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Baltimore’s waterways watchdog group, Blue Water Baltimore, has announced it plans to sue Fleischmann’s Vinegar Company, alleging it has repeatedly leaked “acidic discharges” into the Jones Falls, the stream that leads to the Inner Harbor, the Patapsco River and, ultimately, the Bay. Blue Water Baltimore and the Chesapeake Legal Alliance, who is representing the organization, issued a Notice of Intent against Fleischmann’s, whose North Baltimore plant sits just upstream of the Jones Falls Trail. Blue Water Baltimore says acidic discharges, which can damage aquatic life in waterways, are continuously entering the stream from fissures in the facility’s concrete building. A fish kill in the Jones Falls in September 2021 happened “in the immediate vicinity” of Fleischmann’s, and the Maryland Department of the Environment found the facility’s de-chlorination system was out of order. Cody Matteson and Barbara Johnson, water quality scientists with Blue Water Baltimore, test waterways in 2021. Photo: Blue Water Baltimore Just over a year later, in October 2022, neighbors reported more dead fish and a strong vinegar smell near the Fleischmann’s plant. That’s when Blue Water Baltimore says it documented the acidic liquid flowing through cracks directly into the Jones Falls. “This action puts the power of enforcement

Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesInvestigators for the Department of Justice discovered six items containing classified document markings during a 13-hour search on Friday of President Biden's Delaware home, according to a statement from Bob Bauer, the president's personal attorney.Driving the news: The search, which Bauer said took place at the invitation of the president's personal attorneys, uncovered documents that were from Biden's time as vice president and a senator. DOJ asked that the search remain private until after it took place, “in accordance with its standard procedures, and we agreed to cooperate,” Bauer said.Neither the president nor the first lady was at the Wilmington residence at the time, according to Richard Sauber, a member of the White House Counsel’s Office.The big picture: Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Jan. 12 that he was appointing Robert Hur as special counsel to lead the investigation into the handling of the documents that have been uncovered.The appointment of Hur, former U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, is designed to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. The move comes as former President Trump faces a separate special counsel inquiry over his hoarding of hundreds of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home.Key

The open-to-work feature on LinkedIn allows you to actively tell others that you are looking for a new job and are open to contact. This helps recruiters to contact you efficiently. This article explains how you can remove open to work from your LinkedIn account and also how to add it back through the following guides. Remove open to work on PC Remove open to work on the app Add open to work on PC Add open to work on the Linkedin app Here are the steps to remove the open to work feature on LinkedIn if you have already allowed it. Step 1: Go to Me > View Profile to open your Linkedin profile. Next, click on the inverted pen button on the Open to work option. Step 2: On the prompt window, click on the Delete from profile button. You can edit your choices from this prompt window. Also read: What does ‘Found you via Homepage’ mean on LinkedIn? Follow the steps given below: Tap on your profile pic in the top left corner, then tap on View profile. After that, tap on the inverted pen icon in the Open to work box. Next, select Delete from profile.

It was a busy week for layoffs in corporate America. Tech giants Microsoft and Alphabet both announced they would fire tens of thousands of workers (about 5% of each company's global workforce).Meanwhile, online furniture retailer Wayfair said today it would shed 10% of its workforce (roughly 1,750 employees). Between the lines: On the one hand, layoff announcements (including by Goldman Sachs) seem to signal trouble ahead for the labor market. On the other hand, key indicators point to a job market that's chugging along.For one, the unemployment rate is at a historically low 3.5% as of December — suggesting a still-tight labor market.There are also very few people filing for unemployment on a weekly basis (just 190,000 last week), with no notable uptick. That may have something to do with generous severance packages. Alphabet, for one, will pay at least 16 weeks of severance, plus six months of health benefits, in the U.S.Yes, but: There is evidence that the labor market is cooling, beyond the ongoing layoff announcements across tech and e-commerce firms that have seen demand come back to earth. Federal Reserve vice chair Lael Brainard pointed to some of this evidence in a speech delivered Thursday.Perhaps the most

