LONDON — “This is really the money shot for this hotel,” said Philip Blackwell, gesturing at a marble fireplace, soft-lit lamps with printed shades, and books, books, books. He was showing off the library at the Ham Yard Hotel in Soho, for which Mr. Blackwell’s company Ultimate Library selected about 5,000 books for the shelves, […]
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Facebook’s former security chief is disagreeing with calls to break up the social network. Instead, Alex Stamos believes the way to fix problems is for Mark Zuckerberg to step aside as CEO. Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes and other critics contend that government regulators should require Facebook to spin off popular services such as Instagram and
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: AILING Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price is on the mend after he left his start at Houston due to flu-like symptoms. Price threw 15 pitches before leaving with two out in the first inning. It was the shortest start of Price’s career. After allowing a
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“Absolutely. In fact, climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism,” he responded, again to zero laughter. After the debate, Republican lawmakers did deride Mr. Sanders for this answer, while fact-checkers noted that he had overstated the link between climate change and terrorism. Still, the notion that climate change posed a national security
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NASHUA, N.H. — Ask Democratic candidates for president how they would challenge President Trump’s boasts about the economy, and the initial response tends to be less an attack than a concession. “The overall numbers about G.D.P. or the stock market are great,” said Elizabeth Warren after a town hall here last week, before discussing long-term
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Image copyright Science Photo Library The NHS has banned the sale of high-energy drinks to children in Scottish hospitals. Shops within hospitals will not be permitted to sell the stimulating drinks to anyone under the age of 16. The ban applies to drinks with an added caffeine content of more than 150mg per litre in
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Image copyright AFP Image caption Bong Joon-ho with Cannes jury president, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu South Korean director Bong Joon-ho has won the Cannes film festival’s most prestigious award. The Palme d’Or was awarded for his film Parasite, a dark comedy thriller exploring social class dynamics. The festival came to a close this evening after 11
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mark Zuckerberg spent time in France last week, discussing regulation with President Emmanuel Macron Facebook has published its latest “enforcement report“, which details how many posts and accounts it took action on between October 2018 and March 2019. During that six-month period, Facebook removed more than three billion fake
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A Seven-Bedroom Finca on Ibiza $3.3 MILLION (2.98 MILLION EUROS) This seven-bedroom country house sits on a hill outside San Antonio, a town on the west coast of Ibiza, one of Spain’s Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The 6,577-square-foot, white-stucco house was built in 1970 in traditional Spanish finca style around an older structure
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A New York-based nonprofit, the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, or NFTE, also runs in-school and summer programs for students in sixth through 12th grades. One of the offerings — called “BizCamp: Business Ideation and Crafting the Pitch” — includes classes on “Opportunity Recognition” and “Delivering Value to Customers,” and culminates in a pitch competition that
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