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Though many parents would want to see their children return to Slovakia after studying abroad, just a third are actually considering coming back to the country, according to a new poll. Six percent said they would definitely return home and 24 percent said they were more likely than not to return home in response to questions about coming back to Slovakia and their future in the country, according to a survey of 700 young people (aged 18-25) conducted by the Slovenská Sporiteľňa bank in April. Skryť Remove ad Article continues after video advertisement Skryť Remove ad Article continues after video advertisement More than 300,000 mostly young Slovaks have left the country in the past 15 years, according to the bank. Respondents cited higher quality universities as the major reason young people (92 percent) leave to study abroad, followed by better job opportunities (60 percent). Forty-four percent of respondents said they … [Read more...] about Low wages and corruption keeping young Slovaks from coming home

One worker who makes a decent living wage is receiving kudos due to his outward loathing for his job, coupled with a self-admitted lousy work ethic. A Reddit post titled "My boomer grandparents were shocked and disgusted when I said 'terrible wage, terrible effort'" by user u/RAR_Birdman on the platform's "Anti-Work" forum generated over 35,000 upvotes. The poster explained that he lives in the rural Midwest and makes about $20 an hour. Paying bills accounts for a large portion of his income, not to mention "insane" food and gas prices . "I make way more money than most Americans and it's still an offensively low wage," he wrote. "But when I said, 'I don't really try at my job and slack off constantly,' my grandparents were disgusted, telling me I should bust my a**, even for minimum wage." They also told him his generation is "insane." "Uh, no thanks, I'm not slaving away for an evil corporation that makes billions and gives me this comical salary," the poster told them. … [Read more...] about Man cheered for telling “shocked” boomer grandparents he won’t work hard

The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD) Contractors’ Welfare Association staged a protest on Wednesday demanding settlement of dues pending for over a year and other demands. Several members gathered near Rajarathinam Stadium, Egmore, and raised slogans seeking immediate action to be initiated on their charter of demands. Association president T.L. Ramesh said the board prepared estimates based on the minimum wages provided by the Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department in 2017. This had to be withdrawn to protect workers from unduly low pay. Instead, wages must be fixed in tune with the current schedule of rates released by the Public Works Department, which had been the practice for five decades, he said. The association demanded that bills totalling ₹360 crore, which had been pending, must be settled immediately. Water distribution and maintenance of infrastructure for combined water supply schemes had been outsourced to about 1,500 contractors across the … [Read more...] about TWAD contractors stage protest demanding settlement of ₹360 crore dues

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 7 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The fate of seven-term incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader hung in the balance Wednesday as elections officials in Oregon's third-largest county scrambled to tally tens of thousands of ballots with blurry barcodes that were being rejected by vote-counting machines. Clackamas County, a sprawling county of nearly 2,000 square miles (5,180 square kilometers), includes a large swath of Schrader's redrawn 5th District, where he is facing a stiff challenge in a key U.S. House primary from progressive candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner. Schrader was trailing in the vote count Wednesday, but the race remained too close to call largely because of outstanding results from the county south of Portland. The county stretches from Portland's liberal and affluent southern suburbs to more conservative rural communities and all the way to the flanks … [Read more...] about Blurry barcodes delay Oregon House primary results

My name is Aashrith Iyer and I live in a town named Kendall Park in New Jersey. I am a seventh grader studying in Crossroads South Middle School. My typical day begins with me waking up to my alarm. I set my alarm to 5:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays as I am part of the school’s advanced chorus group. On other days, I wake up a little later. After I finish my morning chores, I go downstairs to my prayer room to do sandhyavandanam . After I finish that, I have my breakfast, which is a sandwich and glass of vanilla milk. Then I pack my bag and head to the bus stop. The mornings in the fall and winter are usually very dark and chilly. On early bus days, I go to my choir rehearsals first. When I walk in, my mind instantly makes the switch from being half sleep to responding to music. We warm up with scales and then we sing. After the rehearsal, I walk with my friends to my homeroom. My writing teacher is my homeroom teacher. In my school we have eight periods that go in a pretty … [Read more...] about One day in the life of…

