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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy warns remote workers: ‘It’s probably not going to work out for you’

08/29/2023

[nypost.com – 2023.08.28] Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told company employees who defy his edict to return to the office for at least three days a

Billionaire CEOs said working from home made them happier. Some now want to fire workers who don’t show up to the office.

08/29/2023

[businessinsider.com – 2023.08.28] After more than three years of flexible-work policies, many white-collar employees see working from home as the status quo. Bosses, it turns

Work-From-Home Era Ends for Millions of Americans

03/29/2023

Share of businesses with workers on-site most of the time neared prepandemic levels in 2022, Labor Department finds [wsj.com – 2023.03.25] Working remotely is becoming

Starbucks charges couple over $4K for coffee, forcing them to cancel trip

02/10/2023

[nypost.com – 2023.02.09] Starbucks’ coffee may be expensive — but this is ridiculous. One Oklahoma couple got the java jolt of their lives when they

C.D.C. Eases Covid Guidelines, Noting Virus Is ‘Here to Stay’

08/11/2022

The new guidelines eliminate quarantines and put less emphasis on social distancing, routine surveillance testing and contact tracing. [nytimes.com – 2022.08.11] The Centers for Disease

A passenger was fined $1,874 after an airport security dog sniffed out two McMuffins in their luggage

08/02/2022

[nbcnews.com – 2022.08.02] An airline passenger arrived at an Australian airport with undeclared food, and officials weren’t lovin’ it. A detector dog sniffed out the

Average rent in Manhattan was a record $5,000 last month

07/14/2022

[cnbc.com – 2022.07.14] The average monthly rent for a Manhattan apartment surpassed $5,000 for the first time — and brokers say demand and prices are

Video captures moment tourists hit by avalanche in Kyrgyzstan’s Tian Shan mountains

07/11/2022

[cnn.com – 2022.07.11] A group of tourists trekking in Kyrgyzstan’s Tian Shan mountains on Friday survived a huge avalanche that swept right over them. One

A new dominant omicron strain in the U.S. is driving up cases — and reinfections

07/11/2022

[npr.org – 2022-07-11] For much of the pandemic, the only silver lining to coming down with a case of COVID-19 was that you likely wouldn’t

The U.S. economy added 372,000 jobs in June, a strong showing

07/08/2022

[nytimes.com – 2022.07.08] The economy added 372,000 jobs in June, a hotter-than-expected boost to the labor market that may ease worries of an impending recession,

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

06/24/2022

[apnews.com – 2022.06.24] The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away women’s constitutional protections for abortion, a fundamental and deeply personal change for Americans’ lives after

Juul e-cigarettes to be ordered off U.S. shelves – WSJ

06/22/2022

[reuters.com – 2022.06.22] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is preparing to order Juul Labs Inc to take its e-cigarettes off the market in the