Orders to U.S. factories for long-lasting manufactured goods fell sharply in May while demand in a category that tracks business investment rose modestly. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that orders fell 1.3% in May following an even bigger 2.8% drop in May. That weakness reflected a sharp falloff in orders for commercial aircraft, a category […]
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Image copyright Getty Images San Francisco has become the first US city to ban sales of e-cigarettes. Yet in the UK they are used by the NHS to help smokers quit – so what is the truth about the safety of e-cigarettes? How do e-cigarettes work? They work by heating up a liquid that usually
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Earlier this year, the meticulously managed world of K-pop was rocked by scandal. Seungri, a singer in one of the world’s most famous boy bands, Big Bang, was questioned by police over allegations he was procuring prostitutes for his business and had embezzled funds at Burning Sun, a nightclub he part-owned in the exclusive Gangnam
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Image copyright Getty Images Ikea could be building homes in the UK after a council in the south of England agreed to work with a developer owned by the flat-pack retailer. Worthing Council is considering a deal with BoKlok, owned by Ikea and construction company Skanska, to build up to 162 homes in the seaside
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Abner Doubleday’s boyhood hometown is celebrating his birth 200 years ago. The story that Doubleday invented baseball in 1839 at Cooperstown, New York, has been discredited. But the Civil War officer is still celebrated in Ballston Spa. The Brookside Museum is hosting a party for Doubleday on Wednesday evening to coincide with his birth date.
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Weather: Less humid and plenty of sun, so grab the sunscreen. The high could reach 90 degrees, so grab some water. Alternate-side parking: In effect until July 4. There are more Democrats running for president (24) than there are movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (22, so far). One night isn’t enough time for all
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Image copyright Kevin Winter Image caption Cardi B is headlining one of the few festivals that have achieved 50/50 gender balance, Way Out West in Sweden. Last year, more than 190 festivals signed up to a pledge to achieve a 50/50 gender balance by 2020. Seven months on, and the scheme is being extended into
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The use of military force is still an option to end the political crisis in Venezuela if President Nicolás Maduro continues killing protesters, the opposition leader Juan Guaidó says. The president of the National Assembly told the BBC’s James Menendez that another option would be a military transition as long as it lead to free
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The largest American cryptocurrency company, Coinbase, was one of Libra’s 27 initial partners. But when the partnership was announced internally, several Coinbase employees expressed concern about their company joining forces with a giant company like Facebook with a spotty record on issues that matter to cryptocurrency fans, like privacy, according to two company employees. A
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The IOC is changing how and when it picks Olympic hosts, and will approach candidates who can be from multiple cities or countries. Stung by losing recent public votes in Europe and Canada, the International Olympic Committee says possible bidders could need to win a referendum before entering a race. Veteran IOC member John Coates
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