OLD FDNY first responder deaths from 9/11-related diseases now equal fatalities in attack
Two further members of the fire service died in September, bringing the total to 343
Day: September 28, 2023
CVS responds quickly after pharmacists frustrated with their workload miss work
A group of pharmacists frustrated with overwhelming workloads didn’t show up for work last week in at least a dozen Kansas City-area CVS pharmacies.
Reducing violence and homicides begins at the top
Seattle police have said they are seeing more rounds fired in each incident in recent years than in years before and have confiscated more guns in recent years.
Pilot error, training issues were factors in Alaska crash that killed Czech billionaire, report says
A federal accident report has concluded that the probable cause of a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 that killed a Czech billionaire and four others was the pilot’s failure to respond adequately to whiteout conditions. The report also highlighted a…
German ambassador attended Canadian honoring of WWII Nazi – Berlin
Germany says its ambassador to Canada did not know she was applauding a Nazi when he was honored by lawmakers in Ottawa
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Menendez Indictment Sparks Calls for Aid to Egypt to Be Suspended
Members of Congress call for Egypt to face consequences for allegedly bribing Sen. Bob Menendez.
UK mortgage payers making big changes to meet higher payments, survey finds
Britons are raiding savings or cutting pension contributions, KPMG study findsMortgage holders are making big changes to their finances – from cutting pension contributions to downsizing – to cope with dramatically higher monthly payments, a new survey…
Childcare costs ‘soaring by £600-plus a month’ as firms insist on return to office
Survey finds parents under pressure, as second study finds some are leaving workforce because of costsParents of nursery and primary school-age children are facing more than £600 of extra childcare costs a month, a study has found, as employers demand …
NHS only gains one ‘full-time’ GP for every two trainees, report finds
Thinktank calls for bold solutions to address high dropout rates and rise in part-time workingThe NHS has to train two GPs to produce one full-time family doctor because so many have started to work part-time, new research reveals.The finding helps exp…
National Grid says blackouts less likely this winter
Higher gas storage levels in Europe help leave Great Britain in stronger position, says operatorEnergy mix: how is electricity generated in Great Britain?The risk of blackouts in Great Britain will be lower this winter thanks to higher gas storage leve…