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It’s Official: September Democratic Debate Will Be One Night Only

After two rounds of back-to-back debate nights over the summer, the next Democratic presidential debate will be a one-day affair. Candidates had until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday to meet the Democratic National Committee’s qualification requirements: amassing 130,000 individual donors and receiving 2 percent support in at least four qualifying polls. Even after two new polls […]

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Why Aren’t More Women Working? They’re Caring for Parents

Finance / En Sound Media

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Aisha Adkins would rather have her own place, instead of living with her parents. She would also like a job, a car, a master’s degree and savings. But at 35, a decade after graduating from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro with a specialty in social services, she has had to put off

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The men who feel left out of US abortion debate

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Image copyright Alexandra Bowman The fiercely-contested debate over US abortion focuses on the rights of the mother and foetus. But a lawsuit in Alabama by a man who says his girlfriend had an abortion against his wishes adds a third voice to the conversation, writes James Jeffrey. After the rage has dissipated, after overcoming alcoholism

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Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj And The Female Rap Collaborations Taking Over Hip-Hop

Entertainment / En Sound Media

2019 is rich with rap collaborations — and women in hip-hop are leading the way. Finding the most success is Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj’s “Hot Girl Summer” featuring Ty Dolla Sign’s raspy melodies on the hook. The anthem — based on the Houston rapper’s mantra encouraging women to live their best lives —

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Calls for legislation to stop banks closing ‘last branch in town’

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A report wants the government to obtain reassurances from banks that they will not close “the last bank in town” A group of MPs have called for legislation to stop banks leaving Scottish towns without a single branch. A report from Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee wants the UK government

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Boom and Bust History in Britain’s Motor City

Travel / En Sound Media

COVENTRY, England — Coventry in the English Midlands is famous for at least two things: It was the stage for Lady Godiva’s notorious naked ride on a horse, and in the 1960s it established itself as “U.K.’s Motor City,” the Detroit of Great Britain. When Lady Godiva took to these streets in the 11th century

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Union, AT&T say 20,000 striking workers coming back to work

Technology / En Sound Media

AT&T and the Communications Workers of America said that the 20,000 AT&T workers in the Southeast who went on strike over the weekend were coming back to work Wednesday. The union said Wednesday that it had a “handshake deal” on a new agreement with AT&T and that negotiations were continuing after AT&T sent representatives with

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At last: The US arrives in China for the World Cup

Sports / En Sound Media

After a month of practice and years of planning, the U.S. men’s basketball team has arrived at the World Cup. An all-night flight from Sydney to Shanghai that landed early Thursday brought the two-time defending World Cup champion Americans to China’s most-populous city, where they’ll play three first round games starting Sunday. It took more

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Jacob Rees-Mogg: ‘Outrage at Parliament suspension is phoney’

Politics / En Sound Media

Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg has defended the prime minister’s decision to suspend Parliament, calling it “completely constitutional and proper”. The announcement sparked protests across the country. But Mr Rees-Mogg told BBC Breakfast that the outrage has come from people who “are trying very hard to overturn the referendum result”. Source link

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The surgeon who said nipples were a ‘faff’

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Life as a disabled person can sometimes be quite different and difficult, but amid awkwardness there is humour. The following is an edited version of a sketch by Janine Hammond, whose life changed after two rounds of triple negative breast cancer. She performed this true story for the BBC at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019

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