French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a compromise between his government and unions over plans to reform the pension system that have prompted sustained strikes — including from Paris Opera musicians who staged a street concert in rebellion By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press December 31, 2019, 8:18 PM 3 min read PARIS — French […]
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Image copyright Vaughan Jones family Image caption Matheson Calon Tallett Vaughan Jones was born on 10 December A couple has brought home a healthy baby boy who was the “very last embryo” they implanted after deciding to call time on their attempts at IVF. Lewis and Hannah Vaughan Jones spent £80,000 on 15 rounds of
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Image copyright Getty Images Digital TV platform Freeview says that people around the UK are experiencing reception problems because of high-pressure weather conditions. Freeview’s free-to-air channels include those from the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5 and ITV. The website Downdetector has nearly 5,000 comments from viewers reporting that they can’t access channels at all, or
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Pittsburgh Penguins All-Star forward Jake Guentzel is out at least four months after undergoing right shoulder surgery December 31, 2019, 8:30 PM 3 min read PITTSBURGH — Jake Guentzel’s play-making helped the Pittsburgh Penguins withstand the loss of captain Sidney Crosby, earning his first All-Star team in the process. The joy over Guentzel’s selection proved
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WASHINGTON — Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, criticized some of her Senate colleagues, including the majority leader, for appearing to “prejudge the evidence” in impeachment proceedings against President Trump, becoming the second Republican senator to question Senator Mitch McConnell’s pledge to coordinate with the White House. Impeachment rules require a simple majority vote, meaning Mr.
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From “sex recessions” to a dip in the divorce rate, there was no shortage of interesting findings and trends about relationships in the 2010s. As the decade comes to a close, we look back on 11 of the most interesting things we learned about love and relationships from the world of social science. 1. Women
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Mariah Carey is closing out 2019 in an epic way. The singer-songwriter has become the first artist ever to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in four separate decades, Billboard announced on Monday. Carey has now had No. 1 hits in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s ― thanks to the recent chart-topping success of
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Revelers around the globe are bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement and, of course, President Donald Trump. A look at how the world is ushering in 2020: ——— HONG KONG Revelers as well as pro-democracy protesters flocked to sites across
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Team Canada won the Spengler Cup for the fourth time in the last five years on Tuesday and secured a record 16th title overall December 31, 2019, 7:26 PM 2 min read DAVOS, Switzerland — Team Canada won the Spengler Cup for the fourth time in the last five years on Tuesday and secured a
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BOSTON — Marking a year since she began her campaign for president, and seeking to frame the final five-week sprint to Iowa, where much of her candidacy hinges, Senator Elizabeth Warren urged her supporters to “imagine that something better lies on the other side of the chaos and ugliness of the last three years” in
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