Miami’s government could face a tough financial future after it has been forced to dip into its reserves to pay for two costly legal settlements with its police and fire unions.
The city has settled pension and salary disputes with the unions to the tune of $53.5 million, resolving a legal battle stemming from austerity measures taken during the Great Recession. More than half of the money will come from the city’s reserves, which... [...]
In the midst of Boston College week, an old name has resurfaced in connection to the University of Miami.
On Wednesday afternoon, former Miami coach Al Golden sued the University of Miami for $3 Million dollars. The suit was first reported by TMZ.
In the report, TMZ details some structure of Golden’s contract — his base salary began at $150,000. The main point of contention, however, are the myriad bonuses included in the contract. From... [...]
The head of Apple on Wednesday endorsed tough privacy laws for both Europe and the U.S. and renewed the technology giant's commitment to protecting personal data, which he warned was being "weaponized" against users.
Speaking at an international conference on data privacy, Apple CEO Tim Cook applauded European Union authorities for bringing in a strict new data privacy law in May and said the iPhone maker supports a U.S. federal privacy law... [...]
Like the location of Jimmy Hoffa's body, the secret formula for Coca-Cola and whether there are aliens in outer space, the identity of the winner of the second-biggest lottery in American history may remain hidden forever — because of where the person bought the ticket.
South Carolina, where someone recently purchased the ticket at a convenience store , is one of a handful of states that play Mega Millions and allow winners to be... [...]
Federal Judge Jose E. Martinez in the Southern District of Florida has appointed Melanie E. Damian, a senior partner at Damian & Valori, as receiver in a fraud case against Miami business owners Timothy Atkinson and Jay Passerino.
The men are accused of using offshore companies All in Publishing LLC and Gasher Inc. to run an illegal trading operation from Brickell, defrauding investors of $30 million.
The Commodity Futures... [...]
