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Added on the 10/05/2019 11:22:43 - Copyright : Wochit
Between COVID-19 and various efforts across the country to make it downright difficult to vote, the challenges of voting are becoming increasingly obvious. Following the lead of major retails, US tech giants like Twitter and Salesforce are giving their employees Election Day off in order to vote. According to Business Insider, rideshare company Uber is giving employees the day off as part of their 'Get Out the Vote' effort. Uber is providing links to voter registration sites through its app, and will assist in getting voters to the polls on election day. Other companies, like Apple and Facebook, are encouraging employees to volunteer to be poll workers.
Images of British nurses staging a second unprecedented strike to demand pay rises and better working conditions in front of St Thomas' Hospital in London. The strike, which began last week, comes against a backdrop of multiple walkouts in the UK, where inflation is running at over 10%. IMAGES
Une technicienne informatique est chargée par un patron du crime d'orchestrer un casse en solo pour voler des données précieuses valant des millions sur le marché noir. Bientôt, un charmant escroc interrompt sa mission pour tenter de s'approprier le butin.
People gather to pay homage to Sara Everhard in Clapham Common Bandstand in London, the day after officers scuffled with members of the hundreds-strong crowd that gathered despite coronavirus restrictions for a candlelit tribute on Saturday evening. IMAGES
The US government will pay nearly 3,500 federal employees who contracted COVID-19 at work. According to Business Insider, the Department of Labor made the announcement on Friday. The US government will also grant death benefits to the families of 14 deceased employees on the same grounds. More than 6,600 federal workers are seeking compensation for catching COVID-19 at work. The Labor Department said that more than 2,600 further claims for benefits are pending. The pending claims also include 68 claims for deaths due to Covid-19.