The US Army has reportedly increased its largest enlistment bonus by 25% as it tries to overcome pandemic-related disruptions and entice recruits amid fierce competition to fill key positions. The maximum bonus has been raised to $50,000 from $40,000, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday, citing the head of Army …
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The British government has advised its employees to refrain from the word ‘Brexit’ in official communication and to replace it with the exact date of when the UK left the EU. The directive has been criticized on social media. “You can use the term ‘Brexit’ to provide historical context, but …
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The announcement comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson chaired an emergency Cabinet Office Briefing Room (COBR) meeting to brainstorm the government’s response to the attack, which police have declared a terror incident. The decision, which was confirmed by Home Secretary Priti Patel, was taken the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) …
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The report in question warned grocery shelves “are not going back to normal this year” after over a year of issues including labor shortages and transport restrictions. Rice Krispies Treats, Sour Patch Kids, some Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors, McCormick gourmet spices, and Marie Callender’s pot pies are all …
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Throughout the 2020 presidential election, we were informed – sometimes rather aggressively – by Joe Biden and his allies that there was no corruption when it came to his controversial son Hunter, who has faced numerous accusations of using his father’s previous position as vice president to influence foreign business …
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The young Germany fan, who wore her team’s shirt and nation’s facepaints for the game at Wembley, was jeered and cheered as her tearful face loomed on TV screens across the UK while she was comforted as the shock of watching her side’s round of 16 defeat sunk in. After the …
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In a statement shared on Facebook on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said, “The Taal volcano main crater generated a short-lived dark phreatomagmatic plume one kilometer high with no accompanying volcanic earthquake,” at 3.16pm local time. A phreatomagmatic eruption occurs when magma – that is, molten rock …
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On June 21, NBC News reported on a recent court filing that raises further questions about whether the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) foresaw what happened in Washington DC on January 6 and, if so, why the agency failed to sound the alarm in good time. The document in …
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UNCTAD expects the global economy to grow by 4.7% in 2021 compared to the previously forecast 4.3%. “The global recovery that began in the third quarter of 2020 is expected to continue through 2021, albeit with a good deal of unevenness and unpredictability, reflecting epidemiological, policy and coordination uncertainties,” the …
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On his show Reliable Sources on Sunday, Stelter brought up the viral 2020 moment when ABC News’ Will Reeve had been caught reporting from home without pants on, during a Covid-19 lockdown. Stelter then followed by saying he could “relate” to Reeve’s situation, airing an old video of himself reporting …
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