The U.S. has now reached the once unthinkable toll of 1 million deaths from COVID-19 . How could this happen in the wealthiest country in the world? In a word, because of poverty—and the policy choices that perpetuate it. Our task now is to make different choices. Americans across the country have suffered during this pandemic. But new research by the Poor People's Campaign strongly suggests the poor and low-income have suffered the most. Even controlling for vaccination rates, they found that COVID-19 death rates in poorer U.S. counties were nearly double those in wealthier counties. During the deadliest phases of the pandemic, it rose to five times as many. White Americans still make up the largest share of America's poor and those who've died from COVID-19. But Black, Hispanic and Indigenous Americans are significantly overrepresented in America's poorest counties, and COVID-19 casualty rates run significantly higher for many communities of color. Poor Americans are … [Read more...] about One million COVID-19 deaths is a searing indictment of inequality in America | Opinion

NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at a Target store in Christiansburg, Virginia, have withdrawn their request with federal labor regulators for a union election. Such an election would have joined a wave of union organizing across the country at other retailers from Amazon to Starbucks. The petition was filed last week with the National Labor Relations Board by the independent Target Workers Unite. The group was founded by Adam Ryan who has been working at Target Virginia store for five years. Ryan said last week that the filing comes as workers see their pay failing to cover rising costs for basics like food and rent. He also noted workers feel like they are having to do too many tasks, from filling online orders to unloading trucks. No reason was given in the document filed with the NLRB. The group is not required to provide a reason for the withdrawal. The group only said it planned to refile its petition. The NLRB declined to comment. Target said in a statement last week it … [Read more...] about Target workers at a Virginia store withdraw union petition

Ahead of the Karnataka SSLC Results 2022, good news for students. The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) has decided to give grace marks to students. In wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and difficulties encountered during remote learning, KSEEB had decided to give 10 per cent grace marks to candidates in SSLC exams. If any student needs three marks each in three subjects, teachers can now make an exception and award the same from the grace marks kitty. Previously, this was allowed to up to five marks. The move is expected to take the pass percentage or number of students passing the exam up. Last year, Karnataka Board reported its highest ever passing percentage as all students barring one were promoted to the next class. While none of the male students failed the exam, the pass percentage among female students was 99.99. Only one student failed the exam after she took the exam from the wrong centre. While the pass percentage this year might be less than 2021’s … [Read more...] about Karnataka SSLC Result Tomorrow: Students to Grace Marks, Know Marking Scheme

India is a looking a lot like Sri Lanka and no distraction will help the economy, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday, even as his party slammed the Narendra Modi government for “record breaking” wholesale inflation. “Distracting people won’t change the facts. India looks a lot like Sri Lanka,” Mr. Gandhi tweeted, with graphs comparing the situation between the two countries on three different parameters. Distracting people won't change the facts. India looks a lot like Sri Lanka. pic.twitter.com/q1dptUyZvM — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 18, 2022 The first graph showed the almost identical pattern of unemployment going up from 2017, peaking around 2020 and then marginally dipping in 2021. The second graph showed petrol prices following a similar trajectory in both the countries; the third graph pointed to a sharp rise in communal violence in 2020-21. Mr. Gandhi attributed his comparative analysis to data to sourced from the Armed Conflict Location … [Read more...] about Congress slams Modi government over inflation

A man arrested following Saturday's South Carolina mall shooting in which nine people were wounded had opened fire in self-defense in a confrontation with other shooters, his lawyer said Sunday. The man, identified as 22-year-old Jewayne Price, has been released under house arrest and ordered to wear an ankle monitor after a judge set a $25,000 surety bond. Police booked Price on suspicion of unlawful possession of a pistol after questioning him, the Columbia Police Department said. While police have not formally alleged he was a shooter Saturday, he was barred by Bond Court at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center Sunday from contacting victims of the attack, Columbia police said on Twitter. Price was one of three detained as "people of interest" for questioning, Columbia Police Chief W. H. “Skip” Holbrook said Saturday. The two others weren't involved and were released, police said in a statement released overnight. Investigators believe a fight between people … [Read more...] about Man opened fire at South Carolina mall in self-defense, his lawyer says