Image copyright Getty Images The home rentals site Airbnb plans to list on stock exchanges next year, in what is expected to be one of the highest-profile share sales of 2020. One of the earlier so-called sharing economy sites, the Californian firm is facing criticism for hollowing out communities in popular destinations. City governments around […]
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WASHINGTON — Amazon committed on Thursday to meeting the goals of the Paris climate agreement 10 years ahead of schedule and be carbon neutral by 2040, in the company’s most ambitious push yet to combat climate change. Jeff Bezos, the company’s chief executive, said that the promises were part of a new effort called the
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Speakers at a funeral in Dallas for T. Boone Pickens will include Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The service for family and friends will be Thursday afternoon at Highland Park United Methodist Church. The public can view the service from a hall in the church and it will be livestreamed
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Boris Johnson says he does not want to “exaggerate the progress” of Brexit negotiations, but the UK could “find a way forward”. The prime minister said he believed he could “solve the problem” of the Irish backstop and ensure the UK did not “remain under the control of the EU”. But he added: “It is
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Technology companies led broad gains for stocks on Wall Street in morning trading Thursday, extending the market’s gains from a day earlier. Microsoft led the tech stock rally, climbing 2.1%, as traders welcomed the software giant’s decision to boost its quarterly dividend and approve a $40 billion stock buyback. Technology is up 31.8% this year,
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It’s no secret that mental illness was (and still is in some ways) a taboo topic of which an individual’s personal experience is rarely discussed openly. It’s also possible to live a full, normal and productive life with a mental health condition. All of this may mean that many people could have been raised by
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Hilaria Baldwin announced Wednesday that she and husband Alec Baldwin are expecting their fifth child. “It is still very early…but we have learned that there is a little person inside of me,” she wrote on Instagram. The yoga instructor and lifestyle writer, who had a miscarriage in April, explained that she didn’t want to conceal
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As the setting sun left a yellow tinge on dirt-colored cactuses as far as the eye could see, park ranger Anna Roberts gave us a lesson on what we were about to hunt. “Scorpions know they will not kill us because we are much larger,” said Roberts, explaining that the animals‘ first instinct would be
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Huawei launched a new flagship smartphone on Thursday but it comes without popular Google apps such as Chrome or YouTube after U.S. sanctions kicked in, limiting its appeal to consumers. The Chinese tech giant unveiled the Mate 30 series of phones at an event in Munich, Germany. The devices, including one for new 5G networks,
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Rory McIlroy made six bogeys and a double bogey in his last 11 holes to shoot 4-over 76 at the BMW PGA Championship, leaving the world No. 2 already 11 strokes off the first-round lead held by Matt Wallace on Thursday. McIlroy’s round fell apart after an eagle at No. 4 followed by a birdie
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