We’re focused on leveling the playing field between small businesses and big businesses. Small businesses employ nearly half (48%) of the people living in the United States and traditionally are the major driver in new jobs during a recession. It motivates our team to know their work helps small businesses, which in turn keeps the fabric of their local communities healthy. For companies willing to turn conventional business logic on its head, prioritizing your team over profit leads to a more engaged workforce, more satisfied clients and better business outcomes....

Approximately 78 percent of employers said that they use special software to track their employees’ actions online, according to a survey of 2,000 businesses conducted by ExpressVPN. The same survey found that 74 percent of employers were concerned about productivity in the age of remote work, while at the same time, 83 percent said that tracking their employees raised an ethical dilemma. No matter how they feel, new software continues to roll out to meet the needs and concerns of employers during the pandemic....

Distractions, then, are about as welcome at Anfield as a Boris Johnson lecture tour. These are vital games, vital days – a Champions League quarter-final, a trip to Goodison, a crucial battle to secure a top-four finish. It requires focused minds, from the top down. For Emre Can, the next seven weeks could have extra significance. They could be his last as a Liverpool player. His Reds contract expires at the end of June, and with time ticking there is no sign of an agreement arriving....

“If the Biden administration is under any illusions, this is now very much a national fight that people are going to be knowing more and more about,” said Bill McKibben, founder of the climate change group 350.org. “People are already flooding in from all parts of the country.” Tribal and climate change organizations, as well as the Minnesota Department of Commerce, had asked the court to reject key approvals for the pipeline on the grounds that Enbridge’s oil demand projections did not meet legal requirements....

One in 10 people with a uterus have been diagnosed with endometriosis and 4% to 20% have been diagnosed with PCOS worldwide. Both conditions can lead to infertility and other health conditions. This article discusses the differences between PCOS and endometriosis. How to Know If It’s Endometriosis or PCOS Although endometriosis and PCOS share symptoms, they are different conditions. Endometriosis causes chronic pelvic pain, while PCOS is a metabolic disorder....

Adopting an energy tax would be a major change in our tax system. We shouldn’t do it casually. By itself, the Clinton tax is modest. Overall energy prices would rise about 3 to 8 percent after a three-year phase-in. But once enacted, this tax would probably go in only one direction: up. It would have to be at least doubled or tripled to have a big impact on energy use....

When Fizdale sent Kanter to the scorer’s table to check in, Kanter savored the spectacle. He celebrated his entrance by lowering himself to the hardwood before kissing the Knicks logo at midcourt. Kanter, who was acquired by the Knicks in 2017, has spoken out against Fizdale’s decision to reduce his role, feeling he deserves more time on the floor. “I’m a player. We are competitors, so [we want to] play big minutes,” Kanter told reporters last week....

Kane headed a 91st-minute winner to follow his opening goal as Gareth Southgate’s side edged to a 2-1 Group G success in Volgograd. Much of the pre-match attention had been on the large increase in temperatures expected at the stadium, compared to England’s base in Repino. And Kane confirmed England players had found it tough to cope with certain aspects of the atmosphere despite his own personal heroics. Asked about the flies in Volgograd, man of the match Kane said: “There were a lot more than we thought....

NASCAR announced Tuesday that the “Dash 4 Cash” program now will be comprised of two short and exciting qualifying heats before the main event. MORE: Bold predictions for 2016 | Earnhardt Jr., Johnson reveal ‘Batman vs. Superman’ paint schemes Four tracks will host the events in 2016: Bristol Motor Speedway (April 16), Richmond International Raceway (April 23), Dover International Speedway (May 14) and Indianapolis Motor Speedway (July 23). At each of these events there will be two, short heat races that will not only set the 40-car field for the main event, but decide the four drivers that will compete for the “Dash 4 Cash” prize....

David Letterman: 541 “The Crying Game”: 451 Grunge: 294 Mick Jagger: 245 “Achy Breaky Heart”: 139 Nannygate: 126 Bill Clinton and McDonald’s restaurants: 89 Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue: 42* *Last week only.

