Cisco to Cut About 7% of Staff in Second Round of Job Layoffs

The cuts could amount to about 6,000 jobs for the San Jose, Calif., maker of computer networking technology. Layoffs and Job Reductions, Company Reports, Computers and the Internet, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Computing, Cisco Systems Inc, Robbins, Charles H The cuts could amount to about 6,000 jobs for the San Jose, Calif., maker of computer networking technology. NYT >…

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Consumer Protection Agency Cracks Down on Seller-Backed Home Sales

Risky contract-to-deed home sales are subject to the same protections as mortgaged-financed homes, the consumer protection agency said. Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Mortgages, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Consumer Protection, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, United States Risky contract-to-deed home sales are subject to the same protections as mortgaged-financed homes, the consumer protection agency…

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Hot Summer Threatens Efficacy of Mail-Order Medications

The temperatures inside delivery trucks can reach twice the recommended threshold, but federal rules on drug storage conditions do not apply to the booming world of mail-order delivery. The temperatures inside delivery trucks can reach twice the recommended threshold, but federal rules on drug storage conditions do not apply to the booming world of mail-order delivery. Drugs…

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U.S. Officials to Visit China for Economic Talks as Trade Tensions Rise

The recently established U.S.-China Financial Working Group is set to meet for discussions about financial stability and curbing the flow of fentanyl. United States International Relations, Alternative and Renewable Energy, Fentanyl, International Trade and World Market, United States Politics and Government, Treasury Department, Biden, Joseph R Jr, China The recently established U.S.-China Financial Working Group is set…

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The New York Times Will Stop Endorsing Candidates in New York Races

The paper’s editorial board will continue to endorse presidential candidates, as it has for more than 160 years. Endorsements, Elections, Mayors, Newspapers, Politics and Government, News and News Media, New York Times, New York City, New York State, Elections, Senate, Elections, Governors, Elections, House of Representatives The paper’s editorial board will continue to endorse presidential candidates, as…

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Why Schools Are Racing to Ban Student Phones

As the new school year starts, a wave of new laws that aim to curb distracted learning is taking effect in Indiana, Louisiana and other states. Smartphones, Education (K-12), States (US), Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Mobile Applications, Bullies, Cyberharassment, Indiana, Louisiana, Florida, United States, Law and Legislation As the new school year starts, a wave…

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Susan Wojcicki, YouTube’s Former CEO, Dies at 56

The business executive helped turn Google into an internet juggernaut and became one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley. Wojcicki, Susan, Deaths (Obituaries), Computers and the Internet, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Social Media, YouTube.com, Google Inc, Brin, Sergey, Page, Larry, Pichai, Sundar The business executive helped turn Google into an internet juggernaut and became…

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Childhood Vaccines Aren’t Just Saving Lives. They’re Saving Money.

Over the past three decades, routine immunizations have prevented 1.1 million deaths and saved the United States $540 billion, the C.D.C. estimated. Over the past three decades, routine immunizations have prevented 1.1 million deaths and saved the United States $540 billion, the C.D.C. estimated. your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Disease Rates, Children and Childhood, Medicine and Health, Rumors…

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‘It Ends With Us’ Soars at the Box Office

The film, which cost $25 million to make, is on track to earn an estimated $50 million in North America on its opening weekend, analysts say. Box Office Sales, Movies, Books and Literature, Social Media, Sony Corporation, Hoover, Colleen (1979- ), Lively, Blake The film, which cost $25 million to make, is on track to earn an…

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