The exchange began when Ms. Davis, pointing out Mr. Biden’s past comment, asked him whether he currently thinks Americans need to repair the legacy of slavery in the United States. DAVIS: Mr. Vice President, I want to come to you and talk to you about inequality in schools and race. In a conversation about how […]
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The government may be required to pay billions of dollars in emergency care claims to veterans after a federal court ruled this week that the Department of Veterans Affairs improperly denied reimbursements for such care received at non-VA facilities. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims said federal law mandated the
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Adele officially filed for divorce from Simon Konecki on Thursday, several months after they separated. They married more than two years ago after several years as a couple. Court documents filed by the 31-year-old singer in Los Angeles confirmed the split, TMZ and E! News reported. The Grammy winner met Konecki, a charity executive, in 2011 and
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionProf Justin Stebbing from Imperial College London looks at some of the cancer claims the BBC found in YouTube videos YouTube’s algorithm promotes fake cancer cures in a number of languages and the site runs adverts for major brands and universities next to misleading videos, a BBC
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Nick Solak homered off the pitcher he was traded for two months ago, and the Texas Rangers helped knock Tampa Bay out of the AL wild-card lead, beating the Rays 6-4 on Thursday night. The rookie’s two-run shot off hard-throwing reliever Peter Fairbanks put the Rangers up 5-1 in the fourth inning as Texas won
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“There’s just a real anxiety about not making a mistake,” said David Axelrod, the former chief strategist to President Barack Obama, citing the party’s angst about defeating Mr. Trump. “That may raise the sensitivity to people’s potential liabilities. But I think what campaigns are about in certain ways is to put these theories to the
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Yahoo Japan Corp. announced on Thursday a tender offer worth an estimated 400 billion yen ($3.7 billion) for Zozo Inc., a Japanese online retailer started by a celebrity tycoon. Zozo Chief Executive Yusaku Maezawa told reporters at a Tokyo hotel that he was stepping down to devote more time to training for a trip to
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Alyssa Limperis, a 29-year-old Los Angeles comedian, did not always joke about therapy. “Mental health can be a real secret,” she said. “I remember being so scared to talk about it and joke about it for the first time.” Limperis said she was “not living fully honestly” until after her dad died following a cancer
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Image copyright Tom Grace Image caption Variant 31 takes place under ground in seven interlocking buildings It’s being promoted as the biggest live immersive game yet. Variant 31 is theatre – there are 150 real-life performers involved. But its creator is hoping it will bring in video gamers – and people who like jumping out
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Image copyright GrantTree Image caption Cecilia Manduca works at a firm where each staff member gets to decide their own pay Where Cecilia Manduca works there is a “pay self-assessment process”. In other words, she gets to decide how much she should be paid. The firm, GrantTree, helps UK business get government funding. And all
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