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Year: 2021

Companies you’d never expect are offering signing bonuses to new employees

America’s stores are having trouble bringing on staff to meet growing demand from customers as the US economy regains steam. So they’re turning to an incentive less commonly deployed in the retail industry: sign-on bonuses for new hires. Amazon, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Tops Markets supermarket chain, Sheetz convenience stores and many smaller stores are offering

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Man charged with arson after burning down homeless person’s tent

Click here for updates on this story     WASHINGTON COUNTY, Maryland (WJZ) — Hagerstown deputies arrested and charged a 31-year-old man with arson after he allegedly burned down a homeless person’s makeshift tent. Justin Lee Clark has been charged with first-degree arson, first-degree malicious burning, malicious destruction of property over $1,000 and theft. Fire officials responded

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8-yo donates hair for good cause

Click here for updates on this story     CINNAMINSON, New Jersey (WPVI) — An 8-year-old boy in Cinnaminson, New Jersey spent the last three years growing his hair out, all to donate it to other children. Andrew White IV chopped off more than a foot of hair at Paige Reese Salon on June 1. The donation

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Texas Republican leaders promised action on gun safety after the El Paso shooting; instead, they passed permit-less carry

AUSTIN, Texas — There was hope in the air when state lawmakers from El Paso arrived in Austin for the 2021 Texas Legislature. For them, this was going to be the year they passed substantive firearm restrictions in gun-loving Texas — an unreachable, unfathomable goal for any other Legislative session. But this wasn’t just any

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A lag in Covid-19 vaccinations among adolescents could delay US return to normalcy, experts warn

While the US sees Covid-19 vaccination rates growing among some populations, experts warn that lags among groups including adolescents could hurt a further return to normalcy. Medical experts have warned that as more adults get vaccinated, the virus will continue to plague children who have not or cannot yet get inoculated. “As we’ve gotten more

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Why you should actually break for lunch

If you’ve been trying to eat healthfully, you’ve probably heard about the benefits of eating breakfast. But you might be wondering whether it’s also important to pause for a midday lunch break — even with a very busy schedule. “Carving out time for a satiating, balanced lunch can really help organize the eating day and

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Elecciones Perú: Pedro Castillo está superando a Keiko Fujimori en resultados preliminares del ONPE

(CNN Español) — El candidato presidencial por Perú Libre, Pedro Castillo, está superando por la mínima diferencia en los resultados preliminares a Keiko Fujimori, candidata de derecha, según reportó en su último informe la ONPE (Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales). Con el 94% de las actas procesadas y el 92% de los votos contados, Castillo

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