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Saturday 19 September 2020
A new investigation has put the death count at nearly 3,000 people.
Hurricane Maria wreaked widespread devastation and killed almost 3,000 people last September.
Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico in September 2017.
Widespread flooding left many sick and elderly people unable to get medical treatment.
Hurricane Maria struck the island 20 September.
The government death toll was just 64, but researchers said today it could be 4,600.
The president’s basketball style method of doling out supplies has attracted a lot of attention on social media.
Trump wants to show that the federal government is on top of the daunting recovery effort.
The Presidents Cup was won by the USA.
The island has been left without electricity and running water due to two hurricanes hurtling across the island.
Stephen Colbert and Nick Kroll are donating $1000 each for every photo. Good eggs!
Trump has come under fire for tweeting repeatedly over the weekend about American football players kneeling during the national anthem while failing to mention Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico has been ravaged by the storm.
The rescue took place amid 20-foot waves and 100-knot winds.
Maria has been blamed for at least 33 deaths, including 15 in Dominica, three in Haiti and two in Guadeloupe.
People calling local radio stations reported that doors were flying off hinges and a water tank flew away in the island’s southern region.
“So far we have lost all what money can buy and replace,” Dominica’s Prime Minister said.
Maria has intensified to a Category Two.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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