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‘I Can't Stay Here' — Mick Mulvaney Resigns From Trump Administration, Expects Others to Follow
Mulvaney, President Trump’s former chief of staff, told CNBC he has resigned as special U.S. envoy to Northern Ireland.
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From Growing Up in Poverty to Battling the Covid Pandemic: How Northwell Health's CEO Found Success
Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling talks to CNBC Make It about how he went from extreme poverty to the C-suite and other challenges.
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Want to Be a Happier Person? The Secret May Be Hidden in These 9 Fascinating Words From Around the World
Happiness in America is plummeting. But can learning an “untranslatable word” in a foreign language make you happier? It just might.
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Trump Official Mick Mulvaney's Hedge Fund Seeking at Least $1 Million From Investors
Mick Mulvaney’s hedge fund is accepting at least $1 million from individual investors. The fund is raising money from high-net-worth individuals.
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Reports: Cineworld to Shut UK Theaters After Bond Film Delay
U.K. media say cinema chain Cineworld will close all its U.K. venues after the postponement of the new James Bond film left a big hole in theaters’ schedules.
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Subway's Bread Is Too Sugary to Be Called ‘Bread' in Ireland
The Irish Supreme Court ruled that all varieties of Subway’s sub rolls (yes, even the whole-grain) cannot be considered bread because they are too sugary.
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Ireland Has a New Coronavirus Fear: Americans on Vacation
Millions of Americans consider Ireland a home away from home. But as the number of coronavirus cases in the United States surges, many Irish businesses say they have been forced to turn away some of their most lucrative customers — vacationing Americans.
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‘Tough Game for Women': Female Jockeys Missing Again at Triple Crown
Mike Smith will ride Justify for a shot at the Triple Crown in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes. He’ll compete against nine other horse/jockey combinations — and all nine other jockeys will be men. In fact, over the past 48 years, more than 300 jockeys have ridden in Triple Crown races, and only six have been women. A female jockey hasn’t competed...
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Pence Announces Travel Restrictions From U.K. and Ireland
Vice President Pence announced on Saturday that the travel restrictions from Europe will be expanded to include the U.K. and Ireland, effect Monday night at midnight. Americans abroad will still be able to return to the United States and are encouraged to return home and self-quarantine.
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US Travel Ban Extends to UK, Ireland; Trump Eyes US Limits
Under the restrictions, American citizens, green card holders and others are still allowed to return home to the U.S., but will be funneled to 13 airports and be subjected to health screenings and quarantine orders.
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Ireland Cancels St. Patrick's Day Festivities Over Coronavirus Concerns
St. Patrick’s Day festivities in the Republic of Ireland have been canceled amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus, including the St. Patrick’s Day festival parade in Dublin on March 17, NBC News reports.
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'AAA for Horses': When NYPD Horses Lose Shoes, the Blacksmith Comes to Them
When one of the New York Police Department’s horses loses a metal shoe, or they just wear out on the gritty city streets, a blacksmith shop on wheels rushes to the rescue, equipped with a 2,850-degree furnace and trained farriers who can make the fix on the spot. It’s like AAA for horses.
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Facebook Tests Tool to Move Photos to Google, Other Rivals
Facebook has started testing a tool that lets users move their images more easily to other online services, as it faces pressure from regulators to loosen its grip on data.
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Bodies of Victims Found in UK Truck Repatriated to Vietnam
The bodies of 16 of the 39 Vietnamese who died when human traffickers carried them by truck to England last month were repatriated to their homeland on Wednesday and have been taken to their families. The bodies arrived on a flight that landed in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital, the news website VNExpress reported. The website published photos of ambulances that transported...
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Celebrities Are Deep Into Liquor, Wine With Their Own Brands
From Kate Hudson’s new vodka to Dylan Sprouse’s Brooklyn-made mead, celebrities with their own brands of spirits and wines can make drink-loving fans happy at the holidays. You can find other pillars of culture with bottles, including TV shows and the high-brow auction house Sotheby’s.
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Sea Turtle Takes Flight Home
A young sea turtle that washed ashore in Ireland during a storm boarded a flight home to the Canary Islands, where experts hope she’ll be able to help repopulate the vulnerable species.
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Sea Turtle Takes Flight Home
A young sea turtle that washed ashore in Ireland during a storm boarded a flight home to the Canary Islands, where experts hope she’ll be able to help repopulate the vulnerable species.
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Vietnam Arrests 8 More in Britain Trucks Deaths
Police in Vietnam have arrested eight more suspects in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals found dead inside a refrigerated truck container in southeastern England. Police said the eight were arrested Sunday on charges of organizing people smuggling overseas as the sprawling international investigation into what appears to be a people-smuggling tragedy continues. They did not give any...
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UK Police Say Truck Victims From Vietnam; 3 Suspects Held
All 39 people found dead in a refrigerated container truck in England last week were Vietnamese nationals, British police said, as three more people were arrested in Ireland and Vietnam in the sprawling international investigation into what appears to be a people-smuggling tragedy. British detectives initially said the victims discovered near the southeast port of Purfleet on Oct. 23 were...
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UK's Johnson Seeks Dec. 12 Election to Break Brexit Impasse
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has finally abandoned his promise of an October Brexit and pinned his hopes on a December election. Two days after lawmakers stymied Johnson’s latest attempt to pass his European Union divorce deal, he said Thursday that the only way to break Britain’s Brexit impasse was a general election. Johnson said he would ask lawmakers to...