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When it comes to federal pay raises the issue is often whether there will be one or not. Sometimes the answer — whether the President is a Democrat or a Republican — is not! But things change. This year, and probably for the next three years of the … [Continue reading] about Pay raise now, bigger annuity later
WASHINGTON (AP) — Once dismissed by most public health experts and government officials, the hypothesis that COVID-19 leaked accidentally from a Chinese lab is now receiving scrutiny under a new U.S. investigation. Experts say the 90-day review … [Continue reading] about EXPLAINER: The US investigation into COVID-19 origins
TOKYO (AP) — Roads were being closed off Tuesday around Tokyo Olympic venues, including the new $1.4 billion National Stadium where the opening ceremony is set for July 23. This is a clear sign that Tokyo Olympic planners and the International … [Continue reading] about All roads — blocked off roads — lead to Tokyo Olympics
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack. In fact, it has barely gotten out of the starting blocks. In South Africa, which has the continent’s most robust … [Continue reading] about ‘This IS INSANE’: Africa desperately short of COVID vaccine
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s law department was been hit with a cyberattack that forced officials to take the 1,000-lawyer agency offline, but Mayor Bill de Blasio said he believes no data was compromised in the hack. “To this hour we have not … [Continue reading] about NYC’s 1,000-lawyer law department targeted by cyberattack
