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California Ex-Police Official Tops State Payroll With $1.2 Million Payday
California Ex-Police Official Tops State Payroll With $1.2 Million Payday
Former Redlands Police Deputy Chief Travis Martinez received nearly $1.2 million in wages in 2025, the highest reported compensation for any city employee in California, according to newly released data from the State Controller's Office and reporting by the New York Post.
Payroll records show Martinez collected $81,804 in regular pay, $890,467 in other compensation and $231,099 in lump-sum payments before retiring in April. The city also contributed roughly $55,900 toward his retirement and health benefits, bringing his total compensation package...
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By Benjamin Picton, Rabobank Senior Market Strategist
Resigned
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Russian Fuel Tanker Aborts Cuba Delivery After Drifting In Caribbean For A Month
Russian Fuel Tanker Aborts Cuba Delivery After Drifting In Caribbean For A Month
A Russian tanker carrying 270,000 barrels of diesel fuel and which is under US and EU sanctions spent weeks trying to reach crisis-hit Cuba, which is also under US sanctions as well amid what's essentially become a full energy blockade, but has failed the reach the island nation and turned southward toward Brazil.
The exiled Russian outlet, The Insider, has detailed the following based on maritime tracking data:
The Russian-flagged tanker Universal (IMO: 9384306), which had been drifting for...
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