Last month, tour firm Thomas Cook went out of business, putting 9,000 jobs in the UK at risk. But Hay’s Travel has taken over its 500-plus travel shops and says it will continue to employ up to 2,500 of the people who work in them. On Monday, staff at the former Thomas Cook shop in […]
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Facebook officially moved forward with its plans Monday to create a new digital currency called Libra, despite several high-profile defections from the project and intense criticism from U.S. regulators and politicians. The Libra Association, the nonprofit that will govern the currency, officially signed on 21 charter members on Monday at the organization’s inaugural meeting in
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The Minnesota Wild stuck to their defensive plan Monday and it paid off to give them their first win of the season. Alex Stalock stopped all 26 shots he faced for his sixth career shutout, and the Wild held Ottawa off the scoreboard through five power plays in a 2-0 win over the Senators. “I
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Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox. Tonight, I’m writing to you from Columbus, Ohio, where The New York Times has descended in force for the biggest presidential primary debate in history. This one is particularly exciting for those of us at the paper, since The Times is co-hosting the debate with
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A man in Dublin, Ireland, decided to inject a little humor into his funeral Saturday by playing a prank on his loved ones. Shay Bradley, a Defense Forces veteran who died Oct. 8 “after a long illness bravely borne” according to his obituary, shocked then delighted funeralgoers when they suddenly heard his voice shouting from
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Several Russian musicians with a youth following, have released songs to denounce police action, during recent protests in Moscow. Tens of thousands hit the streets this summer to demonstrate against the exclusion of opposition candidates from the Moscow city council elections. Authorities detained more than 1,000 people. Video produced by Yuriy Martynenko and Maria Kornienko
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LOS ANGELES — In a sign of just how much streaming is changing Hollywood, movie fans will soon be able to rent and buy films for viewing at home — from a movie theater chain. AMC Entertainment, the largest multiplex operator in the world, will introduce an iTunes-style online video store in the United States
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman will be back next season. Roberts signed a contract extension through the 2022 season last November. Friedman said Monday that he expects his own extension to be finalized in the next few days. Roberts led the team to its seventh straight NL
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WESTERVILLE, Ohio — In the last few days, Joseph R. Biden Jr. has unveiled a new government ethics plan and vowed that his family members would do no business overseas during a Biden presidency. His son, Hunter Biden, said he would step down from his role with a Chinese investment firm, and sat for his
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California’s top utility regulator blasted Pacific Gas and Electric on Monday for what she called “failures in execution” during the largest planned power outage in state history to avoid wildfires that she said, “created an unacceptable situation that should never be repeated.” The agency ordered a series of corrective actions, including a goal of restoring
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