July 2019

Serena Williams opens bid for 8th Wimbledon title, 24th Slam

Serena Williams renews her bid for her 24th Grand Slam title and eighth at Wimbledon with a Centre Court match against Giulia Gatto-Monticone of Italy. Williams lost in the final at the All England Club to Angelique Kerber last year. Kerber opens Tuesday’s first-round action in the main stadium against Tatjana Maria. Eight-time Wimbledon champion

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Booker Proposes Drastic Changes to Immigration Detention System

Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey on Tuesday announced a plan to drastically alter the nation’s immigration detention system through an executive order on his first day in office if he is elected president. In an effort to draw stark contrast to the immigration detention policies of the Trump administration, Mr. Booker’s platform simultaneously establishes

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Paul Gascoigne v Snoop Dogg: Is cannabis or alcohol worse for you?

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Paul Gascoigne previously played for Tottenham while Snoop Dogg is known for hits including Drop It Like It’s Hot An unlikely debate has broken out because of Snoop Dogg and ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne over what’s worse – cannabis or alcohol? It’s after the rapper posted a photo of himself

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Trump and R.N.C. Raised $105 Million in 2nd Quarter, Outdoing Obama

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee on Tuesday said they had raised $105 million in the second quarter of this year, dwarfing what President Barack Obama raised in the equivalent period during his re-election campaign. The campaign and the R.N.C. said they had a combined $100 million in cash on

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R.J. Scaringe, Founder of Rivian, Quietly Builds a Tesla for Trucks and S.U.V.s

NORMAL, Ill. — By definition, the time of the world’s richest man is pretty valuable. But early last fall, Jeff Bezos sought out a 36-year old entrepreneur named R.J. Scaringe and spent the better part of a day in Plymouth, Mich., at the company he founded, Rivian. Mr. Bezos got a preview of Rivian’s electric

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To Evade Sanctions on Iran, Ships Vanish in Plain Sight

Last month, the Salina, an Iranian-flagged oil tanker under American sanctions, docked in Jinzhou Bay, a port in northeastern China, according to data from VesselsValue, a website that analyzes global shipping information. The Salina regularly reported its position, course and speed via the automatic identification system. Oil tankers like the Salina, which can transport as

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