12 metrics employers are using today to measure employee engagement
Nextiva identified ways employers can measure and improve employee engagement to build a stronger work culture with committed workers.
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How to transition from freelance to full-time employee (or vice versa)
Feats compiled a list of five ways full-time employees can transition to freelance, and five ways freelancers can prepare to enter full-time work.
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20 of the most destructive winter storms since 1980
Stacker collected information from the Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database to rank the most destructive winter storms since 1980.
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10 community service projects to do as a team
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10 things to know before adopting a pet during the holiday season
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How to ensure your pet has a happy and healthy holiday season
Wag! compiled a list of 10 ways to ensure your pet has a happy and healthy holiday season.
Continue ReadingAl menos 9 muertos mientras la enorme tormenta invernal deja a más de un millón de clientes sin electricidad y un frÃo intenso en gran parte de EE.UU.
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Una enorme tormenta invernal azotó Estados Unidos el viernes con temperaturas gélidas, fuertes vientos y fuertes nevadas, causó la muerte a por lo menos nueve personas, dejó sin electricidad a más de un millón de clientes y arruinó los planes de vacaciones de costa a costa. La tormenta, que
Continue ReadingRaty scores in NHL debut, leads Islanders past Panthers 5-1
By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Aatu Raty scored in his NHL debut, Anthony Beauvillier added two goals and Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves, leading the New York Islanders to a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers. Ryan Pulock and Zach Parise also scored for the Islanders. Matthew Tkachuk scored his 15th
Continue ReadingBrown’s 4th quarter carries Celtics past T-Wolves, 121-109
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 23 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter to help the Boston Celtics pull away for a 121-109 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves that halted their season-worst three-game losing streak. Jayson Tatum had 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists, Derrick White scored
Continue ReadingCubans, Nicaraguans drive migration to US border in November
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities say iIlegal border crossings by Cubans and Nicaraguans rose sharply in November while overall migration flows were little changed from October. The snapshot released late Friday is the latest detailed account of who is crossing the border from Mexico amid preparations to end a
Continue ReadingNets beat Bucks, tie longest win streak in Brooklyn at 8
NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 24 points, and the Nets held Giannis Antetokounmpo scoreless in the fourth quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 118-100. Brooklyn won its eighth straight to match its longest winning streak since moving from New Jersey a decade ago. Nic Claxton made his first nine shots and finished 9
Continue ReadingSiakam and Anunoby score 26, Raptors beat Cavs 118-107
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 26 points and nine assists, and O.G. Anunoby scored 26 points as the Toronto Raptors rolled to a 118-107 victory over the Cavaliers, becoming the first East team to win in Cleveland this season. Scottie Barnes scored 25 points and Fred VanVleet added 18,
Continue ReadingCanes top Flyers, points streak at franchise-record 14 games
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jesper Fast scored twice in the first period and the Carolina Hurricanes set a franchise record with a 14-game points streak, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 6-5. Stefan Noesen, Andrei Svechnikov, Jordan Martinook and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored as the Hurricanes won their eighth straight. Jordan Staal
Continue ReadingEmbiid, Harden help 76ers beat Clippers for homestand sweep
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 44 points, James Harden had a career-high 21 assists in a triple-double and the Philadelphia 76ers overcame a 20-point first-half deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 119-114 on Friday night. Harden also had 20 points and 11 rebounds to help Philadelphia sweep a seven-game homestand and improve to
Continue ReadingYoung, Murray power Hawks past Pistons, 130-105
By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young had 26 points and 13 assists, Dejounte Murray added 26 points, and the Atlanta Hawks used a dominant third quarter to beat the struggling Detroit Pistons 130-105. Bogdan Bogdanovic finished with 19 points. Clint Capela, returning after missing the last three games with a
Continue ReadingTrump White House drafted statement attacking Barr after he publicly refuted Trump’s voter fraud claims, transcript reveals
By Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen and Zachary Cohen, CNN In December 2020, after then-Attorney General William Barr publicly refuted President Donald Trump’s claims that the election was rigged, White House staffers drafted a press release that would’ve called for the firing of anyone who disagreed with Trump’s claims, according to a new transcript from the
Continue ReadingUniversity of California workers end strike, ratify contract
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Striking graduate students at the University of California have approved a bargaining agreement, ending a 40-day strike that snarled the prestigious university system. Union representatives said Friday a majority of striking graduate students and teaching assistants approved two contracts to formally end the work stoppage. Union leaders say it was the
Continue ReadingVeteran wins six lottery prizes of $25K a year for life — in the same drawing
By Rob Frehse and Melissa Gray, CNN A Vietnam-era veteran in Massachusetts can call himself lucky for life after winning six lottery prizes of $25,000 a year for life — in the same drawing. Raymond Roberts Sr., of Fall River, matched the first five numbers on six tickets he bought for a Lucky for Life
Continue ReadingPastrnak and Ullmark lead Bruins past struggling Devils, 4-3
By PAT PICKENS Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — David Pastrnak scored two of Boston’s four second-period goals, and linemates David Krejci and Pavel Zacha each had two assists in the Bruins’ 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Patrice Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk also scored for the Bruins, and Linus Ullmark made 36 saves
Continue ReadingLeaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports
By Hannah Ritchie, Nectar Gan, Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang and Mengchen Zhang, CNN Almost 250 million people in China may have caught Covid-19 in the first 20 days of December, according to an internal estimate from the nation’s top health officials, Bloomberg News and the Financial Times reported Friday. If correct, the estimate — which
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