Global shares were mixed Friday as investors bought back stocks following gains on Wall Street, although worries about a trade dispute between the U.S. and China remained. France’s CAC 40 slipped 0.3% to 5,370.04 in early trading, while Germany’s DAX lost 0.4% to 11,796.38. Britain’s FTSE 100 dipped 0.3% to 7,261.26. U.S. shares were set […]
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Cuba Gooding Jr leaving court in June Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr will stand trial over claims he groped a woman in a New York bar in June. A judge dismissed his plea to have the case thrown out, saying the Boyz N The Hood star had not “provided compelling
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The UK economy contracted 0.2% between April and June, its worst performance since 2012, the Office for National Statistics said. The surprise contraction came after a boost to economic growth in the first three months of the year because of Brexit stockpiling. Rob Kent-Smith, head of GDP at the ONS, said manufacturing output fell and
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: UNEXPECTED IN THE EAST The Nationals and Mets begin a three-game series in Queens with surprising significance considering both teams have been more than 10 games below .500 this season. Washington now leads the NL wild-card race, and New York is only 2 1/2 games behind.
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Kate Middleton is hitting the high seas! The Duchess of Cambridge went nautical for the inaugural King’s Cup regatta held in Cowes, England, on Thursday. The event, hosted by Kate and Prince William, is set to benefit the charities Action on Addiction, Place2Be, the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, the Royal Foundation,
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Image copyright Reuters Malaysia has charged 17 former and current Goldman Sachs bankers – including Richard Gnodde, the most senior banker in London – over the corruption investigation at its state development fund 1MDB. Attorney General Tommy Thomas said custodial sentences and criminal fines would be sought against those charged. Goldman helped raise $6.5bn (£5.4bn)
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Paxton Lynch insisted the opponent provided no extra incentive or motivation. After spending last year out of the NFL, Lynch had his own motivation. “I just wanted to show myself all the hard work I had put in had paid off,” Lynch said. “I had a long offseason basically. While everyone else was playing I
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Stephen Colbert said some Democratic candidates are getting pretty desperate for attention as they compete for the nomination to run against President Donald Trump next year. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) even made an unusual promise to voters that may be the first of its kind: If you elect me president, I promise you won’t have
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Image copyright Empics Image caption Tyrannosaurus rex is the rock star of the dinosaur world; specimens fetch more than older fossils Fossils are in fashion, with private buyers snapping up prehistoric remains online and at auction but the trend is raising concerns within the scientific community. In the saleroom at Christie’s auction house in London,
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Rookie Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his second leadoff home run in two games — and team-record sixth this season — and the San Diego Padres scored five unearned runs in the sixth inning to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 Thursday night. Tatis broke the old record of five leadoff homers by Will Venable in 2011
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