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Tom Cruise Meets Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Amid Whistleblower Scandal

Tom Cruise met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev this week to discuss business ― no, not that business. While Zelensky finds himself a central character in the whistleblower scandal that has led to an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, he was just a gushing fan during his chat on Monday with the […]

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What Does Having a Boyfriend Have to Do With Sleep?

Technology / En Sound Media

Owen Dennis Riley, 17, has never had a girlfriend. But he plays a boyfriend to at least half a million subscribers on YouTube. He brings you gifts on Valentine’s Day and soup when you’re sick. He serenades you, if you’re into that sort of thing. Most important, he wants to help you get a good

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Andy Murray, Bianca Andreescu win at China Open

Sports / En Sound Media

Andy Murray won consecutive singles matches for the first time since undergoing hip surgery in January while U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu won her 15th in a row at the China Open on Wednesday. The 32-year-old Murray beat British countryman Cameron Norrie 7-6 (6), 6-7 (4), 6-1 to make the singles quarterfinals at a tournament

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China’s Global Message: We Are Tough but Not Threatening

Politics / En Sound Media

BEIJING — As President Xi Jinping of China watched from a rostrum above the iconic portrait of Mao, the weapons came one after the other down the Avenue of Eternal Peace. Intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of delivering multiple nuclear warheads. Drones built for precision strikes. Tanks and armored personnel carriers bearing soldiers in green uniforms.

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Markets Slide After Signs of Weakening Trade

Finance / En Sound Media

Markets sank in Europe on Wednesday morning after data published a day earlier pointed to weakening trade, slower manufacturing and increasing risk of a global recession. By midday in Europe, London’s FTSE 100 had fallen 1.7 percent and the CAC 40 in France had dropped 1.6 percent. The DAX in Germany was 1.2 percent lower.

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US hospitals turn away patients as ransomware strikes

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Only the most critical new patients are currently being admitted to the three hospitals in Alabama Three US hospitals have been forced to temporarily close their doors to “all but the most critical new patients” following a ransomware outbreak. “A criminal is limiting our ability to use our computer

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Peter Sissons: Former BBC and ITN newsreader dies at 77

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image caption Peter Sissons in 1993 Peter Sissons, the former BBC and ITN newsreader who presented Question Time from 1989 to 1993, has died at the age of 77. A statement from his management company said he “died peacefully last night” in Maidstone Hospital in Kent. “His wife and three children were with him and

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Why are so few women inventors named on patents?

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Hannah Eachus It’s easy to list some of the many everyday items invented and patented by women – the dishwasher, windscreen wipers, the board game Monopoly, to name but a few – but the world is still failing to take full advantage of women’s innovative ideas, a report suggests. Women inventors account for

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Tokyo Games: Union wants venue inspection, worker interviews

Sports / En Sound Media

An international labor union investigating worker safety and the use of migrant workers at venues for next year’s Tokyo Olympics is asking for a joint inspection of construction sites and an open interview with workers. The Building and Wood Workers’ International, in a report earlier this year titled “The Dark Side of the Tokyo 2020

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Google rolls out updated privacy tools for YouTube, Maps

Finance / En Sound Media

Google is rolling out more tools for users to control their privacy settings. The company and other tech giants are facing increased scrutiny over the amount of data they collect from their users. Google and Facebook both debuted new privacy tools this year. Now, YouTube users will be able to set their search and viewing

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