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Will lunch out become more expensive? Tipped minimum wage increases in DC

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:28 GMT

You may be paying a little more for that pasta primavera or bacon cheeseburger at your favorite lunch spot in D.C.The first step of Initiative 82, which raises the tipped minimum wage for servers and bartenders, went into effect Monday, and many city restaurants say your bill will be a little heftier.The Employment Policies Institute surveyed 105 restaurant owners in April. About 86% responded that the raised wages in 2023 will negatively impact their businesses.EPI is a nonprofit research center that has published reports that warn against increasing the minimum wage and have clients that represent the restaurant industry.Eight in 10 restaurants will likely raise menu prices, according to the data. In addition, around 70% answered that they would include a service charge on bills.Data from the Employment Policies Institute shows around half will introduce a service or fair wage fee as well.The tipped minimum wage will not only affect customers — employees will likely lose out on ho...

Descubren un tesoro de casi 200 monedas romanas en perfectas condiciones enterrado en Italia

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:28 GMT

(CNN) –Un grupo de arqueólogos de Livorno, Italia, está reconstruyendo un misterio que comenzó con un asombroso hallazgo.En noviembre de 2021, mientras practicaba senderismo en una zona despejada de un bosque toscano al noreste de Livorno, un miembro del Grupo Arqueológico Paleontológico de Livorno descubrió unas monedas brillantes en la tierra. Tras una inspección y excavación más minuciosas, los investigadores determinaron que el hallazgo incluía 175 denarios de plata romanos. Según el grupo, casi todas las monedas estaban en buen estado, por lo que se trataba de uno de los pocos tesoros de monedas antiguas encontrados intactos.Italia aclama el “excepcional” descubrimiento de unas antiguas estatuas de bronce en la ToscanaPero el descubrimiento suscitó una serie de preguntas: ¿de quién era el tesoro? ¿De quién lo escondían? ¿Y por qué no volvieron a por él?Las monedas datan de 157 o 156 a.C., y las más recientes en 83 o 82 a.C. Crédito: Alberto Cecio/Soprintendenz...

American Airlines, seeking new contract, vote to OK strike

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:28 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Pilots at American Airlines voted to authorize a strike, a move that is highly unlikely to lead to an immediate walkout but puts more pressure on the airline to reach a new contract with the pilots’ union. The Allied Pilots Association said Monday that more than 96% of its 15,000 members voted, and among those who did, 99% favored authorizing the union to call for a strike. Federal law prohibits airline unions from striking without the tacit approval of a U.S. mediation board – a rare step that has not occurred in this case. Congress and the president can also act to prevent a strike if one appears imminent.Airline unions like to take strike votes, however, which they believe increase their leverage at the bargaining table. A spokeswoman for the airline said American is confident that it can reach an agreement with the union quickly.“We understand that a strike-authorization vote is one of the important ways pilots express their desire to get a deal done, and we respec...

White House: US estimates Russia suffered 100,000 casualties, 20,000 killed since December as Ukraine rebuffs assaults

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:28 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House: US estimates Russia suffered 100,000 casualties, 20,000 killed since December as Ukraine rebuffs assaults.Source

New Michael Cunningham novel ‘Day’ scheduled for January

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:28 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The next novel from Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cunningham, his first in a decade, is a family saga set in New York City before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Random House announced Monday that “Day” will be published in January. The novel takes place on three separate days in April, one each in the years 2019-2021.“I’ve definitely had moments over the last 10 years when I thought, well, if the world is in this kind of shape, who needs a novel?” Cunningham said in a statement. “But maybe it’s during hard times that the world needs novels more than ever.” The author calls the new book “a story about people dealing with something terrible, and it’s about survival, but more centrally it’s a story about love. I’m deeply interested in love — a sense of happiness, of living the life that one has hoped to live. And love is most interesting when it has survived terrible tests.”Cunningham’s previous novels, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, include “S...

