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Gojek CEO quits to join Indonesian cabinet, replacements named

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Gojek CEO and co-founder Nadiem Makarim said on Monday he had resigned to join Indonesia’s cabinet, and the ride-hailing and payments company said two senior officials would jointly take over running operations of the $10 billion firm. Nadiem Makarim, founder of the Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment …

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Boeing survey shows safety workers felt pressure from managers: Report

The tail wing of an American Airlines plane pulls into its gate after arriving at the Miami International Airport. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Government investigators have received details of a 2016 internal Boeing report that reportedly shows that about one-third of employees who responded felt “potential undue pressure” from …

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At home of Mona Lisa, a retrospective on da Vinci’s life and work

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Louvre museum, home to Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, is putting the final touches to one of the biggest ever exhibitions of the Italian master’s work with the presence of the world’s most expensive painting agonizingly unresolved. An infrared reflectography of the painting “Mona Lisa” by …

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Electric car prices finally in reach of millennial, Gen Z buyers

Tesla Model 3 Source: Tesla Members of the millennial and Gen Z generations care more than past generations about climate change, but younger Americans have been slow to show that belief in one important way: electric car buying. Only 10% of electric vehicle buyers are between the ages of 25 …

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Gardner, McSally and Jones run in key races

Next year’s battle for control of the Senate has started to take better shape as new financial data this week showed which vulnerable lawmakers are struggling to raise as much money as their competitors. Republicans hold a 53-47 edge in the chamber now. With 23 GOP seats up for grabs, …

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When Mary Met Edgar: Exploring Cassatt and Degas

There are love stories about kindred spirits. There are others about far-off admirers. This is a story of both. In 2014, Christopher Ward visited an art exhibit that explored the relationship between the French Impressionist Edgar Degas and the American artist Mary Cassatt. The two were inseparable in the late …

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It’s the bulls’ game to lose as the stock market heads for its final act of 2019

Wall Street’s final act of 2019 will hinge on whether investors should believe the messages being sent by corporate credit, crowd consensus and the calendar characteristics. The broad market has been a sloppy stalemate between supportive and antagonistic forces for many months: The S&P 500 is hovering around the 3000 …

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Here’s why you should buy life insurance in your 20s or 30s

When you’re just starting out, life insurance may not be your first concern. Putting it off may cost you. Research shows that millennials, who are saddled with hefty student loan bills, have struggled to set money aside for other purchases — from life insurance to buying a home. On average, …

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Apartment rental prices dropped for the first time in 2 years

When it comes to renting an apartment in a metropolitan area, there’s rarely good news about the price. However, last month, the national average rent decreased for the first time in two years. That’s according to apartment listing site Rent Cafe’s September 2019 Apartment Market Report, which found that the …

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Sculptor transforms Rome’s dead trees into art

ROME (Reuters) – Andrea Gandini, a 22-year-old Roman sculptor, is making a growing name for himself by turning the Eternal City’s dead tree stumps into much-admired pieces of art. Gandini, who began his tree carvings around five years ago, chipped away at his 66th stump in the huge Villa Pamphili …

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