Losing such duels to his nemesis, Manning's biggest source of individual frustration has been Brady and coach Bill Belichick. The latest loss, however, casts more doubt on whether Manning’s superb run with his current team, the Broncos, will include a Super Bowl. This is the second time the Broncos have fallen in a road Sunday night game against another soon-to-be AFC division winner this season. Week 7 in Indianapolis, against Manning’s former team, the Colts, on a stage just as big, was a 39-33 loss where the Broncos couldn’t complete the comeback and Manning was outplayed by Andrew Luck....

Sitting two points from safety heading into the weekend, Steve Bruce’s men are available at +225 with the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook to secure the victory they require to have any chance of survival. However, the Red Devils have won all seven previous Premier League meetings between the sides and are +115 favorites to condemn them to relegation by coming out on top once again. The visitors saw their top three aspirations effectively ended by a draw against Arsenal last weekend, and you can get odds of +260 on them being held to another stalemate this time out....

There had been little communication between Bledsoe and the Suns over the summer, as he sought a max contract the team was not willing to offer. In the end, Bledsoe walked away with a five-year, $70 million contract, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com. MORE: Point guard rankings | LeBron jokes on title predictions | Rose donates $1 million Bledsoe, who had not been to Phoenix since April, waited long into restricted free agency without a max offer from any other team....

Kidd is betting on Bledsoe’s health. That’s a tricky wager. Bledsoe has had some major injury in two of his past four seasons. He will have to hope that there are convalescent powers in the bratwurst and beer steins of the Brew City this year. MORE: Latest details on Eric Bledsoe trade It’s not quite desperation, but it’s close. The Bucks have not gotten off to the start that was expected after they’d finished last season on a 21-12 run and gave Toronto a good series in the first round, going six games....

During an interview on Fox News’ morning show Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy pressed Eric Trump, who is an executive vice president at The Trump Organization, about his father’s tweets. He pointed out that even some Republicans had criticized Trump over the remarks. But the president’s son was unfazed. “I love the tweet. If you don’t love our country, get out, leave,” Trump replied to Doocy. “You know, if you complain about our country, you know, go to somewhere – go experience somewhere else in the world,” he continued....

Trump, the 38-year-old son of former President Donald Trump, made the comment in an interview with Candace Owens for conservative outlet The Daily Wire. Biden won the 2020 presidential election, but Donald Trump and some of his allies have repeatedly made false claims that the election was stolen from him, as well as offering fierce criticisms of Biden’s first year in the White House. In the interview aired on Tuesday, Owens asked Eric Trump for his ideal dining companion “dead or alive,” adding that he couldn’t choose his father....

With questions swirling as to whether the Senators captain and two-time Norris Trophy winning defenseman would accompany the team for its final three games of the season, at Buffalo on Wednesday, at Pittsburgh on Friday and at Boston on Saturday, the Senators confirmed Karlsson did not join the team for that first stop to play the Sabres. While his status for the final two games remains unknown, the possibility remains Karlsson will sit out those games, and then head into the offseason with a year remaining on his Senators contract but with major speculation he will be traded....

At a Saturday afternoon press conference in Las Vegas hours before Manny Pacquiao fights Keith Thurman, it was announced that IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. and WBC titlist Shawn Porter would lock horns on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year “It’s going to be a very exciting fight,” Spence said in a press release....

Erythema refers to redness of the skin. It occurs when the blood capillaries (the smallest blood vessels in the body) closest to the surface of the skin are congested and dilated (widened). This can be due to inflammation or injury. It can appear anywhere on the body and will show up in various patterns and colors. In addition to erythema being seen in most rashes, other conditions carry the word erythema in their names....

Authorities said Thomas Cromwell, 27, and Shawn Black, 29, escaped from River City Correctional Center in Camp Washington in the early hours of Saturday. Detectives from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the Baymont Inn by Wyndham Hotel in Mason to arrest Cromwell at around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. But Cromwell refused to come out and told police he was armed, Mason Police Lt....