jetcityimage/iStock(SEATTLE) — Amazon will train up to 100,000 employees — or one-third of its U.S. workers — into higher skilled work, company officials announced Thursday. The move — and the investment of $700 million for the mega-retailer’s “Upskilling 2025” pledge — comes amid a period of historically low U.S. unemployment and as workers at tech …
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Jul 11
Are you an ‘office mom’? How you might be taking on work that won’t lead to a promotion
Deagreez/iStock(NEW YORK) — Do you ever clean the office kitchen even if it’s not in your job description? Been designated the office party planner? Are you always expected to know where the printer paper is? If you have checked off all of these boxes, you might be known as an “office mom” in the workplace. …
Jul 11
South Korean news anchor resigns after allegation of photo taken without consent
nigelcarse/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) — South Korea continues to be rocked by sex crimes allegations as two television figures face claims of misconduct. A prominent South Korean news anchor has been booked without detention for allegedly taking pictures of a woman’s “lower-half body” in a subway station without her consent. Anchor Kim Sung-joon resigned from all …
Jul 11
FEMA Lake Andes Mobile Disaster Recovery Center to remain open
FEMA’s Mobile Disaster Recovery Center in Lake Andes will continue operating through Friday, July 19th. The center was scheduled to close Thursday evening at 6 pm but FEMA Media Relations Specialist Pamela Saulsby says there’s been a strong response since the center opened Monday. “I don’t think they were expecting the kind of turnout from …
Jul 11
Evacuations ordered as tropical system targets Louisiana
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The tropical system targeting Louisiana continues to strengthen early Thursday as residents in some coastal areas have been ordered to evacuate. The storm had yet to strengthen into a tropical depression by 5 a.m. Eastern time, but was expected to do so within a matter of hours. Storm surge, heavy rain …
Jul 11
Authorities discover remains in search for woman missing since January
Richmond Police Dept. (RICHMOND, Ky.) — Authorities have located human remains in the search for a Kentucky woman missing for more than six months. The remains were located in a home just before midnight on Wednesday, but have yet to be positively identified, according to the Kentucky State Police. They will be sent to the …
Jul 11
Drivers rush to grab cash after armored car’s door flies open on highway
Dunwoody Police Department(ATLANTA) — A crowded highway in suburban Atlanta turned into a lottery payday for dozens of drivers. Drivers pulled over and scrambled out of their vehicles when an armored truck’s door accidentally swung open while driving along Interstate 285 Tuesday evening — spilling cold, hard cash everywhere. Video shows dozens of drivers …
Jul 10
Uber Copter has landed: Rideshare expands skyward to JFK
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Uber is going to great heights to get around New York City rush hour traffic. The rideshare company launched its Uber Copter service on Tuesday, offering rides from lower Manhattan to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on weekday afternoons — for its Platinum and Diamond Uber Rewards members. “We’re excited …
Jul 10
British warship prevents Iranian attempt to order a British tanker into its waters: US officials
CIL868/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A British warship prevented an apparent attempt by five Iranian small boats to direct a British oil tanker towards Iranian waters on Wednesday, according to two U.S. officials. The incident is the first provocative action since Iranian officials warned of consequences after the United Kingdom seized an Iranian tanker off the coast of …
Jul 10
Louisiana under state of emergency as severe weather moves in: ‘We all need to take this very, very seriously’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A state of emergency was declared in Louisiana on Wednesday as severe weather threatens the Gulf of Mexico. The tropical moisture, which has already triggered heavy rain and flash flood warnings in New Orleans Wednesday morning, is expected to intensify into a tropical depression by Thursday morning. It could then develop …
