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Geneva Voters Agree to $25 Minimum Hourly Wage

(Bloomberg) -- Geneva voted in favor of a minimum hourly wage of 23 francs ($25), the latest effort in Switzerland to ensure people are able to live decently from their salary.

Nearly 58% of voters in the canton, or state, backed the measure designed to “combat poverty” and “respect human dignity,” according to data published on the government’s website.

More than 300,000 people commute from France to work in the Switzerland each day, with the biggest contingent in the Lake Geneva region.

The cost of living in Switzerland is high, and cross-border commuters sometimes get blamed for undercutting locals on wages.

Swiss Voters Set to Reject Immigration Curb, Split on Jet Buying.

Sunday’s vote comes six years after Switzerland decided against a national minimum wage of 22 francs.

The cantons of Neuchatel and Jura also have a legal floor. »

Schools in England told not to use anti-capitalist material in teaching

Authored by theguardian.com

The government has ordered schools in England not to use resources from organisations which have expressed a desire to end capitalism.

This is the case even if the material itself is not extreme, as the use of it could imply endorsement or support of the organisation.”.

Jessica Simor QC (@JMPSimor) Do the fourth and fifth bullet points mean that schools should not accept Government money? »

With 200K Dead, Trump Spews Lies Then Golfs for the 298th Time During His Presidency

Authored by rollingstone.com

Before hitting the links at one own private golf courses in Virginia on Saturday — for the 298th time in his presidency — Trump took to Twitter and thumbed out a slew of attacks and lies.

I will be strongly demanding a Drug Test of Sleepy Joe Biden prior to, or after, the Debate on Tuesday night.

Wow, nobody realized how far Mini Mike Bloomberg went in bribing ex-prisoners to go out and vote for Sleepy Joe. »

Avatar 2: James Cameron reveals filming is '100 per cent complete'

Authored by independent.co.uk

Cameron also disclosed that filming was nearly complete for Avatar 3, the second of four planned Avatar sequels.

Talking to Arnold Schwarzenegger in a video call ahead of the 2020 Austrian World Summit environmental conference, Cameron stated that filming on Avatar 2 was “100 per cent complete”.

“We're 100 per cent complete on Avatar 2 and we're sort of 95 per cent complete on Avatar 3. »

Montana law allegedly restricting Native American voting rights struck down

Authored by eu.greatfallstribune.com

Montana law allegedly restricting Native American voting rights struck down.

In a victory for tribes in Montana, the Yellowstone County District Court permanently struck down a law that plaintiffs argued would restrict Native Americans' voting rights.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana and Native American Rights Fund filed the lawsuit in March on behalf of voting organizations Western Native Voice and Montana Native Vote and the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes, Blackfeet Nation, Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes, Crow Nation and Fort Belknap Indian Community. »