Swiss residents and tourists alike are partying like they haven’t since 1999. The town of Vevey has kicked off the 12th “Fete des Vignerons,” or Winemakers Festival, the latest installment in a centuries-old tradition of celebrating vineyard workers — which nowadays takes place only once a generation. Festival organizers have pulled out the stops for […]
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When Mike Locksley was hired in December as Maryland’s head coach — the first black head coach in program history — he knew the timing was perfect. Locksley, a Washington D.C. native, was Maryland’s offensive coordinator and then interim coach for the latter half of the 2015 season after the school fired Randy Edsall. When
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WASHINGTON — After claiming governorships from Republicans in seven states last year, including in crucial presidential battlegrounds like Wisconsin and Michigan, Democratic governors should have good reason to celebrate. But there was as much anxiety as optimism when the governors gathered for their annual fund-raising retreat on Nantucket last weekend and grappled with why a
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Image copyright Getty Images A new smartphone app to help women diagnose a urinary tract infection (UTI) is being trialled by the NHS. The app will be overseen by 37 pharmacies in a trial across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, aimed at freeing up GP appointments. It guides users through a urine test and allows the results
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Seth Rogen stars in the new “live-action” remake of “The Lion King,” which centers around the classic story of young lion prince named Simba. The actor recently got to watch the movie with a real prince, Prince Harry, and spoke about how “weird” it was in an interview with “Good Morning America” on Monday. “It
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Image copyright Getty Images Public sector net borrowing rose sharply in June because of higher debt interest payments and rising spending on services, figures show. It totalled £7.2bn, according to the Office for National Statistics, up from £3.3bn in June 2018. It was the highest June borrowing since 2015, the ONS said. The government took
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“I come here to read my poetry tonight as a black feminist lesbian poet,” said Audre Lorde, standing onstage in a dashiki and head wrap, to a mesmerized West Berlin audience at the Amerika Haus in June 1984. At the time, the Wall was still standing, and the western part of the divided city was
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The Latest on protests of a telescope on Hawaii mountain (all times local): 11:10 a.m. A protest against construction of a Hawaii telescope has entered its fourth day as activists block a roadway to the top of a mountain considered sacred by some Native Hawaiians. The action Thursday comes a day after 33 people were
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The Latest on the British Open (all times local): 10:10 a.m. Tiger Woods is out on the course, facing an uphill climb to make the cut in the British Open. The three-time Open champion hit a hybrid off the first tee into the left rough, beginning a round that will determine whether he plays on
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[Read all Times reporting on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.] Could a “moon shot” for climate change cool a warming planet? Fifty years after humans first left bootprints in the lunar dust, it’s an enticing idea. The effort and the commitment of brainpower and money, and the glorious achievement itself, shine
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