They walked the halls they once walked, had breakfast snacks in the commons room where they once danced the slide and the twist. They gathered in the huge auditorium to hear words from the school principal, as they often did. Now, 78 years old or thereabouts, the members of the East High School Class of […]
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‘What are you, about sixty?’ Longtime store worker wasn’t promoted due to age, suit says
A man regularly worked more than 45 hours a week as a part-time supermarket employee, but his manager refused to promote him to full-time status because of his age, according to a federal lawsuit. Now, a federal jury has sided with Rodney Martinez and awarded him more than $134,000 after he sued Market Basket, a […]
Sixty people die in heavy rainfall, cold weather in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has experienced heavy rainfall and cold weather over the past three weeks, resulting in at least 60 deaths and 23 injuries. The country’s National Disaster Management Authority reported on Wednesday that 1,645 houses have been partially or completely damaged, and nearly 200,000 livestock have also perished. After a relatively warm winter, the country is […]