U.S. wholesale prices rose just 0.1% in May month, another sign that inflation remains under control. The Labor Department says the increase last month in its producer price index, which measures inflation pressures before they reach consumers, was half April’s 0.2% increase. The entire gain in May came from a 0.3% increase in the wholesale […]
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A man who is one of six brothers who was infected with blood given to him by the NHS, will give evidence later to the national inquiry into the scandal. John Cornes, from Kings Heath, Birmingham, was infected by Hepatitis C while being treated for haemophilia. Three of his brothers were infected with HIV and
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Image copyright TRANSMISSION FILMS Image caption Actress Aisling Franciosi plays Clare, an Irish convict in Tasmania in 1825 Australian director Jennifer Kent has defended her new film The Nightingale following criticism about its graphic scenes of rape and murder. The film tells the story of a female convict seeking revenge amid colonial violence in 19th
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In the United States, Taiwanese dishes have often been swept under the vast umbrella of “Chinese food.” Until recently, only people who know their food geography could spot a restaurant with a particular specialty — beef noodle soup; box lunches of rice, pork and cabbage; braised beef rolled in scallion pancakes — and identify it
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A group of 10 state attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday in a bid to block a proposed merger between the wireless carriers T-Mobile and Sprint, a $26 billion deal that has yet to receive the Justice Department’s approval. The lawsuit, led by Letitia James of New York and Xavier Becerra of California,
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Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers took Kevin Durant’s fate personally after Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday. The Warriors beat the host Toronto Raptors, but lost their star forward in the second quarter to an apparent Achilles tendon injury. Myers broke down at the post-game press conference. “It’s an Achilles injury. … He’ll have an
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Image copyright Google Maps Image caption Ms Kreichgauer visited A&E with an infected cat bite on her hand A woman with an infected cat bite died from sepsis after she was sent home from hospital without the proper treatment. Newham General Hospital has apologised over the death of 61-year-old Gabriele Kreichgauer. A junior doctor who
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Image copyright PA Image caption Like Kelly (right), Conservative leadership candidate McVey was an ITV breakfast presenter in the 1990s An unlikely figure waded into the Conservative leadership race on Monday – ITV presenter Lorraine Kelly. A clip of her went viral after she appeared to snub Esther McVey. Good Morning Britain hosts Piers Morgan
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Image copyright Getty Images Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has launched a last-minute legal challenge to Debenhams’ restructuring plans. Debenhams rejected two last-ditch takeover offers from Sports Direct before the keys to its shops were handed over to its lenders. Now Sports Direct has turned to the courts in a bid to overturn a company voluntary
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Lynn Osborne has been remodeling two homes. They are different styles, in different states, with different contractors. But there has been one constant: delays due to a shortage of skilled labor. The two-year remodel of her primary home in Fort Collins was to update and upgrade the ’90s house, and it included a small extension.
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