WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has raised $21.5 million since entering the presidential race in late April, his campaign said Wednesday. Mr. Biden’s haul for the second quarter of the year cements his status as one of the financial heavyweights among the two dozen Democratic presidential contenders. But it fell short […]
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Uncertainty over U.S. trade conflicts and signs of a slowing global economy have led many S&P 500 companies to lower expectations for how much profit they made in the spring. Wall Street projects that overall S&P 500 company earnings for the April-June quarter fell 2.6% from a year earlier, according to FactSet. As recently as
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It’s summertime, and you’re seated at a picnic table eating another rack of ribs and hoping that circling bee finds a flower to bother. And then you feel it. Sweat. Beads of it on your brow and on the small of your back. But wait. You’re not even sitting in direct sunlight. Why is this
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Image copyright Decca Records Image caption Thackery put pen to paper on the roof of Decca Records’ London offices Chelsea Pensioner Colin Thackery, the oldest winner of Britain’s Got Talent, has become the oldest person in the world to sign a debut solo album deal. That’s according to Decca Records, whose artists include Dame Vera
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption All 157 passengers and crew were killed when flight ET302 went down shortly after take-off Boeing is giving $100m (£80m) to help families affected by the two crashes of the company’s 737 Max planes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. The payment, stretching over several years, is independent of lawsuits filed
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The 52 Places Traveler As the shadow of the moon swept across the Atacama Desert, the 52 Places Traveler stood celestially transfixed. July 3, 2019 Our columnist, Sebastian Modak, is visiting each destination on our 52 Places to Go in 2019 list. Before watching the solar eclipse in Chile on Tuesday, he visited Salvador, Brazil,
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Sergei Bobrovsky already has two Vezina Trophies, the award handed out at the end of each season to the NHL’s top goaltender. He’s not looking for a third. For the Florida Panthers’ new goalie, only one trophy matters now. Bobrovsky and Florida’s three other free agent signings — defenseman Anton Stralman, and forwards Brett Connolly
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Sports Minister – and Boris Johnson supporter – Mims Davies would not say whether she backed a tax on sugary drinks, as she was questioned by BBC Radio 5 Live’s Emma Barnett. She said it was welcome that companies had reformulated their drinks, and that people had to make choices about what they drank. It
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While fans marveled at Alyssa Naeher’s incredible saves and Christen Press’s early header goal, many were impressed by something unrelated to the action of the game: What are these colorful headbands the players wear, and how do they stay in place so effectively? How do these soccer players keep headbands on? Like mine pops off
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A former choreographer and dancer for Justin Bieber has lambasted the pop star on social media, accusing him of degrading women and paying her “less than minimum wage.” “I regret working under your name. I gave your universe my naive body, creativity, time and effort. Twice. For content you made millions off of. While I
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