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Greece's new 6-day workweek law takes effect, bucking a trend
MPR News· 20 hours agoGreece enacted a new employment law this week that lays out a six-day workweek — at a time when dozens of other countries are increasingly seeing positive results from experiments with four-day ...
Want to become a morning person? These 3 Alexa Skills have taken my early starts from good to great
TechRadar· 6 days agoFor those of you who are unfamiliar with Alexa Skills, they are essentially apps you can enable to...
In just a few years, half of all states passed bans on trans health care for kids
MPR News· 3 days agoTransgender people under 18 face laws that bar them from accessing gender-affirming health care in 25 states — just a few years ago, not a single state had such a law. The Supreme Court has ...
Trump’s spokeswoman preaches fiscal responsibility. But she has a debt problem.
The Raw Story· 3 days agoMark is an Indiana-based reporter who spent 16 years at the Indianapolis Star as an investigative...
Britain swings to the center-left in historic U.K. election landslide
MPR News· 18 hours agoWith far-right politics ascendant across the English Channel in France, the United Kingdom has swung in the opposite direction. Official election results Friday showed a landslide victory for ...
The Republicans who want to be Trump's VP were once harsh critics with key policy differences
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoJoe Biden had a notably barbed exchange with Kamala Harris in 2020 when both were seeking the...
Miki Sudo sets record for hot dog eating and Patrick Bertoletti wins men’s contest
MPR News· 1 day agoPatrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men's title Thursday at the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest and taking advantage of the event's ...
The explosive history of fireworks, from ancient China to Revolutionary America
MPR News· 2 days agoOn any July Fourth or New Year’s Eve, it’s common to experience the loud pop of a firework or see it colorfully explode into the sky and hang there briefly. Pyrotechnic amusements from sparklers ...
2 of Netflix's newest releases both have 100% critic scores
BGR· 2 days agoIt doesn’t always happen, but every now and then, Netflix releases a new title that earns...
NASCAR looks to ease disruptions during Chicago Street Race, but businesses have mixed feelings
Chicago Sun-Times· 2 days agoRace cars will once again zoom through downtown for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race, a two-day event that kicks off Saturday. Since June, some streets have already closed as infrastructure goes ...