The highest pay packages go to CEOs at health care companies. For the third time in four years, chief executives in the health care field led the S&P 500 in terms of total compensation. The typical CEO in the industry made $16.1 million last year, which means half earned more than that, and half made […]
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: PAIR OF ACES It’s a marquee matchup on Memorial Day at Dodger Stadium when NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom (3-5, 3.72 ERA) pitches for the New York Mets against three-time winner Clayton Kershaw (4-0, 3.33). Kershaw is 5-0 with a 1.59 ERA in six
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WASHINGTON — It is quite a testament to the current state of the Senate that a successful veteran lawmaker of two decades believes he can accomplish more by quitting than by trying to stick it out another six years. “This place is definitely broken,” said Senator Tom Udall, Democrat of New Mexico and a longtime
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Shares were mixed early Monday in Asia in the absence of fresh news on the tariffs standoff between the U.S. and China. U.S. markets will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index advanced 0.3% to 21,173.27 after visiting President Donald Trump said he expects a deal with Tokyo on trade after
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Urine bottles being thrown, doors broken off their hinges and threats of violence. These are just some of the experiences nurses have faced at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in Dorset. They have spoken to the BBC to highlight the issues that many NHS staff face in the work place. According to NHS England 15% of
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By Daniel Gallas & Daniele Palumbo South America Business Correspondent, Data Journalist Image copyright AFP Image caption Jair Bolsonaro boasted during the election that he did not understand anything about economics On 1 January, when Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro took office, many in the country were concerned that the divisive politician would not be
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Animal eyes, watching Still, the trip was not about what happened on the boat, but what happened off it. One night, after a dinner of hearty tucunaré soup — hunks of tender white fish, hard-boiled eggs and potato chunks in broth — Nigel herded us into a small, canoe-like motorboat and set off down the
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Each week, we review the week’s news, offering analysis about the most important developments in the tech industry. Want this newsletter in your inbox? Sign up here. Hi, I’m Jamie Condliffe. Greetings from London. Here’s a look at the week’s tech news: President Trump’s latest swipe at Huawei could be the start of a deep
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Ozzie Albies was not about to back down. The Atlanta infielder finished a 10-pitch at-bat by singling in the tying run in the ninth inning to kick-start the Braves to a 4-3, 10-inning come-from-behind win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Brian McCann drew a bases-loaded walk off reliever Tyler Webb for the go-ahead
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President Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, “agree” in their negative assessment of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., the White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said on Sunday. Ms. Sanders, in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” also defended the president’s approach to efforts to denuclearize North Korea and
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