Rival demonstrations have been held over the consumption of dog meat, a traditional part of South Korean cuisine, outside parliament in the capital, Seoul. A vocal group of dog farmers ate the meat and handed out leaflets touting its benefits. Metres away, US actor Kim Basinger was among animal rights protesters who carried models of […]
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A federal judge is dismissing allegations that bidding for a $10 billion cloud computing contract with the Pentagon was rigged to favor Amazon. Friday’s ruling dismissing Oracle’s claims clears the Defense Department to award the contract to one of two finalists: Amazon or Microsoft. Oracle and IBM were eliminated during an earlier round, but Oracle
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Dylan Groenewegen won the longest stage of the Tour de France in a sprint as Giulio Ciccone kept the yellow jersey on Friday. The Dutch sprinter edged Australian rival Caleb Ewan and former world champion Peter Sagan of Slovakia to claim his fourth career stage win of the Tour. Squeezed between the crossing of the
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WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin informed congressional leaders on Friday that the government could run out of money in early September, pleading with lawmakers to reach a deal to raise the government’s borrowing limit before their August recess or risk a potentially catastrophic default. Mr. Mnuchin, in a letter to leadership, said that while
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On Feb. 1, 2004, after abusing laxatives for a decade, Lisa Boltman decided she was done. No more sneaking out of bed in the middle of the night to use the bathroom while her family was asleep. No more spending hours in there, writhing in pain, after ingesting far more than the recommended dosage. Leading
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Diane Keaton spilled the truth about why she’s perfectly happy being single. In an interview with InStyle posted Thursday, the Oscar-winning actress answered a question about whether men ask her out with: “Never. All right? Let’s just get that straight. That one’s important. I haven’t been on a date in, I would say, 35 years. No
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Then there’s a growing trend for local governments to introduce bans: San Francisco was the first city to restrict use of facial recognition by city authorities, and then Somerville, Mass., did something similar. A quasi-national ban could bubble up if many more follow suit. Professor Donath argues that it may be easier to regulate through
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1. Who was the first Irish golfer to win the British Open? a.) Padraig Harrington b.) Des Smyth c.) Fred Daly 2. Tom Watson won the British Open on four links courses in Scotland. On which course did he not win? a.) Muirfield b.) St. Andrews c.) Royal Troon 3. Where was the first British
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Looking at the state of British politics, where politicians are branded “traitors” and judges called “enemies of the people”, with Tony Blair’s former chief of staff. In personal film for This Week, Jonathan Powell considers whether the government or opposition are up to the job of running the country, as he says the UK risks
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When Kay Luo joined LinkedIn in 2006, she received a grant of shares with a value of 12 cents each. The company went public in 2011 at $45 a share. By the end of the first day of trading, the price had doubled, and she began the process of selling her stock. “It was more
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