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    A Long March-2F Y12 rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-12 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan in northwestern China, Thursday, June 17, 2021. China has launched the first three-man crew to its new space station in its the ambitious programs first crewed mission in five years. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) XHG116

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    A worker aboard the Norwegian Bliss at Pier 66 cleans balcony panels before the ship’s departure for Alaska.

The cruise ship is 1,094-feet long with a capacity for more than 4,000 passengers and a crew of more than 1,700.
It was built in 2018.    This ship will depart every Saturday 
Into September with almost 300 sailings.

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    Last Saturday, some of the crew of the Tai Honest pose for a photo with International Transport Workers’ Federation inspector Ryan Brazeau  prior to departing the ship that day for a flight to quarantine in Tanzania before returning home.. Twelve of the crew had worked for more than 14 months without returning to their families in China, and their plight was investigated by the federation as well as the Coast Guard, which ordered the vessel to remain until port until the twelve crew were relieved.
Credit: Courtesy of Ryan Brazeau
Dateline: Longview, Washington
Date: May, 2022
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    Thursday, May 19, 2022.   While giving his keynote speech the President of Iceland, Dr. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson listens to Siri after asking her if she can speak the Icelantic lauguage.  (she can’t). He was the keynote speaker at the Nordic Museum’s Nordic Innovation Summit today.  220422
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    A car streams past Boeing’s Advanced Developmental Composites facility on East Marginal Way S. In Seattle Tuesday, January 5, 2020. This massive, windowless box-like building, the Boeing 9-101 Building, has housed many secretive developmental and research projects. It was here Boeing perfected the manufacturing methods used to fabricate large parts of the B-2 Stealth bomber in the early 1990s and the wings of the 787 in the 2000s.  Boeing is planning to close this manufacturing research and development center.

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    FILE – In this July 23, 2002 file photo, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo graces the entrance gates company’s former location in Santa Monica, Calif. MGM Inc. is preparing to receive binding acquisition offers Friday, March 18, 2010, as it again looks for a corporate savior for its troubles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File) NYBZ136
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    Joe Bruno, who worked at Wells Fargo for more than two decades before he was fired last year, in Flagler Beach, Fla., on April 28, 2022. He says the bank retaliated against him for objecting to fake interviews. (Malcolm Jackson/The New York Times) XNYT43 XNYT43

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    A passenger from the first international flight to arrive at the new International Arrivals Facility (IAF) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a Delta Air Lines flight from Seoul-Incheon, stops to take a photo in  IAF’s Grand Hall, a 450,000 square foot baggage claim and customs processing area on  April 19, 2022.

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    A Long March-2F Y12 rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-12 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan in northwestern China, Thursday, June 17, 2021. China has launched the first three-man crew to its new space station in its the ambitious programs first crewed mission in five years. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) XHG116

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    Amazon

    Flex workers load vehicles with orders at an Amazon delivery station in Dallas, Texas, U.S., on Friday, June 4, 2021. Amazon.com Inc. is ceding its human-resources operation to machines, using software not only to manage workers in its warehouses but to oversee contract drivers, independent delivery companies and even the performance of its office workers. 775673832

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    Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos in the basement launch site for his web venture.  File Photo Jimi Lott 9/13/95 : AMAZON.COM’S JEFF BEZOS : INTERNET’S ULTIMATE CULT FIGURE : WHEN AMAZON.COM WAS JUST A FLEDGLING BUSINESS, JEFF BEZOS POSED WITH A CART OF BOOKS IN THE BASEMENT FROM WHICH THE BUSINESS WAS LAUNCHED.  NOW, THE COMPANY SELLS ALL KINDS OF PRODUCTS AND BEZOS IS A BILLIONAIRE. (2 OF 2)

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft’s west campus in Redmond on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022.

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    A Long March-2F Y12 rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-12 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan in northwestern China, Thursday, June 17, 2021. China has launched the first three-man crew to its new space station in its the ambitious programs first crewed mission in five years. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) XHG116

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    Artificial Intelligence

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    One honey bee nestles on a flower and another is in flight at the tail end of this orchard bloom at Hood River Cherry Company
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