+++lead-in-textnn[Polar Manufacturing](http://polarmfg.net/) has been making metal hinges, locks, and brackets in south Chicago for more than 100 years.Some of the company’s metal presses—hulking great machines that loom over a worker—date from the 1950s.Last year, to meet rising demand amid a shortage of workers, Polar hired its first [robot](https://www.wired.com/tag/robotics/) employee.nn+++nnThe robot […]
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An accountant got $20,000 in student debt wiped out. 5 months later, he quit his job and ran for office.
In August, David O’Keefe, 36, got his remaining $20,000 student debt load forgiven.That gave him the financial security to quit his job and run for office five months later.He told Insider that without student-loan forgiveness, there’s no way he could’ve pursued his passion.Get a daily selection of our top stories […]
The rise and fall of Esprit, SF’s coolest clothing brand
In 1991, San Francisco clothing brand Esprit sent a note to 200,000 young people with a simple question : “What would you do to make the world better?” They turned the responses into a controversial ad campaign that ran on MTV and 11 other channels, giving teens the thrill of […]
Atlanta transit leader CEO dies by suicide at train station
Jeffrey Parker, who led the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority during a time of expansion and then during the pandemic when public transportation ridership plummeted, has died, the agency announced. A spokesperson for the agency, Stephany Fisher, said that Parker died by suicide when he was struck by a train […]
Surveillance flights finally getting to view damage to Tonga from eruption of huge undersea volcano – CBS News
Wellington, New Zealand — New Zealand and Australia were able to send military surveillance flights to Tonga on Monday to assess the damage a huge undersea volcanic eruption left in the Pacific island nation. A towering ash cloud since Saturday’s eruption had prevented earlier flights.New Zealand hopes to send essential […]
Law enforcement official running for New York governor calls for leniency for January 6 rioter – CBS News
A candidate seeking the Republican nomination for governor of New York wrote and signed a letter on official letterhead seeking leniency for a state resident who pleaded guilty to entering a restricted building on Capitol grounds during the January 6 attack . In his letter to the judge, Lewis County, […]
This IG Account Shares Interesting Historical Facts The World Should Not Forget (120 Pics)
This IG Account Shares Interesting Historical Facts The World Should Not Forget (120 Pics) Carl Sagan once said, “You have to know the past to understand the present.” While some may think that history is just a whole lot of dates and names, it’s actually much more than that.In fact, […]
Oxfam report: In 2021, income of 84% households fell, but number of billionaires grew
The income of 84 per cent of households in the country declined in 2021, but at the same time the number of Indian billionaires grew from 102 to 142, an Oxfam report has said, pointing to a stark income divide worsened by the Covid pandemic.The Oxfam report, “Inequality Kills’’, released […]
Remote job postings for nearly quadruple in ground-breaking shift
More On: Coronavirus in NY A Queens school social worker pleads: Don’t go remote, NYC schools The left politicized COVID from the start NYC schools to allow remote option as attendance plunges during COVID surge ‘We’re not through this yet’: NY COVID cases continue drop, Hochul calls for more vaccinations […]
China’s birth rate drops for a fifth straight year to record low
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world.Sign up here. Hong Kong (CNN Business) China’s birth rate plummeted for a fifth consecutive year to hit a new […]