A global report from the U.N. Development Programme says that in order to face up to protests, including those in Latin America, governments must address inequality not just in income, but also education, technology and environment By CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press December 9, 2019, 6:54 PM 3 min read Latin America has significantly reduced poverty […]
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U.S. women’s national soccer team captain Megan Rapinoe reigns as Sports Illustrated’s 2019 sportsperson of the year. The outspoken squad leader galvanized the team amid a victorious World Cup push and a high-profile lawsuit for equal pay, all under the cloud of personal attacks by President Donald Trump. “Choosing Megan as the Sportsperson of the Year was an
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WASHINGTON — A long-awaited report by the Justice Department’s inspector general released on Monday sharply criticized the F.B.I.’s handling of a wiretap application used in the early stages of its Russia investigation but debunked President Trump’s accusations that former bureau leaders engaged in a politicized conspiracy to sabotage him. Investigators uncovered “no documentary or testimonial
U By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer December 9, 2019, 6:29 PM 3 min read U.S. stock indexes edged lower in afternoon trading Monday as investors waited for the latest updates about trade negotiations and the economy. Health care and technology stocks accounted for much of the selling. Those losses outweighed gains in companies that
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About a month ago, I read Kashmir Hill’s piece in the New York Times about “secret consumer scores” that companies give to people. Essentially, these hidden dossiers rate and describe our behavior as consumers, from how we use customer service, what we buy, how much we spend, how often we return stuff we buy, and
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Just one day after scoring six Critics’ Choice Award nominations, “When They See Us” is feeling no love from the Golden Globes. The Netflix miniseries had been widely considered a front-runner in the Limited Series or TV Movie category. Jharrel Jerome, who took home a history-making Emmy Award for his performance in September, was also expected to score
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Image copyright YouTube/Unicorn Image caption Unicorn’s electric scooters have a top speed of 15mph and a range of 15 miles Electric scooter start-up Unicorn is shutting down after spending too much money on Facebook adverts. Customers received an email from founder Nick Evans, saying he was “very sorry” and was trying to sell Unicorn’s assets
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LOS ANGELES — Throughout my first year as a restaurant critic living in Los Angeles, zigzagging across the city in my car, I kept a running list of delicious things I wanted to tell you about. There was the sheer, oversize tortilla sobaquera that I had at El Ruso in Boyle Heights just the other
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Amazon said in a legal complaint unsealed on Monday that it had lost a multibillion-dollar cloud computing contract with the Pentagon because President Trump used “improper pressure” to divert it from the company to harm its chief executive, Jeff Bezos. The Defense Department reviewed outdated submissions from the company and overlooked key technical capabilities, Amazon
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Soccer wasn’t always Lionel Messi’s favorite activity. When he was a child in the modest neighborhood of La Bajada in his Argentine hometown of Rosario, he spent his time bicycling with friends, building forts out of branches and stones, playing hide and seek — and occasionally stealing lemons from a neighbor to make juice. Those
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