Truck damaged in June fire at Nikola headquarters reignites
No injuries were reported; the original investigation from the June 23 fire continues.
A ‘she-cession’ no more: After COVID dip, women’s employment hits all-time high
Tim Henderson | Stateline.org (TNS)
After fears of a “she-cession” during the pandemic, women have returned to the workforce at unprecedented rates.
Much of the gain reflects a boom in jobs traditionally held by women, including nursing and teaching. Many good-paying jobs in fields such as construction and tech management are still dominated by men, a continuing challenge for states trying to even the playing field for women workers.
In June, the national share of employed women ages 25-54, considered prime working age, hit 75.3%, the highest recorded since the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey started reporting the numbers in 1948. The share of women 25-54 working or looking for work also hit a new high of 77.8% in June, the third straight month it beat the previous record of 77.3% from 2000.
“It’s good news that women are finding jobs in this economy at a greater rate than they were previously,” said Elise Gould, a senior economist at the left-leaning think tank Economic Policy Institute. She noted that brisk hiring in health care and government has helped more women find jobs.
They’re the names you don’t know. Hollywood’s ‘journeyman’ actors explain why they are striking
By JOCELYN NOVECK and R.J. RICO (Associated Press)
NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Kravits gets a lot of this: People recognize him — they’re just not sure how. “I’m that guy who looks like the guy you went to high school with,” says Kravits. “People think they’ve just seen me somewhere.”
Actually, they have — on TV, usually as a lawyer or a doctor. “I’ve had enough roles that I’ve been in your living room on any given night,” the veteran actor says. “But mostly people don’t know my name.”
Kravits is one of those actors union leaders refer to as “journeymen” — who tend to work for scale pay, and spend at least as much time lining up work as working. They can have a great year, then a bad one, without much rhyme or reason. “We’re always on the verge of struggling,” says Kravits.
And they, not the big Hollywood names joining the picket lines, are the heart of the actors strike.
Many say they fear the general public thinks all actors get paid handsomely and are doing it for love of the craft, almost as a hobby. Yet in most cases it’s their only job, and they need to qualify for health insurance, pay rent or a mortgage, pay for school and college for their kids.
Rats, crawling and flying bugs among reasons 4 Central Florida restaurants shut down last week
Four Central Florida restaurants shut down the week of July 16-22, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Lake
Burgerim at 2447 S. US Highway 27 in Clermont shut down on July 18. Inspectors found 20 violations, six of which were a high priority. Those violations included an employee touching a soiled towel and then engaging in food prep without washing their hands, the restaurant operating with an expired business license, roach activity and wastewater backing up through the floor drains.
Officials revisited the restaurant on July 19. They found three violations, none of which were a high priority.
The restaurant met inspection standards.
Seminole
Never Phoget A Taste Of Vietnam at 505 State Road 436 in Casselberry shut down on July 18. Officials found eight violations, two of which were a high priority for raw food next to unwashed produce and roach activity. A second inspection the same day found three violations and a time extension for the roach activity.
Another Florida billionaire hedge-fund chief reportedly ‘rethinking’ support for Ron DeSantis presidential bid
Nelson Peltz, a billionaire hedge fund manager from Palm Beach, reportedly is rethinking his support for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
The Financial Times cited “people familiar” with Peltz’s thinking in a report over the weekend, among many in recent weeks highlighting various elements of DeSantis’ much dissected rocky start as a formally declared candidate for the 2024 nomination.
“Peltz has taken issue with his stance on abortion,” the Financial Times reported.
The Financial Times said Peltz declined to comment, but quoted a person familiar with his thinking saying: “Nelson Peltz thinks that most of DeSantis’s policies are acceptable, but his position on abortion is way too severe. … That may undermine Peltz’s desire to financially support DeSantis as a candidate.”
Earlier this year, DeSantis supported and signed into law sweeping restrictions banning virtually all abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy. In 2022, DeSantis signed a law banning almost all abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. The 15-week ban is in effect; the six-week is on pause until the state Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the 15-week ban.