My employer made us take online courses to teach us how not to offend people at work. I’ve managed to avoid being accused of being a womanizing, disrespectful racist my entire career. I don’t have time to waste sitting for hours so the company can cover their ass. So, I had my assistant sit through … Read more
Sodertalje, in the south-west of Sweden, has introduced a pilot scheme, where crows receive a little food for every butt they deposit in a bespoke machine designed by a startup A crow is trained to pick up cigarette butts in Taby, near Stockholm, Sweden ( Image: REUTERS) Crows are being recruited to pick up discarded … Read more
A pregnant New Zealand journalist who was stranded in Afghanistan by her home country’s Covid-19 border policy said Tuesday she will return home after her government offered her a pathway back. The government offer amounted to a backdown by New Zealand after officials had earlier insisted that Charlotte Bellis needed to reapply for a spot … Read more
“People are concerned that democracy is under attack and that Congress is not responding on these issues. People are wondering what we’re going to do to make sure things don’t get undermined, ”said Summer Lee, a Pennsylvania lawmaker who speaks to voters a lot these days as they vote for an open seat in the … Read more