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The Federal Trade Commission yesterday banned nearly all non-compete agreements. These employment agreements prohibit workers from taking a new job with a competitor or starting a competing company. According to the FTC, an estimated 30 million Americans are bound by these agreements. It predicts possible policy leading to salary increases a total of nearly 300 billion USD per year by encouraging people to freely switch jobs. The ban, which will take effect later this year, includes an exception for senior executives who do not currently have competing rights.
US Federal Trade Commission Building in Washington, DC
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US Federal Trade Commission Building in Washington, DC
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Elon Musk’s Tesla has seen a lot of bad news. Sales are falling, the company is laying off 10% of its global staff and Profits decreased by 55% this quarter compared to last year. Last weekend, Tesla reduce its price for electric vehicles in the US, China and other countries. However, during last night’s investor call, Musk spent very little time discussing what he called “unforeseen challenges.” Instead, he expects the company to produce a more affordable model and driverless robotaxis.
- “These are challenging times for the electric vehicle industry as a whole,” reports NPR’s Camila Domonoske, who listened to the investor call. ABOVE Up firstShe said that a lot of companies are Struggle to convert Electric vehicle sales range from early adopters to mainstream products. Tesla still sells more than half of all electric vehicles in the US, but rivals like Kia, Hyundai, BMW and Rivian are seeing strong growth.
Teachers in Tennessee may soon be able to carry handguns on campus Protests broke out after the state House and Senate passed the bill yesterday, prompting state troopers to clear the gallery. The bill was introduced just over a year after the shootings killed six people at a school in Nashville. Many people, including students, have opposed the bill, saying the solution to school shootings is not to put more guns in schools. By law, employees who want to carry a concealed gun on school property must obtain a handgun permit, undergo a background check, complete 40 hours of additional training and pass a psychological evaluation. (through WPLN)
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Racers pass the baton during the Pony Express relay race in Okmulgee, Okla.
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Racers pass the baton during the Pony Express relay race in Okmulgee, Okla.
Ivan McClellan
Singing with the youth choir at the American Rodeo is one of photographer Ivan McClellan’s fondest memories of his childhood in Kansas City, Kan. However, he never fully felt like he belonged there, because everyone around him was white. When McClellan learned about black rodeo as an adult, it was a revelation. He has spent nearly a decade documenting unique cultures across America
Quick view Later the photos he took for his upcoming book Eight Seconds: Black Rodeo Culture.
Your science
The The science of siblings is a new series from NPR that explores the ways our siblings can influence us, from our money and mental health to our very molecules.
When our sun was born 4.6 billion years ago, it had thousands of siblings. Ultimately, it became the only star in our galaxy. Stellar siblings can look as different as human siblings. And just like human siblings, some interactions cause star siblings to drift apart, never to see each other again.
Astrophysicists Jeremy Webb and Natalie Price-Jones explain in an online comic about how scientists search for the sun’s siblings — and how to find them can help answer one of the greatest mysteries of space exploration.
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Passengers and their luggage at the terminal at Los Angeles International Airport in August 2023.
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Passengers and their luggage at the terminal at Los Angeles International Airport in August 2023.
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- The US Department of Transportation announced new regulations aimed at suppressing airlines Charge high fees to check bags and change flights. Airlines must display the full fare before customers pay and provide prompt refunds for canceled flights.
- A piece of space junk fell on Alejandro Otero’s house in Florida last month. Now, he’s working with his insurance company on the complicated task of identification who will take responsibility for damages.
- Letters from George Mallory – English explorer since the 1920s died trying to become the first climber to reach the summit of Everest — was digitized and published online.
This newsletter has been edited by Majd Al-Waheidi.
