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Congress Got 239 Days Off This Year, Workers Are Guaranteed Zero
By Bryce Covert Congress has just eight days on the job between now and the start of the next session on January 7, with the House coming back on Monday and adjourning for the year by December 13 and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Annual leave, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, employment, Finland, Greece, Norway, Sweden, vacation, worker benefits
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When Male Unemployment Rises, Domestic Violence Rates Fall
By Olga Khazan There was some relatively good news a few days ago that the European Union’s unemployment rate fell in June for the first time in more than two years — that is, until you consider that 10.9 percent … Continue reading
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Tagged domestic violence, England and Wales, European Union, jobs, Male unemployment, people, Sweden, unemployment, women
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U.S. Internet Speed Slows Compared To Other Countries: Report
By Betsy Isaacson Compared with other tech-savvy nations, Internet service in the U.S. is overpriced and slow. According to a “State of the Internet” report recently put out by content delivery network Akamai, U.S. service is becoming even slower — relative … Continue reading
Elin’s Dignified Exit
Nice article from Katarina Andersson for the Daily Beast. It describes the reaction to Elin Nordegren’s divorce from Tiger Woods from a Swedish point of view. We all should be raising our daughters in the U.S. like they do in … Continue reading
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Tagged divorce, Elin Nordegren, family, Florida, Sweden, Tiger Woods
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