Lee, one of the front-runners of NBC’s talent competition, notched another impressive performance in Tuesday’s semifinal, commanding the stage with Calum Scott’s “You Are The Reason.” (See the performance below.) He took to Twitter early Wednesday and called the evening “so amazing.” “I love what I do and thank you for spreading your love with […]
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Image copyright South China Morning Post Cathay Pacific’s chairman John Slosar is to retire from Hong Kong’s flagship carrier after 39 years. It comes weeks after the airline became embroiled in controversy over its response to pro-democracy protests in the territory. Two executives have quit over the affair so far, including former boss Rupert Hogg.
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Officials have vowed to find what sparked the inferno aboard the dive boat Conception that killed 34 people in waters off Southern California, but vital evidence may have gone down with the ship or drifted out to sea. The main piece of evidence, the charred remains of the boat, rests on the sea floor in
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The agreement split the F.T.C. down partisan lines, with the agency’s three Republican commissioners voting to approve the settlement and the two Democratic commissioners dissenting. In a statement, two of the Republican commissioners, Joseph J. Simons, the agency’s chairman, and Christine S. Wilson, said that the settlement “achieves a significant victory for the millions of
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U.S. forward Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics will miss at least the Americans’ next two games at the World Cup because of a sprained left ankle. Tatum will not play against Japan on Thursday or in the Americans’ first second-round game on Saturday. He will be re-evaluated Monday, the same day the Americans play
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Regardless of the outcome of the election, the landscape of the current Iran crisis could change quickly, and Trump even said during the recent Group of 7 summit that he might meet in the coming weeks with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran. That prospect has set off alarms in Israel, where some officials raise fears
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The most frustrating conundrums with job hunting are often related to what you, the job-seeker, cannot control. You can get past the automatic systems screening your résumé, you can answer all the curveball questions an interviewer throws your way, and yet you may still hear nothing back. The longer this silence lasts, the more time
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sir Cliff said news coverage of a police raid on his house was “devastating” Sir Cliff Richard will receive around £2m towards his legal costs from the BBC after agreeing a final settlement following last year’s privacy case. In July 2018, the star won a High Court case against the
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The government has declared it has “turned the page on austerity” as it set out plans to raise spending across all departments. Chancellor Sajid Javid outlined £13.8bn of investment in areas including health, education and the police in what he said was the fastest increase in spending for 15 years. The plans cover one year
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Google’s video site YouTube has been fined $170 million to settle allegations it collected children’s personal data without their parents’ consent. The Federal Trade Commission fined Google $136 million and the company will pay an additional $34 million to New York state to resolve similar allegations. The fine is the largest the agency has yet
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