#Gig apps for a pandemic economy: Part time, no commitment

#Gig apps for a pandemic economy: Part time, no commitment

“#Gig apps for a pandemic economy: Part time, no commitment” LONDON — For months, Gabrielle Walker had been looking for a part-time job. She applied to restaurant chains and retailers like Nando’s and Primark and she scoured the job search site Indeed. Nothing. Then one day, Walker, a 19-year-old student at University College London, was…

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#Darts player Kyle Anderson dead at 33

#Darts player Kyle Anderson dead at 33

“#Darts player Kyle Anderson dead at 33” Kyle Anderson, a decorated Australian darts player, has died. The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) confirmed his death on Monday in a statement. Anderson was 33. “We send our condolences and best wishes to Kyle’s family and friends at this terribly sad time, particularly his wife and children,” PDC…

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#Al Capone’s ‘favorite gun’ and other personal items up for auction

#Al Capone’s ‘favorite gun’ and other personal items up for auction

“#Al Capone’s ‘favorite gun’ and other personal items up for auction” The surviving granddaughters of Alphonse “Al” Capone, one of the country’s most notorious gangsters, are auctioning off a slew of the mob boss’ treasures that include his “favorite” gun and letters to his son he wrote from prison. Sacramento, California-based auctioneer Witherell’s said it…

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#Andrew Cuomo stripped of his Emmy after leaving office

#Andrew Cuomo stripped of his Emmy after leaving office

“#Andrew Cuomo stripped of his Emmy after leaving office” Disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was stripped of his Emmy Award on Tuesday due to sexual harassment allegations substantiated in the state attorney general’s probe that delivered the death knell to his gubernatorial reign. “The International Academy announced today that in light of the New York…

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#ViacomCBS puts historic CBS Studios lot up for sale

#ViacomCBS puts historic CBS Studios lot up for sale

“#ViacomCBS puts historic CBS Studios lot up for sale” ViacomCBS is putting its historic CBS Studio Center lot in Studio City on the block. CBS’s 38-acre campus on Radford Avenue, dubbed the “Radford Lot,” has been home over the years to such popular TV shows as “Seinfeld,” “Gilligan’s Island,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “The…

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#Afghan flown to France suspected to have Taliban ties

#Afghan flown to France suspected to have Taliban ties

“#Afghan flown to France suspected to have Taliban ties” An Afghan who was recently evacuated from Kabul was arrested by French authorities and is suspected of having ties to the Taliban, according to reports.  French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said the man was initially placed on house arrest because authorities “suspected this person to have or to have…

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#Apple workers slam tech giant in new labor movement

#Apple workers slam tech giant in new labor movement

“#Apple workers slam tech giant in new labor movement” Apple employees are slamming the company for “isolation, degradation and gaslighting” in the workplace as part of a new labor organizing campaign called #AppleToo.  “For too long, Apple has evaded public scrutiny,” reads a site recently launched by the group. “The culture of secrecy creates an…

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#Boardmasters Festival linked to nearly 5K COVID cases

#Boardmasters Festival linked to nearly 5K COVID cases

“#Boardmasters Festival linked to nearly 5K COVID cases” At least 4,700 coronavirus cases have been linked to a massive five-day long festival that took place in a coastal English town earlier this month, a report said. The cluster of cases are among people who either went to Boardmasters in Newquay, or had some connection to…

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