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Ranked: The Most Dangerous Jobs in the United States - Visual Capitalist (No paywall) Some jobs are inherently riskier than others, but which ones were the most dangerous in the U.S. when it comes to fatal work injuries?
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WorkGet ready to watch the dazzling Perseid meteor shower in August - New Scientist (No paywall)
 One of the highlights of the astronomical calendar, and something I look forward to every year, is the Perseid meteor shower. This impressive display, which is visible in the northern and parts of the southern hemisphere, will peak on the evening of 12 August, running into the early hours of 13 August. What makes it special is that, at least where I am in the northern hemisphere, it tends to happen on a warm evening – unlike the equally spectacular Geminids in December. Work
WorkWorkDonald Trump rails at "fake" polls as Kamala Harris overtakes him
Brian Hughes, a senior Trump campaign adviser, lashed out at a recent survey from CBS News and YouGov that showed Harris with a 1-point lead over Trump nationally—50 percent to 49 percent. On average, the pair is tied with 50 percent each across several key swing states.
WorkWorkExclusive: China's plan to revamp economy revealed by ambassador to US
China's senior-most diplomat in the United States has shared with Newsweek the details behind Beijing's plan to overcome the many challenges afflicting the world's second-largest economy and population at a time of worsening global turmoil and intensifying competition with Washington, D.C.
WorkIs Miami losing its luster?
With its lines of palm trees, breathtaking beaches and dazzling lifestyle, Miami has long been a vibrant real estate hotspot in the ever-popular Sunshine State, attracting people from all over the country eager to move in—especially since the pandemic hit. Work
WorkWorkA Year After a Devastating Fire, Lahaina Is Ready to Rebuild. But How?
Faced with a breadth of devastation and a depth of history unlike any other modern American community razed by wildfire, officials over the past year have strained to rehouse thousands of people, stabilize livelihoods and remove hundreds of millions of pounds of debris so that many lots sit like blank slates, topped with layers of fresh gravel.
WorkOpinion | Will We Have to Pump the Great Lakes to California to Feed the Nation?
For over a century, America’s farmers have overpumped groundwater, and now, as the world warms and the Southwest becomes drier, the situation is only growing more dire. Rivers are slowing to a trickle, water tables are falling, land is sinking, and wells are drying up. Each year, roughly 25,000 more farmers fallow their fields, putting both food and water security in the United States at risk. Work
WorkWorkEmerging Stocks Hit Worst Losses Since 2022 in Global Rout
The action was relatively calm in the currency market, where the benchmark gauge posted a modest increase. However, currencies previously favored for carry trades got beaten in line with a global trend where interest-rate arbitrage is being unwound in line with a rally in the Japanese yen. The Mexican peso fell more than 5% at one point, before paring losses to about 3% against the US dollar. WorkWorkWorkWorkMarkets Around the World Are Jolted by Fears of Slowing U.S. Growth
The Nikkei 225 index fell 12.4 percent. It was the benchmark index’s biggest one-day point decline, larger than the plunge during the Black Monday stock market crash in October 1987. The Topix index, which includes companies that represent a broad swath of Japan’s economy, fell 12.2 percent. WorkHow 2024 Became the Zoom Election
There’s a raw, unpolished feel to these meetings that I think helps explain their popularity. Most of the speakers aren’t dressed in suits and reading from prepared remarks; they’re ad-libbing into grainy webcams in their garages and home offices, often framed by terrible lighting and occasionally interrupted by their pets. WorkDeclaring 'Crisis,' South Korean Firms Tell Managers to Work 6 Days a Week
The pressure on workers, especially young workers, can be intense in South Korea, which has a shrinking, aging population with one of the world’s lowest fertility rates. Fears about job security and the rising costs of housing, child care and education have discouraged working-age Koreans from having children, contributing to a demographic crisis that looms over the economy. WorkWorkWorkIf You Can Do It, You Can Do It at Night
Bradley Mountain Farm, in Southington, Conn., has been a dairy farm for two centuries. But it’s only in the past five years that the owner, Anneliese Dadras, brought goats and humans together under the full moon. WorkWorkCrowdStrike says it isn't to blame for Delta's flight cancellations after July outage
\"We did everything we could to take care of our customers over that time frame,\" Bastian said in Wednesday\'s \"Squawk Box\" interview. \"If you\'re going to be having access, priority access, to the Delta ecosystem in terms of technology, you\'ve got to test this stuff. You can\'t come into a mission critical 24/7 operation and tell us we have a bug. It doesn\'t work.\" WorkHere's Where Debby's Rains Are Going Next
“The heaviest rainfall is likely to remain closer to the coast,” said forecasters with the Weather Service in Charleston, S.C. Extreme flooding could affect areas from Savannah, Ga., to Myrtle Beach, S.C. WorkOpinion | Kamala Harris Makes Quite an Entrance
Bret: I’m not there yet, though the rumored choice of Josh Shapiro, the Pennsylvania governor, as her running mate would go far to reassure me about a Harris administration. What do you think? WorkWorkOpinion | Population Growth Isn't a Progressive Issue. It Should Be.
