[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] President Trump and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are diametrical opposites in nearly every way, except perhaps for their shared home state of New York and their social media dominance. But now there may be another thing that binds the two: […]
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LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) – Britain’s parliament voted on Tuesday in favor of a plan that would compel the government to legalize same-sex marriage and extend abortion rights in Northern Ireland, if the province is unable to re-establish its own devolved government. The changes passed with a large majority in parliament inLondon on Tuesday and
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With marijuana now medically legal in 33 states and recreationally legal in 11 states (plus D.C.), the concept of smoking, vaping, or eating it is fair game in the mainstream. But with lingering restrictions on testing it due to the Drug Enforcement Administration, how it affects the brain remains murky territory. Perhaps nowhere is this
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Image copyright That’s TV Image caption The news on That’s TV North Scotland will be presented from Edinburgh The UK’s biggest local TV operator is to shut 13 of its 20 studios, meaning some news bulletins will be hosted by presenters outside the area they serve. That’s TV operates 20 of the UK’s 34 local
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Facebook is facing a growing chorus of doubts about its new Libra cryptocurrency project from authorities around the world, ahead of two congressional hearings on the initiative next week. On Wednesday, the chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, said Libra raised a host of “serious concerns” around “money laundering, consumer protection and financial stability.”
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In an oddly hilarious celebration, U.S. women’s national soccer team player Allie Long ate a piece of paper from the team’s equal pay lawsuit after the World Cup championship parade in New York City on Tuesday morning. In a video posted to fellow teammate Ashlyn Harris’ Instagram stories, Long crumples up the piece of paper
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Robert Foster, a Republican state representative in Mississippi who is running for governor, blocked a female reporter from shadowing him on a campaign trip “to avoid any situation that may evoke suspicion or compromise” his marriage. The reporter, Larrison Campbell of the news site Mississippi Today, wrote in an article published on Tuesday night that
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WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell signaled that an interest-rate cut may come soon, sending stocks to a new high as the benchmark S&P 500 stock index traded above 3,000 for the first time. Mr. Powell, testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, said risks to the United States economy remain,
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJamie, 11, said boxing “helps me get my anger out and it helps me control it” These teenagers all have ADHD and have been excluded from mainstream school. Here they tell how the sport of boxing is helping them channel their excess energy and improve their life
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Julianne Hough of “Dancing with the Stars” and Paula Abdul hat-throwing fame is getting candid about her sex life with husband, NHL star Brooks Laich. The “America’s Got Talent” judge dropped by her husband’s podcast “How Men Think” with singer Gavin DeGraw on Tuesday for a frank conversation about maintaining intimacy in their relationship as they
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