Corri Smith is planning to hire a full-time project manager for her public relations firm and make her part-time assistant full-time. But she has a wary eye on the economy. “It’s been a long time since we’ve had some trouble in the economy. It can’t all be wonderful — something will happen,” says Smith, owner […]
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Trump administration rules that impose additional hurdles for low-income women seeking abortions are on hold once again. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Wednesday vacated a unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel and said a slate of 11 judges will reconsider lawsuits brought by more than 20 states and several
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Image copyright Lee Baxter Image caption MIF volunteers rehearsing their bell-ringing in front of a photo of Yoko Ono Bells will ring out to open the Manchester International Festival after Yoko Ono called on thousands of people to make “an incredible vibration”. Festival organisers hope a “people’s orchestra of bells” will take part in her
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Nike’s ‘racist trainers’ have been attracting sky-high bids online It is a new day in the Nike “racist trainer” furore and no-one has – as yet – set fire to their own shoes. However, the controversy has reignited the anger at the heart of America’s gaping political divide. Ahead of
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Goliath the Greek? Human remains from an ancient cemetery in southern Israel have yielded precious bits of DNA that a new study says help prove the European origin of the Philistines — the enigmatic nemeses of the biblical Israelites. The Philistines mostly resided in five cities along the southern coast of what is today Israel
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Mike Trout led a parade of Los Angeles Angels into the interview room of the Texas Rangers for the first interaction with reporters since teammate Tyler Skaggs died. The two-time AL MVP tried to smile when it was his turn to talk, only to find himself fighting back tears almost immediately. Trout wasn’t alone following
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Rick Snyder, a former governor of Michigan, removed himself from an upcoming fellowship at the Harvard Kennedy School amid a backlash over his role in a water contamination crisis in one the nation’s most impoverished cities. The choice of Mr. Snyder as a fellow by the prestigious school of government inflamed Mr. Snyder’s critics after
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Image copyright Getty Images One in five people admitted to a UK hospital drinks alcohol in a harmful way and one in 10 depends on it, a study suggests. King’s College London researchers want people with issues caused by drinking to be screened. They are also calling for more trained staff to give support. Alcohol
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Oh “White Chicks,” how we miss you (dun-dun-dun-dun-dun) and we need you. But it seems that fans’ longing for more of the 2004 comedy is coming to an end — or at least according to Terry Crews. The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star — who did a legendary rendition of Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles” as his
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An uncrewed robotic surface vessel that can deploy and recover autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) has been developed. The team behind the technology, GEBCO-NF, won this year’s Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE which looks for the best new technology to map the seafloor. The team say the $7m (£5.5m) prize money will help fund their future ocean
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