Image copyright Getty Images A quarter of people aged 25 and over who should be receiving the minimum wage are being underpaid, according to the Resolution Foundation think tank. The group’s research shows the number of firms not complying with minimum wage payments has increased since the National Living Wage started in 2016. Before then, […]
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On Dec. 30, Andrew Bosworth, a longtime Facebook executive and confidant of Mark Zuckerberg, wrote a long memo on the company’s internal network. In the post, titled “Thoughts for 2020,” Mr. Bosworth — who oversaw Facebook’s advertising efforts during the 2016 election and is now in charge of the company’s virtual and augmented reality division
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January 8, 2020, 3:28 AM 1 min read OKLAHOMA CITY (111) Bazley 3-8 0-0 8, Ferguson 3-7 0-0 7, Adams 3-5 4-7 10, Gilgeous-Alexander 8-18 6-6 22, Paul 9-15 6-6 28, Burton 1-6 1-2 3, Nader 3-5 0-0 7, Muscala 2-8 2-2 6, Diallo 1-4 3-4 6, Schroder 5-16 2-2 14. Totals 38-92 24-29 111.
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WASHINGTON — If even the Pentagon does not know whether it is coming or going in Iraq, it might be hard to blame the rest of the world for being a little confused about President Trump’s strategy for the Middle East. As Iranian missiles fell on American bases on Tuesday in retaliation for the drone
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When you’re in the thick of wedding planning, every little decision starts to feel hugely important. The idea that everything should be perfect for your guests makes it hard to pinpoint the areas where you could probably save yourself some money. Often, it’s not until after the big day that you realize which splurges were
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Ava DuVernay gave a special shoutout on Twitter Monday to Brad Pitt and Robert De Niro, sharing a photo of the two filmmakers pictured together at a Golden Globes after-party. The director, who is widely celebrated for telling stories about Black lives and other people of color, recognized the men for their contributions to her projects. DuVernay noted
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Amazon, Alphabet, Alibaba, Facebook, Tencent – five of the world’s 10 most valuable companies, all less than 25 years old – and all got rich, in their own ways, on data. No wonder it’s become common to call data the “new oil”. As recently as 2011, five of the top 10 were oil companies. Now,
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A machine that rapidly chills packaged drinks is on show at the CES tech expo. The start-up involved hopes to launch Juno later this year to cool cans and bottles of drink at point of use, meaning they do not need to be stored in refrigerators in advance. The BBC’s Chris Fox tested the prototype
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Ron Harper Jr. had 22 points to as Rutgers beat No. 20 Penn State 72-61 By MATT SUGAM Associated Press January 8, 2020, 2:25 AM 2 min read PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Ron Harper Jr. had 22 points to as Rutgers beat No. 20 Penn State 72-61 on Tuesday night. Rutgers took a lead at 34-33
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WASHINGTON — Under increasing pressure to defend the killing of a top Iranian general in Iraq, senior Trump administration officials offered new justifications but little detail on Tuesday, citing threats to the American Embassy in Baghdad and intelligence suggesting other imminent attacks that helped prompt the strike. Democrats stepped up their criticism of intelligence that
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