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‘Babies become sitting ducks’: Babies too young for vaccines remain vulnerable in measles ‘hotbed’ communities

 With baby Arthur too young for the measles vaccine and a sibling due in June, the Otwells grew nervous when the threat of the highly contagious...

‘Downward mobility is incredibly radicalizing’: The college bargain is broken. What comes next could reshape America thumbnail
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‘Downward mobility is incredibly radicalizing’: The college bargain is broken. What comes next could reshape America

The warning signs were there two decades ago—long before ChatGPT, long before anyone worried about a robot taking their job. Around 2005, something...

26% of CEOs think the greatest threat to their job security is their own CFO thumbnail
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26% of CEOs think the greatest threat to their job security is their own CFO

Good morning. CEOs depend on their CFOs more than ever. And fear them more than ever, too. Under mounting pressure from nearly every...

The next generation of senators has a ticking time bomb in its lap: Social Security’s impending insolvency and no plan for the national debt thumbnail
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The next generation of senators has a ticking time bomb in its lap: Social Security’s impending insolvency and no plan for the national debt

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) has a ticker on its website: The Retirement Trust Fund Countdown. At the time of...

John Lewis chairman’s pay climbs 21% to £1.2m as 3,300 roles disappear across the partnership thumbnail
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John Lewis chairman’s pay climbs 21% to £1.2m as 3,300 roles disappear across the partnership

There is never an easy way to announce a hefty pay rise at the top while headcount is falling on the shop floor,...

Britain smashes solar records as ministers greenlight country’s largest solar farm thumbnail
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Britain smashes solar records as ministers greenlight country’s largest solar farm

Britain’s solar sector delivered a statement of intent this week, smashing generation records on back-to-back days as ministers gave the green light to...

Harrods Estates shuts up shop after 130 years as tax raids on wealthy overseas buyers take their toll thumbnail
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Harrods Estates shuts up shop after 130 years as tax raids on wealthy overseas buyers take their toll

The iconic property arm of the Knightsbridge department store has closed its last remaining office after a perfect storm of stamp duty hikes,...

Vinted breaks the billion-euro barrier as thrifty shoppers embrace second-hand fashion thumbnail
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Vinted breaks the billion-euro barrier as thrifty shoppers embrace second-hand fashion

The relentless squeeze on household budgets is reshaping how consumers buy clothes, and few businesses are reaping the rewards quite like Vinted. The...

Oil price surges towards $100 as Middle East ceasefire begins to unravel thumbnail
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Oil price surges towards $100 as Middle East ceasefire begins to unravel

The brief sigh of relief across global markets lasted barely a day. Brent crude climbed sharply back towards $100 a barrel on Thursday...

Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech, future-of-work startups thumbnail
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Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech, future-of-work startups

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