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A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck New York City and surrounding areas on Friday. The epicentre of the tremor was near Lebanon, New Jersey, about 40 miles (64km) west of New York City.It’s the region’s most significant earthquake in decades. New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, said that infrastructure in the area was being reviewed. The city’s mayor, Eric Adams, added: “We do not have any reports of major impacts or injuries”. Source link

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“The blockbuster 303,000 increase in non-farm payrolls in March supports the Fed’s position that the resilience of the economy means it can take its time with rate cuts, which might now not begin until the second half of this year,” said Paul Ashworth, chief economist at Capital Economics. Source link

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Permanent magnets, the kind that keep colourful souvenirs stuck to the door of your fridge, might seem a fairly mature, well-established technology. They’ve been used for centuries, after all. And yet, today, researchers and companies are expending huge efforts on making magnets more powerful and efficient than ever before. Source link

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However, at some point Thames Water will need to raise new money. The current shareholders which include UK and Canadian pension funds as well as Chinese and Gulf State investors pulled the planned £500m cash injection when Ofwat rejected proposals to raise customer bills by 40% above inflation by 2030. Source link

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Dr Vishal Sharma, BMA consultants committee chair, said: “We’ve reached this point not just through our tough negotiations with the Government, but thanks to the resolve of consultants, who took the difficult decision to strike, and did so safely and effectively, on multiple occasions, sending a clear message that they would not back down.”

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Garry Richardson has interviewed some stellar names from the world of sport, showbusiness and politics.Broadcaster Garry Richardson will step down from presenting the sports news on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme in the autumn, after 43 years in the role.Richardson, 67, first appeared on the Today programme in March 1981 and is set to present his final bulletin on 9 September.It will mark 50 years to the day since Richardson joined the BBC in 1974.”I have had the most wonderful time working for the BBC alongside my heroes from sport and showbusiness,” he said.”I’ll still be broadcasting from time to…

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