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10.01 / 17:08
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Winter storm threatens East Coast with strong winds, potential flooding
(Reuters) — Tens of millions of Americans were under the threat of menacing weather on Wednesday as a powerful winter storm loomed across the East Coast after after leaving in its wake power outages, grounded flights and destruction.
10.01 / 17:02
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Ted The Series: Check out release date of the prequel, cast, trailer and more
Seth MacFarlane has been entertaining audiences on television with his animated sitcoms surrounding broken families for years now. He is known for Griffins in Family Guy and Smiths in American Dad. Currently, he is back again with another new show which is based on his two earlier movies Ted and Ted 2. It revolved around the story of John Bennett, a Boston native of around 20 years, living a joyous yet emotionally restricted life along with Ted, his friend, and a badmouthed talking teddy bear who came to his life when he was ten years old.
10.01 / 00:13
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JetBlue's CEO is stepping down, and he'll be replaced by the first woman to lead a big US airline
The CEO of JetBlue is stepping down, and he's being replaced by the first woman to head a major U.S. airline
08.01 / 21:51
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Harvard's robotic wearable device improves walking for people with Parkinson's
Boston University have used a soft, wearable robot to help a person living with Parkinson's walk without freezing. As explained by the researchers, freezing is one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that affects more than nine million people globally.
06.01 / 00:58
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The younger, the better: Gen Zers are ready for estate planning
They spend hours scrolling through TikTok, they’re regularly active on Instagram, and yet it turns out they’re more prepared than any other generation when it comes to planning their wills and estates.
03.01 / 14:25
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Sustainable Energy Goals Require Public Investment in Emerging Technologies, BCG Chair Says
In December, more than 190 governments at the United Nations climate conference approved an agreement calling for a transition away from fossil fuels to combat global warming. The COP28 conference was widely viewed as a turning point in the fight against global warming. The effort will require a massive amount of technology, but much of it is too expensive and won’t come down in price without public subsidies and investment, said Boston Consulting Group Global Chair Rich Lesser.
03.01 / 13:58
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Intel spins out AI software firm with backing from DigitalBridge
Intel on Wednesday said it was forming a new independent company around its artificial intelligence software efforts with backing from digital-focused asset manager DigitalBridge Group and other investors. Intel executives would not comment on the value of the deal or whether it would retain a majority stake in the new venture, other than to say the firm would have an independent board of directors and the chipmaker would remain a shareholder.
30.12 / 16:02
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Is Madonna's Boston Concert Postponed? Conflicting Updates from Ticketmaster and Pop Icon's Representative
Boston shows. Madonna's representative however promptly denied these assertions, stating that the performances are set to proceed as scheduled on January 8-9 at TD Garden.
30.12 / 01:14
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Class of 2024: LSR tops DU as undergrad lands record Rs 49 lakh offer
economics student from the Class of 2024 at Delhi University's Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR) has landed a job with an annual salary of ₹48.9 lakh offered by a global bank for a domestic role. That's a record for the college, and possibly the university, coming as it does amid a market slump and macroeconomic headwinds. At LSR, it's up from last year's high of ₹44 lakh. «The banking firm does not wish to be named,» said Kanika K Ahuja, professor, department of psychology, and convenor of the placement cell at Lady Shri Ram College for Women.
29.12 / 23:46
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Workers in New England states looking forward to a bump up in minimum wages in 2024
Workers in several New England states are looking forward to a bump up in the minimum wage in 2024 while advocates in Massachusetts are pushing a ballot question aimed at phasing out the state’s subminimum wage for tipped workers
27.12 / 14:12
25.12 / 18:02
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2023 Christmas Day NBA Games: Live, schedule, start time, venue, where to watch free
NBA has come out with five fabulous games on this day. It starts with the Bucks vs. Knicks at noon ET followed by the Warriors vs. Nuggets at 2:30 p.m. ET, Celtics vs. Lakers at 5 p.m. ET, 76ers vs. Heat at 8 p.m. ET. The day ends with the Mavs vs. Suns at 10:30 p.m. ET. Christmas is a day that has always featured the best players in NBA history- LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan and many others.
21.12 / 12:45
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New annuity products don’t have ‘icky feeling of commission’
Most advisors don’t recommend annuities to the majority of their clients who are in retirement – and only 40% expect that advice to be taken to heart most of the time.
20.12 / 18:45
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Troy AM sells minority stake to US firm in bid to increase employee equity participation
Troy AM was established in 2000 by CIO and founder Sebastian Lyon and the late Arnold Weinstock.
19.12 / 16:48
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Can Sekar Kathiresan kill heart attacks?
Chennai: Dr Sekar Kathiresan, co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Boston-based Verve Therapeutics, hails from a family that is genetically prone to heart attacks. Myocardial infarctions, as heart attacks are medically known, cause 32% of all deaths worldwide, and claimed the lives of his grandmother, uncle and elder brother. His father, too, had suffered a heart attack but survived.
19.12 / 06:42
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Managers need to pay attention to employees' emotional needs: BCG survey
When asked directly what would drive them to take a new job, employees’ answers are focused on functional factors, with pay the overwhelming top choice, followed by benefits and perks, work/life balance, work they enjoy and care about, and better career learning opportunities, finds a survey of 11,000 employees from eight countries (US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, and India) conducted by Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
18.12 / 22:15
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Peaky Blinders spin-offs on Netflix: Will there be new shows?
Netflix is set to explore the expansion of its Peaky Blinders universe by developing two spin-off shows, marking a strategic move for the streaming service to further capitalize on its popular intellectual properties (IPs), according to reports. Presently, Netflix's standout shows, such as Stranger Things, Bridgerton, and The Witcher, largely exist as standalone entities. In contrast to Disney+, which heavily relies on franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and Star Wars, and HBO Max, which features DC properties, Netflix has historically maintained less dependence on major franchises.
17.12 / 11:45
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Former tech consultants turn entrepreneurs, find success in luxury watch industry with Bangalore watch company
Nirupesh Joshi and Mercy Amalraj were high-flying technology consultants, earning handsomely, with successful stints in Boston, Seoul and Hong Kong until 2018. One fine day the couple gave it all up, got into entrepreneurship in an entirely alien area: the world of mechanical watches the couple had all along been fascinated by.They landed in Bengaluru, the ground-zero of wrist watches and startups. “A watch carries memories through generations.
17.12 / 11:43
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From Wastepaper to High Art: Japan Seeks to Save Manga Heritage
TOKYO—When Keiko Takemiya made her manga debut in 1968, her publisher told her that her original drawings for the comic books could be thrown out. She insisted on getting them back, stamping “Please return this to me" on each page. More than half a century later, she has a collection of 26,000 drawings from the 180 manga titles she has published, including pioneering works in the genre of manga for girls.
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