But right-wing packaging should not obscure the genuine perils to which pronatalism is a response. When populations decline, the average age of people in the population increases. This has several harmful consequences. Eventually, there are not enough young people to care for older people and to economically support them through contributions to social programs; to fuel economic growth, technological innovation and cultural progress; and to fund government services. WorkBritain's Weekend of Violence: What We Know
In Middlesbrough, a group of rioters, some masked, hurled bottles and rocks at officers. Cars were set on fire, and at least nine people were arrested. On Saturday, a library and a food bank were set alight in Liverpool as groups damaged and looted businesses, and in Hull, fires were set and storefronts smashed in the city center. WorkJapan Needs Foreign Workers. It's Just Not Sure It Wants Them to Stay.
The political resistance to immigration in long-insular Japan, as well as a public that is sometimes wary of integrating newcomers, has led to a nebulous legal and support system that makes it difficult for foreigners to put down roots. Foreign-born workers are paid on average about 30 percent less than their Japanese counterparts, according to government data. Fearful of losing their right to stay in Japan, workers often have precarious relationships with their employers, and career advancement can be elusive. WorkPhasing out the 'D-word'
Mike Zuendel founded the “Initiative to Change the ‘D-Word\'” and has served on the Alzheimer’s Association’s Early-Stage Advisors Group, the Global Neurosciences Institute patient council, is a champion for the Voices of Alzheimer’s organization, and sits on the Alzheimer’s patient advisory board of the Center for Study on Clinical Research Participation and the board of directors of the Banner Alzheimer’s Foundation. WorkBitcoin briefly drops below $50,000 for the first time since February
\"Thirty percent slumps, as scary as they are, are par for the course during bull markets and it\'s encouraging bitcoin bounced back above $50,000,\" said Nexo co-founder Antoni Trenchev. \"But make no mistake, we are in a choppy, volatile market environment ... the moment to turn bullish will be when bitcoin retakes its 200-day moving average, which typically tells us if we are in a bull or bear market, at $61,500.\" WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWork10-year Treasury yield drops to lowest level in more than a year as recession fears grow
\"Markets were on edge before Friday but a weak payrolls has really escalated a profound move across the globe. However the reality is that although payrolls was disappointing it\'s hard to know how disappointing given the distortions from Hurricane Beryl. It\'s like the market has added up 2+2 and made 9,\" wrote Deutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid wrote. \"It\'s hard to believe such market moves would have occurred in any other month.\" WorkWorkWorkThe best ergonomic keyboards for 2024
It has per-key RGB lights and nine macros buttons that can be programmed with the configuration app or without it using keyboard commands. All of this may appeal if you\'re looking for a programmable gaming keyboard with a few ergonomic tricks. Just keep in mind that all of those features add up to a somewhat bulky peripheral. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkUK 'stop the boats' policy raising risk of deadly crushes on dinghies, NGOs say
"The new government is taking steps to boost our border security, setting up a new border security command which will bring together our intelligence and enforcement agencies, equipped with new counter-terror-style powers and hundreds of personnel stationed in the UK and overseas, to smash the criminal smuggling gangs making millions in profit." Work'Everything is a target': Dnipro suffers consequences of Russia's bloody war
Yefimova, the office worker, said conditions in Dnipro were not great. "It's hot. There's no power or water. And people are very tired. Everyone hopes that the fighting will finish soon. Then we can rebuild," she said. Russia's military attack against Ukraine made no sense, she added. "It's very unjust. We are normal people. We didn't do anything." |
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