Tag: percent

Tesla is reportedly laying off more than 10 percent of its workforce

Tesla has joined the litany of companies that have conducted sweeping layoffs in recent times. According to Reuters, the company is firing “more than 10 percent” of its workforce; the company had more than 140,000 employees as of December 2023. The publication saw an internal memo noting the percentage, though it didn’t state the exact […]

WPS expects 97 percent of customers to have power by Friday

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – More than 36 hours later and some Green Bay residents are finally getting their power back. That nasty spring snowstorm on Tuesday night uprooted a tree in the Burns Avenue neighborhood on Green Bay’s westside. The tree tangling with powerlines as it crashed to the road, wiping out power for […]

Garfield National Historic Site sees 14 percent jump in visitation

Feb. 29—The National Park Service recently announced that 400 national parks reported a total of 325.5 million visits in 2023, an increase of 13 million or 4% over 2022. At James A. Garfield National Historic Site, visitation increased in 2023 to 36,553. This was an increase of nearly 14% over 2022’s total of 32,173. The […]

Africa’s Tropical Glaciers Have Shrunk by 90 Percent, Study Finds

Glaciers atop Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro, and the Rwenzori Mountains in East Africa are shrinking at an alarming rate as the region heats up. These glaciers, which sit close to the equator, are highly vulnerable to warming. In the last two decades they have lost roughly half their area, and since the turn of the […]

Biden approval slips to 38 percent: Gallup

President Biden’s approval rating has slipped to 38 percent, near his all-time low, in the latest Gallup survey. The poll released Friday found that 38 percent of respondents approve of Biden’s performance in the White House, while 59 percent disapprove. Pollsters also discovered low ratings for Biden’s handling of several key issues facing the country. […]