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A terrified kitten that darted into traffic found an unusual hiding spot inside a vehicle's rear suspension, prompting Gig Harbor firefighters to team up with a local tire shop for a creative rescue. The operation ended with one very lucky kitten safe and completely unharmed.
A kitten that ran into traffic and hid in a car's suspension got a second chance thanks to alert drivers and quick-thinking firefighters. The tiny stowaway escaped unharmed and may have found a home with the very driver whose car it chose.
Karnataka just became India's trailblazer in protecting gig workers, creating the country's first official welfare board to guarantee social security for delivery drivers and app-based workers. The new board will collect fees from platforms like Zomato and Uber to fund benefits for thousands of workers who've long been without protections.
Freeman Johnson, the oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor at 106, spent decades in silence but now shares his story with schoolchildren and communities worldwide. His message? History matters, but so does the life you build after.
A severely malnourished harbor seal shot in the face is now eating and receiving medical care at a Washington wildlife center. Rescuers discovered the bullet wound during x-rays and remain hopeful about her recovery.
Karnataka just became the first Indian state to create a formal welfare system for millions of gig workers, complete with mandatory benefits and worker protections. The groundbreaking board requires platforms to share data, pay welfare fees, and register every worker in a centralized system.
When beachgoers get too close to harbor seals, stressed mothers abandon their newborns. Now rescue teams are using u-shaped nursing pillows shaped like mother seals to comfort and save these orphaned pups.
New research shows Seattle's delivery worker minimum pay law raised base wages but didn't boost overall earnings. The findings offer crucial lessons for cities nationwide trying to help gig workers.
Women-led gig workers across India are standing up for safer working conditions and fair pay. Their peaceful protest highlights growing momentum for worker protections in the digital economy.
Hundreds of millions of delivery drivers, rideshare workers, and app-based employees just gained historic protections under the world's first binding international agreement for gig economy workers. The treaty requires minimum wage, healthcare, sick leave, and an end to exploitative contractor classifications.
A rebranded Michigan nonprofit is using Friday bingo nights to fund career training programs that will help adults land remote jobs with major companies. The Benton Harbor Success Movement is the only licensed bingo hall within 20 miles, giving locals a fun night out while supporting their neighbors' futures.
A Palm Harbor fire crew saved an injured young hawk trapped between a building and a bush, handling the bird with gentle care before getting it professional help. The rescue shows how first responders protect all lives, feathered or not.
A new Nigerian app is helping freelancers and gig workers navigate confusing tax rules while keeping more of their hard-earned money. KeepAm turns the stress of tax season into simple, everyday record-keeping.
Thousands of gig workers in the Netherlands just won a major legal victory that could mean back pay and benefits they were wrongly denied. An Amsterdam court ruled that the work platform Temper is actually a temp agency, not a freelance marketplace.
China just expanded work injury insurance to cover its 200 million gig workers, even without formal employment contracts. Platform companies now pay all premiums for delivery drivers, rideshare workers, and other app-based employees across all 31 provinces.
Thousands of workers from Nigeria to India are earning good wages filming themselves doing household chores to teach humanoid robots how to move like humans. This new gig economy is creating opportunities in developing nations while advancing robotics technology.
Four companies just launched a pilot to create hydrogen fuel cell harbor boats in Singapore, one of the world's busiest ports. If successful, the project could help clean up emissions from 1,600 harbor vessels.
Four marine companies just teamed up to build Singapore's first hydrogen fuel cell harbor boat, a major step toward cleaning up one of the world's busiest ports. If successful, the pilot could transform how 1,600 harbor vessels operate emission-free.
Scientists in Greece just found a hidden harbor beneath Ancient Olympia that could rewrite how the original Olympic Games operated. The 2,500-year-old basin was discovered using groundbreaking technology that sees through 20 feet of earth.
While small liberal arts colleges shutter nationwide, Maine's College of the Atlantic is charting a different course with a $95 million endowment and programs that keep students coming. The Bar Harbor school's new interim president says smart planning is paying off when others can't stay afloat.
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