Image copyright Getty Images Image caption George W Bush and Ellen DeGeneres have been friends for a while Ellen DeGeneres has defended her friendship with former US President George W Bush after they were seen sitting together at a football game. Republican Bush had opposed gay marriage while in office, which led some to criticise […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Some analysts believe the US and China may be about to engage in an AI arms race Just over two years ago, China announced an audacious plan to overtake the US and lead the “world in AI [artificial intelligence] technology and applications by 2030”. It is already widely regarded
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17 Places To Go If You’re Looking For The Laziest Vacation Ever | HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Travel. ©2019 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. I like lazy vacations and I cannot lie. It’s a funny thing to say, at least right now, because I’m currently knee-deep in planning my itinerary for a Paris trip
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SHANGHAI — The world has largely sat by for nearly two years as China detained more than one million people, mostly Muslims and members of minority ethnic groups, in re-education camps to force them to embrace the Communist Party. Now, the Trump administration has taken the first public step by a major world government toward
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John Simpson is certain of two things about the new starters on the defensive line for No. 2 Clemson: They are tired of the questions and comparisons to last year’s All-American group and “them boys are ready.” Simpson, the starting left guard for the Tigers, would know. He spent the past few seasons going up
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That $700 billion loss due to the trade war with China translates to roughly 0.8 percent of global gross domestic product, she said, and includes more than $200 billion of direct losses to businesses and consumers. Much larger secondary effects from a loss of confidence and disruption to markets will also occur. “In this scenario,
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Lego is looking to keep its plastic bricks out of the trash. The Danish toymaker is testing a way for customers to ship their unwanted bricks back and get them into the hands of other kids. It said Tuesday that customers in the U.S. can print out a mailing label on its site, dump their
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Each of the 50 states in the U.S. has its own history, traditions and cultural touchstones. One element that can play a particularly meaty role in forming a state’s identity is the cuisine. The website AreaVibes, which ranks what it calls the “liveability score” of places in the U.S., conducted a survey of just over
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James Blake wants society to have a more feminist view of art. The musician, who has dated actor Jameela Jamil since 2015, said upon the release of his latest album “Assume Form” in January that “The Good Place” star was the “reason this album exists.” To @jameelajamil I love you and you are the reason
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Image copyright AFP Image caption Brexit will have ‘spillover’ effects on other economies, says IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva The new head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that Brexit in whatever form will be “painful”, adding to the effects of a global slowdown. Kristalina Georgieva said the split will hurt not only the
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