (CNN) — The mystery of how a chain of gas stations was able to sell below the market rate has gotten a bit more interesting. Freedom Fuel Network, an upstart chain of gas stations mostly in the Philadelphia area, got a…...