When Congress decided to start paying its interns a couple of years ago, Carlos Mark Vera figured his work on Capitol Hill was done.
“When that fund passed, I was like, OK, awesome, let’s move on to the next thing,” said Vera, co-founder of Pay Our Interns.
The group had pushed and prodded lawmakers until they agreed to allocate $20,000 to each House office and about $50,000 to each Senate office annually for intern pay, starting in 2019.
Fresh off her smash album "Mañana Será Bonito" in February, singer Karol G, real name Carolina Giraldo Navarro, has signed a recording deal with Universal's Interscope Records that's not only reportedly worth almost $100 million, but will also allow her to own all her master recordings, according to a Billboard report.
The deal was closed after "a 'lengthy' and complex negotiation," per a source close to the matter, and when you delve into the details of the deal you'll understand why.
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New York CNN — When a Target distributor reached out to Erik Carnell last year about possibly placing his brand, Abprallen, in Target stores, he was thrilled. It was “the biggest opportunity of my career,” Carnell told CNN. “I was ecstatic at the thought of being able to share my stuff with an entirely new market.” The London-based Abprallen, described on its Instagram page as “art and accessories for the proud, loud, and colourful,” would go from a small startup to a brand available at a major US retailer.
MIAMI, FL -- Only 51 percent of adults in Latin America and the Caribbean have a bank account, according to the World Bank. The rest of the population, or the unbanked, pay cash each time they go to the supermarket or pharmacy. Paying their cell phone or utility bill often means standing on a long line, making the process tedious and time consuming.
But that has been changing with financial technology companies, also known as fintech companies, which offer new options.