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Unlike federal staff, contract staff usually don’t obtain backpay when the authorities reopens after a shutdown. People in low-wage service jobs — janitors, safety guards and cafeteria staff — usually discover they’re out of luck.
From Morocco to Madagascar, Gen Z-led uprisings are driving 1000’s of younger individuals from their screens to the streets. They’re demanding accountability and alter — and even toppling governments.
Plastic is woven into our lives, and its pollution is in the air we breathe, the mud we inhale, the meals we eat. Three NCS reporters on three continents wore chemical-tracking wristbands. The results were alarming.
After the pandemic-era increase, the market is dropping steam. Buyers now have the higher hand, they usually’re strolling away from offers extra usually. So why haven’t prices budged?
Up to 10,000 individuals a day go to Tabarca throughout the excessive season, however as soon as they depart, issues settle down significantly. The Spanish island is trying to strike a balance between preservation and tourism.
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Rescuers free a sea lion from plastic strap with assist from a drone
🦭 Dramatic rescue: Scientists and veterinarians teamed up for a daring but delicate operation to take away a plastic strap from round a sea lion’s neck. A drone captured the lifesaving act.
🎷 Hometown sound: New Orleans brass bands have come to form the metropolis’s heartbeat by weaving tradition, resilience and music into each celebration — even funeral processions.
💰 Gold simply reached what worth per ounce for the first time?
A. $1,000
B. $2,000
C. $3,000
D. $4,000
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🧠 Quiz reply: D. Gold, which is taken into account a resilient funding and a hedge towards inflation and financial uncertainty, hit $4,000 an ounce.
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