A new U.S. lawsuit filed Monday seeks to establish a whale protection zone for endangered orcas in the Pacific Northwest. The Center for Biological Diversity and the Orca Relief Citizens’ Alliance sued NOAA Fisheries in U.S. District Court in Seattle, saying the agency has failed to act on a petition it filed in 2016. The […]
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Oft-suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon returned to the New England Patriots’ practice field on Monday without pads and without saying when he might be able to play again. Gordon was seen stretching on the field during the portion of the team’s workout that was open to the media. In the locker room before practice, he
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The majority of small business owners who work solo struggle to make their companies profitable. That’s one of the findings of a report released last week by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York that gave a snapshot of non-employer firms, those that have no employees other than the sole proprietor and that comprise 81%
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Two weeks after Louisiana patients began receiving medical marijuana, the program is humming along without supply disruption and with thousands of people receiving the drug for medical use, regulatory officials and the head of one growing operation said Monday. John Davis, president of GB Sciences Louisiana, one of two state-sanctioned medical marijuana growers, said Louisiana
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Pop star Sir Elton John is friends with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex Sir Elton John has defended the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s use of private jets – and said he paid to carbon offset their trip to his French home. The singer said he provided Prince
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Ride-share companies are also rolling out a system where passengers who request a ride receive a code that they can give to any car in the Lyft or Uber line rather than searching for a specific driver. It mimics the traditional taxi line, but payment comes through the app. Uber introduced the system about two
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SAN FRANCISCO — China has aggressively stirred up anti-Western and nationalist sentiment using state and social media as part of an information war in the Hong Kong protests. On Monday, Facebook and Twitter said they had found evidence of just how active China has been in trying to sow discord. The social media companies said
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Ray Amato takes in the scene from the very top of Lamade Stadium as the signature chant of the New Jersey Little League team echoes through the stands: “Let’s go Troopers! Let’s go Troopers!” Amato smiles, but not because New Jersey has the rowdiest fans around — which they do. With each game they play
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As just about every parent knows, a foolproof way to get kids to clam up is to ask them about their days. “How was school?” typically yields a one-word answer, at best. But it’s important to learn about what goes on in your child’s life when you’re not around ― not least because 1 out
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The director of “The Hunt,” a politically explosive thriller in which a band of “liberal elites” kidnaps and kills “deplorables,” is speaking out for the first time since the film’s cancellation by Universal Pictures. In an interview with Variety, Craig Zobel said the film wasn’t intended to have a partisan message. In fact, it was
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