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China Steps Up Crackdown on Fake Employment as Students Face Continued Pressure From Universities
Despite an official ban, Chinese students say that their universities and colleges are still submitting spurious employment agreements without graduates’ knowledge and pressuring them into fake employment to meet strict employment quotas.Though the practice has existed for years, experts told Sixth Tone that the trend has worsened this year due to a difficult job market
Colorado steps off into the world of ‘magic mushrooms’
Dried psilocybin mushrooms It is being hailed as everything from the beginning of a journey to the coming of a new industry, but for sure it’s a step toward legal consumption of “magic mushrooms” in Colorado. The involved event is merely a bureaucratic exercise — today’s first advisory board meeting will, over the next couple
OSHA steps up enforcement on infrastructure jobs
Dive Brief: OSHA is ramping up its capacity to inspect infrastructure projects as federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act money flows into the industry, said the agency’s Directorate of Construction Director Scott Ketcham, according to New York City-based law firm Jackson Lewis. The agency is increasingly focused on construction, and last year inspected construction workplaces
“3 Steps to Blow on TikTok”: Nigerian Man Spills, Advises Followers On How to Make Viral Videos
A young Nigerian man has shared an intriguing video on TikTok advising netizens on how to go viral on the appIn the video, he showed off his account with over 500k followers and coached netizens on three steps to ‘blow’Social media users have reacted massively to the trending video with many thanking him for the
FDA steps up import enforcement because of Salmonella, pesticides
By News Desk on April 4, 2023 The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to
Take These Steps to Heal Your Relationship With Money
Like with yo-yo dieting when you try to “eat healthier,” it’s easy to find yourself trapped in a cycle of unhealthy habits with money, too. And like your relationship with dieting, your relationship with your finances runs deep—it’s never as simple as being “good” or “bad” with money. This is why, in many ways, making
Washington, March 1, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the first steps in its process for providing financial assistance to farmers, ranchers or forest landowners who have previously suffered discrimination with respect to USDA farm lending programs. In addition, USDA set a target of distributing the allocated funds, which were authorized
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Turkey steps up collapsed buildings investigation, orders 113 arrested
Government vows meticulous probe into those responsibleNearly 25,000 buildings collapsed or badly damagedOpposition has accused government of not enforcing regulationsErdogan says opposition lies to besmirch governmentOne developer arrested as he prepared to fly from TurkeyISTANBUL, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Turkey vowed on Sunday to investigate thoroughly anyone suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings
Russia Steps Up Artillery Attacks in Ukraine’s East
Updated Nov. 21, 2022 1:51 pm ETODESSA, Ukraine—Russian artillery pounded the positions of Ukraine’s defenders in the country’s east as Moscow stepped up its efforts to capture more territory there, Ukrainian authorities said, while Kyiv sought to win international support for its peace terms. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces had launched more than 400
Bank of England steps in to calm UK markets
Navigation for News Categories Photo: AFP The Bank of England is stepping in to calm markets after the UK government's tax-cutting plans sparked a fall in the pound and caused borrowing costs to surge. It warned that if the market volatility continued there would be a "material risk to UK financial stability". The Bank said