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Common painkillers such as ibuprofen and naproxen are known to raise people's risk of a heart attack. Now a new study shows it happens quickly.
More Fake Facts About CEO Pay from the American Enterprise Institute
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The right-wingers at the American Enterprise Institute just can’t seem to accept the fact that runaway CEO pay is increasing inequality. Their latest solution to the growing gap between CEO and worker pay: abolish the weekend! According to AEI, if everybody worked a 60-hour workweek, then the CEO-to-worker pay ratio would be only 132:1 instead of 347:1.
But don’t American CEOs work long hours? I am sure many of them do. But what about Bear Stearns’ CEO, who famously played cards during the Wall Street financial crisis? Or CEOs such as Elon Musk and Steve Jobs who simultaneously serve as CEO of two companies? Perhaps these superhuman CEOs work 120-hour workweeks, 17 hours a day, 7 days a week?
AEI complains that the AFL-CIO’s Executive PayWatch pay data for rank-and-file employees doesn’t include fringe benefits. Alas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics pay data that PayWatch cites does not include the value of perks such as personal use of the corporate jet or country club memberships that many CEOs enjoy. This “all other” category of CEO pay totaled on...
What is the Russia investigation and where does fired FBI Director James Comey fit?
A Missouri mom says she told the flight crew she needed to use the restroom and was given a cup instead.
The agency had previously fined the Trump Taj Mahal casino.
The agency had previously fined the Trump Taj Mahal casino.
A senior Congressional official with direct knowledge tells NBC News that James Comey briefed Congress in recent days that he had requested more staff and money for the Russia investigation. The revelation sharpens questions about whether Comey's firing was an intent to quash the investigation. Tune into MSNBC for analysis and updates, and visit NBCNews.com for full coverage of Comey's bombshell firing.
A senior Congressional official with direct knowledge tells NBC News that James Comey briefed Congress in recent days that he had requested more staff and money for the Russia investigation. The revelation sharpens questions about whether Comey's firing was an intent to quash the investigation. Tune into MSNBC for analysis and updates, and visit NBCNews.com for full coverage of Comey's bombshell firing.
A Missouri mom says she told the flight crew she needed to use the restroom and was given a cup instead.
Katherine Ann Berman, 67, of Cheshire, was one of two victims in the two-vehicle crash at about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday in Woodbury, state police said.
