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When President Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal earlier this month, few were surprised by the plan

Biden, Democrats seek ambitious hike in US minimum wage 448 trillion stimulus proposal earlier this month, few were surprised by the plan’s hefty price tag or sweeping scope. More striking was Biden’s inclusion of a measure to more than double the federal minimum wage to $15. The move, backed by leading Democrats including left-wing Senator Bernie Sanders, establishes the fight for higher wages as a top priority for the new administration, potentially leading to one of Washington’s boldes...

What Happens When The US Increases Its Minimum Wage? By John BIERS 01/30/21 AT 10:39 PM Progressive lawmakers this week formally launched an effort to hike the US minimum wage, introducing legislation to gradually raise it from $7.25 to $15 an hour. The proposed increase is much larger than those in the recent past, but supporters argue it is warranted because it has been more than a decade since the wage was lifted, and the current minimum wage is too little for life in the United States. ...

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Family of 12-Year-Old California Boy Swept Out to Sea Offers $50,000 Reward for Recovery People 1/22/2021 © Provided by People GoFundMe The family of Arunay Pruthi, 12, is offering a $50,000 reward to anyone who rescues him following an incident at Cowell Ranch State Beach on Monday. Arunay, his father Tarun Pruthi, and his 8-year-old brother were sitting on the sand of the California beach when an unexpected wave pulled them into the ocean around 3:45 p.m. © GoFundMe Arunay Pruthi’s ...

"This was a very difficult decision to suspend the search," Coast Guard Capt. Howard Wright told KTVU. "The Coast Guard focuses on rescue activities to find a live person and we suspend the search when we are no longer confident that were going to be able to rescue the victim." Wright also told CBS, "When were no longer confident that were able to rescue a victim alive, we will suspend the search."  Arunay Pruthi Credit: ...

The family of a boy who was swept out to sea by a sneaker wave is offering a $50,000 reward for his recovery as his father reveals how he only just managed to survive it.   The U.S. Coast Guard called off its search for Arunay Pruthi, 12, who was swept out to sea from a Northern California beach on Monday. Arunay, his father and his 8-year-old brother were sitting on the sand at Cowell Ranch State Beach in Half Moon Bay when a rogue wave hit them and dragged them into the ocean on Monday. Aru...

Officials have suspended a search for a California boy who was swept into the Pacific Ocean on Monday at a beach in San Mateo County, according to a report. 

Heartbroken Fremont family says 12-year-old snatched by wave just drifted away By Candese Charles and Jorge Bustos Published  Parents heartbroken boy swept out to sea Family members said they are heartbroken that 12-year-old Arunay Pruthi of Fremont was swept out to sea at Cowell Ranch State Beach near Half Moon Bay. Candese Charles reports HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - The search for a 12-year-old Fremont boy swept into the Pacific Ocean by a sneaker wave resumed on Tuesday, as his parents made a d...

An Indian American family from Fremont, Calif., is completely shattered after their 12-year-old son was swept away by a sneaker wave at a beach in Half Moon Bay Jan. 18. Arunay Pruthi, a seventh grader at BASIS Independent Fremont, and his family had taken advantage of the warm weather on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and headed off to the Cowell Ranch State Beach in San Mateo County, not realizing the danger of the surf, reported KTVU Fox 2. “He was a reasonably good swimmer,” Tarun Pr...