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Last month a New York library branch began experimenting with new offerings: neckties, bow ties, handbags and briefcases intended for people with limited resources who are heading for job interviews, auditions or any other event for which they need to dress up.

This library lends out ties, briefcases, handbags for job interviews

Last month a New York library branch began experimenting with new offerings: neckties, bow ties, handbags and briefcases intended for people with limited resources who are heading for job interviews, auditions or any other event for which they need to dress up.
Haunted by costly degrees and insurmountable student debt, American college students now spend more time working paid jobs than in lectures, the library or studying at home.

College students spend more time working paid jobs than going to class

Haunted by costly degrees and insurmountable student debt, American college students now spend more time working paid jobs than in lectures, the library or studying at home.
In the last decade, IBM has fired thousands of people in the U.S., Canada and other high-wage jurisdictions in an effort to cut costs and retool its workforce after coming late to the revolutions in cloud computing and mobile technology.

Lawyer who tackled Uber now suing IBM for age bias

On Monday, Shannon Liss-Riordan filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of three former IBM employees who say the tech giant discriminated against them based on their age when it fired them.
What to say to an employee who starts every interaction with “Sorry, I don’t mean to bother you” or “This is probably a dumb question.”

The best way to break the 'I'm sorry' cycle

What to say to an employee who starts every interaction with "Sorry, I don't mean to bother you" or "This is probably a dumb question."
Social Security benefits are based on a person’s 35 highest-earning years, so each additional year an older married woman works could replace an earlier year when her income was lower or she took time out of the workforce — for instance, to raise children.
How women who retire with their husbands often lose out
Women who retire when their husbands do may be giving up more wealth than they realize, especially when it comes to Social Security.
Credit cards that are affiliated with brands are suddenly amping up rewards for everyday purchases at restaurants, gas stations and grocery stores. These rewards cards, co-branded by the issuer and a retail brand, were formerly one-trick ponies that were best for purchases at a single merchant only. But with better rewards, the cards are now becoming more useful for consumers.
In 'golden age' of branded credit cards, shoppers cash in
Credit cards that are affiliated with brands -- such as American Airlines, Uber, L.L. Bean and Ikea -- are suddenly amping up rewards for everyday purchases at restaurants, gas stations and grocery stores.
Twenty-four million homeowners believe borrowing against home equity is an acceptable way to cover regular bills, according to a new report.
Cash-strapped Americans are willing to leverage their homes to pay the bills
Twenty-four million homeowners believe borrowing against home equity is an acceptable way to cover regular bills, according to a new report.
The iPhone XS is the best iPhone ever, but there are good reasons to hold off on buying one.
5 reasons to hold off on buying the new iPhone
Apple will sell no fewer than eight iPhone models in 2018. But they haven't all gone on sale yet -- and there are reasons to hold off on the two most-expensive ones that hit stores on Friday: the $1,000 iPhone XS and $1,100 XS Max.
An AmazonBasics Microwave sits on display during an unveiling event at the Amazon.com Spheres headquarters in Seattle on Thursday.
Analysis: Amazon's Alexa is coming for your microwave, wall clock and more
Amazon.com unveiled some 70 new devices and capabilities for its Alexa product line at its Seattle headquarters Thursday. Like a rebooted Sharper Image catalog, Amazon is adding its talking artificial intelligence to a microwave, a wall clock, a wall plug, cars and more.
Sony’s robotic dog Aibo is about the size of a Yorkshire terrier and costs $2,900. It will go on sale in the U.S. this week.
Review: Aibo, Sony's robot dog, will melt your heart with mechanical precision
This much is clear: The era of the affectionate robots is dawning, and Aibo offers early evidence we're going to love them.
Station manager Chad Shane of SAS Airlines takes a traveler through the scanning process at Dulles International Airport. The facial scans can be compared with stored passport and visa photos.
Mixed reviews on facial recognition scans of travelers
Facial recognition has been used in more than 3 million instances by Customs and Border Protection since June 2017. But privacy advocates and civil libertarians are concerned about the devices' accuracy and potential misuse of the information they collect, and they say the technology is being rushed into use before it has been fully vetted.
Star Levandowski, vice president of corporate strategy and business development for Stenograph LLC, shows some of the company’s current shorthand writers.
Columns | Elmhurst's Stenograph dominates shorthand industry for 80 years
Since the first machine was sold 80 years ago, Elmhurst-based Stenograph LLC's reputation for quality, accuracy and customer service has commanded almost 90 percent share among the half-dozen companies in the market, making the name synomimous with court and legal shorthand reporting.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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