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In 2017, one woman began collecting menstrual products for women in need; 8 years later, Project Dignity was supporting nearly 1,900 women and girls every month | World News

For many women, buying pads or tampons is an ordinary part of the monthly shop. For someone already struggling to pay for food, rent or other essentials, the same purchase can become a difficult calculation. Across Western North Carolina, that gap has left some women and girls without reliable access to menstrual products. The consequences…

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Florida town told employees their pensions had moved to the state system; 5 months later, a paperwork error revealed they were never enrolled | World News

For nearly five months, employees of Lake Park, Florida, had no way to confirm whether roughly $60,000 a month in pension contributions, 3% of their pay plus a 14% town match, was actually being invested, according to WLRN NPR News. The town had told workers its pension migration to the Florida Retirement System took effect…

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Unified portal on exams for central, state govt jobs to let candidates apply centrally | India News

NEW DELHI: In a move that will help govt job aspirants to centrally manage their applications and schedule for recruitment examinations conducted by different agencies like UPSC, Staff Selection Commission, Railway Recruitment Board etc and even state govt recruitment boards etc, the department of personnel and training (DoPT) is planning a unified portal that shall…

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‘Nagarjuna is an H-1B trafficker’: Sara Gonzales claims Indian techie hirer she exposed earlier is now selling home, going back to India

Sara Gonzales puts a ‘Nagarjuna is an H-1B trafficker’ poster in the lawn of the owner of an IT consultancy company. In May this year, Texas journalist Sara Gonzales picked up an alleged H-1B abuse case by one Nagarjuna Reddy Sakam, who made plenty of hires through his company ‘Great America Technologies’. Gonzales, at that…

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Sikh Heritage Sites: Officiating Jathedar of Akal Takht writes to Pakistan Punjab CM for protection of Sikh heritage sites in Lahore | India News

Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj AMRITSAR: The officiating Jathedar of Akal Takht and Jathedar of Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib, Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj, wrote a letter to Pakistan’s Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, asking for the protection and preservation of Sikh historical heritage sites in Lahore’s Walled City, particularly Lal Khooh, Kattari Chandu, associated with…

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Thailand built a 400-metre fishing pier; 13 years later, the shoreline had advanced by up to 250 metres on one side | World News

Representative Image of the Ban Khlong Wan coastline showing dramatic beach changes and fishery pier effects, viewed from above (AI Generated Image) A 400-metre fishery pier on Thailand’s Ban Khlong Wan coastline was followed by dramatic changes in the shape and composition of the shore, with one section of beach advancing by as much as…

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Take govt benefits to all eligible, work for society: PM Modi to ministers | India News

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked all ministers to ensure that the benefits of all govt schemes and programmes reach every eligible person and to work for society’s overall development.At the Chintan Shivir meeting, Modi interacted with eight groups consisting of eight ministers each, which deliberated on different issues, including improving self-efficiency, delivery,…

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Vladimir Putin: ‘People of Russia support our efforts’: Putin says record turnout shows Russians back his military agenda in Ukraine

File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin (Picture credit: AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said high voter turnout in the country’s parliamentary election showed public support for his policies and for the armed forces fighting in Ukraine, after preliminary results gave his United Russia party a record parliamentary majority.More than 97% of the votes…

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Israel kills Hamas finance chief in Gaza strike, Netanyahu says ‘won’t stop’ until group no longer exists

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel on Wednesday said its military killed Muhammad Abu Alwan, identified by Israel as the head of Hamas’ finance department, in a strike in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the killing in a joint statement, with Netanyahu also posting the…

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