The Latest on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (all times local): 1:30 p.m. The Orlando Sentinel commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch by republishing its front page from 1969 and writing minute-by-minute accounts of launch day. The headline on July 16, 1969, was simple: Moon, Here We Come. […]
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Phil Mickelson received a crystal award Tuesday at the British Open. No, it wasn’t for most days without eating. One of the hallmarks of Mickelson’s career is playing for so long at a consistently high level, and the Official World Golf Ranking board honored him for a feat that might be as remarkable as his
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday dealt unions a setback in their legal fight against executive orders President Trump had signed targeting federal government workers and their unions. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a lower-court ruling from last summer that struck down the main provisions of the
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Barneys New York may soon join the ever lengthening list of retail stores seeking protection in bankruptcy. The luxury clothing company, faced with high rents and a shifting consumer landscape, is evaluating options that may include a bankruptcy filing. That’s according to a source close to the matter who asked to remain anonymous because the
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Image copyright PA Image caption Dr Khan said he had a “storm of turmoil going on inside of me” when he worked at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford A doctor was caught writing fake prescriptions when he ordered menopause medicine for a pregnant woman. Dr Mohammad Khan admitted accessing patient information and writing prescriptions under randomly selected
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Image copyright Netflix Image caption Katherine Langford plays Hannah Baker in the Netflix drama A controversial scene in Netflix drama 13 Reasons Why in which a teenage girl kills herself has been removed, two years after it first appeared. Netflix said the decision had been made “on the advice of medical experts”. The first series
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Image copyright PARLIAMENT TV Image caption Helen Whately (right) used the 10 Minute Rule to bring her bill to Parliament Flexible working should be the default position for all employees, rather than it being up to individuals to request. That is the call from Conservative MP Helen Whately, who introduced a flexible working bill in
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Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 and has imposed ever tightening sanctions on the country in a move designed to force Tehran to curtail their nuclear ambitions. The sanctions have led to increased prices and the local currency has fallen significantly. Iranians are being dragged into poverty and the poorest are
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LONDON — When the European Union introduced its own satellite navigation program, it billed the service as more robust, precise and reliable than GPS — and a way to end the bloc’s reliance on the system controlled by the United States military. But most of the European navigation system, known as Galileo, has been out
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Fight trainer Freddie Roach and the Rev. Jesse Jackson — a recent convert to boxing training — talk about how their sessions together have helped both men offset some of the devastating effects of Parkinson’s disease. “When he got here, he could barely climb the steps to the ring,” Roach tells hosts Jim Litke and
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