Scaling Mount Everest was a dream few realized before Nepal opened its side of the mountain to commercial climbing a half-century ago. This year the government issued a record number of permits, leading to traffic jams on the world’s highest peak that likely contributed to the greatest death toll in four years. As the allure […]
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The rise of e-sports is no surprise to anyone who has followed the video game industry. They are expected to bring in more than $1 billion in global revenue this year, as millions of fans watch hundreds of events from all over. But those fans typically view the matches from home on streaming platforms like
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Austin Meadows homered for the third straight game and five Tampa Bay pitchers combined to throw a six-hitter and beat struggling AL East rival Toronto 3-1 on Tuesday night. The second-place Rays won for the fourth straight time, improving to a season-best 13 games over .500 before an announced crowd of just 5,786 — smallest
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The district is historically Republican, once represented by Gerald R. Ford before he was named Richard M. Nixon’s vice president. But an influx of younger voters and college graduates have shifted parts of the district leftward, causing some Democrats to wonder if the district could flip if Mr. Amash is bruised badly in a primary
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The Trump administration has again decided not to label China or any other country as a currency manipulator. But in a report to Congress on Tuesday, the administration is keeping China on a list of countries whose trade surpluses with the United States and other indicators are closely tracked. The administration said that no country
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The number of physically disabled people affected by homelessness in England increased by three quarters during an almost 10-year period, according to official statistics. Now new government figures show thousands of vulnerable people are struggling amid a shortage of suitable accommodation – with many living on the streets. The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local
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With her blonde hair, youthful complexion and brown eyes, Ashleigh Harley looks every inch the model, social media influencer and budding writer and film-maker. But, for Ashleigh, that’s a problem she is addressing in a new documentary Ashleigh is one of millions of people who live with a hidden disability. In her case, it’s a
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Image copyright Getty Images NatWest is the most complained about bank when it comes to handling fraud claims, a BBC probe has revealed. The Financial Ombudsman has seen a rise in complaints about NatWest, with it becoming the most complained about bank for fraud this year. In addition, in the last six months BBC Watchdog
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Since the fall of the Islamic State group’s attempted caliphate in Syria, hundreds of its prisoners have been freed. Few were brutalised more by IS than Yazidis, a religious minority who were captured and enslaved when IS swept through their homeland in Sinjar, northern Iraq. The UN says IS killed or enslaved thousands of Yazidis,
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When Lonnie Bunch started working on the Smithsonian’s first black museum, he had no collection, no building and one employee. The Smithsonian Institution rewarded the founding director of the wildly popular museum on Tuesday by putting him in charge of all 19 of its museums, making Bunch the 14th secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Bunch,
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