
Walmart's college tuition program now free for all its workers
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Walmart is cutting all costs for employees who enroll in the retailer's college tuition program, with the country's largest private employer saying it'll get rid of the $1 a day fee to encourage more of its roughly 1.5 million workers to participate.
In another example of a company seeking to find and keep workers in a tight labor market, the retail giant on Tuesday said it would invest nearly $1 billion over the next five years on training and career development for employees. "Our education offerings tie directly to our growth areas at Walmart, and what better way to fill the pipeline of future talent than with our own associates," Lorraine Stomski, Walmart's senior vice president of learning and leadership, stated in a news release.
Yangon — Myanmar's military leader lauded President Trump and asked him to lift sanctions, the ruling junta said Friday, after a tariff letter from the U.S. president that it has taken as Washington's first public recognition of its rule. Min Aung Hlaing endorsed Mr. Trump's false claim that the 2020 U.S. election was stolen, and thanked him for shutting down funding for U.S.-backed media outlets that have long provided independent coverage of conflict-wracked Myanmar.

After years of unsuccessful attempts to finance and build a public alarm network that would warn residents of Kerr County, Texas, about dangerous flooding, officials in the region, nicknamed "flash flood alley," were going to start developing a centralized flood monitoring system this summer to help leaders and emergency managers plan ahead.

Washington — The Senate is expected to vote next week on a request from the White House to claw back funding for international aid and public broadcasting. But the funding for rural radio and television stations — sometimes an area's sole source for emergency warnings and other news — has sparked concern among some Senate Republicans, especially after the recent devastating flash floods in Texas.