As an experienced personal finance journalist, Cameron Huddleston never had problems talking to her mother about money. So when it came time to have a conversation about end-of-life financial matters, it wasn’t that Huddleston was afraid to broach the subject. “I just didn’t realize I needed to,” she said. Waiting to have that talk nearly […]
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Jeff Tweedy didn’t want to record new music for the sake of making an album. The Wilco frontman spent the last couple of years putting out solo music and publishing his memoir in which he details the ups and downs in his life. So when it came time to get the band back together, Tweedy
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption GSM London was one of a wave of private providers turning higher education into more of a marketplace GSM London, one of the biggest private higher education providers in England, has gone into administration – and will stop teaching students in September. The college says it has not been
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Officials on Wednesday reopened the Kenyan luxury hotel complex that al-Shabab attacked in January in the deadliest extremist assault inside the country in several years. Twenty-one people were killed in the hours-long attack on the dusitD2 complex in Nairobi. Several Al-Shabab gunmen stormed the area, detonating explosives and sending panicked people fleeing. Kenyan security forces
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The Cleveland Indians bulked up for the playoff race by trading temperamental starter Trevor Bauer to Cincinnati in a three-team deal they hope helps them catch the Minnesota Twins. Cleveland, which trails the AL Central by three games, sent Bauer to the Reds for slugger Yasiel Puig and left-hander Scott Moss. The Indians also acquired
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Biden vs. Harris, the rematch. The most dramatic moment of the first pair of presidential debates came as Senator Kamala Harris of California criticized Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s record on race and busing, leaving the former vice president and early front-runner struggling to respond forcefully. Since then, however, Mr. Biden has been much more willing
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When Hurricane Irma hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, Carlos Melendez couldn’t contact the staffers or customers of his San Juan-based technology firm, Wovenware. Melendez learned a lesson that would help his business during the next storm, that disaster preparedness includes being able to communicate with people when the emergency is over. He quickly signed
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When she transferred to a new K-8 school two years ago, Tinazsha Johnson was in deep distress. The Baltimore sixth grader was crushed by the death of her mother. Her father was in and out of lockups. She’d witnessed searing violence in her neighborhood and felt overwhelmed helping her grandparents raise her younger siblings. Fast
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption James McArdle (left) and James McAvoy have been less than impressed by Quentin Letts’ review of Peter Gynt Actor James McArdle has called theatre reviewer Quentin Letts “pathetic” after he made remarks about the “whining” accents of Scottish actors. The critic was writing about the play Peter Gynt at
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Image copyright Jemma Lucy Image caption Jemma Lucy’s banned Instagram post featured the reality star posing with weight loss coffee An Instagram post by reality star Jemma Lucy has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The ASA said the image and text broke several rules, including encouraging unsafe practices during pregnancy and making
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