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Technology is killing the American middle class. Automation, digital technology and outsourcing have wiped out millions of manufacturing, service and other blue-collar jobs in recent decades, and that trend is accelerating. Uber has chewed up the taxi industry; Google is working on driverless cars (why? Ed.) that could eliminate the jobs of 3.5 million truck …
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It is not the young man who should be considered fortunate but the old man who has lived well, because the young man in his prime wanders much by chance, vacillating in his beliefs, while the old man has docked in the harbor, having safeguarded his own true happiness. (Epicurus) I suppose there is something …
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Bad news for wine lovers: a major new study has suggested that older drinkers who enjoy just one large 250ml glass of wine a day are increasing their risk of having a stroke by a third. The research, based on data from a Swedish study which tracked 11,644 twins over 43 years, found that these …
We now have to be aware of the “cultural vigilantes” who look out for the slightest offense you might or might not be giving to some minority. The list includes homophobia, racism, transphobia, sexism and all-round bigotry. This new intolerance emantes from universities and colleges, where students must be on constant alert for “microaggressions” – …
HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) continued to offer services to clients, even after they had been named by the United Nations for arms trafficking, for bribery, and for dealing in blood diamonds. HSBC’s Swiss clients included former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, former Tunisian president Ben Ali and current Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, and politicians in Britain, …
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