2019

Climate change will grab globe’s focus with summit, strikes

Get ready to hear about global warming — or the “climate emergency ” as the United Nations is calling it. In the next week, there will be climate strikes, climate summits, climate debates, a dire climate science report, climate pledges by countries and businesses, promises of climate financial help and more between now and next […]

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Minshew, defense shine as Jaguars thump Titans 20-7

Minshew Mania is gaining momentum. Gardner Minshew threw two touchdown passes and should have had a third, Calais Campbell spearheaded another defensive gem and the Jacksonville Jaguars handled the Tennessee Titans 20-7 in sloppy conditions Thursday night. Jacksonville (1-2) ended a four-game losing streak in the AFC South series and avoided the franchise’s second 0-3

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Graduate Students, After Gains in Union Efforts, Face a Federal Setback

It’s not clear how the N.L.R.B.’s proposed rule will affect universities where bargaining is underway. Mr. Swain said Harvard was reviewing the proposed rule to assess its implications. But the regulation could give universities the upper hand in negotiations. “This could be an additional reason that they could articulate or rely upon to discontinue bargaining,

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Jennifer Lopez stripper film Hustlers banned in Malaysia

Image copyright STX Films Image caption Lili Reinhart, Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer and Constance Wu star in Hustlers A film about scheming strippers starring Jennifer Lopez has been banned in Malaysia because of its “excessive obscene content”. The country’s film censorship board said Hustlers’ naked breasts, erotic dances and scenes featuring drugs made it “not

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Who Do Americans Trust? The Police More Than Congress, Study Finds

Americans trust police officers, military leaders and local public officials more than members of Congress, tech leaders and journalists, according to a study published by the Pew Research Center on Thursday. Researchers also found that the majority of Americans think that most people in positions of power behave unethically at least occasionally. The study adds

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Rogue oil trader hits Mitsubishi unit for $320 million

One of Japan’s most storied trading houses says it’s lost $320 million in a series of unauthorized transactions by a rogue trader. Mitsubishi Corp. said Friday that the employee in its Petro-Diamond unit in Singapore disguised the trades to look like legitimate hedges. Derivatives are contracts that give a fixed price to hedge against volatility

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