TUESDAYSALES • This online event from Score will cover how to use LinkedIn to attract potential customers.•Noon — 1 p.m.WEDNESDAYDEMOGRAPHICS • Participates at this in-person and online event will learn how to access the data and tools needed to start up, grow and finance a small business.•10 a.m. — 11 a.m.; Kirkwood Public Library, 140 East Jefferson Avenue, KirkwoodMARKETING • Score offers this online event focusing on how to build a simplified marketing plan. •Noon — 1 p.m. The business news you need Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly. With a bustling, boho vibe, the thriving district has become a hot spot for creative workers in the day and diners and music lovers at night. Ferguson-based Emerson is making a play to buy a Texan company, despite rebuffs from its leadership, in a $7.6 billion deal. A local developer has started construction on nearly 100 new apartments in Laclede's Landing.  Advantes Group takes aim at downtown St. Louis' long vacant AT&T tower - and public's perception A local real estate company is proposing to turn two mid-rise apartment buildings in Clayton's leafy DeMun neighborhood into a boutique hotel.  Todd Mockler, a scientist and entrepreneur

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday that last week's computer system outage that temporarily grounded all U.S. airline departures was caused by the accidental removal of files.Driving the news: A preliminary review determined that "contract personnel unintentionally deleted files while working to correct synchronization between the live primary database and a backup database," the agency said in a statement.The big picture: The outage of the system that sends pilots safety alerts and other critical information caused thousands of delays and cancellations and cost airlines billions of dollars. Details: The FAA, which is still investigating the outage, has so far found no evidence of a cyber-attack or malicious intent, per the agency.They've made the necessary repairs to the system and taken steps to make the Notice to Air Missions System system more resilient, according to the statement. What they're saying: "The agency is acting quickly to adopt any other lessons learned in our efforts to ensure the continuing robustness of the nation’s air traffic control system," the FAA said.

LinkedIn has published a report on the fastest-growing jobs worldwide, with individual lists broken down by country. The report analyzes LinkedIn’s internal data and identifies jobs that have seen the most growth in postings and hiring activity over the past five years. LinkedIn’s “Jobs on the Rise” report compiles data from 28 countries to determine the positions that have seen the most significant growth from January 1, 2018, to July 31, 2022, across regions including the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This article summarizes the top job growth trends globally, along with a full list of the top 25 jobs in the United States. Worldwide Job Growth Trends According to LinkedIn’s report, even with job cuts in the technology industry, tech positions remain among the fastest-growing, and core business functions are still highly sought. The report shows that tech continues to be the most rapidly expanding field, and in every country included in the report, tech roles are among the top 10 fastest-growing positions. The top tech role identified in the report is data engineer, which was listed as one of the fastest-growing careers in 24 out of 28 countries. Additionally, 16 countries listed site reliability engineers

Almost 4.2 million people voluntarily left their jobs in November, marking the 18th straight month of record-breaking quits in the U.S. — and according to new research, even more Americans are planning to switch jobs soon, with younger employees leading the wave. More than half of U.S. workers — 61% — are considering leaving their jobs in 2023, a new report from LinkedIn has found, noting that a higher percentage of Gen Z (defined by LinkedIn as ages 18-25) and millennial (ages 26-41) workers are planning to call it quits than any other generation.In December, LinkedIn and CensusWide surveyed more than 2,000 U.S. workers about their professional plans for the new year. Of those respondents, 72% of Gen Zers and 66% of millennials said they are contemplating a career change in the next 12 months, compared to just 55% of Gen Xers (ages 42-57) and 30% of baby boomers (ages 58-76). Recession fears won't stop the youngest generations of the workforce from job-hoppingMillennials have a long-standing reputation for job-hopping, even though past research has pointed out that their job tenure is no shorter than that of Gen X workers.Nevertheless, job-hopping is a practice that's become increasingly popular over the past two years

IT and engineering jobs are among the fastest growing in Australia. (Source: Getty)Australia’s fastest-growing jobs have been revealed, with IT and engineering roles dominating the list.LinkedIn has released its 2023 Jobs on the Rise list, which analysed LinkedIn member data from January 2018 to July 2022 to find the jobs experiencing the biggest growth rates.Topping the list this year were technical program managers, who are responsible for overseeing technical or IT projects for their organisation.Also read: The $300k job that no Aussie wantsAlso read: The jobs getting the biggest pay risesAlso read: The 20 most in-demand jobs right nowThis was followed by clinical exercise physiologists, then site-reliability engineers - who are responsible for the development and management of software systems for apps and websites.“This year's list shows there has been remarkable growth within the professional services sector, with roles specifically in IT and engineering experiencing the fastest rise, taking up a combined total of 11 spots on the list,” LinkedIn career expert Cayla Dengate said.“So, for those looking to transition into one of those top roles, look at the required skills and use available resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, to upskill and prepare for the potential role."LinkedIn noted a shift

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