There’s a building boom on the Tibetan plateau, one of the world’s last remote places. Mountains long crowned by garlands of fluttering prayer flags — a traditional landscape blessing — are newly topped with sprawling steel power lines. At night, the illuminated signs of Sinopec gas stations cast a red glow over newly built highways. […]
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The San Antonio Spurs retired Tony Parker’s jersey in a stirring ceremony By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press November 12, 2019, 5:57 AM 4 min read Boris Diaw was rightly concerned about the well-being of a scrawny 19-year-old kid moving to a new country and attempting to compete against the game’s best in the NBA. One
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Some House Republicans have already learned that the hard way. When Representative Francis Rooney, who represents a deep-red district in Florida, said he “could not rule out” voting for impeachment, Mr. Trump and his Republican allies created such an uproar that he announced his retirement within days. Representative Mark Amodei, Republican of Nevada, who said
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U.S. stocks mostly sank on Monday as uncertainty continues to hang over U.S.-China trade talks November 11, 2019, 9:34 PM 1 min read U.S. stocks mostly sank on Monday as uncertainty continues to hang over U.S.-China trade talks, or at least over investors’ perception of them. President Donald Trump said over the weekend that reports
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“Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek received a powerful message of support for his battle against pancreatic cancer during a very unexpected moment: right in the middle of the show’s climactic “Final Jeopardy” round. With little chance of winning, “Tournament of Champions” contestant Dhruv Gaur didn’t even attempt to deliver the right question. Instead, he bet $1,995
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The nation’s tech giants, once celebrated as corporate heroes, are suddenly seen as bullies in the schoolyard of the American economy. In recent months, federal agencies, states and Congress have started investigating the market power and potential anticompetitive behavior of Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple, collectively known as Big Tech. What, if anything, should be
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Jessika Carter and two more Bulldogs scored in double figures as No. 10 Mississippi State knocked off UT Martin 80-44 By ROBBIE FAULK Associated Press November 12, 2019, 5:12 AM 3 min read Jessika Carter knows she has big shoes to fill for Mississippi State with the graduation of All-American Teaira McCowan. Carter’s transition for
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Donald Trump Jr. went to U.C.L.A. on Sunday to talk about a central message of his new book: how liberals are trying to silence conservatives with claims of political correctness. But it was a far-right group — unsatisfied with the conservative positions of the event’s organizers — that most conspicuously disrupted Mr. Trump’s talk. The
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Abigail Disney has been an outspoken critic of income inequality Abigail Disney has hit out at people taking offence at the “OK boomer” trend, telling them to “sit… down and let the kids drive”. In a thread on Twitter, the 59-year-old Disney heiress asks fellow members of the baby
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A moderate earthquake has been felt across Hawaii’s Big Island, but there are no immediate reports of damage November 11, 2019, 6:40 PM 1 min read A moderate earthquake has been felt across Hawaii‘s Big Island, but there are no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 4.9 quake early Monday
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