WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday for the third time this year while signaling that it may pause to weigh incoming data before adjusting borrowing costs again. The decision to lower rates to a range of 1.5 to 1.75 percent came as a global manufacturing slowdown and uncertainty stemming from President Trump’s […]
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Image caption Lauren O’Keefe worked as a healthcare assistant at hospitals such as the Royal Glamorgan in Rhondda Cynon Taff A healthcare worker who kept quiet about being overpaid more than £21,000 will not have to repay the money. But it has cost Lauren O’Keefe her job with a south Wales health board, Merthyr Tydfil
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Image copyright Getty Images Emily Eavis has said she received death threats after booking Kanye West to headline Glastonbury in 2015. The festival organiser said she was shocked by the level of criticism she received at the time. But she directly credits the rapper’s set with helping her to book another star – Adele –
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HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. HuffPost x StackCommerce This app might be the solution to the stresses of the day. Practicing mindfulness can really improve your life, from eliminating stress to improving focus. But we all have a lot going on, and finding time to sit in
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Allen Iverson is The Answer that finally became the question. Take it away, Alex Trebek! “In 2001, this 76ers guard became the shortest NBA MVP in history & was the All-Star Game MVP in an Eastern Conference victory.” Perhaps an original Charlotte Hornets fan, Kris incorrectly guessed 5-foot-3 Mugsey Bogues on the $200 board in
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Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. President Sebastián Piñera of Chile said on Wednesday that his country, which has been rocked by a wave of recent protests, was not in a position to host a key United Nations climate change meeting and a major Asia-Pacific trade
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The fallout from GrubHub’s slowdown continues, this time impacting one of the country’s largest restaurant chains. Taco Bell owner Yum Brands Inc. said Wednesday it recorded a $60 million pretax write-down on the value of its GrubHub investment in the third quarter. Yum invested $200 million in the food delivery service last year. That lowered
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Helena Bonham Carter always finds magic on-screen whether she’s playing a deliciously deranged witch or second in line to the throne, but now she’s saving a little bit for herself. After splitting with director and frequent collaborator Tim Burton after 13 years together in 2014, she’s found love again with Rye Dag Holmboe. Bonham Carter,
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The latest campaign in central and northern Africa is the first well-documented case of Russia “franchising,” or outsourcing, its disinformation efforts to local parties, said Facebook and the Stanford researchers. It’s unusual for a nation to try to influence so many countries at once, they said. Shelby Grossman, one of the Stanford researchers, said that
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Los Angeles Chargers star Austin Ekeler celebrated his game-winning touchdown against the Chicago Bears this week with a good book ― and an impressive strength move. At the same time. In a video he posted to Instagram, Ekeler does one-armed pullups as he reads. One commenter called it the “total mind and body workout.” The
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