The 52 Places Traveler The planned stops on the 52 Places Traveler’s trip around the world included a mainland China ski area, and the vibrant former British colony. Neither was quite as expected. Our columnist, Sebastian Modak, is visiting each destination on our 52 Places to Go in 2019 list. His last dispatch was from […]
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This article is part of our Women and Leadership special section, which focuses on approaches taken by women, minorities or other disadvantaged groups challenging traditional ways of thinking. Bias is an unavoidable feature of life, the result of the necessarily limited view of the world that any single person or group can achieve. But social
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The International Tennis Federation has moved Pakistan’s Davis Cup matchup against India to a neutral venue in Kazakhstan November 19, 2019, 10:26 AM 1 min read The International Tennis Federation has moved Pakistan’s Davis Cup matchup against India to a neutral venue in Kazakhstan. The best-of-five series between the fierce political rivals will be played
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VIRGINIA BEACH. — Glimpsed from a kayak on West Neck Creek, this swampy piece of land, a pocket of red maple and loblolly pine tucked behind growing subdivisions, doesn’t look like the stuff of existential debate. But this is where Virginia Beach, squeezed between the clamor for new housing and the relentlessness of flooding worsened
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Toyota worker’s suicide ruled work-related after harassment By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer November 19, 2019, 10:50 AM 4 min read Japanese authorities have ruled that an engineer at Toyota was suffering from power harassment on the job when he killed himself after being constantly ridiculed by his boss. Toyota Motor Corp. acknowledged the case
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Image caption Dr Kevin Smith said gene editing risks were low enough to justify use with human embryos Creating genetically-modified babies is both ethically justifiable and “highly desirable”, according to an Abertay University bioethicist. Dr Kevin Smith claimed the risks of gene editing were now low enough to justify its use with human embryos. Dr
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The pair went day drinking together for a fun “Late Night” segment earlier in the year. Meyers acknowledged on Monday’s broadcast of “The Tonight Show” that the “Umbrella” singer is “perfect.” But when it came to taking photographs, not so much. “She, at one point, took my phone and took a bunch of pictures while
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Image copyright Reuters Testing failures of a new computer system were the cause of problems that left up to 1.9 million TSB customers without online banking access, a report by law firm Slaughter and May has said. In April 2018, the bank started moving customers to a new system, but some could not use it
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Paul George hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 25 seconds left, lifting the Los Angeles Clippers over the Oklahoma City Thunder 90-88 to improve to 8-1 at home By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer November 19, 2019, 7:55 AM 5 min read The Clippers’ offense wasn’t doing much through three quarters, so they buckled down on
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Sitting at a bar in the coastal New Hampshire city of Portsmouth, Ray Brunelle rattled off the qualities he admires in Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. A retired air force veteran, he appreciates Ms. Gabbard’s military background. He praised her “cool and calm” performance in the last primary debate. But the thing that most impressed
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