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Apr 06 2024
News
Meet the LI couple who paid $4,000 each to ride the ‘Eclipse Express’
These eclipse adventurers don’t mind being taken for a ride. Astronomy enthusiasts Don and Lisa Combs gladly forked over $4,000 apiece for a precious seat on one of two vintage trains that will transport the Long Island couple from Penn Station to Niagara Falls, where Monday’s full solar spectacular can be viewed. “My husband is a train fanatic and I indulge his passion and obsession regarding
New York Post (News)Feb 28 2023
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Majority of countries guarantee paid paternity leave — but not the U.S.
Sixty-three percent of countries around the world provide guaranteed paid parental leave for fathers, according to a report out Tuesday morning from the World Policy Analysis Center.
Why it matters: Though support is growing for paternity leave, there's still a stigma attached to men who take time off to care for their children. Yet, studies find numerous benefits for the economy, for
AxiosFeb 27 2023
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2 State Troopers Placed on Paid Leave Amid Investigation
WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — Two Vermont troopers have been placed on paid leave as state police officials investigate reports that off-duty troopers made racist and misogynistic comments while playing an online game. The two troopers from the Westminster barracks were placed on paid relief-from-duty status on Feb. 15, according to a state police spokesperson. Jennifer Morrison, commissioner of the
U.S. News & World ReportApr 13 2024
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Shooting in San Francisco leaves 1 injured
One person was injured by a shooting in San Francisco near Sixth and Jessie streets early Saturday morning, police said.
The shooting happened at around 4:48 p.m., according to the San Francisco Police Department. It said officers arrived to find one person who had been shot, who was then taken to the hospital for injuries described as “life threatening.”
The department added
NBC Bay AreaApr 18 2024
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Nebraska lawmakers end session, leaving taxes for later
Nebraska lawmakers adjourned Thursday knowing they’ll be called back by Republican Gov. Jim Pillen for a summer session to ease soaring property taxes. A Pillen-backed sales tax expansion failed on the last day of the session after its author, Omaha Sen. Lou Ann Linehan, pulled it from consideration because it lacked support. “Because of this legislature’s inaction this morning, Nebraskans
Associated PressSep 08 2023
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Yes, you can take company leave on top of Paid Leave Oregon benefits — if your employer allows it
The relationship between Paid Leave Oregon and existing company benefits is complicated, but employers generally get to decide whether — and how — the two interact. PORTLAND, Ore. — Paid Leave Oregon officially launched this week, giving nearly all Oregonian workers the ability to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave per year for things like the birth of a child, a serious illness or a domestic
KGW 8Apr 06 2024
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Mass. teacher on leave amid investigation into inappropriate images on phone
A teacher in Franklin is on leave amid an investigation into claims of inappropriate images on a school staff member’s phone, officials announced this week. The teacher was placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into allegations of “inappropriate material that contained adult images” on a staff member’s personal phone, according to a statement sent to the Franklin Public
MassLive.comMar 12 2024
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Kirk Cousins will be Atlanta’s highest-paid pro athlete
When Kirk Cousins puts pen to paper and signs his four-year, $180 million contract, with $100 million guaranteed, he will become the highest-paid professional athlete in Atlanta.
Such is the nature of NFL contracts.
If we look at Cousin’s guaranteed money - $90 million for 2024 and 2025 (combined) – that’s an average of $45 million each of the next two seasons. His salary would
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionApr 17 2024
Analysis
Who the U.S. economic safety net leaves behind
The U.S. made remarkable strides in reducing poverty in recent decades, but one group was left behind — working-age adults who aren't raising children.
Why it matters: While key tax breaks and support programs lift a significant percentage of children, parents and older Americans out of poverty, they barely move the needle on this group, finds a striking series of papers from the
AxiosApr 13 2024
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World paid little attention to Sudan's war for a year. Now aid groups warn of mass death from hunger
But relief workers warn Sudan is hurtling towards an even larger-scale calamity of starvation, with potential mass death in coming months. Food production and distribution networks have broken down and aid agencies are unable to reach the worst-stricken regions. At the same time, the conflict has brought widespread reports of atrocities including killings, displacement and rape, particularly
Washington Post