Asian stocks were mixed Thursday after a meandering day of trading in the U.S. left stock indexes close to their record highs. The Shanghai Composite Index declined 0.1% to 2,975,44. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 edged 0.1% higher to 23,330.32. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng sank 0.4% to 27,585.03 and South Korea’s Kospi was flat at 2,144.29. Sydney’s […]
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Image copyright BBC/ITV Image caption Clockwise from top left: Gavin & Stacey, Love Island, Victoria and Happy Valley will be on BritBox BritBox, a streaming service offering shows from ITV, the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5, has launched in the UK. McMafia, Love Island, Victoria, Wolf Hall and Gavin & Stacey are among the
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For eight years, a digital media company called I’m Shmacked has posted viral videos of the college party scene. Beer bongs, booze, marijuana and scantily clad women are all featured prominently, in scenes set to upbeat party music. Cinematic shots of college campuses and university landmarks are interspersed with flip cup games and keg stands.
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Like many fathers and sons, the Birdows tossed the around the yard. They imagined the setting being the backyard on freshly cut grass — not the cracked asphalt inside a prison yard where they were. They tuned out the barbed-wire fences and the watchful eyes of the guards. It was on these days that young
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Looking to strengthen its response to the impeachment inquiry initiated by House Democrats against President Trump, the White House has hired two officials to help manage its public efforts to defend the president, officials said on Wednesday. A senior government official confirmed that Tony Sayegh, a Republican strategist and a former aide to Treasury Secretary
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But even then, parents should do a little due diligence first. “You have to be careful not to be taken advantage of by a child,” said Les Kotzer, a wills and estates lawyer at Fish & Associates in Thornhill, Ontario, and co-author of four books and an audiobook on wills, including “The Wills Lawyers: Their
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Lady Gaga is used to baring her soul to her fans ― scars and all. The multihyphenate entertainer has been outspoken about her mental health issues from surviving sexual assault and her chronic illnesses in the last few years. Now she’s digging even deeper, opening up about her history with self-harm. Speaking with Oprah Winfrey in a
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The Bloodhound is half race car and half space ship, and a team from the UK are hoping it will eventually be the world’s fastest car. It clocked 501mph on Wednesday, during a series of tests in South Africa. But it is still at least a year off attempting to break the land speed record
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Flying into the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Midway Atoll appears out of the vast blue Pacific as a tiny oasis of coral-fringed land with pristine white sand beaches that are teeming with life. But on the ground, there’s a different scene: plastic, pollution and death. With virtually no predators, Midway is a haven for many
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Giannis Antetokounmpo had 38 points and 16 rebounds, George Hill scored 24 off the bench and the Milwaukee Bucks repelled every threat in beating the Los Angeles Clippers 129-124 on Wednesday night for their fourth victory in a row. The Bucks hit 18 3-pointers, led by six from Hill. Antetokounmpo just missed a triple-double with
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