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Sleeping on the job? This employer encourages it. ⁠ ⁠ Casper, a New York-based company founded in 2014, is hiring "Casper Sleepers" to sleep for a living.⁠ ⁠ Casper Sleepers will sleep "in our stores, and in unexpected settings out in the world," according to Casper's job posting.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ 📷️: Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune/ZUMA Press

The Senate passed legislation on Sunday that would make the most significant federal investment in history to counter climate change and lower the cost of prescription drugs. Democrats banded together to push through major pieces of President Biden’s domestic agenda over unified Republican opposition. The bill, which mainly appeared dead just weeks ago, would inject nearly $400 billion into climate and energy programs. Altogether, it could allow the U.S. to cut greenhouse gas emissions about 40 percent below 2005 levels by the end of the decade. Initially pitched as “Build Back Better,” a multi-trillion-dollar social safety net likened to the Great Society, Democrats scaled back the legislation in recent months and rebranded it as the Inflation Reduction Act. It was projected to lower the federal deficit by as much as $300 billion over a decade and could help lower costs for Americans in the long term. Tap the link in our bio to follow live updates on the legislation.

BREAKING: Senate passes the Inflation Reduction Act along party lines, handing Democrats a crucial legislative win as the midterm cycle ramps up. #news #politics #inflation

📽Ukrainian forces have captured the moment a a Russian T-90A suffers a catastrophic ammunition detonation. Drone footage shows the vehicle with smoke billowing out of its interiors before a huge explosion which sends parts flying into the air. The video was released by Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov who claimed the tank was destroyed by defending forces near Kharkiv.

A London museum has agreed to return 72 objects looted from Benin City in 1897 to the Nigerian government.⁠ ⁠ The artifacts include 12 brass plaques that are part of a genre known as the "Benin bronzes." These bronze sculptures were created from at least the 16th century to decorate the royal court in Benin, according to the British Museum.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ 📷️: Horniman Museum and Gardens

Georgia's endangered sea turtles are being fruitful and multiplying in record numbers. The high number of nests reflects Georgia's ongoing conservation successes. The nesting loggerhead sea turtle population in Georgia has increased by around 4% each year since the 90s, says the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. Read more at the link in bio. 📷: Jekyll Island Authority/Georgia Sea Turtle Center

What was your guess? Nearly every sea turtle born on the beaches of Florida in the past four years has been female, according to scientists. The spike in female baby turtles comes as a result of intense heatwaves triggered by a growing climate crisis that is significantly warming up the sands on some beaches, as CNN reported this week. But how exactly does this work? Swipe across to learn more. #animals #turtles #seaturtles #climatecrisis #miami #florida

Pres. Biden departs for Rehoboth Beach, Delaware—leaving the White House for the first time since testing positive for COVID-19 following a second negative test and being cleared to exit isolation. #news #biden #politics #health #covid19

Once upon a time there was a cow named Clover Moon, who lived on a farm in Dorset. She had a happy life, eating and hanging out with the other cows – and eating some more – and she was very content. ⁠ ⁠ One day, though, Clover Moon woke up with a sore foot. Luckily, a man called Ken was visiting the farm. Spotting her sore foot, he waved his arms around and pointed at Clover Moon, and said, ‘Foot! Foot!’ quite a lot. ⁠ ⁠ The farmer had a look, saw that Clover Moon’s foot needed attention, and rang the vet, who came and filed her hoof a little. So the cow felt better, and the farmer was happy, and Ken was probably the happiest of all.⁠ ⁠ That’s the end of the story, but it illustrates in a simple way what is special about the project that brought Ken, and many other men like him, to the farm. Because while Ken helped the cow get better, the cow – along with all the other animals on the farm – helps Ken and his friends to feel better every week.

WKamauBell digs into the myth of the “model minority” with his pals HariKondabolu and SophChangNYC. Join the conversation on Asian American representation on an all new episode of #UnitedShades, tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT

SURF’S UP 🐕 🏄: These pups caught some waves during California’s World Dog Surfing Championship. #news #dogs #surfing #pets

BREAKING: More than two-thirds (69%) of Americans think the nation’s economy is getting worse — the highest that measure has reached since 2008, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. Tap link in bio for more. #news #biden #economy #poll #politics

Thick plumes of smoke rise out from the raging Yeti Fire, that has torched more than 7,800 acres in northern California. #news #fire #california

Vladimir Putin had hoped for a swift and overwhelming victory, the capture of Kyiv and the crippling of Ukraine as a functioning state. But six months after his tanks rolled over the border, the war has been neither quick nor decisive and he and his enemies are settling in for the long haul, with costs and risks not seen in Europe for a generation.⁠ ⁠ The red mist has descended on both sides: neither is likely to give up.⁠ ⁠ What comes next? Can a Ukrainian counterattack in the south succeed? A broader Ukrainian offensive and mobilisation expected as soon as next spring could lead to battlefield successes and the liberation of land seized by Russia. This might create other risks. If Putin senses defeat, will he be tempted to use tactical nuclear weapons to change reality on the battlefield?⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Read the full story by following the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ 🖌️ Seamus Jennings

🍳Shiza Shahid’s brand Our Place was born when she noticed there wasn’t a company designing products that honoured food traditions from diverse cultures, and made cooking simple and fun – particularly in a kitchen without much space. ⁠ ⁠ She already has backing from Gwyneth Paltrow, Jay-Z and Will Smith - now shizia's socially-conscious business has a cult following online⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Click the link in our bio to read the full interview