In the U.S., employees who are laid off will be paid for the notification period (60 days), 2022 bonuses and remaining vacation time. Google will also offer a severance package starting at 16 weeks plus two additional weeks for every year an employee worked at Google " as well as six months of health care, immigration support and job placement services, according to Friday's message. read more
Two infectious-disease experts I spoke with believe that the number of deaths attributed to covid is far greater than the actual number of people dying from covid. Robin Dretler, an attending physician at Emory Decatur Hospital and the former president of Georgia's chapter of Infectious Diseases Society of America, estimates that at his hospital, 90 percent of patients diagnosed with covid are actually in the hospital for some other illness. read more
Overproduction has dropped the wholesale price of cannabis in California by as much as 95%. That's made pot cheaper for consumers, but it's also made it impossible for many farms to stay alive. read more
Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress in the capital of Braslia on Sunday, climbing on top of its roof and breaking the glass in its windows.
Mexican security forces captured on Thursday drug cartel leader Ovidio Guzman, a son of jailed kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, ahead of a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden next week. read more
Why is it easier to buy and use a gun than it is to obtain a license (and insurance) and drive a car?
#12 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER
Its not difficult to obtain a license, 1 Million undocumented immigrants have done it.