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Career experts say asking for a raise still is OK in a tough economy

Career experts say asking for a raise still is OK in a tough economy

NEW YORK (AP) — With the U.S. experiencing a significant hiring slowdown, it’s a daunting time to be looking for a job. Many workers are staying put instead of changing jobs to secure better pay. Artificial intelligence tools increasingly screen the resumes of applicants. Now may seem like an inappropriate time to request a raise. But sticking around doesn’t mean …

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Falcons RB Bijan Robinson’s 81-yard touchdown run highlights career night for ‘best player in football’

Falcons RB Bijan Robinson’s 81-yard touchdown run highlights career night for ‘best player in football’

Just a month prior, Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris proclaimed his star running back to be the best player in the NFL. As Bijan Robinson sped past and through Buffalo Bills defenders on Monday night, it was hard not to nod in agreement with Morris’ proclamation. Highlighted by a career-long 81-yard touchdown run, Robinson had a sensational evening to …

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Emmett Johnson Carries Nebraska to Victory with Career Performance Against Maryland

Emmett Johnson Carries Nebraska to Victory with Career Performance Against Maryland

When Nebraska’s offense needed someone to steady the ship, junior running back Emmett Johnson answered the call. In a game defined by turnovers and tense moments, Johnson became the heartbeat of the Husker offense, racking up a career-defining 196 all-purpose yards and carrying Nebraska to a thrilling 34–31 victory over Maryland. While his totals weren’t unprecedented, Johnson recorded a career-best …

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway may have scored a ‘genius’ win-win in $10 billion acquisition that could mark the last big deal of his career

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway may have scored a ‘genius’ win-win in  billion acquisition that could mark the last big deal of his career

The big move by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to buy the chemicals business of oil giant Occidental Petroleum for nearly $10 billion is a double win for Berkshire, analysts say, in Buffett’s potential swan song deal before retiring at the end of December. The Oct. 2 deal is the first-ever Berkshire announcement that quotes incoming CEO Greg Abel and doesn’t …

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Xavien Howard retires: Former All-Pro selection calls it a career after just four games with Colts

Xavien Howard retires: Former All-Pro selection calls it a career after just four games with Colts

Getty Images With his future status in the starting lineup in doubt, it appears one-time All-Pro cornerback Xavien Howard has played his final down in the NFL. On Tuesday, the Colts placed Howard on reserve/retired list. The sudden retirement comes after just four games with the Colts, who are off to a surprising 3-1 start.  Howard, 32, signed with Indianapolis back in August …

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Colin Farrell on his career, from Tigerland to The Penguin

Colin Farrell on his career, from Tigerland to The Penguin

In The Ballad of a Small Player, Edward Berger’s adaptation of Lawrence Osborne’s 2014 novel, Colin Farrell plays Lord Doyle, an Irish con man and high roller in Macau whose luck, he fears, may be about to run out. Farrell, however, is still on a roll. The Irish actor received the Golden Icon Award at the Zurich Film Festival, in …

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Cowboys were the first defense not to sack Caleb Williams in his NFL career

Cowboys were the first defense not to sack Caleb Williams in his NFL career

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams played the 20th game of his NFL career on Sunday. For the first time, he wasn’t sacked. Williams threw 28 passes without getting sacked, a major improvement for the quarterback who led the NFL in times sacked last year and was averaging about one sack for every eight pass attempts in his career heading into Sunday’s …

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