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Online retail giant Amazon announced Tuesday it would raise its starting wage for US workers to $15 an hour, amid long-standing criticism of low pay, and would advocate for a higher minimum wage nationwide. The pay raise will apply to 250,000 employees, starting November 1, and to the more than 100,000 seasonal workers the company expects to hire for the holiday shopping season. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said the company -- valued at nearly $1 trillion -- was heeding complaints about its pay structure. Читать дальше...

The average public high school student works a full 40-hour week plus 10.7 hours of overtime -- without pay, of course, and on a uniform schedule taking no heed of individual kids' natural sleep cycles. ... Is it any wonder our kids are tired?

Mourinho admitted on the eve of a crucial Champions League clash with Valencia that some of his players care more about the current crisis engulfing United than others.

BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green announced Tuesday that it has agreed to terms to play a home-and-home series with Iowa State.

After a direct challenge from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to personally and immediately visit what he called a secret atomic warehouse in Iran, the United Nations nuclear energy chief on Tuesday reaffirmed that his agency has conducted all necessary additional visits.

SMT (Sahajanand Medical Technologies), a coronary stent manufacturing company, will invest ₹250 crore to set up an integrated manufacturing unit of mi

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An RTI query requesting the district authorities to provide the applicant a copy of Lord Krishna's birth certificate has left officials flummoxed. The Public Information Officer, Ramesh Chandra, said it's difficult to find answers to such questions related to public faith and personal beliefs and therefore, the department is in a dilemma. The RTI applicant, claiming to be from Chhattisgarh, had said in his application, "The country celebrated Krishna Janmashtami on September 3. Please provide a copy... Читать дальше...

Kanye West's intern was sent on an adventure with a sticky note and a credit card.
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended the governorship primaries in Imo State indefinitely following controversy. Yekini Nabena who is the party spokesperson announced the suspension on Tuesday, October 2.

The statue of priest and educator St Don Bosco in front of the Bishop's House here in Sonitpur district was vandalised, a police officer said on Tuesday. Locals found the statue desecrated on Sunday morning and lodged a complaint at Tezpur police station, Sonitpur District Additional SP HQ Numal Mahanta said. The case was registered under sections of IPC, including 295 (defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion). Investigations are on, Mahanta said. Don Bosco, whose actual name is John Bosco... Читать дальше...

Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao Tuesday visited Mani Bhavan here and offered tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 149th birth anniversary. Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Julio Rebeiro, Mani Bhavan president Dr Usha Thakkar, Honorary Secretary Yogesh Kamdar and Chairperson of Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Raksha Mehta were present on the occasion, an official statement said. The Governor was shown Gandhi's room at Mani Bhavan. He also visited the library, museum and the permanent exhibition at Mani Bhavan. Читать дальше...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he thinks Kanye West's plan to bring Colin Kaepernick to the White House to meet with President Trump would be a "great thing" amid the chasm between the president and the former NFL play...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he thinks Kanye West’s plan to bring Colin Kaepernick to the White House to meet with President Trump would be a “great thing” amid the chasm between the president and the former NFL player on national anthem...

The Boston Red Sox don’t yet know which team they’ll play in the American League Division Series. Game 1 of... Read More »

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Online retail giant Amazon announced Tuesday it would increase minimum wage of its all US employees to USD 15 per hour, a move welcomed by the Trump Administration and US lawmakers as a significant step that benefits workers. Effective November 1, the new wage will benefit more than 250,000 Amazon employees, as well as over 100,000 seasonal employees who will be hired at Amazon sites across the country this holiday. "We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead," said Jeff Bezos... Читать дальше...

Stressing that India would generate 40 per cent of power from non-fossil fuels by 2030, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday called for connecting solar energy supply across borders giving the mantra of 'One World One Sun One Grid'. "We have a dream One World, One Sun One Grid. We generate round the clock electricity from Sun as it sets in one part of the world but rises in another part. Sun never sets for entire earth," Modi said addressing inaugural function of 2nd Global RE-Invest meeting of Indian... Читать дальше...

Tesla’s ability to mass-produce the Model 3 sedan has been questioned for months, but the automaker said on Tuesday that production of the all-electric car has been “stabilized.” But while it made more than 52,000 in the third quarter of 2018, the company said it remains stuck in “delivery hell.” 

By Charlotte Regen This amazing shows a group of deer swimming through a lake in perfect harmony with each other. Captured at Wollaton Hall and Deer Park near Nottingham, the footage was taken by Avtar Ram. The four deers can be seen following each other in a perfectly straight line. Avtar, who walks his [...] Credit:

With its associated costs at an all-time high in the U.S., healthcare stands to gain more than any other economic sector from the potential benefits of AI.

Fifty-five percent believe that committing a sexual assault is not disqualifying for a Supreme Court nominee.