Business
October 04, 2024
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Should you tip even if the service wasn't worth it?

Getty Images It’s the end of a meal out and you’ve been presented with the bill. Suddenly the pleasure of the food you’ve just eaten is replaced by a faint wave of anxiety as you realise you’ve got to work out how much to tip. If you tip too little will you face the wrath […]

Top headlines
October 04, 2024
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Top court declines to halt demolitions near Somnath

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday refused to order status quo on alleged illegal demolition drive against properties of Muslims, including a century-old mosque, near Somnath temple, as Gujarat govt said it acted as per law to remove encroachments on govt land abutting the seashore. It said, “If we find they (govt) are in contempt […]

Sports
October 04, 2024
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Duke’s Flagg ‘has to prove’ he’s No. 1 draft pick

Jonathan Givony, ESPNOct 4, 2024, 03:31 PM ET Close NBA draft analyst and writerJoined ESPN.com in July 2017Founder and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a private scouting and analytics service used by NBA, NCAA and international teams DURHAM, N.C. — Duke freshman forward Cooper Flagg, projected as the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, said […]

Business
October 04, 2024
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Rivian shares fall after EV maker slashes production forecast, misses Q3 delivery expectations

Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024.  Joel Angel Juarez | Reuters Shares of Rivian Automotive dropped by as much as 8.9% in intraday trading Friday after the electric vehicle startup delivered fewer vehicles in the third quarter than analysts had expected and […]

Health
October 04, 2024
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New CDC website shows if COVID or flu is on the rise in 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new way for Americans to look up how high or low levels of viruses like COVID-19 and flu are in their local area for 2024. This year’s new “community snapshot” is the CDC’s latest attempt to repackage its data in one place for Americans deciding […]

Health
October 04, 2024
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NHS bosses want chippy to sell fruit and veg

There could be something fishy about this chip shop’s menu if health bosses get their way Plans for a new chippy have come up against a health board’s demands for fruit and veg on the menu. Betsi Cadwaladr health board wants the proposed takeaway in Morfa Bychan, Gwynedd, to sell a “good selection” of fruit […]

Business
October 04, 2024
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Stellantis files federal lawsuit against UAW union over strike threats

Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis NV, speaks to the media at the Stellantis auto manufacturing plant in Sochaux, France, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.  Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Stellantis is suing the United Auto Workers, escalating a monthslong battle between the trans-Atlantic automaker and American union, CNBC has […]

Business
October 04, 2024
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Zillow adds climate risk data to home listings as threats rise

Insured losses for Hurricane Helene are now estimated at over $6 billion, but the uninsured losses are far higher. That’s because the vast majority of homes impacted by the storm, especially in hard-hit North Carolina, did not have flood insurance. New risk-assessment technology is designed to help change that for the future. Most homeowners in […]