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Sunday May 30th, 2021 morning edition

image for Astronaut Chris Hadfield calls alien UFO hype 'foolishness'

It seems safe to say Chris Hadfield probably doesn't have one of those X-Files "I want to believe" UFO posters on any of his walls.

"Obviously, I've seen countless things in the sky that I don't understand," Hadfield, a former pilot for the Royal Canadian Air Force, said during a CBC Radio call-in show.

The comments came a week after long-running news magazine 60 Minutes aired a widely discussed segment on UAPs.

Hadfield added that he does think it's likely there's life somewhere else in the universe.

"But definitively up to this point, we have found no evidence of life anywhere except Earth," he said, "and we're looking.".

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The Future Of Work Will Be Five-Hour Days, A Four-Day Workweek And Flexible Staggered Schedules

Authored by forbes.com

Workers are happy that they have options for shorter work days and work weeks along with flexible ... [+] schedules getty.

The post-pandemic future of work should include four or five-hour workdays, four-day workweeks and staggered schedules where people come and go based on their lifestyle needs.

The company gave its 2,300 employees the opportunity to “choose a variety of flexible work styles, according to the circumstances of work and life.” »

Calls Mount for Biden to Form Presidential 1/6 Commission After GOP's 'Cowardly Filibuster'

Authored by newsweek.com

On Saturday, Virginia Democratic Representative Gerry Connolly called on Biden to bypass Republicans and instead create a presidential commission.

"In light of the GOP's cowardly filibuster of a bipartisan Jan 6th commission I urge President Biden to form and appoint a Presidential Commission to fully investigate the insurrection of January 6th at the US Capitol," Connolly tweeted.

In light of the GOP’s cowardly filibuster of a bipartisan Jan 6th commission I urge President Biden to form and appoint a Presidential Commission to fully investigate the insurrection of January 6th at the US Capitol. »