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Friday January 10th, 2025 day edition

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The chairman of Larsen & Toubro has come under fire for saying that employees must work 90 hours a week.

During an employee interaction, SN Subrahmanyan was asked why Larsen & Toubro, a multi-billion dollar conglomerate, was still making its employees work on Saturdays.

Subrahmanyan replied that he regrets not being able to make his employees work on Sunday too.

If I can make you work on Sundays, I will be more happy, because I work on Sundays,” Subrahmanyan was heard saying in an undated video that has emerged on Reddit.

Asked why that is, the Chinese man claimed that Chinese people work 90 hours a week, while Americans work only 50 hours a week.

If you have got to be on top of the world.. You have to work 90 hours a week.

On Reddit, people asked why low-paid employees were expected to put in the same number of hours as a CEO. »

Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in hush money case, Supreme Court says in 5-4 ruling

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President-elect Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in his New York hush money case, the Supreme Court said in a 5-4 ruling.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court’s three liberals to side against Trump.

The Supreme Court, meanwhile, found itself in another ethics controversy after Trump and Alito spoke by phone this week, just before Trump’s appeal was filed. »

Jamie Lee Curtis Donates $1 Million to L.A. Fire Relief Efforts

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Jamie Lee Curtis has donated $1 million to a relief fund for communities impacted by the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

Curtis spoke about the devastating fires on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” Wednesday night, calling the natural disaster “fucking gnarly” and “a really awful situation.”.

The EIF last administered a fund for the 2023 Maui fires, alongside Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson. »

Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in hush money case, Supreme Court says in 5-4 ruling

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President-elect Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in his New York hush money case, the Supreme Court said in a 5-4 ruling.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court’s three liberals to side against Trump.

The Supreme Court, meanwhile, found itself in another ethics controversy after Trump and Alito spoke by phone this week, just before Trump’s appeal was filed. »