Mr. Sanford’s change in fortune had been apparent all day. It is less exciting, for example, to watch a football game while wedged in the middle of a row of beer-guzzling, high-fiving, highly excited just-out-of-college guys on a sweltering day than it would be to observe it with your grateful adult friends from the uncrowded […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Comedian Lilly Singh, who made the leap from YouTube to late night TV just last week, has apologised for an on-air joke that compared turbans to bath towels. Some members of the Sikh religion, who wear turbans for spiritual reasons, were angered by her remarks on NBC. On Twitter she apologised
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption It is estimated people in Stoke-on-Trent owe £80m to high-cost lenders One in every 200 adults in Stoke-on-Trent became insolvent in 2018 – the highest rate in England and Wales. The BBC spoke to some who are managing to claw their way out of debt, and to those helping
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SANTA MARIA MAGGIORE, Italy — They paraded through the cobblestone streets, brandishing tall brushes like batons, a peppy — if sooty — bunch who occasionally called out: “spazzacaminoooooo,” Italian for chimney sweep (with a few extra o’s for emphasis). Along the parade path, children held plastic bags open, hoping to catch the presents tossed by
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Even in the aftermath of a loss that could end up costing them in the race to host the AL wild-card game, the party raged on in the Oakland Athletics clubhouse. Why not? For the second straight year, the A’s have found their way into the postseason. “It feels amazing. It feels like this is
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What a year this week has been. Overwhelmed? We cannot blame you, but we are here to help. If you are looking for an overview of the allegations against President Trump and the status of the House’s impeachment inquiry, you can find that here and here. We will be focusing on the implications for the
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Image copyright Netflix If you thought high school in the UK was tough, then just be glad you didn’t share a class with Payton Hobart. That’s who Ben Platt (who you may recognise from the first two Pitch Perfect movies) plays in new Netflix show, The Politician. It’s a big role for the 26-year-old actor
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When the real estate developer (and former Starwood Hotels & Resorts executive) Paul McGowan was touring colleges with his daughter, he couldn’t find decent accommodations near the schools they visited. So he launched Study Hotels in 2008, with The Study at Yale. A modernist tower in Philadelphia followed, and The Study at University of Chicago
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Mr. Kelly has reason to be worried. After all, when C.E.O.s do push for real, meaningful change, the judgment can be swift and harsh. In 2015, David Crane was chief executive of NRG, one of the country’s largest power producers — and one of its largest polluters. Mr. Crane believed that NRG had a moral
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: PLAYOFF POSITION The 10-team field for the postseason is set — Oakland and Tampa Bay clinched the last two spots and will meet in the AL wild-card game Wednesday night. The clubs are now tied and the A’s will host the matchup if they wind up
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