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Facebook Lays On the Charm for Its Libra Cryptocurrency Plan

Even Republicans, who have been generally more open to the cryptocurrency plan since it was announced in June, have expressed concern about how it has been organized. ImageFacebook has dedicated at least eight lobbyists to Libra since it was announced.CreditLibra Representative Lance Gooden, a Republican from Texas, criticized the decision by the Libra Association, the […]

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Federer wins easily at Basel in 1,500th tour singles match

Sports / En Sound Media

Playing in his 1,500th tour-level match, Roger Federer needed just 53 minutes to cruise past German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk 6-2, 6-1 Monday at his hometown Swiss Indoors event. The nine-time Basel champion hit 12 aces in the first-round match to extend his winning streak at St. Jakobhalle to 21 straight matches, and improve his ATP

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Study points to virus as culprit in kids’ paralyzing illness

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a virus is to blame for a mysterious illness that can start like the sniffles but quickly paralyze children. The poliolike syndrome, called acute flaccid myelitis or AFM, is very rare. Since the first reports from California in 2012, the U.S. has experienced an increasingly bigger outbreak

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Steph McGovern: Presenter leaves BBC Breakfast for Channel 4

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright PA Media Steph McGovern is to leave BBC Breakfast to front a new daily current affairs show for Channel 4. The presenter, who also currently presents Watchdog, will host The Steph Show from spring 2020. It will be broadcast live from Leeds, where Channel 4 has just opened a new base. The network

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American Airlines London flight diverted after ‘chemical spillage’

Business / En Sound Media

Image caption Emergency vehicles were seen near to the American Airlines plane at Dublin airport A London flight to Philadelphia has been diverted to Dublin after reports of a “chemical spillage” on board. American Airlines said two crew members and one passenger went to hospital “for evaluation” after flight AA729 from Heathrow landed at 13:15

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Indonesian woman climbs 15m wall in under seven seconds

World / En Sound Media

Indonesian climber Aries Susanti Rahayu became the first woman to climb a 15m wall in under seven seconds. She did it at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Speed World Cup event of the year in Xiamen, China. She beat previous record holder YiLing Song of China in the women’s final, reaching the top

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Female spacewalking duo uplifted by excitement below

Technology / En Sound Media

The astronauts who took part in the first all-female spacewalk are still uplifted by all the excitement down on Earth. International Space Station resident Jessica Meir (mere) said Monday that when she floated outside last week, she wasn’t thinking about whether she was going out with a man or woman because everyone is held to

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GM Kupchak: Hornets won’t build through free agency

Sports / En Sound Media

Mitch Kupchak doesn’t see the Charlotte Hornets being major players in free agency as they attempt to build a winning franchise in the post-Kemba Walker era — at least not right away. Instead, the second-year general manager said Monday he anticipates the Hornets will construct the roster through draft picks and “savvy trades” during the

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Warren’s Education Plan Promises Billions for Low-Income Schools and Desegregation

Politics / En Sound Media

Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts had released dozens of policy plans before tackling K-12 education, making her the last leading Democratic primary contender to do so. But on Monday, the candidate who speaks frequently about her time as a public-school teacher offered her long-awaited proposal: a characteristically dense white paper that promises to quadruple federal

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2nd Sesame Street Place park opening in San Diego

Finance / En Sound Media

There are plenty of sunny days to sweep the clouds away where SeaWorld is opening its next theme park. Officials with SeaWorld Entertainment and Sesame Workshop announced Monday that they are opening the country’s second Sesame Place park in San Diego in spring 2021. The first Sesame Place theme park opened almost 40 years ago

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