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in Education, Environment, USAUnderstanding of Productivity Holding You Back?
Poductivity isn’t what it used to be. Previously, most conversations about productivity were firmly rooted in office culture. In other words, the underlying assumption was that people left home every day and went to their workplace. Definitions and strategies for productivity centered on time spent at the office. Now, with social distancing in effect and […] More
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in TechnologyNew Focus Music
We recently added eight new soundscapes to the Focus Sounds on the Freedom Dashboard. If you’re familiar with our sounds player and want to skip right over and check them out. The new sounds add a variety of office, library, and nature sounds to the existing coffee shop sounds: Listening to ambient sound, especially when […] More
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Stay Focus While Studying
S tudying is tough. Whether you’re a veteran student getting a Ph.D. or someone starting high school, figuring out how to stay focused while studying is a challenge that we all face. Whether your biggest challenge is social media, procrastination, time management, or a combination of all three, we’ve got a variety of tools and […] More
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in USADealing with Change in the New Normal
H umans, in general, are not particularly enthusiastic about unforeseen change and uncertainty. Partly just because we’re lazy. If we’re used to doing things a certain way, it just adds something else to think about which we’d frankly rather not. But then there’s also the emotional attachment to things we don’t want to let go […] More
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in USAFinancial Times: The US trade deficit swelled in July to the highest level since 2008
The British “Financial Times” reported in its Friday edition that the monthly trade deficit of the United States reached its highest level since 2008 last July; In a blow to President Donald Trump’s pledge during his 2016 election campaign, the country continued to import more than it exported to reduce that number. According to data, […] More
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in USAJoe Biden reveals that 30 million Americans are suffering from unemployment due to Corona
Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate in the 2020 US presidential election, said that with the ongoing pandemic of the new Coronavirus that causes “COVID 19”, more than 11 million Americans have not regained their jobs. There are 30 million who suffer from unemployment. The Democratic candidate in the US presidential election said through his official […] More
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in USAJob losses in the oil fields in USA due to Corona exceeded 100 thousand
A report published today, Tuesday, said that job losses in oil fields caused by the Covid-19 pandemic exceeded 100,000 in August, even though some stalled drilling projects resumed. The report, published by the Petroleum Equipment and Services Association (PESA), added that 121,000 oilfield jobs lost in the past twelve months. Employment in the United States […] More
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in USAGreat fears of an increase in Corona injuries during May Day celebrations in America
Many specialists have expressed their significant concerns about the gatherings that the Labor Day celebration in America will cause, which falls on Monday. The beaches are expected to be very crowded, in addition to the gathering to friends and relatives in various places, whether inside or outside the home. Health experts indicated that the Corna […] More
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in USAThe highest temperatures in California’s history were recorded … and 600 hectares of forest were consumed by fire
The state of California declared a level two emergency after the outbreak of new fires, amid record high temperatures, which led to injuries, and power outages. The backup power will be used after a power plant in the state stops working, and the power transmission line from Oregon is also stopped. And Santa Monica, in […] More
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in USAKamala Harris: We have two systems of justice in America … and Trump was not a “true leader”
Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Senator Kamala Harris said US President Donald Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr “spend an entire time in a different reality” about racism in the US justice system, saying “we have two systems of justice” for black and white Americans. The sharp rebuke from the first black woman nominated by a […] More
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in USAWill the Corona virus vaccine be ready by the US elections?
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking states to prepare to distribute a vaccine against the Coronavirus by next month. The CEO of Pfizer says he believes his company will likely have enough data to seek permission from the FDA by October. Officials within the US Food and Drug Administration told CNN […] More
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in USAFor the first time in 33 years … California fires devour 2 million acres of land
The US state of California is witnessing large-scale fires this year, and they are believed to be unprecedented for nearly 33 years. California firefighting teams announced that the fires that the state witnessed this year, many of which are still raging, have so far consumed more than 8,000 square kilometers, noting that this area of […] More