Aug 14 (Reuters) – Wall Street was set to open sharply lower on Wednesday, as poor economic data from China and Germany put the focus back on the impact of a bruising Sino-U.S. trade war which is pushing some major economies towards the brink of recession. The outlook for Germany’s export reliant economy was also […]
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“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is great advice, since there are serious nutritional benefits to eating apples. But the saying ends before it mentions what else to eat. To learn which other fruits (and vegetables) you should be eating every day, we spoke to Dr. Michael Greger, author of “How Not to
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWho is ASAP Rocky and why is he on Trump’s radar? US rapper ASAP Rocky, real name Rakim Mayers, has been found guilty of assault during a Stockholm fight and given a two-year suspended sentence. The 30-year-old has also been ordered to pay damages to the victim.
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAsda staff stage protest Hundreds of Asda workers have held a rally and march in Leeds over the details of a new contract. The protest by staff from across the country was organised by the GMB union. Asda is offering staff a higher wage in exchange for
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Greek firefighters backed by water-dropping planes and helicopters were battling a wildfire burning through a protected nature reserve on the island of Evia for a second day Wednesday, where hundreds of people had been evacuated from four villages and a monastery. The six planes and five helicopters were concentrating on areas where access to the
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Scientists in New Zealand said Wednesday they’ve found fossilized bones from an extinct monster penguin that was about the size of an adult human and swam the oceans some 60 million years ago. They said the previously undiscovered species is believed to have stood about 1.6 meters (5 feet 2 inches) tall and weighed up
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The usually sure-footed Arizona Diamondbacks made a couple of uncharacteristic base-running mistakes. It didn’t matter. They found an easy way to around them — the long ball. Jarrod Dyson homered on the second pitch of the game during a five-run first inning and was later involved in a quirky double play as the Diamondbacks cruised
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An economic alarm bell has sounded in the U.S., sending warnings of a possible recession ahead. Yields on 2-year and 10-year Treasury notes inverted early Wednesday, a market phenomenon that shows investors want more in return for short-term government bonds than they are for long-term bonds. It’s an indication that investors have lost faith in
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Singer and piano player Kodi Lee, who received the first Golden Buzzer on “America’s Got Talent” this season, came up golden again in a stirring rendition of Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” during the live quarterfinal on Tuesday. (See the performance above.) Judge Simon Cowell noted that Paul Simon granted Lee rare permission
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Even by the Dodgers’ high-scoring standards, Tuesday night was extraordinary. Rookie Will Smith achieved another milestone in the storybook start to his big league career with his first two-homer game, and Los Angeles twice hit back-to-back homers to pound the Miami Marlins 15-1. Cody Bellinger tied a career high with his 39th home run and
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