The IOC says it has fully lifted a suspension from Kuwait’s Olympic committee, imposed in 2015 when the national government passed a law that compromised the independence of sports bodies. The suspension meant Kuwaitis at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics competed as an “Independent Olympic Athlete” without their national flag and anthem. The IOC […]
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Stocks fell broadly and bond yields rose on Wall Street in early trading Friday after the government reported a strong pickup in hiring last month, complicating the Federal Reserve’s decision later this month on whether to lower interest rates. The Labor Department said that employers added a robust 224,000 jobs in June. The pickup in
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HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. sergeyryzhov via Getty Images Natural deodorant has been increasingly popular over the last few years, and for good reason: Traditional deodorants and antiperspirants may keep us dry and odor-free, but they’re typically packed with aluminum, which some studies suggest may be linked
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Image copyright Julian Allen Image caption The sign was defaced 25 years to the day since the release of The Prodigy album Music for the Jilted Generation A road sign tribute to a seminal 25-year-old Prodigy album has delighted fans from the band’s home town – but criticised by officials. The sign for the B1256
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Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s productivity puzzle is costing private sector workers an estimated £5,000 a year on average in lost income, a top statistician has said. Lower output per worker since the financial crisis had translated into “sluggish wage growth”, said Katherine Kent, head of productivity at the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Olympic champion Beckie Scott has received the Order of Canada for her contributions to the fight against doping. The 2002 Olympic champion in cross-country skiing received the honor on Thursday. Scott received her gold medal after two Russians ahead of her were disqualified for doping. She’s the chair of the athlete’s committee on the World
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Mr. Heinemann said his typical client has about $10,000 in card debt, but he has seen much higher balances. It’s important, he said, that the borrowers are able to afford the agreed-upon monthly payment. If they miss two consecutive payments, he said, creditors typically drop them from the program. Kristen Holt, chief executive of GreenPath
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While the economy and the job market have boomed in the post-Financial Crisis period, Americans living in “distressed” zip codes — which are increasingly rural — are struggling to find stability. And their path to progress poses a “catch-22” situation, according to a researcher from the Economic Innovation Group. “Young people are kind of trapped
Image copyright PA Media Image caption McCririck was the face of British horse racing for many years John McCririck, who has died aged 79, made a career as the loud, garish and eccentric face of Channel 4’s racing coverage. Once described (by TV critic Nina Myskow) as having “all the charm of an armpit”, he
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Image copyright Getty Images The US labour market boomed in June, creating many more jobs than expected, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It showed that 224,000 jobs were created in June, many more than the 160,000 that economists had forecast. It was also a rebound from the relatively modest
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