By Jordan Mitchell |Staff Writer| A new application has been developed to split restaurant bills based on wage inequality among diners. Equipay, an app designed by comedian Luna Malbroux, divides a dinner bill between friends and family based on the race, gender and income inequalities of each individual at the table, according to New York Daily News. “Our goal is continuing the joke/conversation about the wage gap in a form that everyone can take with them and explore and play with,” stated Malbroux. Equipay was originally created as an entry for the Cultivated Wit’s Comedy Hack Day (CHD), a comedy competition for comedians, developers and designers located in … [Read more...] about Equipay shares dating expenses
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By Jordan Mitchell |Staff Writer| Toddler mistakenly sentenced to life (FEB 23) A Cairo court sentenced toddler Ahmed Mansour Sharara to life in prison on Feb. 16. Sharara allegedly killed three people and destroyed private and public property during an anti-government protest in 2014. Sharara was only 16 months old. Government officials insist it was a case of mistaken identity and the suspect is a man in his fifties, according to CNN. Strip club clients blackmailed (FEB 24) Customers of Switzerland’s largest strip club have received threatening letters demanding ransom. Between 50 and 60 people who attended the “Globe” in Schwerzenbach received letters demanding $2,000 in … [Read more...] about CC Briefs
Internet Tax banned
By Jordan Mitchell |Staff Writer| Seven states are now permanently banned from taxing residents for Internet access. The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA) was passed by the Senate on Feb. 11. "It was a big win for those of us who've been fighting to preserve net neutrality but we're going to have to stay vigilant on this," said Senator Al Franken of Minnesota. The bill will force all states currently taxing Internet access to eliminate the taxes by the summer of 2020, according to US News. While Congress has known about the ITFA, some members of the general public were not aware of its existence. “I didn’t even know … [Read more...] about Internet Tax banned
CFA Prepares for Strike
By Jordan Mitchell |Staff Writer| California State University professors take a step closer to calling a strike in the 2016 Spring quarter as a continued attempt to raise faculty earnings by five percent. The California Faculty Association (CFA) gathered on the Cal State Los Angeles campus on Jan. 19 to address their ongoing efforts and negotiations with CSU Chancellor, Timothy P. White. As of 2014, more than 50 percent of all CSU faculty members made less than $38,000 a year, according to the CFA. "CFA members here along with 26,000 other faculty in the CSU association are fighting for five, meaning a five percent general salary increase for all faculty," said CFA communication … [Read more...] about CFA Prepares for Strike
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