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Florida’s newly expanded Parental Rights in Education Act is once again making headlines, this time because its stipulations are causing certain schools within the state to limit their students’ exposure to Shakespeare. Although Florida’s Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking, otherwise known as B.E.S.T recommends Shakespeare’s plays for every year in the high school curriculum, some schools are deciding that parts of these recommended Shakespeare plays are actually inappropriate and go against the newest amendments of the education act. Hillsborough County schools have already decided to only teach their teenagers from excerpts from the famous plays. Tanya Arja, the spokeswoman for…
Subway has been family-owned since it opened its first sandwich shop in 1965. But last week, after elongated negotiations, the company was sold for a whopping $9.6 billion. Subway is now owned by the Roark Capital Group, a company that owns several other food franchises, including Dunkin’. Subway’s Origin Story Source: Wikipedia In 1965, Fred DeLuca opened the first Subway restaurant in Connecticut. As a struggling college student, he borrowed $1,000 from his friend, Peter Buck in order to get started. Less than a decade later, DeLuca and Buck, now business partners, were doing so well that they started to…
Typically, presidents, prime ministers, and other political figureheads are the only people in society worried about assassinations. But recently, father of businessman and billionaire Elon Musk divulged he believes that his son should also be concerned and even prepared for an assassination attempt due Elon’s influence on global politics. Who Exactly Is Elon Musk? Source: Noam Galai/Getty Images Most people on Earth has heard of Elon Musk, but not everyone understands exactly who he is and, more importantly, what he does. Musk is the richest person on the planet. He is an experienced businessman who made an incredible $253 billion…
Everyone knows that you can find some really special pieces at a thrift store, but no one expects those finds to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. But that’s exactly what happened to a woman in Manchester, New Hampshire, who discovered an old painting that she later found out was extremely rare and worth somewhere between $150,000 and $250,000. The Story Behind This Wonderful Find Source: Unsplash The woman, who has chosen to remain anonymous, said that she was shopping at a Savers store in New Hampshire when she came across the painting in a large pile of not-so-impressive…
Famous Mexican food chain Chipotle is making headlines once again for allegedly breaking child labor laws. Chipotle has already agreed to settle this matter by paying the city $322,400 as a settlement, though it has not admitted to any wrongdoing. Chipotle vs. Washington, D.C. Source: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images In April 2020, D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb began investigating Chipotle’s child labor policies and found that the restaurant chain was breaking several of the city’s laws. According to Schwalb, Chipotle allegedly allows employees under the age of eighteen to work more than eight hours per day, more than six consecutive…
Over the past few years, the government has spent trillions of dollars in order to help US citizens and businesses through the coronavirus pandemic. But while most American citizens received small stipends of several hundred dollars from the COVID relief programs, one woman walked away with an incredible $380,000. Daniela Rendon Caught Defrauding the Government for $380,000 Source: @danielarendon/Instagram Recently, Daniela Rendon, a real estate broker in Miami, was caught defrauding the government. After a short investigation, it became clear that she made an almost unbelievable $380,000 from the scam. Apparently, Rendon used the US government’s coronavirus relief programs in…
In Los Angeles, California, Mayor Karen Bass asked hotels without guests during the pandemic to participate in Project Roomkey and turn the hotel rooms into housing for the homeless. However, at the Mayfair in downtown L.A., Project Roomkey caused some serious problems and led to a total of $11.5 million in damages, which the city has agreed to pay. But that’s not the only issue at hand. Homelessness in L.A. Source: Mario Tama/Getty Images The city of Los Angeles has had a long-standing issue with homelessness, and it seems to be getting worse. In order to combat the problem, Mayor…
According to Alan Corey, there are five habits that will make you a millionaire. He knows they work, because he made his first million by following them. Corey states that the first tip is to forget about appearances. His millionaire mentor was his basketball coach, who was himself a millionaire and never wore a suit and tie but instead preferred tracksuits! Get to Know Your Own Strengths Source: Carl Court/Getty Images In addition to wearing whatever you want, it’s also important that you get to know your own strengths and use them wisely. Corey says that the best way to…