As a celebrity divorce lawyer, Laura Wasser has seen her fair share of outlandish requests. “A couple once had a parrot that they were fighting over,” says Wasser, who has…
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Bosses resort to euphemisms about layoffs for fear of negative reactions
Have you experienced an “involuntary career event” recently? Perhaps you have been a victim of “corporate displacement,” the unfortunate, but seemingly necessary, result of “rightsizing” your company. Managers are running…
HMRC awarded Fujitsu £1.4bn in new contracts after historic 2019 Post Office court case
Unlock the Publisher’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. HM Revenue & Customs awarded Fujitsu £1.4 billion in contracts…
Age, mental capacity dominate presidential campaign trail after report questions Biden’s memory By Reuters
©Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden leaves the White House in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo By Tim Reid (Reuters) – The mental ability and age of U.S.…
The Top House China hawk will retreat, opening up a spot in the Wisconsin battleground
Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., is seen outside the U.S. Capitol following the final votes of the week on Thursday, June 15, 2023. TomWilliams | CQ-Appeal, Inc. | Getty Images House…
Sam Altman and Elon Musk in the “superiority game”
A report this week that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman seeks to raise as much as $7 trillion has many tech industry watchers scratching their heads. The amount easily exceeds the…
The Body Shop is preparing to appoint administrators for its UK branch
Unlock the Publisher’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Body Shop’s new European private equity owners are set…
Iranian Foreign Minister says Iran and US have exchanged messages in recent weeks By Reuters
©Reuters. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a news conference upon arrival at Beirut International Airport, Lebanon, February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran and the United…
Here’s the #1 phrase I’ve seen “destroy” relationships, says a 20-year Harvard-trained psychologist
Many unhealthy relationship dynamics are fueled by poor communication skills. As a Harvard-trained psychologist who has spent 20 years working with couples, I have found that the most harmful way…
Lunar Hard Seltzer founders quit their 6-figure jobs to start a multimillion-dollar brand that sells out at Trader Joe’s
On the first day of the fall 2009 semester, dozens of University of Virginia students crowded into a lecture hall for a Calculus III course, dividing their attention between partial…