“There was a little girl in California who was a part of the second class to integrate her public schools and she was bused to school every day,” Ms. Harris said. “And that little girl was me.” [Read a transcript of the exchange between Ms. Harris and Mr. Biden.] Mr. Biden called her remarks “a […]
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The DuPont Co. massively downplayed the cost of environmental liabilities with which Chemours would be saddled when DuPont spun off its former performance chemicals unit in 2015, according to a lawsuit unsealed Friday. The maximum liability exposure figures that DuPont certified prior to the spinoff have proven to be “systematically and spectacularly wrong,” Chemours alleges.
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Stormzy is tearing up Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, making history as the first British rapper to headline the festival. Wearing a stab-proof vest, he strode onstage to Know Me From, his verses punctuated by flames and fireworks. “Energy!” he shouted as he led the crowd in the song’s call-and-response chorus, “Where do you know me from?”
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Image caption Mandy Quinn says more thorough affordability checks are needed “Some nights are sleepless nights. I’m totally stressed out about it, I can’t stop thinking about it.” Attempting to keep up with car finance payments is having a huge impact on Mandy Quinn’s family. “It’s changed our lives, it’s ruining our lives and that’s
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Steve Stricker went low again Friday at the U.S. Senior Open, shooting a bogey-free round of 6-under 64 to grab the lead after the morning portion of the second round at Notre Dame. Stricker, who opened with a record 8-under 62 to share the first-round lead with defending champion David Toms, went a Senior Open-record
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For scholars in the field of manterruption, mansplaining and intrusive interruption, the 30 or so impolite violations of etiquette during Wednesday’s Democratic debate will no doubt turn into a classroom lecture, or maybe even a scientific paper. If the terms aren’t exactly familiar, a simplified explanation: They refer to the tendency of men to dominate
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The upcoming travel season means taking some much-deserved time off, visiting new cities and bumping shoulders with the nearly 100 million other Americans who plan to do the same this year. Fighting your way through traffic and crowds is definitely a downside of traveling, so it’s understandable if you want to skip the obvious tourist
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A Washington state man was convicted Friday in the 1987 killings of a young Canadian couple, a trial that hinged on 32-year-old DNA evidence and newly emerged genealogical technology. Jurors deliberated for more than two days before reaching their verdict against William Earl Talbott II, Seattle news station KOMO reported . Talbott was arrested last
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Just as the U.S. women’s national soccer team prepared to take on France in the 2019 World Cup quarterfinals on Friday, hundreds of flag-waving fans marched through the streets of Paris chanting “equal pay!” in support of the players’ fight for fair compensation. The crowd of supporters halted street traffic and stole attention as they
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“Are we going to help our military continue to rebuild? Are we going to give our all-volunteer force the equipment, training and housing that they need to do their job?” asked Senator James Inhofe, Republican of Oklahoma and the chairman of the Armed Services Committee. “That’s what this bill provides.” Included in that bill is
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