Monthly Archives: June 2020

Trump signs executive order to prioritize skills-based hiring

President Trump signed an executive order on Friday to redirect federal employers to weigh applicants’ skills on college degrees. “Today, I will sign an executive order directing the federal government to replace obsolete (title-based) hiring with skills-based hiring,” Trump said Friday during a meeting with the American Labor Policy Advisory …

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Ancient Mayan reservoirs contained toxic contamination: study

The ancient city of Tikal rises above the rain forest in northern Guatemala. Credit: David Lentz / UC The reservoirs in the heart of an ancient Mayan city were so contaminated with mercury and algae that the water was probably undrinkable. Researchers from the University of Cincinnati found toxic levels …

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