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Japan's long-term care dilemma: Immigrants or robots?

by Sally Herships
Mar 8, 2016
With more young people in the workforce, who will take care of an aging population?
Is this the future of senior care? Japan thinks it may be. 
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Whiskeys have to age for years, so how do distilleries make money?

by Sally Herships
Mar 7, 2016
Distillers have to find another way to make money while whiskey ages.
Barrels of whiskey aging at the Kings County distillery.  Colin Spoelman, Kings County’s master distiller says when it comes to aging whiskey, a barrel can be like a tea bas. “The first time you use it, you get a lot of spice, a lot of infusion, flavor.”
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Challenges ahead as Japan seeks more women workers

by Sally Herships
Mar 3, 2016
In Japan 70 percent of women who get pregnant leave work. Many don’t return.
A pregnant woman walks to her office in Tokyo on July 2, 2013. Pregnant women or young mothers, many Japanese say they are victims of 'mata-hara' a name for 'maternity harassment' of mothers in employment, in an aging country in dire need of babies. 
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How "Hamilton" can benefit from its Grammy performance

by Sally Herships
Feb 15, 2016
It's a sold out smash in New York, but there are other ways the hit can benefit.
Cast of Hamilton perform at 'Hamilton' Broadway Opening Night at Richard Rodgers Theatre. It's a sold out smash in New York, but there are other ways the hit can benefit.
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The rise of the do-it-all 'hybrid' job

by Sally Herships
Feb 4, 2016
Companies are increasingly looking for disparate skills in the same worker.
Some positions feel more like three jobs in one with the rise of the do-it-all hybrid job. 
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When a candidate exits, what happens to the cash?

by Sally Herships
Feb 2, 2016
An ex-candidate's super PAC is flush with donors' money, but no place to go.
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley tells a small gathering of supporters that he will suspend his presidential campaign February 1, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa. 
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Facebook figures out Wall Street

by Sally Herships
Jan 28, 2016
The social network's latest earnings report shows big gains in mobile
Mobile ad revenues were responsible for 4.5 billion dollars of Facebook's earnings in the latest quarterly report.
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Election 2016 Debates

Will Trump's debate absence hurt Fox?

by Sally Herships
Jan 27, 2016
The network has to deliver viewers for advertisers, even without the candidate
Donald Trump speaks during the Republican Presidential debate sponsored by Fox Business earlier this month. Trump has stated that he will not be participating in the upcoming debate hosted by Fox. 
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Making it easier to remember doctors' orders

by Sally Herships
Jan 26, 2016
Some doctors are videotaping patient visits, but there are drawbacks.
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The hazards of trying to make flu shots mandatory

by Sally Herships
Jan 21, 2016
How the flu can mount to a lot of cost for businesses.
Cynthia Foreman receives a free flu shot from a Walgreens employee during a free flu shot clinic at Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland, California. Residents received no cost flu shots during a flu shot clinic at Allen Temple Baptist Church.
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