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Four music books chart unconventional lives in the industry
The Irish Times
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Musicians in the pre-punk period of the mid-’70s “aspired to artistic status ... and rock in general had a renewed sense of ambition”, according to 1975: The Year the World Forgot, by Dylan Jones (Constable, £25). This generation of music acts,...
The Market: The city’s best sandwich … in a gas station?
The Cavalier Daily - Virginia
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It may sound like an oxymoron, but there is such a thing as a gourmet gas station, and there is one right here in Charlottesville. I stopped by The Market at Bellair on my way back to a summer class on Grounds at the suggestion of a friend, and I...
Insurance agency accused of creating 'ticking time bomb' for homeowners: 'Opposite of a free market'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 20, 2025
As human-caused pollution drives up the planet's temperature, the destabilized weather causes disasters that devastate communities worldwide. Florida, already prone to hurricanes, is one area suffering from supercharged storms, and insurers have...
Eastern Market hosts 2025 Detroit Festival of Books
Detroit Free Press - Michigan
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People move between sheds at the Detroit Festival of Books at Eastern Market in Detroit on Sunday, July 20, 2025.Finn Gomez, Detroit Free PressPeople walk between sheds at the Detroit Festival of Books at Eastern Market in Detroit on Sunday, July...
Top 7 books of 2025 so far: Viral series to New York Times best-selling authors
Seven News
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July 20, 2025
Whether you’re catching a flight to a European destination, or simply cosying up on the couch, there’s no better feeling than delving into a new book. And if you’re in the market for a newly released read to sink your teeth into, we’ve got you...
Child protection expert calls for rating system for YA books
Catholic News
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July 20, 2025
(Bigstock) Novels popular with young readers often feature harmful themes including violence and misogyny, according to new research, sparking calls for an industry-wide book rating classification system, content warnings, and a parental awareness...
Arctic Pablo’s $0.0005 Presale Could Flip To $0.1—That’s A 19,900% ROI Waiting To Explode While Dogecoin And Book Of Meme Gain Steam
Crypto Economy
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July 20, 2025
In the wild frontier of meme coins, 2025 is shaping up to be the most explosive year yet. But let’s not pretend this space is for the faint of heart. With thousands of coins launching and dying in the same breath, only a few truly deliver...
Workplace Drinking Culture Fuels Stress as Employers Seek Healthier Alternatives
Psychreg
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July 24, 2025
11 Reading Time: 2 minutesNearly two-thirds of UK employees drink to cope with work-related stress. With workplace stress up by 41% and burnout rising by 20%, this trend raises serious concerns about how alcohol is embedded in professional...
Britain's job market sliding under rising labor cost, U.S. tariff threat
Xinhua News Agency
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Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2022 shows a job center sign in Manchester, Britain. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)For the first time in the 15-year history of the FSB's quarterly Small Business Index, more small businesses expect to shrink or close over the...
News Analysis: Britain's job market sliding under rising labor cost, U.S. tariff threat
The Malaysian Star
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July 20, 2025
LONDON, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Britain's job market continues to show clear signs of weakening, with unemployment rising and recruitment stagnating amid escalating labor costs and external economic pressures. Experts have warned that uncertainty...
DICT, Tech for Good Institute convene roundtable on the Future of Work in the Philippines
Business World
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July 25, 2025
Policy makers, industry leaders, academics, and civil society representatives convened yesterday at the Philippines Roundtable on New Models of Work, hosted by a regional think tank, the Tech for Good Institute (TFGI), in collaboration with the...
More Trade Deals Imminent? Lutnick Predicts Next Two Weeks Will Be ‘For The Record Books’
Daily Wire
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July 20, 2025
With President Donald Trump’s latest deadline looming, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick declared the next couple of weeks are going to be “for the record books.” Lutnick provided a bullish outlook for the second part of July during a Sunday...
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library to hold book and media sale
WIBW 13 - Kansas
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July 15, 2025
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Friends of the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library will hold a Book and Media Sale on July 18, 19, and 20 in the library’s Marvin Auditorium. “Don’t miss out on the chance to add quality used books, movies, music,...
Britain's job market sliding under rising labor cost, UStariff threat: analysis
The Peninsula
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July 20, 2025
A picture shows the view of London from the top of a skyscraper on July 15, 2025. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP) London: Britain's job market continues to show clear signs of weakening, with unemployment rising and recruitment stagnating amid...
Springfield woman’s book explores quest for humanity during war
The Springfield News-Sun - Ohio
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Although the children survived, the attack came just three months after their mother’s death in the third Japanese-run internment camp in Java where they spent World War II and three years after separation from a father who spent it in a prisoner...
GNG Electronics IPO ends soon! GMP spikes over 40% – Should you rush to subscribe?
Financial Express
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As the clock ticks down, the GNG Electronics IPO is entering its final hours of bidding today, July 25, capping off a three-day window that began on July 23. The IPO has been creating quite a stir in the grey market. With the issue priced at Rs...
Live: Market awaits European rates decision, Nasdaq hits record close
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 20, 2025
18m agoSun 20 Jul 2025 at 9:26pm Sad day as ABC colleague Peter Ryan dies Peter Ryan had a diverse, exemplary career as a journalist, was a staunch and supportive colleague and a loving father and husband. Peter retired from the ABC in June after...
Hong Kong Book Fair, Sports And Leisure Expo And World Of Snacks To Reopen Earlier At 9Am Tomorrow With Extended Evening Hours
MENAFN
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July 20, 2025
(MENAFN- ACN NewsWire) Hong Kong Book Fair, Sports and Leisure Expo and World of Snacks to reopen earlier at 9am tomorrow with extended evening hours HONG KONG, July 20, 2025 - (ACN Newswire) - As the Hong Kong Observatory will consider issuing...
U.S. Leads $147 Billion Global Deathcare Industry as Private Equity Bets on Digital Disruption
24/7 Wall St.
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July 20, 2025
Investing Ground Picture / Shutterstock.com Key Points With death being an inevitable eventuality for everyone, the technology applications for enhancing and supporting the death care industry was a foregone eventuality. While the deathcare...
Books on BookTok: Character.AI 'crosses a line'
The Bookseller
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This week BookTok creators shared their thoughts on the use of Character.AI, a generative AI chatbot that allows users to "talk" online with book characters. Once you have created an account on the website, Character.AI gives the user the ability...