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GENERAL HOSPITAL STAR CLAIMS BAD BREAK UP?

General Hospital’s Jax?is fighting to bring his lawsuit against ABC – back from the dead! ABC fired Ingo Rademacher and another actor during the pandemic when they refused to get vaccinated. Rademacher sued, accusing ABC of religious discrimination, retaliation, and more. The judge dismissed the case. But wait! GH rehired the other actor. Now, Jax is frantically racing to save his lawsuit’s life. Rademacher’s motion for a new trial insists that re-hiring the other actor bolsters his claims that?GH cut his storylines after they learned of his political views, then used a vaccine mandate as an excuse to fire him – a real stiffed-hanger. ABC responded, “You’ll be sorry Ingo Rademacher. MUAHAHAHAHAHA! (Not really)?? Not-so-much-love triangle here...?

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SICK LEAVE DETECTIVES SEEK FAKERS IN GERMANY?

Germany’s got a bad case of dar sick days. Companies say workers calling in krank are hurting an economy that’s already kr?nklich. The big schlect is keeping private detectives, hired to investigate absent workers, busy. They say business has doubled. Some companies, like Tesla, are even schending managers to verify employees on sick leave are truly in baden baden health. Critics say it’s too easy to schwindle the system, pointing to workers caught making krank calls, who used their time off to schneak in side hustles or (Mein Gott!) do home renovations. Experts say it’s more complicated than that, citing upticks in mental illness and work pressure. Maybe, but Germany’s absenteeism is dar highest in Europe.? Stressed to the neins, here...?

TEACHER FIRED FOR DITCHING SCHOOL IS SUING?

While Deutschland struggles with weeks of absenteeism?– an Ohio teacher got sacked for taking two days of “falsified sick leave.” America, ammiright? ?She’s suing the district for wrongful termination. The ESL instructor?admits she told colleagues (she thought were cool) she was going to the concert (Thanks, Sally), but that’s not why she called out. Teach says her doctor approved leave because of medication side effects. Doesn’t mean a girl can’t still catch a show. Besides, even if she “faked” sick, her lawsuit states terminating a 20-year veteran teacher with an unblemished record is extreme and very different from how other similarly accused employees have been disciplined. Hear that Sally? ? So high school, here...? ?

LABOR CAMPS AWAIT DIVORCING NK COUPLES??

Divorce is hard, but in North Korea, it’s also hard labor. The Banner of all Victory and Glory, Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, says ending a marriage demonstrates anti-socialist sympathies, so he toughened some already tough divorce laws. Couples saying “I don’t” are reportedly ordered to serve six months in labor camps. Previously, only the spouse seeking the divorce went to prison, even in cases of abuse. But since divorce rates spiked after COVID-19, the Symbol of Strength now says both spouses face imprisonment once the divorce is finalized. Women, however, often serve longer sentences. One thing’s clear. Those divorcing in North Korea – must really, really, want it.? Giving new meaning to “ball and chain” here...?

ALCOTRAZ FREE FROM ALCATRAZ CLAIMS?

People can voluntarily do time in Alcotraz – not hard time, just hard liquor. Alcotraz is a UK chain offering an evening behind (cocktail) bars, a la Alcatraz. Patrons don orange jumpsuits and “smuggle” in booze. That’s right, customers pay up to $100 a person to BYOB. Canteen workers use it to?create craft cocktails, served to them in their cells. There’s also a meeting with the warden for potential parole. Hint: all requests are denied. With six locations across the UK and one in Australia, Alcotraz takes massive liberties with Alcatraz’s copyright. But spokespeople for the San Francisco landmark say they’re neither shaken nor stirred. They don’t care. ? Infringement with a twist, here...?

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