Pete Hegseth, the military veteran who is President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary, took in nearly $6 million as a Fox News broadcaster, author and paid speaker in recent years, according to a new financial filing. During Mr. Hegseth’s four-hour Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, those well-paying roles were at times an albatross…
A sweat-drenched Donovan Sanders returned to the bench for a timeout late in the first half, looked up at the scoreboard, and saw his team in a familiar position: Down by 18 points against BYU, its hopes of victory already dashed. “We just need an 8-0 run,” the Mississippi Valley State men’s basketball captain shouted,…
ALBANY: Pregnant New Yorkers will be entitled to at least 20 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a law that took effect Wednesday. Gov. Kathy Hochul said the policy makes New York the first state in the country to offer paid leave for prenatal care. All pregnant workers in the private…
Franco Pereyra (Image credit: LinkedIn) Buenos Aires-based entrepreneur Franco Pereyra has stirred a debate with his perspective on the issue of pay disparities in global remote work. Pereyra, co-founder of Hire With Near, argued in a post on LinkedIn that paying overseas workers, from countries like India, less than their US counterparts isn’t inherently wrong….
The US House Ethics Committee accused ex-Representative Matt Gaetz of paying thousands of dollars for sex, possessing illegal drugs, and having sexual relations with a 17-year-old girl in 2017 while serving in Congress, news agency Reuters reported while citing US media reports. Gaetz, according to the panel’s report, violated Florida state laws, including the state’s…
Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Star Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has overtaken stalwarts like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to become the highest-paid Indian cricketer, thanks to his impressive IPL and BCCI contracts.After being bought for an unprecedented Rs 27 crore by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in…
NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has advised Team India to move past their 0-3 defeat to New Zealand and concentrate on upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The unprecedented whitewash under Rohit Sharma‘s leadership marked India’s first home Test series defeat in 12 years, significantly impacting their ICC World Test Championship standings position.Shastri…