Country Time Lemonade announced its “Littlest Bailout” program for “smaller entrepreneurs”: kids with businesses in lemonade stands. The company says they will award a “ransom” of $ 100 to the children to encourage entrepreneurship. “A financial aid program to help smaller small businesses: lemonade stands,” said the program’s website. “Stimulus …
Read More »EU criticizes US threat of sanctions
The chief diplomat of the European Union on Friday criticized the actions of the United States to sanction European companies that work on Russian pipelines. “I am deeply concerned about the increasing use of sanctions, or the threat of sanctions, by the United States against European companies and interests,” Josep …
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Graffiti asking “No Rent” is seen on a wall on La Brea Avenue on National May Day amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles. Valerie Macon / Getty Images Here is some bad news plus even more bad news about how America’s tenants fare as the coronavirus crisis progresses. In …
Read More »New twist to debate the age of the universe from the new vision of the oldest light in the universe
The Atacama cosmology telescope measures the oldest light in the universe, known as the cosmic microwave background. Using those measurements, scientists can calculate the age of the universe. Credit: Image courtesy of Debra Kellner. The findings from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope suggest that the universe is 13.8 billion years old. …
Read More »The restaurant chain Zizzi and Ask Italian close 75 branches
Image copyright fake pictures The owner of the Zizzi and Ask Italian restaurant chains said he will close 75 locations, risking the loss of up to 1,200 jobs. The Azzurri Group, which also owns the Coco Di Mama pasta chain, was sold out of management to TowerBrook Capital Partners. The …
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