Rai Benjamin: Antiguan cricket player. Just like dad. Sure, the thought perhaps held a certain charm early on. But Rai Benjamin: American sprinter. He’s carving his own path. Just like his dad encouraged. Now that turned out to be more his speed. Benjamin swapped sports as a kid, nations later on — he used to […]
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WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee concluded Thursday that election systems in all 50 states were targeted by Russia in 2016, largely undetected by the states and federal officials at the time, but at the demand of American intelligence agencies the committee was forced to redact its findings so heavily that key lessons for the
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Starbucks Corp. served up an extra frothy third quarter, zooming past Wall Street’s forecasts thanks to new drinks and growing loyalty. Based on the strong results, the Seattle-based coffee giant raised its full-year earnings guidance. It now expects adjusted earnings of $2.80 to $2.82 per share, up from $2.75 to $2.79. It also said it
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Jean Paul Gaultier has been crafting looks for Madonna since the 1980s, but their relationship would’ve taken a much deeper, more personal turn if he’d had his way. In a Wednesday interview with London’s “This Morning,” the French designer revealed that he was “kind of” in love with Madonna throughout their professional collaboration. “I asked
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Alphabet’s Google is a dominant force in online advertising Google-parent Alphabet and the online retail giant Amazon have both reported a near 20% rise in revenues for the latest quarter. Alphabet said advertisers were spending more on its search and YouTube services. However Amazon reported profits that were lower
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Sales on the website are increasingly from third-party merchants, who pay Amazon fees for listing and shipping their items. That business as a fee collector is also more profitable for Amazon than when it sells items directly from its inventory. Finally, Amazon’s high-margin ad business reaches more than an estimated $10 billion a year in
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Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Rogers Cup. The Wimbledon winner this month for his 16th Grand Slam title, Djokovic is a four-time champion in the event that rotates between Montreal and Toronto, winning in Montreal in 2007 and 2011. “I’m sorry to announce that I decided to pull out of Rogers Cup,” Djokovic
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WASHINGTON — President Trump was probably never going to be impeached by the House of Representatives before the 2020 elections. The testimony by Robert S. Mueller III, the former special counsel, makes that a near certainty. The absence of an electrifying Washington moment in Wednesday’s two-stage testimony by Mr. Mueller not only deprived Democrats of
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As they gather at a conference in Utah, governors from around the U.S. are starting to think about what they will do if an appeals court upholds a lower court ruling overturning President Obama’s signature health care law. More than 20 million Americans would be at risk of losing their health insurance if the 5th
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Meek Mill said the last 11 years had been “mentally and emotionally challenging” US rapper Meek Mill has been granted a new trial on drugs and weapons charges that date back to his teenage years after a long legal battle. Three judges in Pennsylvania ruled there were credibility issues with
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