[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is calling for a government bailout for New York taxi drivers, emerging as the most prominent voice to back a financial rescue plan for thousands of drivers who were channeled into exploitative loans. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, a […]
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Burnout is a real occupational hazard, and it does not disappear when the workweek is done. The tired, snappy, apathetic employee at the office is the same person who still holds those grudges at home. According to the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases, the main criteria for burnout isn’t necessarily being overworked. It
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Looks like there will be a homecoming of sorts for Spider-Man, now that Disney and Sony have settled their differences. The two studios announced on Friday that they will collaborate on a third Spider-Man film starring Tom Holland. The as yet untitled film will be released on July 16, 2021, and be produced by the Disney-owned
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Image copyright Getty Images When Thomas Cook collapsed on Monday, the effects were felt across the world as tourists scoured for information on how to get home and many staff, despite having lost their jobs, stoically helped them. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) hired 45 jets to bring holidaymakers back, with only 5% of them
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Ira A. Lipman, who founded one of the first major private security companies and, long before 9/11, gave prescient advice on safeguarding airport passengers from terrorists, died on Sept. 16 in Manhattan. He was 78. The cause was complications of lymphoma, his son Gustave Lipman said. As president and chairman of Guardsmark, Mr. Lipman commanded
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When the world track and field championships opened in the Middle East for the first time Friday, there were some noticeable absences: Usain Bolt, Caster Semenya, Russian flags and fans. The 40,000-seat stadium — the first open-air venue of its kind with air conditioning — was cooling thousands of empty seats Friday night, many of
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WASHINGTON — House Democrats, kick-starting their impeachment inquiry into President Trump, subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday, demanding he produce a tranche of documents related to the president’s dealings with Ukraine. Separately, they instructed him to make five State Department officials available for depositions in the coming two weeks. A failure to do
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A mother whose newborn son died from sepsis after complications during pregnancy has described the moment she was faced with turning off life support. Beth Deacon-Bates’s baby Roy died in hospital in Norwich earlier this year, five days after he was born prematurely at Colchester Hospital. She had raised concerns about heavy bleeding. She said:
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Michelle Obama gave high praise to Meghan Markle in a sweet Instagram on Thursday, calling the Duchess of Sussex “a thoughtful leader who is breaking the mold and making our world better for it.” The duchess and Prince Harry, now on a 10-day royal tour of South Africa with their baby son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor,
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Aaron Judge had the top-selling jersey in Major League Baseball for the third consecutive season. The New York Yankees slugger beat out Bryce Harper, according to results released Friday by MLB. Judge maintained the top spot despite missing more than a third of the season. The 2017 AL Rookie of the Year entered Friday batting
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