Caeleb Dressel led all the way in winning the 100-meter freestyle at the world swimming championships on Thursday, earning the American his third gold and fourth medal overall. Dressel touched in 46.96 seconds, the only man to dip under 47 seconds in the final. Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers of Australia settled for silver in 47.08. […]
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Speaking in the Commons for the first time as prime minister, Boris Johnson said the UK could have the “greatest and most prosperous economy in Europe”. He was setting out the priorities for his government, pledging to close the productivity gap and ensure that “no town is left behind ever again”. The new PM said
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American Airlines Group Inc. on Thursday reported second quarter profit of $662 million. The Fort Worth, Texas-based company said it had net income of $1.49 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.82 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was
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Lindsay Lohan seems to be loving her time Down Under so much, she’s starting to sound like an Australian herself. The actress, who is currently a guest judge on “The Masked Singer Australia,” posted a video on Instagram this week in which she said hello to her “mates” in a very Aussie accent. “G’day, mates,”
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Image copyright Getty Images Boris Johnson has used his first speech as prime minister to make a series of spending promises as part of his plan “to take decisions…to change the country for the better”. Speaking in Downing Street, after taking over from Theresa May as Conservative leader, he outlined pledges including more police and
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Historically, vineyard visits rank high on the eye-roll list for children. But California’s Napa Valley is trying hard these days to attract families, aiming to entertain visitors of all ages with hiking, biking, camps and non-snooty farm-to-table experiences. Even some vineyards are getting into the game, offering lawn games and grape juice tastings. According to
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Katie Ledecky is returning to competition at the world championships on Thursday night, with the ailing American set to swim in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay final. Ledecky’s return marks her first competition since preliminaries on Monday. The following day she withdrew from the 200 free heats and the 1,500 free final because of illness. Her
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In his first session as leader of the Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg was asked about the jailing of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran. He said her treatment was “shameful”, and separating the British-Iranian dual citizen from her five-year-old child was the “most awful thing that one could imagine”. Mr Rees Mogg was answering shadow leader Valerie Vaz,
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Image caption This year’s Mercury Prize nominees include (clockwise from top left): Dave, The 1975, Anna Calvi, Idles and Little Simz Albums addressing race, immigration, Brexit and class division populate the shortlist for the 2019 Mercury Prize. Among the front-runners is Idles’ Joy As An Act Of Resistance, a pro-immigration punk record that champions vulnerability
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Image copyright AFP Facebook has admitted that it was “rocked to its very foundations” by the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Facebook’s head of social affairs, Sir Nick Clegg, told the BBC that it was fair to say the company “hadn’t done enough” in the past. “But I don’t think it’s fair to say that the company
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