Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jay-Z said the partnership would “inspire change” Jay-Z is facing criticism for teaming up with the NFL following anger about the body’s response to footballer Colin Kaepernick’s 2016 kneeling protest. The rap star, who once rapped “I said no to the Super Bowl, you need me, I don’t need […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption An order for CalMac ferries has been at the centre of a dispute The Ferguson shipyard in Port Glasgow has been nationalised by the Scottish government. Ministers will now operate the yard under a management agreement with administrators, which will see the Scottish government buy the facility if no
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You’re reading this week’s At War newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every Friday. Email us at atwar@nytimes.com. Identifying munitions was a part of my job in the military as an explosive ordnance disposal (E.O.D.) officer, and it has carried on in my career in journalism. The Navy spent the
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Bryce Harper knows everyone in the dugout and ballpark expects him to get clutch hits in moments just like this. Boy, he crushed it. Harper blasted a grand slam with one out in the ninth inning, capping a six-run rally that sent the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs 7-5 Thursday night for a three-game
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The Danish prime minister’s office did not immediately return a call on Friday seeking comment. Social media users were quick to exploit the report about the American president’s exploring the purchase of Greenland. One photoshopped a pompous-looking golden tower into a picture of Greenlandic villages with colorful two-story wooden houses. Another asked if Denmark could
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Not so long ago, philanthropy was an area where politics were left at the door. Conservatives and liberals on a philanthropic board could agree to disagree behind closed doors, but the public paid little attention as hospitals, cultural institutions and universities expanded thanks to gifts from the wealthy. But at a time of heightened tensions
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In her latest film, “Otherhood,” Angela Bassett plays a mother trying to reconnect with her grown son. But offscreen, the actress has at least a few more years before she reaches empty-nester status. Bassett and her husband, Courtney B. Vance, have teen boy and girl twins, Slater and Bronwyn. Since becoming a mother in 2006,
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Then it got even better on Thursday. Jonas played maestro as Capital One Arena serenaded him in an Instagram video he posted Thursday night, while Turner protected the candles from going out. Then he had his cake and ate it, too, with a big chomp. “Nothing better than doing what I love with my loves on
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Pete Alonso and Amed Rosario helped the New York Mets pile up huge totals of hits and runs. The Mets needed almost all of them to hold off the homer-happy Atlanta Braves. Alonso drove in six runs with five hits, including a three-run homer that helped lead to Julio Teheran’s shortest career start, and the
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Deere & Co. cut its profit expectations for the second time this year as beleaguered farmers and an escalating trade war with China cut into sales. Widespread and heavy flooding severely delayed planting this year for thousands of farmers. In the 18 states that grow most of the nation’s corn, only 58% of the crop
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