Deliveroo promises some riders $14,000 when it IPOs. Most will get far less
Amazon-backed food delivery startup Deliveroo has announced plans to give some of its busiest riders £10,000 bonuses ($13,850) when it goes public…
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Novak Djokovic surpasses Roger Federer’s all-time record of weeks spent as world No.1
Novak Djokovic has broken Roger Federer‘s all-time record for most weeks spent as the men’s world No.1. The Serbian has now topped the…
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5 things to know for March 8: Stimulus, Covid-19, Russia, South Korea, Meghan & Harry
It’s International Women’s Day, and CNN asked women around the world what they’ve learned during the pandemic. Here’s what…
Continue ReadingA Pennsylvania town surprised its UPS driver with a $1,000 gift thanking him for his hard work during the pandemic
A UPS driver was moved to tears after his customers in Pennsylvania showed their appreciation in a big way. Chad Turns delivers for UPS in the small…
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‘We were the only airplanes in the sky’ — the surreal lives of Covid-era pilots
Darrell Myers remembers the surreal feeling last March when nearly all passenger travel shut down, leaving cargo pilots like him flying all alone.…
Continue ReadingAmid the rubble of Mosul, Pope Francis declares hope ‘more powerful than hatred’
Standing amid the rubble left behind by the now defeated ISIS terrorists in the Iraqi city of Mosul, Pope Francis on Saturday declared hope to be…
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Biden to sign executive orders establishing Gender Policy Council and addressing sexual violence in education
President Joe Biden is set to sign two executive orders on Monday which will establish the White House Gender Policy Council and address sexual…
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Chinese selfie app pours cash into bitcoin and could buy more
Tesla turned heads last month when it revealed that it had invested big in bitcoin. Now a Chinese company is jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon,…
Continue ReadingMyanmar military occupies hospitals and universities ahead of mass strike
Troops in Myanmar have occupied hospitals and university campuses, and ramped up nighttime raids ahead of a nationwide strike to protest against the…
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Harry, Meghan and the power of their story
Among journalists in Queen Victoria’s England, Walter Bagehot was a central figure. Not only did he marry well — to the daughter of the…
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Oregon clinches Pac-12 men’s title with 80-67 win over Oregon State
Will Richardson scored a career-high 22 points and Oregon made a season-high 15 3-pointers Sunday in beating Oregon State 80-67 to finish as the…
Continue ReadingSome children’s hospitals see a surge in rare Covid-19 complication MIS-C
Katharine Dunn got really worried about her son Nolan even as his doctors told her she shouldn’t — the 13-year-old’s fever was…
Continue ReadingSunday, March 7: Evening Snow Report
All the resorts got at least an inch of fresh snow, we may see a few more days just like this to start the…
Continue ReadingChina faces huge climate and tech challenges in its bid for global leadership
China’s leaders are finalizing their political and economic agenda for the rest of 2021 and beyond. How the country achieves technological…
Continue ReadingJackson, Mississippi, officials report progress in restoring water after last month’s powerful storm
After more than two weeks without a drop of water, one Jackson, Mississippi, restaurant is finally back open for business. “It has been…
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Rotary Club of Redmond holds 2nd annual ‘Gift of Literacy’ project
The project originally started with the books only being given to a few classes, but now the entire first-grade class in the Redmond district…
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Crooked River Ranch resident reunited with surrendered horses
Carmen Crowe was reunited with two horses that she surrendered after being diagnosed with Stage 4 liver and bone cancer in…
Continue ReadingGermany should have led the world at handling the pandemic. But experts slam Merkel’s vaccine response as a disaster
The fridges are here but the shots are not. Doctor Sibylle Katzenstein spent thousands kitting out her Berlin practice so she could administer…
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