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‘I’ll make £12.24 an hour in my new job

Lucy Hooker BBC Business reporter Dylan Caulkin Dylan Caulkin would like the government to provide more help for young people like him On Wednesday the chancellor will give an update on her plans for the economy. The government has promised to boost growth, which should mean higher pay, more jobs, and more spending on services […]

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Supreme Court Will Not Hear Appeal in ‘Juliana’ Climate Case

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal in a landmark climate case brought by 21 young people against the federal government, ending its 10-year journey through the courts. But the case provided a blueprint for numerous other climate-related lawsuits that have had greater success. Juliana v. United States argued that the government […]

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Supreme Court confronts another challenge to the Voting Rights Act : NPR

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case Monday involving Louisiana’s congressional redistricting after the 2020 Census. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Race and politics were front and center at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday as the justices took up a voting rights case involving Louisiana’s congressional redistricting after […]

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Viktor Hovland and the case for perfectionism

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — There was Viktor Hovland, moments after winning his first PGA Tour championship in 18 months, after storming back from three shots down with five to play to beat a top-10 player in the world for the Valspar Championship. If there was a moment to declare himself back, to say that every […]

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Trump to Nominate Susan Monarez to Lead C.D.C.

President Trump has selected Susan Monarez, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to lead the agency permanently. The president withdrew his first nominee, Dr. Dave Weldon, just hours before his confirmation hearing. If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Monarez, an infectious-disease researcher, will be the first nonphysician to lead the […]

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FDA-Approved Artificial Blood Vessel Stirs Concerns

When the biotech company Humacyte designed a study to see if its lab-grown blood vessel worked, it decided to measure whether blood was flowing freely through the high-tech tube 30 days after it was implanted in a person. As those days passed, some of the 54 patients in the study ran into trouble. Doctors lost […]

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No tax rises and no return to austerity, but will it last?

Getty Images “Definitely not a Budget” is the basic message emerging from the Treasury about Wednesday’s economic statement. There will not just be no red box outside Number 11, there will only be a “thin book” of new policies with a “light scorecard” of measures with no further tax rises. So what is the point […]

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United Airlines Raises Price of Club Lounge Memberships

Relaxing in a United Airlines Club lounge is now going to cost airline regulars much more. United is overhauling its lounge membership program, reducing amenities and increasing the cost to enter the dozens of United Clubs worldwide, including locations in Tokyo, Chicago and Los Angeles. At a time when lounges are more in demand than […]

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