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Three House committee chairmen are renewing their effort to expand paid leave for federal employees, this time to include time off for medical and family reasons. House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) on Thursday … [Continue reading] about House Democrats seek expansion of paid leave program for federal employees
Like most of you, I’m sure, I’m way too smart and sophisticated to play the lottery. To stand in line in the evening with a bunch of desperate looking people and wait my turn Look at the odds! That said…. I have been putting about $20 per week ($40 … [Continue reading] about The TSP’s million dollar escalator: Better odds than the Powerball
BERLIN (AP) — Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has agreed to supply 9 million additional doses of its coronavirus vaccine to the European Union during the first quarter, the bloc’s executive arm said Sunday. The new target of 40 million doses by … [Continue reading] about EU: AstraZeneca to supply 9 million more vaccine doses
MOSCOW (AP) — Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up nationwide protests that have rattled the … [Continue reading] about Russia arrests over 5,000 at wide protests backing Navalny
It’s a fable for our times: Small-time investors band together to take down greedy Wall Street hedge funds using the stock of a troubled video-game store. But the revolt of online stock-traders suggests much more. The internet is shifting society’s … [Continue reading] about Fight The Man: What GameStop’s surge says about online mobs
