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Oil prices wrap up Q1 with strong gains as Russia cuts ease oversupply worries By Investing.com

Oil prices wrap up Q1 with strong gains as Russia cuts ease oversupply worries By Investing.com

Investing.com– Oil prices settled higher Thursday to wrap the first quarter with strong gains as bets on lower Russia output eased worries about a global supply surplus.     At 14:30 ET (18:30 GMT), rose 1.6%…

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Many travel nurses opt for temporary assignments because of the autonomy and opportunities − not just the big boost in pay

Many travel nurses opt for temporary assignments because of the autonomy and opportunities − not just the big boost in pay

Travel nurses take short-term contracts that can require long commutes or temporarily living away from home. Time and again, they have to get used to new co-workers, new protocols and new workplaces. So why would…

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US judge strikes down Biden highway climate rule for states By Reuters

US judge strikes down Biden highway climate rule for states By Reuters

By David Shepardson and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge in Texas struck down a climate rule adopted by the Biden administration requiring states to measure and set declining targets for greenhouse gas…

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Algorithms that predict crime are watching – and judging us by the cards we’ve been dealt

Algorithms that predict crime are watching – and judging us by the cards we’ve been dealt

Your money, postcode, friends and family can make all the difference to how the criminal system treats you. The New South Wales police recently scrapped a widely condemned program known as the Suspect Targeting Management…

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Why Jersey girls − and guys − still don’t pump their own gas

Why Jersey girls − and guys − still don’t pump their own gas

New Jersey’s quirky reputation is hard earned, but one peculiarity stands out: It’s the only place in America where you can’t pump your own gas. Laws against self-service gasoline used to be common: In the…

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Aerial surveys show US landfills are major source of methane emissions By Reuters

Aerial surveys show US landfills are major source of methane emissions By Reuters

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Over half of U.S. landfills observed by aerial surveys are super-emitting sources of methane, according to a new study in the journal Science published on Thursday. The study is…

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Competitive workplaces don’t work for gender equality

Competitive workplaces don’t work for gender equality

Ultra-competitive workplaces – places where employees battle against each other for rank, bonuses and promotions – are common in many high-status fields, including law and finance. But while having a highly competitive culture is, on…

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A cosmic ‘speed camera’ just revealed the staggering speed of neutron star jets in a world first

A cosmic ‘speed camera’ just revealed the staggering speed of neutron star jets in a world first

How fast can a neutron star drive powerful jets into space? The answer, it turns out, is about one-third the speed of light, as our team has just revealed in a new study published in…

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Greece to raise monthly minimum wage by 6.4% to 830 euros By Reuters

Greece to raise monthly minimum wage by 6.4% to 830 euros By Reuters

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will raise its monthly minimum gross wage by 6.4% to 830 euros, the conservative government said on Friday, the fourth such increase in five years aimed at easing the burden on…

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Gary, Indiana’s lawsuit against gunmakers is shot down by a new law, after surviving 25 years of appeals

Gary, Indiana’s lawsuit against gunmakers is shot down by a new law, after surviving 25 years of appeals

After 25 years of legal wrangling, a lawsuit described as “the most consequential legal case against the gun industry in this country” appears to have met its end – but the industry isn’t out of…

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