The US announcement came hours before a Taliban spokesman tweeted the fall of Kandahar the movement s spiritual birthplace and the scene of days of fierce fighting
KABUL: The United States will send troops to evacuate personnel from Afghanistan, as the Taliban Friday claimed the capture of second city Kandahar, capping an eight-day blitz that has left only the capital and pockets of other territory in government hands.
McConnell Open to Minimum Wage Increase, but Against Quick Raise to $15 an Hour
The top Republican in Congress on Tuesday signaled a willingness to increase the federal minimum wage.
“It is true that it hasn’t been raised for quite a while, and I think it’s worth discussing,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.
“But we know the result of a $15 federal minimum wage increase all at once 1.4 million lost jobs. That’s not what we need in the middle of a pandemic,” he added.
Democrats inserted a minimum wage increase in their COVID-19 relief package that the House of Representatives passed last week with no Republican support. The proposal would gradually raise the wage over four years.