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Senators Unanimously Pass Resolution To Withhold Their Own Pay During Shutdowns Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times, The Senate unanimously approved a resolution on May 14 that would suspend senators’ pay during government shutdowns. The measure, introduced by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), passed by voice vote and is scheduled to take effect after the November midterm elections. Under the resolution, the Senate secretary would withhold lawmakers’ salaries whenever a government shutdown affects one or more federal agencies. Pay would be released once government funding is restored. Supporters say the proposal is intended...

Wells Fargo Faces Federal Probe Over $60 Billion Commitment To Black Homeownership Wells Fargo is facing a federal investigation over mortgage programs designed to increase homeownership among Black Americans, as the Trump administration expands its campaign against corporate policies that make distinctions based on race, according to the Wall Street Journal. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is examining whether the bank's lending practices gave certain borrowers advantages because of their racial backgrounds, potentially running afoul of federal housing discrimination laws. The controversy stems from...

Hot Pot, Hot Mess: Service Robot Goes Berserk In San Jose Dining Room, Must Be Tackled By Staff On Tuesday, diners at a Haidilao hot-pot restaurant in San Jose saw an unexpected disruption when a service robot, apparently part of an in-house performance, malfunctioned and began moving erratically. Instead of entertaining guests, it knocked dishes to the floor and sent chopsticks flying as employees rushed to contain it. Video from the scene shows staff dodging the machine before eventually tackling it; no injuries are apparent, Hoodline wrote. A malfunctioning service robot...