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As New Minimum Wages Take Effect, California’s Cities Keep Raising the Bar

Local governments are pushing wages above the state’s already high minimum, even as many workers still can't keep up with California's cost of living.

Capital & Main

Robert Reich's CEO Pay Chart Is Wrong. Here's the Real Math.

The former U.S. labor secretary presents economic data in deceptive ways.

Reason

Teachers Are Winning Raises. They’re Still Losing Ground.

A record pay gap with other professions and rising costs are making it increasingly difficult for schools to attract and retain talent.

Capital & Main

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Labor union participation is on the rise even as U.S. companies spend more than $1.7 billion annually to halt union formation

Last year, Amazon reported spending $26 million on non-attorney consultants to persuade employees not to unionize.

Fortune

US employers spend more than $1.5bn a year to fight labor unions, report finds

Critics say employers spend money hiring union-avoidance consultants and lawyers while not investing in workers

The Guardian - US

CEOs of US’s top energy firms averaged nearly 16% pay raise to $12.3m, review finds

Utility bills are up as much as 40% in some regions, and companies shut off power to customers 13m times in 2025

The Guardian - US

3 ETFs to Own If a U.S.-India Trade Deal Succeeds (Plus a Bonus)

With a major trade deal potentially in development, India's stocks could be poised for further growth; these ETFs are an easy way for U.S. investors to access.

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Schools across UK short of 1,400 of educational psychologists, experts warn

Some areas have just one specialist for every 9,400 children, a new report has found

The Independent UK

English councils need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists, says report

Rising demand from children with special needs means the £140m required could come from government grants

The Guardian - UK

Chronic shortage of educational psychologists could ‘derail special needs reforms’

Only one educational psychologist for every 9,400 pupils in some areas, new report reveals

The Independent UK

Three-quarters of nine-month-olds in England have ‘daily screen time’

Study showed average time on screens each day was 41 minutes, with some watching more than three hours a day

The Guardian - UK

New research shows the number of babies having screen time every day

The likelihood of daily screen exposure is higher for only children

The Independent UK

How close is the EU to break free from Visa and Mastercard's grip?

Europe needs to roll up its sleeves, or it risks losing its last bit of independence to US-controlled payment schemes. As the first EU instant payment system, WERO aims to become Europe’s ticket to payment autonomy.

Euronews

Michigan loophole makes it difficult to track utilities’ donations to politicians

Revelation comes as a first-in-the-nation citizen’s ballot initiative to ban donations by utilities picks up steam

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Guitar World

“Helped define Oasis’ sound”: Bonehead and Gem Archer both get signature Epiphones – and they’re recreations of 2 classic Oasis guitars

A gift from Noel Gallagher and a legendary 1984 Riviera helped shape the Oasis sound. Now, both are back as new signatures for the band's two loyal guitarists

Evening Standard

Londoners forced to move out of capital to have children, experts warn - as scale of families exodus revealed

Experts have told the London Assembly that the capital risks becoming a child-free city

The Guardian - UK

Low birthrates in England could lead to ‘closure of 800 primary schools by 2029’

Primary pupil numbers could fall by 4% over next five years leading to reduction of 162,000 pupils, study finds

The Independent UK

Revealed: The areas where primary school pupil numbers are falling fastest

Nine of the 10 local authorities are in London, analysis has found

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The Independent UK

Nine in 10 areas with biggest fall in primary school pupil numbers are in London

London’s steeper decline cannot be explained by falling birth rates alone, the Education Policy Institute said.

Evening Standard

London's pupil exodus laid bare as schools empty across capital

Nine London boroughs - including Westminster, Lambeth, Southwark, Hackney and Camden - have seen the largest falls in primary pupil numbers in the country over the last five years

Guitar World

“Watching Tony Iommi play Iron Man to demo his signature pickup in person was a borderline biblical experience”: All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – and is that a new Epiphone double-neck?

New launches from Boss, PRS, Fender and Third Man Hardware headline the biggest guitar gear drops this week

The Independent UK

GCSE gender gap at narrowest point this century

GCSE results show boys are closing the gap with their female classmates.

Guitar World

"I've never played a PRS Silver Sky but that might be about to change": All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and I've just solved a problem I didn't even know I had

My favorite Silver Sky finish to date has been launched alongside new gear from Blackstar, Kiesel, Epiphone and more

GOBankingRates

I Asked ChatGPT What Would Happen If Minimum Wage Rose at the Same Rate of Inflation — Here’s What It Said

What if minimum wage rose with inflation? I asked ChatGPT to crunch the numbers—see how much workers would earn and what it means for the economy.

Guitar World

“Makes you forget the fact that one of these will cost you a fifth of what you’d pay for something with the Murphy Lab moniker”: Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Custom 1962 ES-335 Reissue review

Ted McCarty’s finest creation gets the Epiphone ‘Inspired By’ treatment. Featuring Gibson USA Custombuckers, real rosewood fingerboard and top-notch hardware, expectations are high

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