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In the S&P 500 index, technology companies gained 48% of value this year, resulting in the best performance of the last 10 years. The index, which includes 70 technology companies, is expected to be further valued with the spread of 5G technology. The shares of technology companies are about to close their best year since …

Stephen A. Bolton HIGH POINT, N.C. — A man has been arrested and is accused of breaking into 11 different High Point businesses, according to a news release from High Point police. Stephen A. Bolton, 37, is charged with 11 counts of felony breaking and entering. Officers arrested Bolton last week after they say he …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Campaigners have criticised prosecutors over the failure to charge many rape cases A review of record low rape conviction rates has found a justice system “close to breaking point” because of cuts. The Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (CPSI) said a “damning” number of cases are lost during “under-resourced” police …

The steep decline in rape convictions in England and Wales is partially due to a lack of resources which has left the criminal justice system “close to breaking point”, a damning inspectorate report has found. The 195-page study by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) also criticised prosecutors for making intrusive, unnecessary demands for complainants’ …

A recent study from the Commonwealth Fund shows what many Americans have felt acutely for years: Employer health insurance costs are eating up a greater and greater share of middle-class incomes as growth in premium contributions and deductibles outpaces growth in wages. In 2008, average employee premium contributions and deductibles exceeded 10% of the median …

UPDATE: STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WAOW) – School officials at Benjamin Franklin Jr. High School in Stevens Point say classes are canceled Friday, Dec. 13th, after a second threat was found. District officials confirm to News 9 a facility inspection found the second threat is related to the first threat found in the girl’s bathroom stall. …

Image copyright BedMachine/UCI/BAS Image caption Denman’s deep trough (dark blue) is 20km wide and 100km long – all filled with ice The deepest point on continental Earth has been identified in East Antarctica, under Denman Glacier. This ice-filled canyon reaches 3.5km (11,500ft) below sea level. Only the great ocean trenches go deeper. The discovery is …

Image copyright Getty Images/gpointstudio Image caption Surgeons say patients who need treatment “urgently” are waiting far longer than is acceptable Northern Ireland’s healthcare system is “at the point of collapse” the Royal College of Surgeons has claimed after waiting times reached an all-time high. More than 300,000 people are waiting to see a consultant, according …

HIGH POINT, N.C. — A shattered side window is what welcomed University Kitchen employees to work on Monday morning. “I was afraid to come in until I saw the police officer in the back,” said Johnie Chambliss, an employee at University Kitchen. Clayton Ramsey owns the restaurant and shared surveillance video with us. You can …

Professor Jurriaan Ton, a Dutch expert in plant science at Sheffield University, feels British. His son was born here, his family love Yorkshire, and after more than a decade of producing highly cited research in the UK he has invested “massively” in the resources needed to make his blue skies research a success. But if …