The Career Perks Hourly Workers Really Want

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Liftoff Houston Business Plan Competition

Liftoff Houston Business Plan Competition

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Liftoff Houston Press Release

Mayor Turner Launches 10th Annual Liftoff Houston Startup Business Plan Competition

July 27, 2022 — Applications are now open for the Liftoff Houston Startup Business Plan Competition, where three winners will each receive $10,000 in seed money to fund their dreams of entrepreneurship. Applications must be received by 2 p.m. on Friday,

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‘Thousands’ wrongly ordered to return pandemic universal

Nearly 15,000 people say they have been wrongly ordered to pay back universal credit payments, as the government attempts to claw back £500m in pandemic benefit handouts.

Many have been told to repay the money in error simply because they missed phone calls or messages from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) requesting evidence as it carries out retrospective

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How to Buy Polkadot Coin

How to Buy Polkadot Coin

Polkadot is one of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, and it has been gaining in popularity lately.DOT is the native token of the Polkadot network. The Polkadot network allows the exchange of data, money, and assets across multiple blockchain networks. Polkadot is distinguished from other networks like Ethereum by employing a variety of blockchains rather than smart contracts,

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Why these workers left jobs like Google

Sandy Anuras, the chief technology officer of Sunrun.

Photo courtesy Sandy Anuras, the chief technology officer of Sunrun

Tech workers are walking away from high-paying jobs with great perks to help fight what they believe is the greatest existential problem of our lifetimes: climate change.

In some cases, that has meant taking a pay cut. But Sandy Anuras, who recently

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