The city of Preston has introduced new ways of making itself more prosperous. Council leader Matthew Brown, says the “Preston model” aims to bring more democracy and make the local economy more resilient. Using a range of policies, including encouraging local procurement by the city’s big players and the development of worker owned cooperatives, Preston […]
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“It’s a great tool,” Ms. Gehringer said of the account. While ABLE programs offer investments like mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, most also offer traditional interest-bearing savings accounts and checking accounts with debit cards that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. That gives people who are uncomfortable with putting their money at risk
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Prosecutors face a legal hurdle as they pursue 25 murder charges against an Ohio doctor accused of essentially using his colleagues as weapons by ordering fatal painkiller doses for hospital patients but not directly administering them himself, legal experts say. Critical care doctor William Husel has pleaded not guilty. His lawyer, Richard Blake, said Husel
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Image copyright Reuters / BBC Image caption Not every T-shirt appears to have been printed with the typo, prompting some fans to ask if it was deliberate Take a look at the headline at the top of this article. Did you spot the misplaced apostrophe? If you didn’t, don’t worry, you’re in good company: Taylor
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Image copyright Amazon/Twitter Image caption Amazon trialled one pop-up kiosk at London’s Paddington station Online giant Amazon is testing out a series of pop-up kiosks in the capital as it experiments with physical shops. The firm has so far conducted a one-day trial in some of London’s main stations and said it planned more going
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The Latest on the fatal Danube River boating accident in Hungary’s capital (all times local): 8:10 p.m. A ship tracking service shows the cruise ship that collided on the Danube River with a sightseeing boat that capsized and sank is headed back to the Hungarian capital, where the accident that killed at least 13 people
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A senior executive for Chinese technology giant Huawei said Thursday that he hopes the company’s animosity with the United States will be resolved and warned that the U.S. would be shooting itself in the foot if it were to shun Chinese technology. Mika Lauhde, Huawei’s vice-president for cybersecurity and privacy, told The Associated Press that
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WASHINGTON — When the Trump administration declared an emergency last month and fast-tracked the sale of more American arms to Saudi Arabia, it did more than anger members of Congress who opposed the sale on humanitarian grounds. It also raised concerns that the Saudis could gain access to technology that would let them produce their
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The Labor Department will release its estimate of hiring and unemployment for May at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. The monthly report provides a snapshot of the American economy. Analysts on Wall Street are predicting a gain of about 175,000 jobs, according to Bloomberg, compared with an increase of 263,000 in April. The unemployment rate is
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Image copyright Cold War Steve/Time UK artist Cold War Steve has revealed he had to fight for the inclusion of Bungle, Cilla Black and Phil Mitchell in his artwork for Time magazine. The Satirist rose to fame last year with collages online mixing the chaos of UK politics with pop culture. His latest creation illustrates
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