Image copyright Getty Images The pound has lost more ground on currency markets as MPs opposed to Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepare their bid to delay Brexit. Against the dollar, it fell below the $1.20 mark, while against the euro, it is now worth less than €1.10. Rebel Tories and Labour MPs are planning a […]
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The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local): 2:00 a.m. Dorian has weakened to a Category 3 hurricane but continues to batter the Bahamas as it remains almost at a standstill. At 2:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, the ferocious storm’s center was about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northeast of Freeport Grand Bahama Island. It has barely
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: PAIR OF ACES It’s a marquee matchup when Jacob deGrom starts for the Mets against Max Scherzer at Nationals Park. Washington leads the NL wild-card race, New York is chasing. DeGrom (8-8, 2.66 ERA) is 1-0 with a 0.53 ERA in three games vs. the Nationals
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Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday after investor jitters over U.S.-Chinese trade tension were revived by a report negotiators cannot agree on a schedule for talks this month. Tokyo’s market benchmark advanced while Shanghai, Hong Kong and South Korea declined. Markets reacted less strongly to last weekend’s U.S. and Chinese tariff hikes in a
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Joc Pederson homered leading off the game and added a three-run shot later. It took a gut-busting crash into the wall after a spectacular catch in the fifth inning to finally get him out of the game. By then, the Dodgers had done most of their damage. Pederson tied his career high with five RBIs,
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Image copyright Epic Games Image caption If you’re a hit at playing Fortnite, why not add that skill to your CV? The gaming industry is larger than films and music combined, yet few of us are likely to put our Fortnite playing achievements on our CVs. But why not? Businesses are waking up to the
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While the Bahamas is often associated with all-inclusive resorts, cruise ships and turquoise waters, its islands enduring the worst of Hurricane Dorian are a patchwork of smaller coastal settlements that Caribbean scholars say belies the idyllic tourism industry that much of the commonwealth’s economy thrives on. The islands are populated, though sparsely, by fishermen and
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Hurricane Dorian came to a catastrophic daylong halt over the northwest Bahamas, flooding the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama with walls of water that lapped into the second floors of buildings, trapped people in attics and drowned the Grand Bahama airport under 6 feet of water. At least five people died and 21 injured
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Naomi Osaka’s achy left knee didn’t let her serve without pain, so she didn’t practice that key part of her game leading into the U.S. Open. The knee also prevented her from covering the court and preparing for shots the way she’d like. Those weren’t the only reasons that the No. 1-seeded Osaka’s 10-match winning
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Image copyright PA Media The pound has continued to fall on currency markets amid intensified political uncertainty over Brexit. Reports of a possible snap general election weighed on sterling as MPs mulled efforts to push for a further three-month Brexit extension. Against the dollar, it sank more than a cent to $1.2050, while against the
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