Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Security is tight at the Alpine event Some of the world’s top business people and politicians – plus a smattering of celebrities – will gather in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum (WEF) this week. US President Donald Trump, teen climate activist Greta Thunberg and Uber boss Dara […]
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For all the criticisms directed at the largest tech companies in the last years, few smaller rivals have been willing to speak up publicly. That changed for a couple of hours on Friday, as executives at four businesses pleaded with federal lawmakers to rein in Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon. At a congressional hearing in
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The Tennessee Titans have found a way to fix the NFL’s worst field goal unit by ignoring the kicker and only scoring touchdowns By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer January 17, 2020, 10:07 PM 4 min read NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have found a way to fix the NFL’s worst field
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There will be two ways for Democratic candidates to qualify for their party’s next presidential debate, scheduled for Feb. 7, the Democratic National Committee announced on Friday. All six candidates who qualified for this past week’s debate have qualified for the next. The candidates can meet the same thresholds they had to last time: 225,000
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took up an appeal by President Donald Trump’s administration seeking to enforce new federal rules allowing employers to obtain religious exemptions from an Obamacare requirement that health insurance that they provide to employees pays for women’s birth control. At issue is a challenge by the states
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TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas lawmakers expect to have their most serious debate so far on medical marijuana this year, fueling high hopes for advocates who have been stymied by the state’s prohibitionist roots and Republican-controlled Legislature. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has said she would sign a bill legalizing medical marijuana. A House committee has committed
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Children are being encouraged to talk about their mental health through puppets. The show Curious Beasts, developed by charity Action For Children, visits schools to identify early signs of psychological and emotional issues in a bid to prevent them from developing in the future. During this performance at Newburn Manor Primary School in Newcastle, youngsters
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If all goes well for the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend, Super Bowl LIV will be a rematch of the very first Super Bowl game in 1967. But anyone who wants to rewatch that game will have a hard time: Both NBC and CBS covered it, but later recorded over
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Early state polling shows Ms. Warren with an edge among female voters but Mr. Biden with more backing overall. Nationally Mr. Biden leads among female voters, a reflection of his strength in the race. At events for Ms. Warren and Ms. Klobuchar in recent months, female voters were grappling with contradictory ideas. They thought the
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Meanwhile, some of the people who work hardest in service to their fellow Americans are forced to expose their retirement savings to the very things they believe they are protecting us from, at least if they want the money in their plan to track stocks. That’s because the index funds that the T.S.P. mirrors own
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