Subject: Daily Skimm: On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was
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Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2018 06:24:17 -0400 (EDT)

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OCTOBE= 3, 2018

REA= IN BROWSER

Skimm'd with our issues on full display=/p>

QUOTE O= THE DAY

"We're out there" – Donna Strickland, on being the first woman to win t=e Nobel Prize in Physics in 55 years. It's about time. Then again...time i= relative.

THINGS SENDING WORK MEMOS=/p>

Amazon

The Story

Jeff Bezos is giving hundreds of thousands of workers=a pay bump.

Hey Alexa, explain.

Yesterday, Amazon announced it's upping its minimum w=ge to $15 an hour for all US workers. That's more than double the federal =inimum wage ($7.25). The change means more than 250,000 people will start =etting bigger paychecks in November.

Why change things?

Earlier this year, the company said that the median p=y for its employees in 2017 was about $28K, which is approx $13 an hour. It =lso came out that a number of=employees were reliant on federal assistance programs, like SNAP. Peop=e called out Bezos – the richest person in the world (repeat: the ri=hest person in the ENTIRE WORLD) – for skimping on employees' payc=ecks. Now, he's saying that the co "listened to our critics." And will als= take it one step further by lobbying DC to increase the federal minimum w=ge.

theSkimm

Amazon is one of the largest employers in the US. Man= are saying the company was long overdue for giving its hundreds of thousa=ds of employees some more love.

The State Department

The Story

The State Dept is making it harder for some diplomats=in same-sex partnerships to g=t visas.

Explain.

The dept used to give spousal visas to partners of st=ff at US-based international orgs like the UN or IMF

Why change things?

The dept says it's to "ensure and promote equal treat=ent" between straight and gay couples – since straight couples hav= to be married to get the spousal visa. The problem: gay marriage is illeg=l in most countries.

theSkimm

The Trump admin says that very few of these people ar= from countries where marriage is illegal. But many are calling it out for=forcing some couples to choose between getting married and facing repercus=ions back home, or losing their jobs.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What to say when you get a text from the president today=..

Don't freak out, it's just a test. In other President Trump news, a report came out that he got at least =413 million of his dad's fortune from "dubious tax schemes" and "outright =raud." Trump allegedly helped his dad set up a sham corporation, make impr=per tax deductions, and undervalue real estate to evade taxes. The report =ays the statute of limitations has passed to be criminally charged for the=e alleged acts, but that he could still face some civil fines for tax frau=. Cue: new calls for Trump to release his tax returns. He declined to commen= on the report but his lawyer said the allegations aren't true. New York's=tax dept is looking into it. Meanwhile, he's also taking some heat for this.

What people are still thinking about…

Indonesi=. Last week, a 7.5-magnitude quake hit the island of Sulawesi. It trig=ered a tsunami with waves as high as 20 feet. The twin disasters left hund=eds injured, tens of thousands homeless, and damaged thousands of building=. The death toll is at more than 1,400 people. Survivors are desperate for=water, food, and other essentials. But damage to roads and infrastructure =ave prevented aid from getting to critically-damaged areas. Rescue workers=and volunteers continue to look through the wreckage in hopes of finding s=rvivors. Here's how you can h=lp.

Who people are talking about…

The four=men charged in connection to the Charlottesville, VA rally. Last year,=white supremacists showed up in Charlottesville carrying Confederate and N=zi flags to protest the removal of a Confederate statue. Violence broke ou= between them and counterprotesters. Heather Heyer was killed when a car d=ove into a crowd. Now, four members of a militant white supremacist group =ave been charged with allegedly inciting a riot and assaulting counterprot=sters. The criminal complaint described these men as "among the most viole=t individuals" at last year's rally. They each face up to 10 years in pris=n.

What to say when you can't stop eating candy...

A little is good. Which is what the EPA thinks...abou= radiation. The Trump admin is apparently moving to weaken radiation regulations. Radiation is every=here (think: potassium in bananas, microwaves heating your food). And can =ften be harmless. But the danger is in higher-energy, shorter-wave radiati=n which can sometimes cause cancer. Previous admins have said that any exp=sure to harmful radiation is a cancer risk. Now the EPA is apparently comi=g in with some proposed edits. And would reportedly require that different=info be considered to figure out what exposure level is acceptable. Suppor=ers say this would be a huge money saver. Critics say this would be a huge=exposure risk. Today, the proposal will be discussed at a congressional he=ring.

What to say when you're assigned a group project�=A6

Who's the leader? Time's Up just got one.

NO EXCUSES

Before we launched No Excuses this year, we talked to=a lot of you to understand some of your biggest barriers to voting. One th=ng we heard over and over again was the lack of information about how both=sides of the aisle feel about certain issues. So in true No Excuses fashio=…we scratched that off the list. And broke down this year's bigges= topics – like climate change, economy/jobs, and North Korea. Read=in on them here.

We'r= getting close to Election Day. Your vote and voice matter. Here's why.

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