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Inside the Impeachment Testimony: Dry Questions and Flares of Drama

WASHINGTON — For weeks, lawmakers and witnesses have been striding past reporters in the basement of the Capitol Visitor Center to enter a room marked “RESTRICTED AREA,” the secure chamber where administration officials have been testifying confidentially in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. On Monday, the public got its first glimpse into what the […]

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Zanzibar tests drones spraying rice fields to fight malaria

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

For the first time drones are being tested to help fight malaria on the island of Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania. The drones will spray a silicone-based liquid on rice paddies, where there are large expanses of stagnant water where malaria-carrying mosquitoes lay their eggs. The substance will spread across the water and prevent

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Boomer Gets Owned By Dictionary.com After Wildly Comparing The Word ‘Boomer’ To ‘N-Word’

Entertainment / En Sound Media

If a boomer is complaining about millennials, then it must be a day that ends in “Y.” If a boomer is complaining about the word “boomer” and compares it to a racial slur, then it’s Bob Lonsberry. On Monday, the radio host tweeted: “‘Boomer’ is the n-word of ageism. Being hip and flip does not make

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China’s TikTok Blazes New Ground. That Could Doom It.

Technology / En Sound Media

Still, TikTok’s popularity — if you’re the parent of a teenager, that teenager probably has it on her phone — blazes uncharted territory. Its unexpected rise is forcing Americans for the first time to consider living in a world influenced by a Chinese-backed social media network. That invites the public to take a closer look

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Riverboat Ron’s back after winning pair of 4th-down gambles

Sports / En Sound Media

Analytics can tell NFL coaches what the numbers suggest doing on any given play, especially fourth down. The final decision is up to the coach. And in Carolina, “Riverboat” Ron Rivera gambled not once, but twice and came up with a pair of fourth-down conversions on the Panthers way to a 30-20 win over the

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Asian markets advance following record Dow close

Finance / En Sound Media

Asian shares have advanced after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other benchmarks closed at record highs. Upbeat comments by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross about progress in trade talks with China has helped to raise sentiment. Ross said Tuesday that the “Phase 1” talks now underway were making progress and that more complicated issues

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Ten charts on why the NHS matters in this election

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images The NHS is a key battleground in the general election. Whether it is extra money, tackling growing waiting lists or recruiting staff, politicians are keen to be seen championing the NHS. But what shape is the NHS actually in? 1. We spend more on the NHS than ever before… Last year

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Sweeping changes coming to the Brit Awards

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Dua Lipa and Calvin Harris took this year’s Brit Award for best British single, for their summer banger One Kiss The Brit Awards have announced a major revamp for 2020, with fewer awards and an end to fan votes. Organisers promise “more music” as a result, with artists being

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Stalking the Endangered Wax Palm

Travel / En Sound Media

In 1991 Rodrigo Bernal, a botanist who specializes in palms, was driving into the Tochecito River Basin, a secluded mountain canyon in central Colombia, when he was seized by a sense of foreboding. Two palm experts were in the car with Dr. Bernal: his late wife, the botanist Gloria Galeano, who worked alongside him at

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Waller, Godwin, Chark among emerging stars at halfway point

Sports / En Sound Media

Darren Waller was toiling away on the practice squad in Baltimore last November when the Oakland Raiders were intrigued enough by the athleticism they saw during pregame warmups to sign him away from the Ravens. Now a player who was bagging groceries two years ago while serving a second suspension for violating the NFL’s substance

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