Despite mass layoffs, there are still lots of jobs out there. Here’s where Mass layoffs have dominated the headlines as huge companies shed hundreds and thousands of workers. But the economy is still adding jobs – 236,000 last month alone. Read more on NPR
Month: April 2023
NPR News: Photographer’s decade-long, 600,000-mile journey shows Indigenous life in new book
Photographer’s decade-long, 600,000-mile journey shows Indigenous life in new book Matika Wilbur was tired of seeing one-dimensional, insipid, degrading depictions of Native Americans in mainstream media and popular culture. So she did something about it. Read more on NPR
NPR News: How a gift of kindness from WWII lives on, more than 80 years later
How a gift of kindness from WWII lives on, more than 80 years later Forty years ago, when Brenda Arnold found herself alone in a foreign country, a stranger offered to help. Their own reason for helping traces back to a prisoner of war in WWII. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Airbnb let its workers live and work anywhere. Spoiler: they’re loving it
Airbnb let its workers live and work anywhere. Spoiler: they’re loving it Airbnb says its Live and Work Anywhere policy is all about winning the global war for talent. A year in, the company and its workers are reaping all sorts of added benefits. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Kids under 13 would be barred from social media under bipartisan Senate bill
Kids under 13 would be barred from social media under bipartisan Senate bill Studies link social media to aspects of America’s mental health crisis in adolescents. A handful of bipartisan members of the Senate hope to change that. Read more on NPR
NPR News: A bus driver in Michigan fainted at the wheel. Then a 7th-grader took control
A bus driver in Michigan fainted at the wheel. Then a 7th-grader took control The driver called the transportation base to tell them she was feeling dizzy and lost consciousness seconds later. Dillon Reeves immediately sprung into action and safely stopped the bus. Read more on NPR
NPR News: On James Corden’s final show: ‘We are all more the same than we are different’
On James Corden’s final show: ‘We are all more the same than we are different’ Corden told the audience: “There are so many people who are trying to stoke those differences and we have to try as best we can to look for the light, look for the joy. If you do, it’s out there.”…
Another day! It’s April 28, 2023 at 12:01AM https://t.co/ddr9VDmbEv Turn this all around When everything is new, zero o’ clock
Another day! It’s April 28, 2023 at 12:01AM https://t.co/ddr9VDmbEv Turn this all around When everything is new, zero o’ clock — @ButterflyLaChoi@sfba.social (@ButterflyLachoi) Apr 28, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js from Twitter https://twitter.com/ButterflyLachoi
Another day! It’s April 27, 2023 at 11:45PM Om mani padme hum. https://t.co/ZxiefHJbj6
Another day! It’s April 27, 2023 at 11:45PM Om mani padme hum. https://t.co/ZxiefHJbj6 — @ButterflyLaChoi@sfba.social (@ButterflyLachoi) Apr 28, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js from Twitter https://twitter.com/ButterflyLachoi
NPR News: Pranksters posing as Ukraine’s president tricked the Fed chair into a phone call
Pranksters posing as Ukraine’s president tricked the Fed chair into a phone call The Fed chairperson was tricked into an extended phone call in January with Russian pranksters posing as Ukraine’s president, during which the discussion focused on the impact of interest rate hikes. Read more on NPR