For decades, the once sleepy Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood in Portland, Ore., was defined by its dusty antique shops and the old-school Oaks Amusement Park, established in 1905. But the blue-collar neighborhood is moving into the spotlight. Its cool factor got a big jump-start in 2015 when the Orange Line of the city’s light rail system opened, […]
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China has spent nearly two decades building a digital wall between itself and the rest of the world, a one-way barrier designed to keep out foreign companies like Facebook and Google while allowing Chinese rivals to leave home and expand across the world. Now President Trump is sealing up that wall from the other side.
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The Latest on Carb Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (all times local): 11 a.m. Indianapolis Motor Speedway has announced the creation of the Robin Miller Award, named after the longtime motorsports writer, to honor those dedicated to the service of auto racing. Miller was given a plaque as its first recipient on Carb Day at
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Ken Clarke has stood for the Conservative leadership three times before but has ruled himself out of the next contest. The former chancellor told Politics Live presenter Jo Coburn: “I don’t think the situation is tempting and there has to be at least one Conservative MP who does not run…It’s not going to be me.”
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Cleo Parker had a simple plan before retiring: She would work well into her 60s as a marketing analyst in the automotive business. But recently, she has been searching for a Plan B. In 2006, just as she was about to turn 50, Ms. Parker’s longtime marketing job with a Detroit-area advertising agency was eliminated.
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The Trump administration proposed Friday to roll back Obama-era discrimination protections for transgender people in health care, a move LGBT groups warn will unleash a wave of discrimination. Interested in LGBT? Add LGBT as an interest to stay up to date on the latest LGBT news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The Health and
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Image copyright Atlantic Records Image caption Rudimental, Dan Caplen, Jess Glynne and Macklemore – just some of the writers on These Days Rudimental’s uplifting dance track These Days has been named the most-performed song of 2018 at the prestigious Ivor Novello Awards. A major international hit, it topped charts across Europe, and became the UK’s
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Image copyright Getty Images Sir Philip Green should use his own money to support the pension fund of his troubled Arcadia retail empire, MP Frank Field has urged. The chairman of the Work and Pensions Committee intervened following Sir Philip’s plans to restructure Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Topshop and cut contributions to the pension scheme.
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Sinikiwe Kademaunga was born with a condition that stopped the growth of her limbs, but the Zimbabwean is not letting her physical limitations hold her back. Sinikiwe is a blogger, life coach and social worker on a mission to change negative stereotypes around disability. BBC Africa’s Ashley Ogonda and Anthony Irungu caught up with her
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Smoke ’em if you’ve got ’em — but not on the beach in New Jersey this summer. Smoking and vaping will be banned on nearly every public beach in the state this summer under tougher new restrictions. Nonsmokers are rejoicing over the ban, which also applies to public parks. But some smokers are feeling discriminated
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