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Police arrests end sit-in against policing at Johns Hopkins

Baltimore police arrested seven people on Wednesday as they ended a monthlong sit-in in the lobby of an administrative building at Johns Hopkins University, where a group of protesters have demonstrated against the creation of a campus police force and the institution’s contracts with the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency. City police officers and […]

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Ed Sheeran tops Adele as Stormzy joins Sunday Times Rich List

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ed Sheeran has risen above Adele in this year’s Rich List that sees Stormzy make his debut Ed Sheeran has doubled his wealth in the last year to rise above Adele with a total worth of £160m, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. He is now the 17th

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What do drivers think of Uber?

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Uber, the firm behind the taxi-hailing app, will list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. The company plans to raise $10bn by selling shares, which could mean a valuation of $90bn for the company. But ahead of the sale, drivers in the UK and US are striking

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Meet the world’s first CrossFit trainer with cerebral palsy

World / En Sound Media

Steph Hammerman was born with cerebral palsy and doctors believed she would never walk, talk, read or write. But the 29-year-old from North Carolina, who has also fought off cancer, has become the world’s first CrossFit trainer with the condition. Cerebral palsy is the name for a group of lifelong conditions that affect movement and

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How to Plan a Trip to the Appalachian Mountain Club Huts

Travel / En Sound Media

Thousands of hikers head to the White Mountains of New Hampshire each year to stay in the high mountain huts of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Accessible only by foot and connected by the Appalachian Trail, the eight huts offer rustic but comfortable hospitality. For families with younger children, or hikers who may not have the

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Amazon Flunks Children’s Privacy, Advocacy Groups Charge

Technology / En Sound Media

Amazon barreled into the children’s smart-speaker market last year with a brightly colored device called Echo Dot Kids Edition. The tech giant played up the device as a simple way for youngsters to converse with Alexa, the company’s voice-activated virtual assistant, and obtain age-appropriate apps. But recent research commissioned by two prominent advocacy groups found

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Bucks beat Celtics 116-91 to advance to East final

Sports / En Sound Media

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks found another gear after their first loss of the playoffs. Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics just couldn’t keep up. Antetokounmpo had 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and the Bucks routed the Celtics 116-91 on Wednesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference final. After sweeping Detroit

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Mike Pompeo warns UK over Huawei ‘security risks’

Politics / En Sound Media

Speaking in London at a press conference after a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US had “made its views well known” on Huawei’s potential role in the UK’s 5G network. He said the US must protect its operations from “security risks” and ensure data partners

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Bye-Bye, Bathroom Attendants? – The New York Times

Finance / En Sound Media

On a recent Wednesday evening the small, tranquil four-stall bathroom at the “21” Club in Manhattan was free of patrons. Still, Pat Velasquez, 72, dressed in a black blazer and matching pants, and black and white printed silk shirt, stood by the sink, a white paper towel in her hand, ready for someone to enter.

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Hormone ‘can reduce chances of miscarriage’

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Image copyright Samantha Allen Image caption Samantha’s son Noah was born after she took part in a large trial Giving the hormone progesterone to women who have had a miscarriage and experience early bleeding in pregnancy could improve their chances of having baby, a study suggests. Birmingham researchers carried out a trial on 4,000 pregnant

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