4 arrested after shooting outside Southlands Mall in Aurora

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:28 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Four people, including a minor, were arrested Sunday night following a shooting at the Southlands shopping mall and a police chase.Just before 10 p.m. Sunday, Aurora Police were called to the 6100 block of South Aurora Parkway at the Southlands Mall about a shooting.When officers arrived, they located several shell casings of different calibers in the parking lot. APD said at least one store was placed on lockdown. Officers confirmed no one was injured in the shooting. Is it legal to have a tinted license plate cover in Colorado? According to APD, a few minutes later at 10:04 p.m., officers located the suspected vehicle, a black sedan. APD said they then attempted a traffic stop, but the vehicle sped away and officers initiated a pursuit.The pursuit ended when officers lost sight of the car near South Picadilly Road and South Riviera Way.According to APD, moments after officers lost sight of the car, the vehicle allegedly crashed into another car causing the...

Casa Bonita will open in May, but when?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The highly anticipated reopening for the iconic Casa Bonita restaurant is expected to happen this month.However, no official reopening date has been provided from Casa Bonita. The website says, "Grand Reopening May 2023."So for now, it is a waiting game. We reached out to Casa Bonita for an update on the official reopening date and are waiting to hear back. Are people already waiting in line for Casa Bonita to reopen? Casa Bonita, which has been around since 1974, hasn’t been open since spring of 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.In September 2021, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of “South Park”, entered into a purchase agreement to buy Casa Bonita. Prospects high for development and business near Casa Bonita Dana Rodriguez, who moved to Colorado in 1992 from Chihuahua, Mexico, accepted the position as executive chef to oversee the kitchen redesign, menu redevelopment and general overhaul of the restaurant.The previous owners of Casa Bonit...

Colorado identity theft up 70% since 2019

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Identity theft has ballooned in the last three years, and Colorado has seen it grow more than the national average. Is it legal to have a tinted license plate cover in Colorado? Insurance brokerage QuoteWizard crunched Federal Trade Commission identity thefts from the first quarter of 2019 to the final quarter of 2022. Nationally, there were nearly 400,000 more identity theft filings at the end of 2022 than at the beginning of 2019, a 63% increase overall. These crimes include credit card fraud, loan or lease fraud, phone or utility fraud, bank fraud, employment or tax fraud and government documentation or tax fraud.Colorado's identity thefts were up 70%, the 22nd highest in the country. Identity theft more than doubled in 10 states including West Virginia with a 150% increase, Kansas with a 149% increase and Louisiana with a 135% increase. Denver among top 10 places people are leaving in 2023 Certain types of fraud grew more rampant than others, particularly i...

May brings 'Lion King' sunrise to Colorado

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you woke up in time to see the sunrise in Colorado on Monday morning, you were greeted with a sky full of color.SkyFOX flew over the sunrise, which looked like a scene from the "Lion King" movie. Colorado sunrise from SkyFOX on May 1, 2023When is sunrise and sunset?The sunrise is happening earlier and earlier, while the sunset is getting later and later this time of year. 8 iconic restaurants only found in Colorado According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the current sunrise time is 6:01 a.m., with sunset happening at 7:54 p.m.5 great places to see sunrise near DenverHere are some great places to see the sunrise near Denver:Red Rocks Amphitheatre in DenverFlatirons in BoulderWindy Saddle Park in GoldenSloan's Lake Park in DenverMother Cabrini Shrine in Golden5 great places to see sunset near DenverHere are five great places to see the sunset near Denver:Coors Field in DenverWashington Park in DenverCity Park in DenverRocky Mountain Arse...

Bulgarian top prosecutor escapes bomb attack on his car, officials say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:39:28 GMT

Bulgaria’s chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev has escaped unscathed after a large explosion occurred Monday near his car which the authorities have described as a targeted attack on him.Attackers had placed a bomb at a bend in the road where traffic had to slow, Borislav Sarafov, head of the National Investigation Service, said according to local news site Mediapool. They detonated the bomb at exactly the moment Geshev’s car went past, he said, describing it as a “professionally prepared attempt, and obviously well executed.”“The bomb had a large TNT equivalent — about 3 kilograms of TNT, according to experts’ calculations,” Sarafov said. “A crater with a depth of 30-40 centimeters and a diameter of nearly 3 meters was found on the spot.”“Obviously the bomb was intended to kill,” he said. Nevertheless, there were no injuries.The Bulgarian interior ministry confirmed that an incident took place, without giving further detail...