BusinessandCommerce
If you’re swiping on dating apps for hours, you’re not alone — and a new lawsuit claims it’s by design. Dating apps such as Tinder and Hinge are intentionally addictive, a class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in California on Valentine’s Day claims. Hidden algorithms push users to stay on the apps and “gamify dating” — counterintuitive to the apps’ intended purpose to help people find connections and form relationships, six plaintiffs contend in the lawsuit. “The truth is the apps are designed to be addictive,” according to the filing. “Match’s business model depends on generating retur...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
CHICAGO — To stave off a “significant shrinkage” in the city’s available pool of money, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration Wednesday rolled out a new $1.25 billion borrowing plan to help fund a slate of progressive housing and economic development initiatives, funded in part by winding down reliance on special taxing districts, or TIFs. Johnson’s plan would require City Council approval, but, if passed, would provide $250 million per year for projects helmed by the city’s housing and planning departments every year through 2028, Johnson said. The city would pay off $2.4 billion in accumula...
Chicago Tribune
Giuliani appeals $148 million Fulton defamation verdictATLANTA — Rudy Giuliani has appealed a $148 million verdict against him won by two former Fulton County election workers. In December a federal jury in Washington, D.C., awarded Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss the money because Giuliani falsely accused them of fraud in the 2020 election. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and personal attorney for Donald Trump, denounced the verdict as an “absurdity” and predicted it would be “reversed so quickly it will make your head spin.” On Tuesday, he formally appealed. The appeal is the latest twi...
Tribune News Service
CHICAGO — NFL players: they’re just like the rest of us. If you’re tired of the endless Chicago Bears quarterback debates, those fiery Justin Fields versus Caleb Williams arguments that have remained persistent through the early stages of this offseason, you have esteemed company. In Fields. The soon-to-be 25-year-old quarterback explained his role in this week’s hottest sports social media mystery, using an appearance on the 33rd Team’s “St. Brown Bros Podcast” to clarify why he is no longer following the Bears account on Instagram. Fields said his motive was hardly as passive-aggressive or n...
Chicago Tribune
The United Auto Workers said Wednesday it'll spend $40 million through 2026 toward organizing non-union auto and battery workers in a decision underscoring its commitment to expanding its membership and influence. The Detroit-based union's governing International Executive Board voted Tuesday to commit the funds. This is the first time the UAW has provided a dollar amount for its organizing efforts after it announced its campaign in November to double its roughly 146,000 autoworker members at the Detroit Three by unionizing employees at 14 automakers from Volkswagen AG to Tesla Inc. The fundin...
The Detroit News
Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers local representing employees at Kentucky Truck Plant reached a tentative local agreement Wednesday morning, averting a strike at the Dearborn automaker's largest and most profitable plant. The Detroit-based union confirmed the deal in a news release. Members still need to ratify the agreement. The UAW on Friday had said the roughly 9,000 workers at the plant in Louisville,, Kentucky, would go on strike this Friday, if a deal wasn't made. The plant produces profit-heavy Ford Super Duty pickup trucks, Ford Expedition full-size SUVs and Lincoln Navigator...
The Detroit News
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Facing a tighter budget outlook, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday unveiled a $52.7 billion election-year spending plan built on more than $800 million in tax increases that would largely fall on businesses, from large corporations to state-regulated sportsbooks. In his sixth budget proposal, Pritzker also laid out a long-term plan to manage the state’s massive pension debt by increasing the funding target to 100% from 90% and extending the payment deadline for three years, to 2048. To address a projected deficit as anticipated revenue growth slows, Pritzker is pro...
Chicago Tribune
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This will be the first year that former Royals star Eric Hosmer won’t be playing baseball since he was a young boy. Hosmer, on Wednesday announced his retirement as a player, but he won’t be out of baseball completely. Hosmer and former Royals minor leaguer Anthony Seratelli have launched MoonBall Media, a media and production company. MoonBall wants to “create, curate and distribute content by mixing sports and powerful stories with a purpose.” As part of his work with MoonBall Media, Hosmer will co-host the “Diggin’ Deep” podcast with former Royals teammate Peter Moylan, a...
The Kansas City Star
'ORDINARY ANGELS' Rated PG for thematic content, brief bloody images and smoking. What it’s about: The true story of a community rallying around a young girl in need of a liver transplant, and how helping others is the best way to help ourselves. The kid attractor factor: Not much, this is more of an adult family drama. Good lessons/bad lessons: Putting others before yourself can be transformative; try and allow yourself to accept and receive help. Violence: Some dramatic images of sick children, perilous situations, bloody medical images. Language: None Sex: None Drugs: Extreme binge drinking...
Tribune News Service
California Senate candidates brawled Tuesday night over energy, the economy, corporate ties and almost anything else the state's residents care about. But who was right and who was wrong as they traded charges and facts? With two weeks to go before the state’s March 5 primary, candidates are battling for a shrinking slice of the electorate. An Emerson College Poll taken last week, after the Feb. 12 debate, found 17% of voters undecided, down significantly from last month. U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., was up to 28%, followed by Republican Steve Garvey, at 22%, U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Cali...
The Sacramento Bee
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