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US Layoffs Surge To 2020 Levels As Economic Turmoil Grows: Study
Layoffs are sweeping across the country at a pace not seen in years, hitting government workers, retail employees, and tech professionals the hardest, according to a new study.
US employers announced 172,017 layoffs in February, the highest total since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in July 2020, according to a report released by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas on Thursday, Mar. 6. Last month's cuts were 245 percent higher than January and more than double the job losses from February 2024.
February marked a dramatic spike in job losses, as businesses and federal age…
Some Americans Must File Tax Returns In March: Here's Who, Why
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has alerted some American workers that they face an early tax deadline.
Those in the group who did not make estimated tax payments by Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, must file their 2024 federal income tax returns and pay any taxes owed by Monday, March 3, 2025.
Due to the deadline falling on a Saturday, it has been extended from the usual Saturday, March 1, to Monday, March 3.
Details of the Early Deadline
Farmers and fishers who qualify for this special deadline are those who derived at least two-thirds of their gross income from their respective…
PA Man Admits To Running Brutal Sex Trafficking Ring Across Four States
A Pennsylvania man has confessed to orchestrating a violent, multi-state sex trafficking operation that preyed on vulnerable women, federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
Philip Walker, 39, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion before United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania said.
Between November 2019 and April 2022, Walker systematically recruited and lured adult women in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Florida, and Texas, exploiting them through t…
Shark Attack: 2 American Women Seriously Injured At Bahamas Resort
Two American women suffered injuries in a rare Bahamas shark attack.
The tourists were swimming in Bimini Bay, a popular resort, when the incident happened early Friday evening, Feb. 7, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
After receiving initial treatment, they were airlifted to a hospital. One of the women, both of whom are from Florida, suffered severe injuries and underwent three surgeries, ABC News reports.
The incident is under investigation.
Bimini, a chain of islands, is the westernmost district of the Bahamas located about 50 miles east of Miami.
Ch…
Berks Man Who Sexually Abused Autistic Child, Fled Sentencing, Captured In Dominican Republic
A Reading man who sexually abused an autistic child and skipped his sentencing hearing was captured in the Dominican Republic and returned to Berks County, authorities announced Friday, Feb. 7.
Rafael Vendrell, 75, pleaded nolo contendere to two counts of Aggravated Indecent Assault in November 2023 after being accused of sexually abusing an autistic juvenile, according to Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams.
Vendrell was released on bail while awaiting his sentencing on Feb. 14, 2024, but failed to appear in court, prompting a judge to issue a bench warrant, authorities said.
On …
