Image copyright Getty Images All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, so the old proverb goes. But does it also make Jack less productive, less efficient, unhappy and more stressed? That’s the view of a growing number of voices, including the UK’s trade union body, the TUC. They want businesses to cut […]
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Militants in Gaza have fired a barrage of rockets into southern Israel, hitting several homes. The Israeli military says it has been hitting back with air strikes and tank fire at Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip. The militant group Islamic Jihad said it had launched the rocket attacks in response to violence at the
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — To outsiders, Kentucky’s largest city may be best known for its active bourbon distilleries, a baseball bat factory, famous fried chicken and a certain horse race run the first Saturday in May, but just ask someone there where to buy a book. “Carmichael’s,” said one longtime resident, “is a Louisville institution.” The
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President Donald Trump criticized social media companies after Facebook banned a number of extremist figures, declaring that he was “monitoring and watching, closely!!” Interested in Donald Trump? Add Donald Trump as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Donald Trump news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Trump, who tweeted and re-tweeted
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Jonathan Schoop thought he’d hit a three-run homer in the fourth innning, only to see Yankees right fielder Cameron Maybin run back, jump and stick his glove over the wall to make the catch. “I thought for sure off the bat that it’s going to go,” Schoop said. It was the kind of play that
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WASHINGTON — Facebook’s announcement in late April that it had set aside $3 billion to $5 billion to settle claims that it mishandled users’ personal data suggested a strong consensus by federal regulators that the social media giant needed to be held accountable. But the reality behind the scenes at the Federal Trade Commission is
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The Latest on Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholders meeting where CEO Warren Buffett and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger answer questions for hours (all times local): 2:40 p.m. Billionaire Warren Buffett says he doesn’t think people should worry about the jobs that will be lost to automation in the years ahead. Buffett made his comments during Berkshire
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Authorities in Curacao on Saturday boarded a ship that arrived under quarantine to start vaccinating people to prevent a measles outbreak. Health officials said only those who already have been vaccinated or have previously had measles will be free to leave the 440-foot (134-meter) ship Freewinds, which belongs to the Church of Scientology. Curacao epidemiologist
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A circus owner says the industry is all about taking ‘calculated risks’ and not performing animals. Earlier this week Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced a new law to ban travelling circuses from using wild animals. Circus Extreme is currently on its first tour of the UK and says it has taken five years to plan
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A year ago at the UnitedHealth Group offices at 1 Penn Plaza in midtown Manhattan, Wali Omarkheil, a 43-year-old regional marketing director, gathered with five of his colleagues to meet their new supervisor, Josiane Peluso. But before Peluso even introduced herself to her new team, she complained to the group about the new strict security
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