The WNBA has a new president, a little more than a week before the season starts. The league has hired Deloitte CEO Cathy Engelbert, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the league hasn’t publicly announced the hiring. Since 2015, Engelbert […]
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Democrats vying for the party’s nomination for president roundly condemned a measure approved by the Alabama Senate on Tuesday that would outlaw almost all abortions in the state, calling it an outrageous, appalling and unconstitutional attack on women that they vowed to challenge. Among the measure’s most forceful critics were the leading women candidates: Senator
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Authorities have charged a prominent Massachusetts doctor with driving drunk, striking three pedestrians in a crosswalk and then leaving the scene. Dr. Michael Watkins, a vascular surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, was released on $1,500 bail after pleading not guilty Tuesday to charges including assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and operating
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Image copyright EPA Image caption Miller-Heidke (centre) wrote Zero Gravity with her husband, Keir Nuttall An Israeli webcast of the first Eurovision semi-final has been hacked to show faked explosions in host city Tel Aviv. Viewers saw a warning about a fictitious attack on the city, accompanied by an animated video and the sound of
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The young have higher life satisfaction than those in their 40s What you spend rather than what you earn helps to determine how satisfied you are with life, a new study says. Research from the Office for National Statistics found spending on hotels, restaurants and household furnishings was associated
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The increased sales volume has gradually eaten away at inventory, putting sellers in a better position, said Sheila Henry, the association’s president. Active residential listings numbered 4,755 at the end of March, down 19 percent from March 2018. Still, New Brunswick remains one of Canada’s least populous and most affordable housing markets, with an average
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A Japanese startup that launched a rocket into space earlier this month plans to provide low-cost rocket services and compete with American rivals such as SpaceX, its founder said Wednesday. Interested in Space? Add Space as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Space news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Interstellar
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Chris Sale pleaded but did not push when manager Alex Cora told him his day was done. Cora was not about to risk the health his ace left-hander, even after he struck out a career-high 17 over seven innings. Sale may have righted whatever went wrong during an 0-5 start, but Cora still went to
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A Labour MP called on the PM to speak the “truth about Europe” rather than the “big lie” of those who opposed it. Barry Sheerman told her he was a “passionate Eurosceptic” when he became an MP 40 years ago, but had changed his mind as the EU had “delivered prosperity” and “kept the peace”.
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Ford is adding 270,000 vehicles to a recall in North America to fix a gearshift problem that could cause them roll away unexpectedly. The addition covers certain 2013 through 2016 Fusion midsize cars with 2.5-liter engines. The company is urging drivers to always use the parking brake until repairs are made. Ford says a bushing
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