How well do you know the U.S. Open, the year’s last Grand Slam tennis tournament? Give this AP quiz a try: ——— 1st Round: The women’s and men’s singles champions at the 2019 U.S. Open will each receive $3.85 million. How much does each first-round loser in singles get? a.) $8,000 b.) $28,000 c.) $58,000 […]
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U.S. stocks marched broadly higher in midday trading Wednesday as investors welcomed a batch of strong earnings reports from several big retailers. Target and Lowe’s surged, leading a rally in retail stocks, as the market bounced back from its first loss in four days. Technology companies accounted for a big share of the market’s gains.
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Image copyright Getty Images This week’s announce of a fourth instalment in the Matrix franchise, 16 years after the second and third sequels, has been even slower to arrive than the bullet time effect introduced in the first movie. Still the news has come as a joy to many fans. “I can’t believe I’m about
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Image copyright Getty Images The UK government is reviewing plans to remove tariffs on a wide range of imports post-Brexit, following warnings that it would undermine the country’s oil refining industry. On Tuesday, the BBC reported that UK refineries face a “danger to viability” if tariffs are removed on fuel imports. The minister responsible for
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Thailand’s government on Wednesday announced a plan to set up a center to combat unverified news on social media platforms, rejecting concerns that it might be used to suppress free speech. The planned center’s goal would be to fight all kinds of fake news, with a focus on misinformation about disasters and financial matters, Minister
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As the start of the 2019 U.S. Open approaches, the indelible image from last year’s tournament does not involve a particularly remarkable shot or a champion holding a trophy. Instead, it is, and likely forever will remain, Serena Williams pointing her index finger at chair umpire Carlos Ramos while insisting that he owed her an
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WASHINGTON — The federal budget deficit is growing faster than expected, even as President Trump openly considers more tax cuts and other ideas that would add to government debt. The deficit will reach $960 billion for the 2019 fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, and $1 trillion for the 2020 fiscal year, the Congressional Budget
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The show went on for Ronda Rousey after she badly hurt her finger in a “freak accident.” Rousey wrote that she thought she had just jammed her fingers and ignored the pain to finish the take. Then she realized how badly mangled her middle digit was and told the director. She wrote she “was rushed
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Walmart wants Tesla to remove all solar panels from its stores and pay damages US supermarket chain Walmart is suing Tesla’s energy division, after solar panels on seven of its stores caught fire. It alleges that the firm was negligent in how it installed the panels on the roofs
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Adam Aron, the AMC chief executive, said in a statement, “Talks are underway with Netflix about our showing ‘The Irishman’ and other Netflix films, but the outcome of those conversations is not yet clear.” AMC and Cineplex are negotiating with Netflix separately, the people familiar with the talks said. A crucial sticking point has been
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