Vastly expensive postgrad degrees that lead to low-paying jobs | Boing Boing
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Employees at a Burger King in Lincoln, Nebraska had enough of the miserable working conditions they had to put up with, so they quit. Nine of them at once. And to make their point, they also put up a sky-high sign for all to see: “WE ALL QUIT. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.”
The poor conditions included 50 to 60-hour work weeks, according to ABC8, and working in an understaffed kitchen without air-conditioning that at times reached over 90 degrees, causing one employee to go to the hospital after becoming dehydrated.
After the sign came down on Saturday, the fast-food restaurant remained open and understaffed, with new employees who have quit days after starting.
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Investigate Amazon over pandemic ‘price gouging’, says Unite | Amazon | The Guardian
UK union complains to competition watchdog that retailer profited from high prices on hand sanitiser and masks
Amazon’s ‘near monopoly’ on home-delivered products during lockdown left people with little choice but to shop there for essentials, it was alleged.
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‘Devastating’: WHO scientist condemns Euro 2020 final over Covid risk | Coronavirus | The Guardian
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How to watch the Perseids — the best meteor shower of the year - CBS News
… The Perseids are active every year from around July 14 to August 24, according to NASA. The meteor shower peaks in mid-August, peaking this year on August 11, 12 and 13.
Under ideal conditions, skywatchers can expect to see up to 100 meteors per hour — a much higher amount than most other showers. NASA considers it the best shower of the year, and it’s always a crowd-pleaser.
The meteors are very fast and bright, regularly leaving long tails of light and color behind them as they streak across the sky at around 37 miles per second. They are also known for their fireballs, big explosions of bright light and color that last longer than an average meteor streak.
Perseid meteors, which are leftover comet particles and bits from broken asteroids, appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus — earning the shower its name. The constellation is not the actual source of the meteors, so viewers do not need to determine its exact location to spot shooting stars. …
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