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'Joker' is a risk, but a calculated one, for Warner Bros
Amid high critical praise, Joker is also causing deep unease. Some people worry that the violent, hyperrealistic movie, rather than critiquing the societal failings that have led to the US' mass-shooter crisis, legitimises such atrocities
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Paid child care for working moms? All it took was a World War
It took a bloody war, and its production demands on the country's workforce, for the United States to make meaningful provisions for working parents. When the men came home, the programmes went away
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Vande Bharat Express train set to roll: What you need to know
India's second indigenously built engine-less train will begin its first trip on October 5; find details of its route, fare and schedule here
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The online ad world is murky. These companies want to fix it
To clean up the dark world of digital advertising, a group of 16 companies wants to be a viable alternative to Google and Facebook, which supply tools for ad buyers and sellers and run the auctions within their digital walls
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Boeing rejected safety system for 737 Max jet, engineer says
A senior engineer said the company had rejected a safety system to minimise costs, equipment that he felt could have reduced risks that contributed to two fatal crashes
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It's official: Global trade is deteriorating, sapping the world's economy
The latest sign arrived Tuesday morning, as the World Trade Organization slashed its forecast for trade growth for this year and next
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As WeWork slows down, its biggest competitor says it is thriving
International Workplace Group, with brands like Regus, Spaces and HQ, reported an operating profit of $63 million, while WeWork had an operating loss of $1.37 billion; its stock has surged over 60 percent in the last 12 months
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Gandhi at 150: Icon immortalised in special New York Times crossword, made by Indian
Investment banker Mangesh Ghogre went from a boy with limited vocabulary and no exposure to American culture to becoming the only Indian to have published crosswords in The New York Times—including a prestigious one to mark Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary on October 2, presented with a twist
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What Gandhi believed is the purpose of a corporation
Gandhi had a lot to say about how business leaders should behave
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Exclusive: Zomato revenue jumps 225 percent to $205 million in Apr-Sep, says #Logout had little impact
Zomato says it had nearly 6,100 restaurants in India on Zomato Gold at the start of the #Logout campaign; the number now stands at approximately 6,300 restaurants
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Meet the millionaires helping to pay for climate protests
Three wealthy donors formed the Climate Emergency Fund this year to support "disruptive activists," as Trevor Neilson, one of the founders, put it. For years, they have individually given money to more traditional environmental organisations but concluded that the crisis demanded greater urgency