A bungee jumping, ostrich-riding British charity worker was named the winner Wednesday of what’s been dubbed the “Best Job in the World” — a six-month contract to serve as caretaker of a tropical Australian island.
Ben Southall, 34, of Petersfield, beat out nearly 35,000 applicants from around the world for the dream assignment to swim, explore [...]
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Worse-than-expected news on unemployment and home sales Thursday dampened optimism that a broad economic recovery might be near.
The Labor Department said initial claims for unemployment compensation rose to a seasonally adjusted 640,000, up from a revised 613,000 the previous week. That was slightly more than analysts’ expectations of 635,000.
Economists are closely watching the unemployment compensation [...]
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Bernie Madoff was raised in working-class Rockaway Beach and played in south Queens – but he was more at home in uber-rich Palm Beach and the playgrounds of the south of France.
The self-proclaimed mastermind of a $50 billion Ponzi scheme added poise, polish and Park Ave. to his Beach Channel Drive pedigree, along with multiple [...]
