Seattle’s pandemic-weary workers may see a tougher job market in 2023
In the short term, the overall declining labor demand is shifting bargaining power back to employers. Still, some businesses can’t find enough workers.
Month: January 2023
OCD took my relationships and career. Listen to my warning | Mental Health Perspectives
When Leslie Robinson was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, she reacted with robust denial.
Rant & Rave: Neighbors help a small, cold, lost dog find its way home
In Sunday’s Rant & Rave: Neighbors help a dog get home for Christmas, an annoying internet provider, a story of a helping hand on an icy hill and much more!
Nine suffocate to death in Uganda New Year’s firework crush
At least nine people, including a 10-year-old boy, suffocated to death as crowds rushing to see a New Year’s firework display got stuck in a narrow corridor in a shopping mall near Uganda’s capital, police said.
Ex-Royal Mail boss hits out at board for ‘confrontational path’ on strikes
Rico Back believes postal service’s talks with union have been poorly handledUK strike calendar – service stoppages planned for JanuaryThe former Royal Mail boss Rico Back has launched a withering attack on the company’s board, saying its chief executi…
Lula set for inauguration to preside over polarized Brazil
Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be sworn in Sunday in the capital, Brasilia, and assume office for the third time, marking the culmination of a political comeback sure to thrill supporters and enrage opponents in a fiercely pola…
German intelligence sees growing activity by Russian secret services
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A stampede during a New Year’s event in Uganda kills at least 9 people
The incident at a shopping mall in a suburb of Kampala, the capital, appears to have occurred at midnight when an event emcee encouraged people to go outside to watch a fireworks display, police said.
Ukraine war: New year in Putin’s Russia – nothing is normal
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Lula vows to pull Brazil out of Bolsonaro’s era of ‘devastation’
Leftwinger promises environmental protections and social progress as he’s sworn in as presidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vowed to haul Brazil out of Jair Bolsonaro’s era of “devastation”, barbarism and hate after being sworn in as the new president…