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Sanders Says He Will ‘Change the Nature’ of His Campaign After Heart Attack

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Senator Bernie Sanders, in a striking concession for a leading presidential candidate, said on Tuesday that he planned to slow down his pace on the campaign trail after suffering a heart attack a week ago, and acknowledged that voters would likely consider his health when deciding whether to support him. Mr. Sanders, […]

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Railroads to renew push for one-man crews in contract talks

Finance / En Sound Media

The biggest U.S. freight railroads appear ready to renew their push to reduce their crews to one person from the current two-man operation used at major railroads now. Eight U.S. railroads have filed a federal lawsuit against the union that represents rail conductors to force the union to negotiate about crew sizes during the next

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The Latest: Purdue says little harm to pause Sackler suits

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

The Latest on Purdue Pharma’s settlement efforts (all times local): 6:20 p.m. Purdue Pharma is telling a judge that letting lawsuits continue against the company’s owners would deplete the assets it wants to use in a settlement. But the OxyContin maker says stopping them would not cause much harm to the states suing members of

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Robert Downey Jr. Asked To Be Left Out Of Oscar Campaigns For Iron Man

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Robert Downey Jr. used his superpowers to stop Oscar campaigns for his Tony Stark/Iron Man character. In an interview on “The Howard Stern Show” Monday (see the video below), the 54-year-old actor made the surprising revelation when Stern complimented his performance in the Marvel franchise as “excellent” and “totally believable.” The host suggested the reason

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Blizzard Suspends Gaming Pro After He Showed Support For Hong Kong Protests

Technology / En Sound Media

Gaming giant Blizzard booted a professional gamer from one of its tournaments and took away his prize money after the player expressed support for pro-democracy protests happening in Hong Kong. “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age!” said Chung Ng Wai ― or “Blitzchung,” as he’s known in the community ― during a post-game interview

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Pac-12 players, coaches briefed on California likeness law

Sports / En Sound Media

Washington State big man Jeff Pollard is popular all over Pullman and easily recognized back home in Bountiful, Utah. You can’t miss him: He’s 6-foot-9 and 240 pounds. Pollard realizes he could probably earn some money from his image and likeness — a hot topic at Pac-12 media day because of a new law that

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The Yom Kippur Prayer on Cory Booker’s Lips

Politics / En Sound Media

Though Rabbi Boteach now criticizes Mr. Booker’s Hebrew citations as a “parlor trick,” they are warmly welcomed by many Jews, from the Orthodox to secular. (Many of Mr. Booker’s Jewish donors say, only half-jokingly, that he knows more about the religious tradition than they do.) “There’s a twinkle that’s coming from his soul,” said Rabbi

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Fed Chair Powell Signals Balance Sheet Will Grow Soon After Recent Market Turmoil

Finance / En Sound Media

DENVER — The Federal Reserve chair, Jerome H. Powell, said on Tuesday that the central bank would once again begin expanding its portfolio of government-backed securities and continued to leave the door open to another interest rate cut this month. While “policy is not on a preset course,” Mr. Powell said, the Fed will “act

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Knife crime: On the wards with a London surgeon

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Police forces across England and Wales are battling rising levels of knife crime. New figures show that between 2014 and 2018, offences involving knives in England and Wales increased by more than two-thirds – rising sharply outside London, but with the capital still the most dangerous area. The trauma team at the Royal London Hospital

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Riba Stirling Prize: Norwich council estate wins architecture award

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright Tim Crocker An eco-friendly council estate in Norwich has scooped this year’s prestigious Riba Stirling Prize for architecture. The Royal Institute of British Architects gives out the award each year to the UK’s best new building. The estate, called Goldsmith Street, is made up of almost 100 ultra low-energy homes for Norwich City

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