Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street Friday after President Donald Trump called on U.S. companies to consider alternatives to doing business in China. He also said he would respond to Beijing’s latest tariff increase. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 400 points after the president made the announcements on Twitter. Trump also said […]
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Image copyright Getty Images What do you think about hospital food? Bake Off judge Prue Leith is the latest celebrity chef to be recruited in the quest to improve the food hospital patients eat. The government has launched a review of hospital food, first announced in June, to set new quality standards for the 140
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Normani’s video for Motivation has got a lot of attention – especially for one dance move. People have been trying to recreate the basketball bum bounce, rumoured to have been pulled off first time. Fans have been trying it out themselves, and surprise surprise… turns out it’s not as easy as it seems. Follow Newsbeat
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Some argue Donald Trump has set up Jerome Powell to be the fall guy if the economy slows Donald Trump reacted furiously on Friday after the head of the US central bank spoke about the economic risks of a trade war with China. The president asked if Federal Reserve
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Thousands of people held hands to form a human chain of peaceful protest against a suspended extradition bill. Demonstrators believe the bill could undermine Hong Kong’s legal freedoms and might be used to intimidate or silence dissidents. There have been nearly three months of pro-democracy protests. Clashes between police and demonstrators have led to claims
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The U.S. government’s final management plan for land in and around a Utah national monument that President Donald Trump downsized doesn’t include many new protections for the cliffs, canyons, waterfalls and arches found there, but it does include a few more safeguards than were in a proposal issued last year. The Bureau of Land Management’s
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Researchers who study disinformation told me that the swift action by the platforms demonstrated some progress. “In the past it was denial,” said Sinan Aral, a professor at the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management, about the past responses of tech platforms to misinformation. “Then it was slow reaction. Now things are moving in the right
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Lawyers for men suing Ohio State University over decades-old alleged sexual misconduct by a team doctor say the growing number of accusers has topped 300. Totals confirmed to The Associated Press put the group’s size in the same ballpark as the initial wave of plaintiffs who got $425 million from Michigan State University to settle
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Manufacturing output is contracting worldwide, driven by slowdowns in Europe, the United States, China and Japan. Trade activity is also falling, as Mr. Trump and China escalate their tariffs on each other. Germany’s economy shrank in the spring. The trade war has chilled business confidence, capital investment and hiring across major economies. Morgan Stanley researchers
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Image copyright Family photo Image caption Nadia Sharif was a “really bright girl”, her family said A mental health unit for vulnerable young people where two girls died in two months is to close, a watchdog has said. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated Middlesbrough’s West Lane Hospital as inadequate and said patients were at
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