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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Reveal Where They Are Spending Their ‘Private Family Time’

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have finally revealed where they are spending their holiday amid their break from royal duties. A spokesperson for the couple confirmed Friday, according to multiple news outlets and royals reporter Omid Scobie, that they are spending time in Canada, which is where the Duchess of Sussex lived when filming her show […]

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Column: Wiseman shows he’s wise young man by dumping college

Sports / En Sound Media

Congratulations to James Wiseman, a wise young man indeed. He didn’t need one-and-done. None-and-done will work just fine (we rounded down from the three actual games he played at Memphis). After tussling with those tyrants at the NCAA, Wiseman told the guardians of an unjust system what they could do with their mandatory season of

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Administration Threatened Veto Over Ukraine Aid in Spending Package

Politics / En Sound Media

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s advisers rejected a bid to force his administration to quickly release military assistance for Ukraine early next year, threatening in recent weeks that he would veto must-pass spending legislation if Congress did not remove the directive. According to three officials familiar with the discussions, Democrats ultimately agreed to drop the language, which

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Brazil building giant fires former CEO Marcelo Odebrecht

Finance / En Sound Media

Brazilian builder Odebrecht, which has become synonymous with corruption following a sprawling investigation, says it has “fired” its former CEO, Marcelo Odebrecht By DAVID BILLER and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press December 21, 2019, 1:31 AM 2 min read RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht said Friday that it has “fired” its one-time CEO

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How To Coax Your Kid Into Sending Thank-You Notes

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Growing up, social psychologist Susan Newman rolled her eyes every time her parents told her she needed to send a thank-you note to a relative or family friend. Today, her kids do the same thing. “I balked and my children balk,” Newman, the author of “Little Things Long Remembered: Making Your Children Feel Special Every

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‘My EastEnders visit was a dream come true’

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Rose Brown was left unable to speak or walk following a hit-and-run incident aged 12. But this year she was given a new digital voice, with a Cockney accent – because of her love of EastEnders. Now she has been given the opportunity to visit the soap’s set, which she describes as a “dream come

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Is Barbie’s makeover working? – BBC News

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption First launched in 1959, Barbie has been getting a makeover When Lisa McKnight was growing up in California in the 1970s, her favourite Barbie toy was Malibu, the 1971 doll that cemented Barbie as a leggy blonde bombshell. Now, as a senior executive at Barbie, Ms McKnight is leading

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Randy Suess, Computer Bulletin Board Inventor, Dies at 74

Technology / En Sound Media

“Everything we do in terms of communicating with other people online can be traced back to Randy and his bulletin board,” said Jason Scott, a computer history archivist who made an online documentary about the creation of C.B.B.S. “The only difference is that now it is all a little slicker.” Randy John Suess was born

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Junior Johnson, “The Last American Hero,” dies at 88

Sports / En Sound Media

NASCAR Hall of Famer Junior Johnson has died at 88 By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer December 21, 2019, 12:29 AM 4 min read Robert Glenn “Junior” Johnson, the moonshine runner turned NASCAR driver described as “The Last American Hero” by author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 article for Esquire, died Friday. He was

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Health system pays $575 million to settle anti-trust lawsuit

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

One of Northern California’s largest health systems is paying $575 million to settle claims that it used anti-competitive practices to bump up costs for patients By DON THOMPSON Associated Press December 20, 2019, 10:58 PM 4 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One of Northern California’s largest health systems will pay $575 million to settle claims

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