Many Florida businesses complain about Amazon having an unfair advantage as they claim the business does not pay state sales tax, which is inaccurate. Amazon has been paying millions in state sales tax since 2014 in Florida. But that doesn’t… Read More ›
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Opinion: Boca Raton voters to decide on 2 city council members and qualifying questions tomorrow
Registered voters living within the city limits of Boca Raton will have a few important decisions to make when voting tomorrow, March 9, 2021. Question One will be whether to extend the time one needs to be a resident to… Read More ›
1.1 million signatures gathered to recall California Government Newsom
Once the darling of of California, Governor Gavin Newsom has been attempting to recover from a backlash from all sides of the political map because of his locking down of the state last year in response to COVID-19. While thousands… Read More ›
Where is Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma?
Chinese billionaire and founder of the Alibaba Group and Ant Group, Jack Ma, has been reported as missing since October 2020, after he openly criticised China’s regulators and its state-owned banks, accusing the Communist government of slowing down innovation. Ma has… Read More ›
DEA shuts down Chapel Hill North Carolina group seeking to enjoy the benefits of the free market system of cocaine distribution, fails to stop supply and demand
Twenty-one people face federal charges because of a taxpayer-funded investigation into the sale of drugs on or near college campuses in North Carolina. The drug trafficking investigation, conducted by a United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force and the… Read More ›
Trump’s U.S. Treasury proposes more regulation to lessen privacy of Americans
Yesterday, December 17, 2020, the U.S. Treasury has proposed a rule which would require more intense identification of those transacting in digital coins such as Bitcoin with U.S. financial institutions. Today, tracing Bitcoin transactions is much easier than cash transactions,… Read More ›
Boca Raton Resort & Club to lay off almost 1,000 as a result of COVID-19
The Boca Raton Resort & Club, which opened in 1926 as a 100-room Ritz-Carlton Cloister Inn, will lay off 995 employees on February 6, 2021 because of tourism losses and government actions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, Michael Dell purchased the Resort and Club via his MSD Partners. The resort now includes 365 acres, three hotels, a marina, convention center, and now sports over 1,000 rooms.
Lyft and Uber celebrate as California voters see drivers as independent contractors and not employees
California’s Prop 22 was on the ballot for voters in the state to decide whether app based drivers are employees or independent contractors of companies. With 70% of precincts reporting, 58.4 percent of voters have voted in the favor of… Read More ›
Rihanna appears in Forbes list of richest women! — The curious
The annual ranking of the richest women, produced by Forbes magazine has just been published. And singer Rihanna is in it! Each year, Forbes magazine establishes different rankings , highlighting the world’s greatest fortunes. And guess what, Forbes just made their annual list of… Read More ›
Fortune Magazine is out with its ‘Most Powerful Women in Business’ list
Today, FORTUNE Magazine has announced the 2020 edition of its Most Powerful Women in Business list, which includes 16 Fortune 500 CEOs, and the return of Jane Fraser, who in February 2021 will become the first woman to head a major U.S. bank. Top honors… Read More ›