Asian stocks gained Monday amid investor jitters the U.S.-China trade war might be worsening. Benchmarks in Shanghai and South Korea rose while Hong Kong and Australia were unchanged. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday. Investors were encouraged by hopes global central banks will keep interest rates low to shore up economic growth. But they […]
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Image caption Yewande Biala was on 1Xtra Talks Love Island contestant Yewande Biala says being black in the media means “you have to be 10 times better than everyone else”. The 23-year-old scientist from Dublin has been speaking to 1Xtra Talks about life outside the villa. Yewande was part of the original villa line up
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Rays left-hander Ryan Yarbrough had mixed emotions following the most impressive start of his young career. The former Mariners minor leaguer came within an out of his first career shutout, and did it against his former team. Yet after 8 2/3 sparkling innings Sunday, he also felt miffed at manager Kevin Cash for pulling him
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The thick scent of smoke hung in the midday air when a trail along the Kings River opened up to an ominous scene: flames in the trees and thick gray smoke shrouding canyon walls. Firefighters were on the job. In fact, they had started the blaze that chewed through thick ferns, blackened downed trees and
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The choice was entirely hers. Only there really wasn’t of one for Simone Biles to make. Sure, she could have taken her triple-twisting double-flip (aka “the triple-double”) out of her floor exercise routine during the final night of the U.S. women’s gymnastics championships on Sunday. She surely didn’t need it to assure herself of another
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• At least four Democratic presidential candidates called on Walmart on Friday to stop selling guns after the mass shooting at one of the company’s stores in El Paso last weekend. • Nearly the entire field descended on Northern Iowa on Friday night for the Wing Ding dinner, an annual event that has long served
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Asian stocks gained Monday amid investor jitters the U.S.-China trade war might be worsening. Benchmarks in Shanghai and South Korea rose while Hong Kong and Australia were unchanged. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday. Investors were encouraged by hopes global central banks will keep interest rates low to shore up economic growth. But they
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Las Vegas Aces All-Star Liz Cambage was all smiles heading into Sunday’s game against the Connecticut Sun. From pre-game warmups, to the opening tip, to the end of a 21-point, 12-rebound performance in the Aces’ 89-81 victory, nobody would have guessed she’s been dealing with mental health issues for roughly half her life. But after
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Matthew G. Whitaker, the former acting attorney general and a loyalist to President Trump, is joining a cybersecurity firm as an of counsel, one in a string of jobs he has taken on since leaving the administration, an official with the firm said on Sunday. Mr. Whitaker’s role with the firm — PC Matic, which
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption BTS is one of the world’s biggest K-pop acts K-pop superstars BTS have announced that they will be taking an “extended” break from performing following a concert in Seoul on Sunday. Their agency Big Hit Entertainment said the seven members would be undergoing a “period of rest and relaxation”.
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