“I’ve had really bad experiences in the past with employers, I’ve even been ‘let go’ because I took time off for my mental health,” says Steph. The 29-year-old says she worked at a number of retail and agency jobs, with most managers being far from understanding. “I was always really anxious and uncomfortable asking for […]
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The Department of Transportation is proposing an overhaul to the regulations around service animals on flights in the United States, banning all animals except dogs, and no longer forcing airlines to let animals accompany passengers who say they need them just for emotional support, officials said on Wednesday. The proposed new rules will be open
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NEW YORK — Wednesday is the deadline to seek cash payments and claim free services as part of Equifax’s $700 million settlement over a massive data breach. The breach in 2017, affecting 147 million people, was one of the largest ever to threaten private information. The compromised data included Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses,
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Long stints atop U.S. men’s figure skating were common for decades By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer January 22, 2020, 7:33 PM 4 min read GREENSBORO, N.C. — Long stints atop U.S. men’s figure skating were common for decades. No fewer than eight skaters, including Dick Button, Scott Hamilton and Brian Boitano, have reigned for
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Emily Thornberry says she wants “good schools up and down the country” as she is pushed over why she sent her son to a partially-selective school. The Labour leadership contender told the BBC’s Andrew Neil she was “a victim” of selective education herself, but “as a mother” would “never apologise for doing the best for
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) ― The contamination of U.S. drinking water with man-made “forever chemicals” is far worse than previously estimated with some of the highest levels found in Miami, Philadelphia and New Orleans, said a report on Wednesday by an environmental watchdog group. The chemicals, resistant to breaking down in the environment, are known as perfluoroalkyl
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The federal government is taking Ohio’s side in a lawsuit over the state law prohibiting doctors from performing abortions based on a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press January 22, 2020, 5:54 PM 2 min read COLUMBUS, Ohio — The federal government took Ohio’s side Tuesday in a lawsuit over
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The BBC2 show presented by Victoria Derbyshire has landed countless exclusive interviews The BBC’s award-winning Victoria Derbyshire Show is coming off air, the BBC media editor has learned. Amol Rajan said the cost of running the show on a linear channel “when savings are needed” had been “deemed too
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Isabel dos Santos, 46, currently lives abroad A top PWC executive has left the firm after revelations of PwC links with Isabel Dos Santos, who is under investigation for corruption. PWC declined to comment on the departure and says it has launched its own investigation. Ms Dos Santos, one
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BANGKOK — News that a new virus that has afflicted hundreds of people in central China can spread between humans has rattled financial markets and raised concern it might wallop the economy just as it might be regaining momentum. Health authorities across Asia have been stepping up surveillance and other precautions to prevent a repeat
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