Finance
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1.0KAn American woman will win $3.7 million at the US Open on Saturday — the biggest cash prize in tennis history
There’s a seven-figure check on the line.Matthew Stockman/Getty The United States Tennis Association is handing out a total of $50.4 million in...
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974The Senate just passed the package that came out of Trump’s massive deal with Democrats
Evan Vucci/AP Images The Senate on Thursday approved a contentious deal, struck between President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders, that would provide...
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967Here’s how much paid leave new mothers and fathers get in 11 different countries
US: The Family and Medical Leave Act provides up to 12 weeks’ unpaid leave, but it doesn’t apply to everyone. Toby Melville/Reuters...
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891Conservative GOP leader says ‘there’s going to be rebellion against everybody’ if Republicans don’t get something done
Mark MeadowsWin McNamee/Getty Images One top Republican lawmaker has become worried that the party is running out of time to enact its...
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1.0KKombucha, climbing walls, free plane tickets for parents, and hard work — A day in the life of a Silicon Valley intern (MSFT)
Ana Carolina Mexia Ponce, who will be a senior this fall at Stanford, is one of 300 students that interned across LinkedIn...
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1.0KSteve Bannon says Gary Cohn ‘absolutely’ should have resigned after Charlottesville
Gary Cohn and Steve Bannon in June.Joshua Roberts/Reuters Steve Bannon, the former White House chief strategist who leads the far-right website Breitbart...
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1.1K100 Tory MPs demand the EU pays Britain a €10 billion Brexit divorce bill
Brexit minister Steve BakerReuters LONDON — A group of at least 100 Conservative MPs has claimed there is no legal or moral...
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1.1KTotally Football Show and No Such Thing as a Fish podcasts help AudioBoom’s revenue jump 329%
The QI ‘elves’ recording ‘No Such Thing as a Fish.’Wiki Commons LONDON — On-demand podcast platform AudioBoom has reported a record 329%...
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1.1KWhy Chinese investors are pouring billions into London’s skyline despite ‘Brexit headwinds’
Cranes tower above construction sites, and surround 20 Fenchurch Street, nicknamed the Walkie-Talkie building, in the financial district of the City of...
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1.1KThe 9 best countries in the world for expats
REUTERS/Paul Hackett LONDON – Political instability caused by Brexit and the election of Donald Trump in the USA have seen both America...