Charles Schwab buys rival TD Ameritrade in an approximately $26 billion all-stock deal, a blockbuster deal accelerated by disruption in the online brokerage industry By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer November 25, 2019, 12:24 PM 3 min read Charles Schwab is buying rival TD Ameritrade in a $26 billion stock swap, a blockbuster agreement accelerated […]
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Image caption Unison members at the picket line at Antrim Area Hospital Members of Northern Ireland’s largest health workers’ union will go on strike later over pay and staffing levels. Unison represents about 25,000 healthcare workers including nurses, social care staff, support services but not doctors. The first phase of industrial action will run from
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Image copyright Gingerdog Records “I won’t let you make me feel bad for the things I cannot do, I am tired of being talked over by people like you.” To watch Tilly Moses perform her folk music on stage, there are no visual clues she’s disabled – although the message is there loud and clear
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Authorities in Germany say thieves have carried out a heist at Dresden’s Green Vault, one of the world’s oldest museum containing priceless treasures from around the world By DAVID RISING and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press November 25, 2019, 11:51 AM 2 min read Thieves have carried out a heist at Dresden’s Green Vault, one of
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The transportation authorities in London announced on Monday that they had decided not to extend Uber’s taxi operating license, throwing into question whether the company will be able to continue to operate in its most lucrative European market. The decision will not immediately affect Uber’s presence on London streets, as the company has 21 days
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Washington quarterback Dwayne Haskins should have been finishing his first NFL victory Sunday. Instead, he was taking selfies with fans. The rookie missed the final play of host Washington’s 19-16 triumph over Detroit because of his poorly timed photo op. Coaches were looking for Haskins to wrap up the contest with a kneel-down. Instead, backup
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Cory Booker Senator from New Jersey Codify Roe v. Wade? Yes Require judicial nominees to support Roe as settled law? Yes Repeal the Hyde Amendment? Yes Would you sign a budget that included the Hyde Amendment? Unsure Require private insurers to cover abortion? Yes Require private insurers to cover contraception? Yes Repeal the Helms Amendment?
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More polio cases now caused by vaccine than by wild virus as 4 African countries report them November 25, 2019, 11:21 AM 1 min read Four African countries have reported new cases of polio linked to the oral vaccine, as global health numbers show there are now more children being paralyzed by viruses originating in
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Image copyright AFP Image caption The Green Vault is a world-famous treasure collection Burglars broke into one of Europe’s largest treasure collections – the Green Vault in the German city of Dresden – early on Monday, police say. The popular German daily Bild says the thieves are thought to have grabbed diamonds and other jewels
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Image copyright Getty Images TSB is to close 82 branches next year as part of a plan by new chief executive Debbie Crosbie to make £100m of cost savings by 2022. The Spanish-owned bank has 540 branches and is trying to restore its reputation after last year’s huge IT failure, which hit 1.9 million customers.
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