How sustainable is your company? 8 things to look for
At home, you ensure to recycle and curb one-time plastic use. But is your office sustainable? Firmspace compiled this list of what to look for.
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Do electric cars have the edge over gas-powered cars when it comes to saving you money?
Edmunds takes a deep dive into the world of electric cars to determine whether EVs actually have an advantage over gas-powered cars.
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25 words that were born in the 1960s
Stacker used Merriam-Webster’s Time Traveler to find 25 words written or printed in English for the first time in the 1960s.
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Teachers are becoming more educated, but salaries aren't keeping up
TeacherCertification.com explored how salaries aren’t keeping up even as more teachers earn post-baccalaureate degrees, citing National Center for Education Statistics data.
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La segunda ciudad más grande de Gran Bretaña se declara en bancarrota en medio de demandas de igualdad salarial por US$ 950 millones
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La segunda ciudad más grande de Gran Bretaña se declaró en bancarrota este martes, suspendiendo todos los gastos no esenciales después de recibir demandas de igualdad salarial por un total de 760 millones de libras (unos US$ 956 millones). El Concejo de Birmingham, que proporciona servicios a más de un millón
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What the Hollywood strikes tell us about the state of unions in the US
Stacker analyzed NLRB data from the past two decades to measure how high-profile labor actions are shifting the power balance in the workplace.
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Grandparents' Day activities that bridge the generational gap
Celebrating Grandparents’ Day is a great way to show your appreciation and Way.com has curated some activities you can do to make this special family day memorable for them.
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What to expect when you inherit a house and how to handle it
Inheriting a house comes with many financial decisions and tax implications to consider. Belong breaks down some of those key decisions and who can help you navigate them.
Continue ReadingDisney’s battle with Charter could pose an existential threat to the cable bundle
By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — It’s a carriage fight that could lead to the dismantling — or revolution — of the cable television bundle. The brawl between Disney and Charter Communications, which has erupted into view at the most inopportune time for sports fans as the US Open plays out and the NFL season
Continue ReadingUS warns North Korea would ‘pay a price’ for any arms deal with Russia
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — US officials have warned North Korea it will “pay a price” if it strikes an arms deal with Russia, after saying that negotiations were “advancing” between the two nations. If Pyongyang provides weapons to Moscow to use in the war against Ukraine, it is “not going to reflect well
Continue ReadingThe videos ISIS didn’t want you to see: How grainy security footage could help hold abusers to account
CNN By Mick Krever and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN. Video by Oscar Featherstone (CNN) — The footage is mundane and revelatory all at once. The hallway, filmed from an unmoving closed-circuit camera, appears unremarkable. It’s the point in time, and the people in the former children’s hospital, that make the hours and hours of video from
Continue ReadingAs kids head back to school, here’s how to keep RSV, COVID and other illnesses at bay
By Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — With back to school just around the corner and COVID-19 cases on the rise, it’s important to remember the basics of keeping respiratory illnesses at bay, one expert says. Dr. Dina Kulik, a pediatrician and founder of
Continue ReadingAntarctica’s ice shelves are thinner than we thought. Here’s what that means for sea levels
By Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — New research has found that previous studies on the Antarctic ice shelves may have overestimated their thickness, an important factor for scientists to determine how fast sea levels could rise. Researchers from Ohio State University say in a
Continue ReadingCorte Suprema de Chile ordena al Estado indemnizar a 31 mineros que quedaron atrapados hace 13 años
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La Corte Suprema de Chile informó este viernes que el pasado 23 de agosto falló a favor de 31 trabajadores que demandaron al Estado tras quedar atrapados en una mina hace 13 años. Argumentaban que quedaron incapacitados para laborar por haber enfermado de las vías respiratorias tras la inhalación de polvo
Continue ReadingWhat is green hydrogen and why is it touted as a clean fuel?
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Green hydrogen is being touted around the world as a clean energy solution to take the carbon out of high-emitting sectors like transport and industrial manufacturing. The India-led International Solar Alliance launched the Green Hydrogen Innovation Centre earlier this year, and India itself approved $2.3 billion
Continue ReadingCanadian man accused of running over and killing a Muslim family pleads not guilty
WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian man accused of deliberately running over and killing four members of a Muslim family in London, Ontario pleaded not guilty. Nathaniel Veltman is accused of deliberately hitting the Afzaal family members with his truck as they were out for a walk on the evening of June 6, 2021. He
Continue ReadingThe videos ISIS didn’t want you to see: How grainy security footage could help hold abusers to account
By Mick Krever and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN. Video by Oscar Featherstone (CNN) — The footage is mundane and revelatory all at once. The hallway, filmed from an unmoving closed-circuit camera, appears unremarkable. It’s the point in time, and the people in the former children’s hospital, that make the hours and hours of video from this
Continue ReadingFlamingo sightings are pouring in from states where the birds aren’t usually spotted. Hurricane Idalia may be the cause
CNN By David Williams and Jared Formanek, CNN (CNN) — When you think of flamingos, the images that come to mind are probably of African water holes, the Caribbean, Florida – or almost anywhere else other than Waynesville, Ohio. So, when Jacob Roalef saw Facebook posts about flamingos at Ceasar Creek State Park, near Dayton,
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Bend HS football team to display veterans’ large U.S. flag
Several veteran groups in Central Oregon have acquired a U.S. flag to display at several locations including Bend HS on September 22nd.
Continue ReadingAirbnb limits some new reservations in New York City as short-term rental regulations go into effect
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New regulations on short-term rentals have gone into effect in New York City. Officials and housing advocates pushing for the new rules say they’re necessary to protect the city’s housing stock and to stop apartments from becoming de facto hotels. But Airbnb says the regulations that
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