The Latest on the start of work to build a massive telescope on a site considered sacred by some Native Hawaiians (all times local): 3:30 p.m. At a short news conference Sunday, Gov. David Ige said that “respected the right of people to protest” at the site of the Thirty Meter Telescope site as long […]
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Brandon Clarke made a dunk with 10.7 left in overtime and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the New Orleans Pelicans 88-86 on Sunday in the NBA Summer League semifinals. The Grizzlies will face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night in the title game. Minnesota beat Brooklyn 85-77 in the second semifinal. Clarke had 23 points —
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption The Ebola virus has spread to the city of Goma which has a population of more than a million people The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed the first case of Ebola in the eastern city of Goma, home to more than a million people. The health ministry confirmed that
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Image copyright Getty Images Not many people shed tears when bankers lose their jobs. Last Monday, equities teams at Deutsche Bank offices round the world were told to leave their desks within a matter of hours. The men and women who were made redundant had worked at one of the biggest investment banks in the
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LOS ANGELES — Dolly Parton recently held court there, big wig and all. Leonardo DiCaprio and John Kerry arrived at the same time last month. Cindy Crawford on the left, David Letterman on the right. And isn’t that Beyoncé by the espresso bar? Welcome to the hottest see-and-be-seen spot in Hollywood: Netflix’s first-floor waiting room.
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The Tampa Bay Rays took a combined perfect game into the ninth inning before Hanser Alberto beat the shift with a leadoff single against Ryan Yarbrough, wrecking history in the making and taking some of the edge off their 4-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Ryne Stanek pitched the first two innings before
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Image copyright Getty Images Two million low-paid workers could receive statutory sick pay (SSP) for the first time as part of reforms aimed at supporting people with health conditions in the workplace. Currently, employees must earn at least the equivalent of 14 hours on the minimum wage to qualify. But the government is looking at
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After having 11 days off between starts, Tyler Beede had to shake off some rust in the first inning before he quickly took control on the mound. He looked sharp at the plate, too, in leading the San Francisco Giants to an 8-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Beede pitched effectively into the
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Republican lawmakers, by and large, did not rush to the president’s side on Sunday either, but neither did they jump forward to denounce him. Deeply uncomfortable as many Republicans are with Mr. Trump’s racially infused politics, they worry about offending the base voters who cheer on the president as a truth-teller taking on the tyranny
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Image copyright Getty Images Vueling Airlines is the least punctual major airline flying from airports in the UK, new research shows. The Spanish carrier’s UK departures were delayed by an average of 31 minutes last year, according to analysis of Civil Aviation Authority data by the PA news agency. Thomas Cook also performed poorly, with
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