4 cities are getting a bump up in their minimum wage they range from an extra $0.05 an hour to an extra dollar and some areas in Seattle the largest employers are mandated to pay their workers at least $16.00 an hour more than twice the federal minimum wage u.s. Stocks higher this hour the Dow s up $39.00 points at $23364.00 The Nasdaq is up $38.00 points more than half percent as some piece up 6 points I m Lakshmi saying n.p.r. News support for n.p.r. Comes from n.p.r. Stations other contributors include the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the estate of Joan Kroc whose bequest serves as an enduring investments in the future of public radio and the John d. And Catherine t. MacArthur Foundation Ed Mack founded dot org. Welcome to Nancy s bookshelf a program of conversation and readings with local and regional writer now here s your host Nancy Whitman. Wayne Pease began his career as a forest fire lookout in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in 1962 he is a poet playwright and travele
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The results come after the deal violent clashes which killed more than a dozen people the election results were certified earlier today California s minimum wage will go up to $12.00 an hour in the new year but for some Bay Area cities those numbers will be even higher for member station k.q.e.d. Michelle Wylie has more on January 1st the minimum wage in Oakland will go up to $13.80 in San Jose it will go up to 15 u.c. Berkeley economics professor Michael Reich says that while those increases will raise costs for consumers it ll be minimal and most people now when they re faced with a couple of pennies more on the dollar they re not going to drive 5 or 10 miles across the border to get a cheaper hamburger Reich s as the wage bumps could go a long way in helping low income workers afford the high cost of living in the Bay Area House Democrats plan to introduce legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15.00 an hour in the new year for n.p.r. News I m Michel Wiley in San Francis
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And it crack a toe of a painter as it continues to belch outbursts of ash lava and clouds of hot gas air traffic has been rerouted after the exclusion zone around the volcano which lies between the islands of Java and Sumatra was widened from 2 to 5 kilometers last week a crater collapse at the volcano triggered a tsunami which killed more than 400 people and uneasy and officials have warned that the crater remains fragile and another collapse is possible the United Nations advisor on genocide has warned that the humanitarian situation in western Southwest Cameroon continues to deteriorate with both government forces and angry phone separatists accused of serious human rights violations at emerging told the b.b.c. The allegations include targeted killings arbitrary arrests sexual violence burning homes kidnappings and beheadings he said civilians have been fleeing the perpetrators some civilians have been forced to leave their homes because of the insecurity to seek refuge in Nigeria