Florida Shuts Down Unemployment Claims System For A Week
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Tens of thousands of unemployed Floridians may be in for a rough time as the state switches to a new system designed to help them get benefits. The online system that Florida currently uses to process unemployment claims is going dark starting at noon Wednesday. The claims system will stay down and remain unavailable until Oct. 15. This mean that people who fail to put in their claims in time may have their payments delayed. There are roughly 240,000 people in Florida receiving unemployment benefits that are usually claimed every two weeks. The maximum payment is…
UN sued over Haiti cholera epidemic
QuestCinq.com/News Lawyers representing victims of a cholera epidemic in Haiti have filed a lawsuit against the United Nations at a court in New York. They say UN peacekeepers introduced cholera to Haiti in 2010. The disease killed more than 8,000 people and made hundreds of thousands sick. The lawyers are demanding compensation of $100,000 (£62,000) for every person who died and $50,000 for each of those who became ill. The UN says it has legal immunity. Lawyers filed the suit at the US District Court in New York. They said they were left with no other option after the UN…
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Obama to choose Yellen for top Fed job, markets relieved
(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will nominate Fed number two Janet Yellen on Wednesday to run the world’s most influential central bank, providing some relief to markets that would expect her to tread carefully in winding down economic stimulus. The nomination will put Yellen on course to be the first woman to lead the institution in its 100-year history. The advocate for aggressive action to stimulate U.S. economic growth through low interest rates and large-scale bond purchases would replace Ben Bernanke, whose second term as Fed chairman expires on January 31. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, which is…
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