KABUL (Reuters) – Former Taliban fighter Mohammad Ishaq, who spent years battling Western troops and local forces in Afghanistan, lost his leg in combat and is now learning to walk with a new limb. Standing near him at a Kabul clinic is one of the soldiers he defeated. In the Red Cross Hospital in Kabul, …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer on Tuesday turned away a religious challenge to a requirement that healthcare workers in Maine be vaccinated against COVID-19, the latest such bid rejected by the nation’s top judicial body. In a brief order, Breyer wrote that the challengers – unnamed plaintiffs who said they are …
The Chicago-based carrier reported an adjusted loss of $1.02 per share, compared with a loss of $8.16 per share last year at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Analysts were forecasting a loss of $1.67 per share, according to Refinitiv data. With government pandemic aid, the airline reported a net profit of $1.44 per share …
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A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 in Denver. Joe Amon/The Denver Post via Getty Southwest Airlines said it will not put unvaccinated workers with a pending exemption on unpaid leave come December. The company said employees can continue working if they follow COVID-safety policies until their request is reviewed. American Airlines’ flight attendant union told its …
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — SecurityTrails, the Total Internet Inventory, is adding to its executive team by bringing on Scott Donnelly as Vice President of Sales and Taylor Dondich as Chief Technology Officer. Long term team members Courtney Couch and Kris Lopez take on new roles to round out the team. “Taylor and …
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A Liebherr mining truck at dusk at Peabody’s North Antelope Rochelle Mine in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming (photo via Peabody). It Turns Out The World Still Needs Coal Readers may remember President Biden ran on shutting down coal mining as part of his overall campaign against fossil fuels. And as President, Biden has …
The tech giant revealed during a virtual event the third generation of its popular AirPods wireless earbuds. They cost $179 and are available for preorder starting Monday. The new AirPods go on sale Oct. 26. The updated AirPods feature a new contour design with a shorter stem and a force sensor for more intuitive control …
Bangladesh has recorded its lowest daily test positivity rate for Covid-19 since April 5, 2020. In the 24 hours between 8am Wednesday and 8am Thursday morning, according to DGHS, 21,568 samples were tested at 829 labs across the country, yielding a 2.16% infection rate as 466 cases came back Covid-19 positive. On April 4, 2020, …
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RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Ridge Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), the national bank subsidiary of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. (NYSE American: BRBS), increased its minimum pay rate from $15 to $17 per hour, a 13.3% increase. This increase went into effect October 1, 2021. This minimum hourly pay rate is substantially above …
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A French, a Chinese and a joint US-Hong Kong programme have held on to the three top spots in the FT’s 2021 Executive MBA Ranking, in a year marked by continued pandemic disruption to work and study. HEC’s Paris International EMBA regained top place, ahead of — in joint second position — the Kellogg/HKUST EMBA …
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