Miami Mayor Francis Suarez Francis Suarez Bipartisan Biden to America's rescue Miami Mayor proposes resolution offering to pay employees in bitcoin GOP Miami mayor hits DeSantis over lack of COVID-19 restrictions MORE (R) recently proposed a resolution that would allow municipal workers to choose whether or not they want to receive some or all of their pay in Bitcoin. In the draft of the resolution, Suarez also proposed allowing city residents to pay property taxes or city fees in cryptocurrencies, according to Bloomberg . Bitcoin has proven to be a volatile cryptocurrency that can spike or lose more than half its value in just a month's time. However, Suarez has said that he supports Bitcoin and even plans to have his city manager analyze the possibility of investing a “limited amount of government funds” in it, Bloomberg reported. “[Miami] is committed to promoting the emergence of Bitcoin as it continues to gain mainstream acceptance,” Suarez … [Read more...] about Miami Mayor proposes resolution offering to pay employees in bitcoin
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St. Vrain Valley schools to start with remote learning as staffer is tested for COVID-19
Students in St. Vrain Valley School District will begin the fall semester online, the district announced Tuesday after the Boulder Daily Camera reported that one school has a suspected coronavirus case. In a letter to St. Vrain Valley parents and staff , Superintendent Don Haddad said all students will take classes remotely through at least the last week of September. At that time, the district will re-evaluate public health data, such as the number of COVID-19 cases and positivity rates, to determine a possible return to in-person learning. Classes begin Aug. 18 for all grades except kindergarten, which begins Aug. 20. “This was a very difficult decision,” Haddad wrote, “however we are convinced that it is in the best interest and safety of our students, teachers, staff, and community at this time.” On Tuesday, Boulder Valley School District also announced a move to online-only classes to begin the school year, citing “a sustained upward trend in (COVID-19) cases in our … [Read more...] about St. Vrain Valley schools to start with remote learning as staffer is tested for COVID-19
Sentences reduced for some men convicted in 1993 WTC bombing
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 26 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW YORK (AP) – Decades after going to prison , some of the men responsible for the World Trade Center bombing that killed six people 28 years ago Friday are still trying to whittle down their onetime life sentences on the remote chance that they could someday be freed. And they are having some success. In the last year, four men implicated in the 1993 bombing have won reductions to their sentences after one part of their convictions was dropped to be consistent with a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Once each sentenced to 240 years in prison, appeals have won them sentence deductions as they continue efforts to get judges to take fresh looks at their cases. Manhattan and the Brooklyn bridge. (Michel Setboun/Corbis via Getty Images) While unlikely, all four could be freed if … [Read more...] about Sentences reduced for some men convicted in 1993 WTC bombing
