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Leslie H. Gelb, 82, Former Diplomat and New York Times Journalist, Dies

Leslie H. Gelb, an iconoclastic former American diplomat, journalist and prodigious commentator on world affairs, died on Saturday at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan. He was 82. The cause was renal failure brought on by diabetes, his wife, Judith Gelb, said. Mr. Gelb was 30 years old when in 1967 he took day-to-day […]

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Medvedev encourages US Open fans to boo, and they respond

Sports / En Sound Media

Daniil Medvedev extended his arms toward the crowd, then motioned for the fans to keep raining down the boos. In New York, they don’t wait to be asked. The crowd had been letting him have it since early in his third-round matchup with Feliciano Lopez on Friday night, and the fans who were still there

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The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week (Aug. 24-30)

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week (Aug. 24-30) | HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Parenting. ©2019 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Kids may say the darndest things, but parents tweet about them in the funniest ways. So, each week we round up the most hilarious 280-character quips from moms and dads to spread the

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The Latest: Canadian Andreescu beats Wozniacki at Open

Sports / En Sound Media

The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 1:55 p.m. Bianca Andreescu used a steady baseline game to beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-4 and advance to the U.S. Open round of 16, the deepest the 19-year-old Canadian has ever gone in a Grand Slam event. Andreescu, the 15th seed and winner of

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When Your Bully Is Your Sibling

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Throughout her childhood, Melissa, 27, looked for a way out of the bullying she faced every single day. And for her, that meant going to school. At home, she says her stepbrothers and stepsister regularly beat her up. They stole from her and broke her things. Her stepsister poured water in her bed and told

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The Latest: South Carolina declares emergency before storm

Travel / En Sound Media

The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local): 12:25 p.m. Gov. Henry McMaster has declared a state of emergency in South Carolina after the latest forecast for Hurricane Dorian increased the threat to the state. The emergency declaration makes it easier to get federal help and let state agencies coordinate possible evacuations or other preparations.

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The Mysterious Vaping Illness That’s ‘Becoming an Epidemic’

Technology / En Sound Media

Now some subset of these products is causing a serious lung disease that even cigarettes, while lethal in the long run, don’t cause in young people. Lobbyists and company officials in both industries are scrambling to blame unregulated products. The spate of illnesses has made news again of Juul Labs, maker of the blockbuster e-cigarette

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AP sources: Seahawks close to landing Clowney from Texans

Sports / En Sound Media

The Seattle Seahawks are on the verge of acquiring standout pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney from the Houston Texans, two people with knowledge of the deal said Saturday. Such a move would bolster one of Seattle’s biggest needs heading into the season. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade

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Children grow body hair from alleged drug mix-up in Spain

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Parents of babies and toddlers in Spain who have developed abnormal body hair plan to sue a pharmaceutical company that put a treatment for hair loss into packages meant for addressing acid reflux and other conditions. Spanish health authorities have blamed the Minoxidil mix-up on Farma-Química Sur. They say the well-known topical treatment was put

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Hong Kong: Blue-dyed water fired at protesters defying ban

World / En Sound Media

Hong Kong police used water cannon to fire blue-coloured water at protesters who defied a police ban and marched through the city. The coloured liquid is traditionally used to make it easier for police to identify protesters. Demonstrators lit fires, threw petrol bombs at riot police and attacked the parliament building. The protest movement grew

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