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The United Nations just said that coronavirus could wipe out the equivalent of 195 million jobs worldwide
Reuters A United Nations agency released a report on Tuesday forecasting a 7% drop in global working hours in the second quarter. A drop so severe represents roughly 195 million full-time jobs worldwide. The devastating report comes just three weeks after the agency said the coronavirus will wipe out 25 million jobs — Guy Ryder,…
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‘Lord of the Flies: PPE Edition’: U.S. cast as culprit in global scrum over coronavirus supplies
The coronavirus outbreak is compelling countries around the world into a competition for resources that are medical — along with the United States is being cast as a top villain. President Donald Trump’s administration stands accused of efficiently hijacking imports of masks and additional essential supplies meant for different nations, including U.S. allies, along with…
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A California hospital is running dangerously low on swabs for coronavirus testing, highlighting yet another obstacle the US is facing with testing during the outbreak
Associated Press The United States is facing a lack of swabs to test for the coronavirus news agencies reported. Swabs to test for your coronavirus must be a specific dimensions and be made of materials so they can test for the virus. Pros and health care workers have emphasized a variety of obstacles in managing…
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8 flight attendants reveal their favorite airport
Taesik Park/Shutterstock Business Insider asked eight flight attendants which airport is their favorite. They called seven distinct airports located in the US and South Korea. The flight attendants work for a total of six airlines, including United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, along with American Airlines. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for additional tales . Flight attendants…
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The Water in Your Energy
THE PRICE GASOLINE IS HIGHER THAN YOU THINK Energy and water, two of the elements in our society that is modern, are inextricably connected. In our prior articles regarding the water-energy nexus, we discussed the massive energy requirements, also also corresponding greenhouse gas influences, of transporting, treating, and disposing of water in California. As an…
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Hoda Muthana wants to come home from Syria – just like many loyalist women who fled to Canada during the American Revolution
ABC News American emigrant Hoda Muthana begged American governments last month to let her return to the United States. Much like Muthana’s insistence that she wants to return to America for the good of her young son, early colonists who had supported Britain through American Revolution faced a similar dilemma, argues G. Patrick O’Brien a…
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United Airlines is under fire after a flight attendant reportedly told a mother her baby wasn’t allowed to cry for more than 5 minutes (UAL)
shutterstock/NextnewMedia United Airlines has apologized after a flight attendant told a passenger that her infant wasn’t allowed to shout for more than five minutes onto a trip. The incident allegedly happened on Monday, September 24, on UA Flight 870. Krupa Patel Bala recorded the episode on her Facebook webpage, writing that the flight attendant took her back…