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Paris (AFP) - US tennis great Serena Williams announced on Tuesday that "the countdown has begun" to her retirement from the sport. "There comes a time in life when we have to decide to move in a different direction," the 40-year-old, 23-time Grand Slam winner said in a post on Instagram. "That time is always hard when you love something so much. My goodness do I enjoy tennis. But now, the countdown has begun. "I have to focus on being a mom, my spiritual goals and finally discovering a different, but just exciting Serena. I'm gonna relish these next few weeks." Williams won the last of her ...
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Washington (AFP) - Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Antonio Fernandez, 64, had envisioned staying in his job at Chevron in Houston for perhaps another five years. "I probably think I had five more years to work, at least," Fernandez said of his role with the oil giant. "I wasn't looking forward to being retired." But as with so many other things, the pandemic is remaking the playbook for when to retire in the United States. Retiring older had been a clear trend in the pre-pandemic era of the world's largest economy, sometimes due to preference, but often out of necessity. Some have opted to...
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Houston (AFP) - Life has thrown a lot of roadblocks at Dina Jacobs, a transgender woman, for trying to live authentically. But now, she can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. "Look, everything comes through eventually. Five million no's and one yes, and this is it. This is my yes!" says Jacobs, who spent her 57-year career on stage as a drag performer. Jacobs, a Hawaiian native, is showing a reporter the modest one-bedroom apartment she is now able to rent for less than $500 a month in the first residence in the southern United States exclusively for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual,...
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New York (AFP) - Investing in bitcoin and other digital currencies remains a risky game where the rules could change significantly, but the payoff could be big. In response to this dilemma, several leading US financial heavyweights are staying on the sidelines, while an increasing number are proceeding cautiously into the growing world of cryptoassets. "My own personal advice to people: Stay away from it," JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said recently, before adding, "That does not mean the clients don't want it." JPMorgan, the biggest US bank by assets, is currently assessing how ...
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