Het kabinet gaat bekijken of de hersteltermijnen van pensioenfondsen verlengd kunnen worden in de hoop nieuwe pensioenkortingen af te wenden. Dat heeft PvdA-staatssecretaris Jetta Klijnsma van Sociale Zaken toegezegd aan de Tweede Kamer.
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WöRTHERSEE, Austria, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Nearly one quarter of elderly people currently have a mental disorder, a rate that researchers in Austria say is much higher than they expected to find.
PARIS (AP) — Protesters throwing planks of wood and Molotov cocktails clashed with Paris police firing tear gas and dispersion grenades Thursday, as unions staged a last-ditch bid to dismantle a labor law that weakens their powers.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State detailed plans Thursday to mark the 50th anniversary of Joe Paterno’s first win as hundreds of the late coach’s former players made their way back to State College for a private reunion, marking a milestone that has emerged as a sensitive issue for the university and people critical of
Electric car company Tesla has beat several firms in the running for a bid to build a storage facility in California. Tesla’s 20 megawatt-80 megawatt/hour power facility will be located at public utility Southern California Edison’s Mira Loma substation in the city of Ontario. Once built, the energy storage facility will reportedly be the largest operating lithium ion battery storage project in the world.
EL PASO, Texas — A former football player at UTEP has been found not guilty of raping a woman in a dorm last year. Twenty-one-year-old David Hamm was acquitted by a jury Thursday of a single count of sexual assault. He had faced a sentence of 20 years. The woman, a former UTEP athlete, had
Giants fullback Nikita Whitlock has been suspended without pay for the team's next 10 games.
n a twist, Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren, known as a dove on the central bank, is using dovish arguments to support an interest-rate hike this year.
BOULDER — Two weeks into the season, there is no doubt Colorado's promise of an up-tempo offense is not an empty one.
BOULDER — Two weeks into the season, there is no doubt Colorado's promise of an up-tempo offense is not an empty one.
BOULDER — Two weeks into the season, there is no doubt Colorado's promise of an up-tempo offense is not an empty one.
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, with major indexes rallying after economic data suggested the Federal Reserve may not be as aggressive in raising interest rates as previously believed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average [S: DJIA] closed up 178.26 points, or 1%, at 18,213.03. All 30 components ended in the green, but Apple Inc. [S: AAPL] led with a gain of 3.4%. The S&P 500 [S: SPX] closed up 21.51 points, or 1%, at 2,147.28, with technology again leading among sectors. The Nasdaq Composite Index [S... Читать дальше...
Erica Kenny and Chanese White were charged with fourth-degree child abuse.
The Guardian is about to make major cuts to its U.S. operation, reducing staff by 30%, leaders there announced in a meeting Thursday.
Pennsylvania’s senior senator is adding his home state’s name to the list of places eager to host the college championship games stripped from North Carolina this week over the Tar … Click to Continue »
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NEW YORK (ANP) - Het Italiaans-Amerikaanse autoconcern Fiat Chrysler Automobiles roept wereldwijd 1,9 miljoen auto's terug naar de garage. Een defect met airbags en veiligheidsgordels is mogelijk verantwoordelijk voor drie doden en vijf gewonden, zo laat het bedrijf donderdag weten.
Music fans know Chance the Rapper's lyrics, but soon, the world will know the 23-year-old’s face just as well. On Oct. 17, H&M will...
NEW YORK — Cigarette maker Reynolds American says former House Speaker John Boehner, a longtime smoker, is joining its board of directors. Reynolds American Inc. is the company behind Camel, Newport and Pall Mall cigarettes. Boehner was elected House Speaker in 2011 and resigned from the position and Congress nearly a year ago. His replacement,
More people are working from home, which has led to fewer people eating lunch in restaurants.