Typhoon Chanthu

China’s Zhejiang and Shanghai brace for Typhoon Chanthu East China’s Zhejiang Province and Shanghai have issued alerts for Typhoon Chanthu, which is expected to make landfall on Zhejiang’s coastal areas Monday (Sept 13). The Zhejiang provincial meteorological observatory issued a warning on Sunday saying that the 14th typhoon of the […]


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Amazon To Pay College Tuition, Books and Fees For U.S. Employees

Amazon’s more than 750,000 U.S. employees will soon be eligible to get a free college education with classes, books and additional fees covered. The e-commerce giant announced Thursday that it is expanding its education and skills training benefits to all hourly employees starting in January. Employees are eligible after 90 […]


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China Says Private Tutors Will Not Be Able To Offer Classes Online

China’s education ministry said on Wednesday that private tutors will be barred from offering courses online via avenues such as instant messaging services or livestreaming platforms, or in unregistered venues such as residential buildings and hotels, hotels and coffee shops, ramping up its effort to stamp out all for-profit tutoring. […]


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Ducks Show They Can Mimic Human Speech ‘You Bloody Fool!’

Australian Ducks Show They Can Mimic Human Speech by Picking up Swearing: ‘You Bloody Fool!’ The first documented instance of ducks being able to mimic sounds has researchers reviewing the evolution of vocal language learning in birds. The musk duck is a highly aquatic, stiff-tailed duck native to southern Australia. […]


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Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Just Expired

Pandemic unemployment benefits just expired. What will families do now? The federal pandemic unemployment benefits program ends Monday, leaving millions to wonder how they’ll make ends meet for their families.   An estimated 7.5 million people will be affected, according to calculations by the Century Foundation, a progressive think tank. […]


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