Overwhelmed by unprecedented demand, Tokyo Olympic organizers said Thursday they hope to run another ticket lottery next month for residents of Japan who got nothing the first time. Millions of Japanese were let down last month when they came away empty-handed in a lottery for next year’s Olympics. The bad news is that — despite […]
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WASHINGTON — John Deeth is the sort of Iowa activist who keeps up with every new twist in the Democratic presidential primary, but there was no way he was going to devote two evenings to watching the first round of debates last week. Instead Mr. Deeth, a 55-year-old from Iowa City who has volunteered for
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Choosing a baby name can be a long and emotional process involving hours spent poring over lists, debating with family members and fantasizing about the kind of person you may raise. So, it should come as no surprise that people can get quite territorial about their choices of baby names, real and hypothetical. In fact,
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Nicki Minaj is set to headline a major music festival in Saudi Arabia this month as the kingdom attempts to soften its ultraconservative image and overcome bad publicity about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Jeddah World Fest announced Tuesday that the rap star would perform at the July 18 event at King Abdullah
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Image copyright Getty Images Bookmaker William Hill has said it plans to close about 700 betting shops, which could lead to 4,500 job losses. The firm said the move followed the government’s decision in April to reduce the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals to £2. Since then, the company added, it had seen “a
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Firefighters using helicopters and motorboats are continuing to douse fires ignited by a volcanic eruption on the Sicilian island of Stromboli that killed a hiker. Interested in Italy? Add Italy as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Italy news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Mayor Marco Giorgianni told the news
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The Latest at Wimbledon (all times local): 10:40 a.m. Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic has been fined 45,000 pounds ($56,500) for not meeting “the required professional standards” in his first-round loss at Wimbledon. Tomic lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 on Tuesday. Wimbledon organizers say “it is the opinion of the Referee that the
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The civil servants who allegedly questioned Jeremy Corbyn’s health and fitness to be prime minister “should leave the civil service”, its former head Sir Bob Kerslake has told the Today programme. The Times reported two civil servants had said Mr Corybn was “too frail” to lead Labour or become PM. Labour said a planned probe
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That is 1.75 percentage points higher than actually was the case on Wednesday. In 2015, the budget deficit was 2.4 percent of G.D.P., a number that is on track to rise to 4.2 percent this year. Yet the 10-year bond yield is now comfortably below its average level in 2015, which was 2.14 percent. Low
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tens of millions of people use weight management apps to set goals and log calorie intake Calorie counting app creators have been criticised for allowing the platforms to be misused by people with eating disorders. The BBC found content logging self-harm and punishments for over-eating on MyFitnessPal, Lose It!
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