The California Legislature faces key decisions this week, including trying to reign in police use of force, prevent rent spikes, and alter labor laws affecting workers in the gig economy. Friday is the deadline for the Assembly and Senate to pass or reject bills that originated in each chamber. If they survive, they will be […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Little Mix kicked off Sunday’s event with songs including Shout Out To My Ex and Black Magic Little Mix, Miley Cyrus, Mumford and Sons, Stormzy and Lewis Capaldi are just some of the stars who put on a show for the crowd at Radio 1’s Big Weekend. The artists
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Image copyright Jiri Stejskal Image caption Jiri Stejskal first came to the US when he was he 27 Jiri Stejskal is the type of entrepreneur that helps the US economy to flourish. The 58-year-old runs a successful translation business on the outskirts of Philadelphia. His company – Cetra Language Solutions – employs 35 people and
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South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has been inaugurated at a stadium in the capital Pretoria. The African National Congress (ANC) leader vowed to tackle corruption and rejuvenate the struggling economy. More than 30,000 people gathered to witness the ceremony which included a flypast and military parade. Mr Ramaphosa was elected earlier this month with a
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Looking to give an economic boost to rural parts of New England, one group is turning to mountain bikers for help. The new initiative called the Borderlands covers 250 miles of trails in seven areas of Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire, and also takes riders to Quebec. The seven bike organizations behind the trails say
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Here are the top paid CEOs by state for 2018, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. The survey considered only publicly traded companies with more than $1 billion in revenue that filed their proxy statements with federal regulators between Jan. 1 and April 30. Not every state has such
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Four years after the United States women’s national soccer team lifted its record third World Cup trophy, the Americans will enter the 2019 contest as the odds-on favorite to add a fourth star to their jerseys. To do so, the United States will have to outlast the deepest and most talented World Cup field in
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Michael Gove has said he will enter the race to be Tory leader, challenging his former Vote Leave ally Boris Johnson. Speaking outside his home, Environment Secretary Mr Gove said: “I can confirm that I will be putting my name forward to be prime minister of this country. “I believe that I’m ready to unite
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Shareholders are still voting overwhelmingly in favor of big pay packages for CEOs, but there are more pockets of resistance eight years after “Say on Pay” became a mandatory exercise at annual meetings. Median pay for CEOs at the biggest U.S. companies climbed 7% to $12 million last year, according to data analyzed by Equilar
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionUndercover BBC filming shows staff swearing, mocking and taunting patients with autism and learning disabilities Whorlton Hall hospital had at least 100 visits by official agencies in the year before abuse of inpatients there was discovered, the BBC has learned. Inspectors, council officials and NHS staff all
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