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How Amazon Hooked America On Fast Delivery While Avoiding Responsibility For Crashes

When she added Gabrielle’s name to the chart in her kitchen, Judy Kennedy could picture the annual ritual. At birthdays she would ask her newest grandchild to stand up straight, heels against the door frame, so she could mark Gabrielle’s height beside that of her other granddaughter in the Maine house the family has lived […]

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In Australia’s Vast North, an Oasis Serves Thai Food

Travel / En Sound Media

On first look, Border Store’s menu seems fairly standard, if you discount the fact that there is almost nothing to eat this far into the wilderness, let alone lovingly cooked Thai classics. But Mr. Brown and Ms. Mana grow their own herbs. Vegetables are fresh and never frozen. Curries are made from scratch. Ms. Mana’s

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1 of Big 3 left: Nadal to face Berrettini in US Open semis

Sports / En Sound Media

Rafael Nadal is as gracious and complimentary as can be whenever discussing an upcoming foe, so it came as no surprise to hear him talk up the player he’ll face in the U.S. Open semifinals Friday, 23-year-old Matteo Berrettini of Italy. “Nice guy. Young, with very good potential,” Nadal said. “He’s in the semifinals of

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Elizabeth Warren, at Climate Town Hall, Says Action Must Focus on 3 Industries

Politics / En Sound Media

Elizabeth Warren.CreditHilary Swift for The New York Times Elizabeth Warren doesn’t want you to get distracted by light bulbs. Or, for that matter, paper versus plastic straws. Or whether the Green New Deal will take your cheeseburgers away. “Oh come on, give me a break,” the Massachusetts senator said at the CNN climate forum when

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Long-term mortgage rates dip; 30-year at 3-year low of 3.49%

Finance / En Sound Media

U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week, with the average on the key 30-year loan reaching its lowest point in nearly three years. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on the 30-year mortgage declined to 3.49% from 3.58% last week. The average rate hasn’t been that low since October 2016. A year

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Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals: Maternity deaths probe

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Image caption The trust’s maternity care has been investigated following five deaths A report into the deaths of five women whose maternity care was overseen by the same hospital trust has found “best practice” was not always followed. The patients at the centre of the probe into Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust were deemed

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Kate Middleton Recycles Gorgeous Dress For Princess Charlotte’s First Day Of School

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Kate Middleton switched things up for Princess Charlotte’s first day of school. The Duchess of Cambridge showed off a gorgeous new blowout and a recycled dress on Thursday, as she walked alongside Prince George and Prince William to drop Charlotte off at Thomas’s Battersea in London for the first time. For the outing, Kate wore

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BA strike still on after airline rejects union proposal

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images British Airways has rejected a last-ditch proposal from pilots’ union Balpa to re-start negotiations aimed at averting strike action. BA pilots are due to strike on Monday and Tuesday over a pay offer they say is too low. Balpa said it would call off the strike if BA would discuss a

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Friends with benefits: Can Facebook tackle your love life?

Technology / En Sound Media

Facebook is tackling a new frontier: love. Interested in Facebook? Add Facebook as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Facebook news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Facebook Dating, a matchmaking service the company already offers in Brazil, Canada and 17 other countries, will arrive in the U.S. on Thursday. But

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Michigan State University fined $4.6 million in Nassar case

Sports / En Sound Media

The Education Department is fining Michigan State University $4.5 million for failing to respond to sexual assault complaints against Dr. Larry Nassar. That announcement comes from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (dih-VAHS’), who says the university’s failure to act created a “sexually hostile environment.” DeVos says the school also has agreed to take corrective action to

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