The Latest on the United Auto Workers union’s strike that has crippled U.S. production at General Motors (all times local): 1:30 p.m. The strike by 49,000 United Auto Workers against General Motors is starting to affect production in other countries. Company spokesman Dan Flores confirms that the 3-day-old strike has forced GM to place about […]
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Babies born by Caesarean section have dramatically different gut bacteria to those born vaginally, according to the largest study in the field. The UK scientists say these early encounters with microbes may act as a “thermostat” for the immune system. And they may help explain why Caesarean babies are more likely to have some health
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sports stars Ben Stokes and Gareth Thomas criticised newspapers for intruding on their privacy For years, aggressive reporting on the private lives of celebrities has driven newspaper sales. Now the media faces legal penalties and public criticism for intruding on famous people’s privacy. What changed? In 1990, the TV
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Image copyright Getty Images Staffing has been boosted on a heavily-criticised helpline aimed at assisting customers of struggling pawnbroker Albemarle and Bond. Owner Speedloan Finance said it had doubled phone lines and staff responding to emails from worried customers. All of its 116 stores were closed last week owing to “significant losses”. It has been
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In 2009 the first ever Mongol Derby was raced across the vast expanse of the Mongolian Steppe. Riders from across the world race local, semi-wild horses in a bid to cross the finish line first. The horses are owned by nomadic herder families and the team behind the race employ the families to host the
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“Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower,” wrote the French philosopher Albert Camus. In North America, most experts agree that the peak time of those “flowers” occurs around mid-October, depending on the latitude, altitude and proximity to the coast. David Angotti, co-founder of the SmokeyMountains foliage prediction map, said that the
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A new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows Americans are at least somewhat confident that the world will step up in its fight against global warming. But there are limits to their optimism. People also say their own actions can make a difference. About 7 in 10 Americans think it is at
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Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vázquez was being held Wednesday in a Pennsylvania jail on multiple felony charges after telling investigators he attempted to have sex with an underage girl during a meeting at her house in 2017. Vázquez is charged with statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor and corruption of minors, all felonies,
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WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday posted on Twitter an aggressive defense of his unprecedented move to abolish California’s legal authority to set its own standards on climate-warming automobile emissions. Mr. Trump was in Los Angeles for a fund-raiser when he wrote in defense of a move that California officials and environmental advocates have assailed
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WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials are expected to cut interest rates for a second time on Wednesday, a move that could prove divisive among Fed officials and aggravate President Trump’s anger toward the central bank. The Fed’s rate decision, which will be announced at 2 p.m. in Washington, will be accompanied by a fresh set
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