In a Democratic debate in September, Mr. Sanders differed with Joe Biden in saying wages would rise if employers were no longer involved with health benefits. Many Americans are skeptical; in a Kaiser Family Foundation poll, 63 percent said their wages would stay the same if their employers’ health costs fell. Some studies in economics […]
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Elections are obviously stressful times for a country: Voters are tasked with a momentous decision – and are bombarded with endless punditry, analysis, messaging, and political debate about each candidate during long election cycles. So it should surprise no one that there’s actually a relationship between voters’ physical well-being and election season, according to a
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The long-standing ― and largely tongue-in-cheek ― debate over Elsa’s sexuality in Disney’s “Frozen” franchise was finally settled on “Saturday Night Live” this past weekend. Kate McKinnon played the ice queen in a live-action sketch on Saturday’s episode of “SNL” that was designed as an outtake from the forthcoming DVD edition of “Frozen 2.” In the skit, Elsa
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Two Iranian students attending Boston-area universities have filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security saying federal officials at Boston’s Logan International Airport acted illegally in denying them entry to the U.S. to start classes By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press February 3, 2020, 7:18 PM 3 min read BOSTON — Two Iranian students attending
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A massive memorial created by the public outside Staples Center after the death of former Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is being dismantled, with an official saying some of the items will go to Bryant’s widow February 3, 2020, 6:42 PM 2 min read LOS ANGELES — A massive memorial created by the public outside Staples
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Taking aim at the second article of impeachment charging President Trump with obstruction of Congress, Patrick Philbin, the deputy White House counsel, upbraided the House for “jumping straight to the ultimate nuclear weapon of the Constitution.” To support the charge of obstruction, Mr. Philbin argued, would “fundamentally alter the balance between the different branches of
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Stocks rose in much of the world Monday and recovered some of their losses from earlier weeks, but markets are still far from giving the all-clear on the virus that has spread to more than 20 countries By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer February 3, 2020, 7:10 PM 5 min read NEW YORK — Stocks
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The latest attempt at an HIV vaccine has failed February 3, 2020, 6:11 PM 2 min read The latest attempt at an HIV vaccine has failed, as researchers announced Monday they have stopped giving the experimental shots in a major study. The study had enrolled more than 5,400 people since 2016 in South Africa, a
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Image copyright PA Media The cost of the annual television licence fee will increase by £3, from £154.50 to £157.50, from 1 April 2020. In 2016, the government said the fee would rise in line with inflation every year for five years from 1 April 2017. The latest increase comes amid debate around the future
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The brother of Jeff Bezos’s girlfriend has filed a lawsuit accusing Mr. Bezos and his security consultant of defaming him in connection with a 2019 National Enquirer story revealing Mr. Bezos’s extramarital affair. Michael Sanchez, a Hollywood talent manager and the brother of Lauren Sanchez, said in his lawsuit, which was filed on Friday in
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