The BBC is to switch off the news and sport text services on the TV red button early next year. The decision spells the end of reading headlines, football scores, weather, travel news and more on TV sets, 45 years after the launch of Ceefax. Red button text launched in 1999, taking over as Ceefax […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHow to reduce your carbon footprint when you fly Germany’s ruling conservatives have proposed doubling taxes on domestic flights, as part of a wider package to cut CO2 emissions. The decision was taken by the leadership of the Christian Democrats (CDU), who form a coalition with the
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WASHINGTON — The Senate’s top Democrat plans on Monday to ask the Federal Communications Commission to consider whether two major Chinese telecommunications companies should be barred from operating in the United States. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, along with Senator Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, will cite national security concerns in
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That LeBron James jersey could get a little more expensive. Companies that make clothing and shoes for the National Basketball Association players are in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s escalating China trade wars. So, the question is, will American fans of sports stars like Los Angeles Lakers’ James be willing to pay higher prices
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The Working Families Party, the labor-aligned progressive group whose electoral influence has grown since the 2016 election, has endorsed Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts for the Democratic presidential nomination, a boon to her candidacy as she attempts to position herself as the main challenger to former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. The party endorsed
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WASHINGTON — The World Trade Organization will grant the United States permission to impose tariffs on the European Union as part of a prolonged scuffle over subsidies given to European plane maker Airbus, European officials said Monday, a move that is likely to exacerbate trade tensions across the Atlantic. The ruling, to be published in
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Don’t take it from the weather report or the calendar, take it from Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird: Fall is back and better than ever. Really, if there’s anything that lessens the blow of sweet summer’s end, it’s the prospect of new outfit opportunities, especially when the trends we’re seeing everywhere are oversized and cozy.
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“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” star and creator Rachel Bloom just took a page out of the Beyoncé playbook, announcing her pregnancy at an awards show. Bloom revealed she was expecting at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday. Bloom, along with Adam Schlesinger and Jack Dolgen, won the Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the
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General Motors workers across the country walked out of plants at midnight Monday as the largest U.S. auto strike in more than a decade got underway. The United Auto Workers called for the work stoppage after the union failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement covering some 46,000 workers at dozens of facilities. GM
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A person familiar with the situation says Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been diagnosed with a torn ligament near the thumb of his throwing hand that is expected to sideline him at least six weeks. The person says Brees has elected to have surgery, but it is not yet clear when the operation will take
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