Spam is one of the most popular food brands of all time – over eight billion cans of it have been sold. It’s become something of a joke in the western world – being lampooned in songs and comedy sketches. Yet in some countries in Asia and the Pacific, it’s considered it to be the […]
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London’s Gatwick Airport has suspended all flights as a result of “an air traffic control systems issue” in the control tower. In a tweet at 5:47 p.m. (1647 GMT) on Wednesday, the airport said it was working with Air Navigation Solutions, its air traffic control provider, “to rectify this issue as quickly as possible.” The
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A state coroner on the Greek island of Crete who examined the body of a woman believed to be of a missing American scientist said she had died as a result of a “criminal act.” Antonis Papadomanolakis told The Associated Press Wednesday that final confirmation was still needed to confirm the identity of the body
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The Latest at Wimbledon (all times local): 7 p.m. For the first time since their classic 2008 final, Rafael Nadal will face Roger Federer at Wimbledon. Nadal set up a much-anticipated rematch by beating Sam Querrey 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. Nadal and Federer will play each other in Friday’s semifinals. The two met
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WASHINGTON — In a legal victory for President Trump, a federal appeals court panel on Wednesday ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that profits earned by his Washington hotel while he is in office violate the Constitution. A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., found that the state
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President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration won approval from a Senate committee Wednesday despite objections from Democrats who questioned the actions of the former Delta Air Lines executive in a case involving a pilot who raised safety issues. The Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee voted 14-12 along party lines to send
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The 2019 Women’s World Cup is over, the United States women’s national soccer team reigns supreme, and the hype lives on through social media, in our hearts and ― luckily ― in our closets. Now, it’s time to add an extra star to the rotation. The Official U.S. Soccer Store is home to plenty of
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Image caption Fiona Bruce was due to present the Question Time special A BBC Question Time special with the two Conservative leadership candidates “now looks unlikely to go ahead”. The programme was scheduled for Tuesday, but a spokeswoman said the BBC had not been able to “reach agreement” with Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson. It
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Image copyright PA Image caption The airport said it was working “to rectify this issue as quickly as possible” Flights at Gatwick Airport have been suspended due to what it says is an issue in its control tower. The airport apologised and said it had experienced a problem with its air traffic control systems. In
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Democrats have also embraced the gritty, lo-fi aesthetic of internet memes. Mike Gravel, the former Alaska senator who is among the Democratic candidates for president, turned over his social media accounts to teenage supporters, whose pro-Gravel memes have made him a cult favorite online. Andrew Yang, the businessman who is running for the Democratic nomination
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