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NBC4i.com 

Does Columbus owe backpay to retired firefighters?

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A group of retired Columbus firefighters reached out to NBC4 Investigates raising concerns over raises. They believe the city owes them thousands of dollars. The pay is not required by law, but they said it's the right thing to do. "We feel like they've kind of, you know, slighted your whole career, [...]

Vox 

Israel killed Hamas’s leader. What happens next?

The killing of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas and architect of the October 7 attacks, could be a pivotal moment in the war in Gaza and the wider conflict in the Middle East. It might even be an opportunity to end the fighting — but only if both sides of the war treat it […]

SourcingJournal.com 

Levi’s Signs On to Pakistan Accord

It's being hailed as an important victory for worker safety in the garment industry, but some activists question if it's enough.

Sciencedaily.com 

Smaller, more specific academic journals have more sway over policy

Journals focused on ferns, clams, or coral reefs had proportionally more of their articles cited by the federal government when protecting species than more prominent, higher-impact journals. The naturalist stepping through old-growth forest collecting fern samples is the most likely to observe subtle species and habitat changes on the ground and find an outlet in a specialized journal willing to publish a species-specific article.

Sciencedaily.com 

When hurricanes hit, online chatter drowns out safety messaging

Research shows, during four recent major hurricanes, important public safety messaging was drowned out by more trivial social content--including people tweeting about pets, sharing human-interest stories, or bickering about politics. That's a big problem for officials working to understand where help is needed and to communicate effectively with people impacted by disasters.

RT (Daily news) 

West reacts to death of Hamas leader

Israel’s killing of Yahya Sinwar opens the way to peace in Gaza, the US, UK, France, Germany and Italy have said
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