Back on Centre Court and back in the semifinals of a major tournament, Serena Williams will take on Barbora Strycova at Wimbledon. Williams is trying to win an eighth title at the All England Club and a 24th Grand Slam trophy overall — an achievement that would equal Margaret Court’s all-time record. The 33-year-old Strycova […]
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Well, that de-escalated quickly. Profits surged for U.S. businesses last year, with growth topping 20% for S&P 500 companies in much of 2018. But the gusher got capped at the start of 2019, and analysts say the sputtering out may last most of this year, as the tax-cut jolt wears off and worries about the
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the visiting Danish prime minister have sat through their countries’ national anthems at a ceremony in Berlin, a day after the latest of three incidents in which Merkel’s body shook as she stood at a similar event. Merkel showed no signs of ill-health as she sat alongside new Prime Minister
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Satirical YouTube channel Bad Lip Reading has unleashed another President Donald Trump-trolling clip on the world. Its new video uses clever editing to reimagine the conversations Trump had with other political leaders during last month’s G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan ― and “reveals” how his later impromptu meet-and-greet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un
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Image copyright Getty Images UK airports have made “significant improvements” in providing assistance for passengers with mobility problems, the industry regulator has said. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said that for the first time, no airports had been given a “poor” rating. Manchester, which was the only airport to receive “a poor” rating last year,
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When Nicole Thibault had her first child, she imagined traveling everywhere with him. But by age 2, he would become upset by simply passing a restaurant that smelled of garlic. Waiting in line elicited tantrums and crowded places overwhelmed him. Autism was diagnosed within the year. “I thought maybe our family dream of travel wouldn’t
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In receiving the Best Female Athlete honor, the co-captain of the Women’s World Cup champs quipped: “Sorry, but this is probably the second-best trophy we won this week.” Morgan and her U.S. teammates of course have embarked on a whirlwind celebration of their cup title with the trophy since they won it all on Sunday.
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In court, the Trump administration is trying to get all of Obamacare erased. But at the White House, President Trump and his health officials are busily using the law to pursue key proposals. Last week, the president highlighted a policy in the works meant to narrow the gaps between what drugs cost in the United
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Sometimes, ideas can bounce around the intellectual fringes for years before eventually being embraced by the powerful. On Wednesday you could watch it happen in real time, on cable television. In congressional testimony, the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, argued that despite the low unemployment rate, the job market was not yet in an all-out
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A terminally ill woman who invited her whole village to celebrate what will “probably be her last” birthday has said despite her diagnosis, she has “a lot to give yet”. Hundreds joined Jayne Rae in Whittle-le-Woods, near Chorley, to celebrate and raise money for local community projects, including the hospital and hospice where she has
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