In many workplaces, there are procedures for employees in danger of getting the ax. There are meetings; there are hearings; you step into an office and plead your case. So it is in the Trump administration, whose labor secretary, R. Alexander Acosta, has been in danger amid growing outcry over his role in cutting what […]
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The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Stocks rose and bond yields fell as investors welcomed new signals that the Federal Reserve is ready to cut interest rates for the first time in a decade. Technology companies led the way higher Wednesday, helping the Nasdaq close at a record high.
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The third season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” has reignited a long-standing debate among fans about whether one of its principal characters identifies as gay. The third episode of Season 3 features a scene in which Will Byers (played by Noah Schnapp) tries to keep his pals, each of whom has gotten involved in a budding romance, focused
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Image copyright Alamy Image caption Piedmont was renowned for its innovative mechanised silk production Piedmont, in north-west Italy, is celebrated for its fine wine. But when a young Englishman, John Lombe, travelled there in the early 18th Century, he was not going to savour a glass of Barolo. His purpose was industrial espionage. Lombe wished
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Construction on a giant telescope will start again next week after lengthy court battles and passionate protests from those who say building it on Hawaii’s tallest mountain will desecrate land sacred to some Native Hawaiians. State officials announced Wednesday that the road to the top of Mauna Kea mountain on the Big Island will be
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Former UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi dazzled fans once again on Wednesday as she launched into a handstand while wearing heels on the 2019 ESPY Awards red carpet. Ohashi, who was nominated for Best Play and Best Viral Sports Moment, became a household name earlier this year when her flawless floor routine became an internet sensation. The
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“The prosecutors were saying, ‘These defense lawyers are going to go through your whole personal life, dig up your bad acts and your sex life. When they heard that from prosecutors, sure, they were intimidated,” Mr. Horowitz said. “They kept saying, ‘Are you sure you want to do this?’” Eventually, after years and under different
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Image copyright Getty Images Sugary drinks – including fruit juice and fizzy pop – may increase the risk of cancer, French scientists say. The link was suggested by a study, published in the British Medical Journal, that followed more than 100,000 people for five years. The team at Université Sorbonne Paris Cité speculate that the
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Image caption Christine Mackie (left) has written the play, and daughter Lois will star Christine Mackie, best known for playing Coronation Street’s genial GP Dr Gaddas, has written her first play at the age of 62, inspired by the suicide of her father, and starring her daughter. Christine was 11 when her dad, a Second
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBranson: No-deal Brexit ‘devastating for Virgin’ A no-deal Brexit would cause the pound to plummet and be worth the same as the dollar, Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson has said. This would be “devastating” for Virgin, and force the group to shift investment out of the UK,
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