Shares opened higher in Europe on Thursday after a mixed session in Asia following the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut its benchmark interest rate for a second time this year. Germany’s DAX edged 0.1% higher to 12,406.82 while the FTSE 100 in Britain advanced 0.2% to 7,331.84. In France, the CAC 40 gained 0.5% to […]
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Michigan banned the sale of flavored e-cigarettes on Wednesday, the latest state to act following hundreds of serious breathing issues in people using vaping devices that prompted a federal investigation. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said the ban was effective immediately and gave retailers, including online sellers, two weeks to comply. The
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Chelsea Handler sees herself as somewhat of an authority on white privilege, and she’s named the top offender: President Donald Trump. The comedian appeared on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time” to discuss her new documentary, “Hello Privilege. It’s Me, Chelsea,” which examines the concept of white privilege and the benefits that white people reap over people of
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Any conversation about travel to New Mexico seems to start with Santa Fe, the tourist-magnet about 60 miles up the road from Albuquerque, the state’s largest city. But Duke City (so called for its namesake, the Duke of Alburquerque, the early 18th-century Viceroy of New Spain) has been emerging from its neighbor’s shadow ever since
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Formula One drivers Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen have been retained by Haas for the 2020 season, the American team announced on Thursday. Grosjean and Magnussen will be partnered together for a fourth straight year as the team prepares for its fifth season competing in F1. Grosjean joined Haas for its inaugural season in 2016
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Elizabeth Bowens, a retired hospitality worker in Myrtle Beach, S.C., said that she disliked the contentious tone of the Democratic race and that she longed for the Obama years.“Him and Michelle, that’s a beautiful couple,” she said. But Ms. Bowens did not seem to be leaning toward Mr. Biden. “It’s time for a woman,” she
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Image copyright Welsh government Image caption The new trains on the South Wales Metro will be “lighter and narrower” than older versions The lack of toilets on new trains that will serve the south Wales valleys has been branded “dehumanising”. Trams on the new £738m South Wales Metro project, to be rolled out in 2022,
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Broadcaster John Humphrys has presented his final edition of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. He was joined by ex-prime ministers David Cameron and Tony Blair and Dame Edna Everage for his last day. The presenter is leaving after 32 years, and has built a reputation as a tenacious interrogator of politicians, and said he had
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Last week, cornerback Chris Harris Jr. mentioned how critical it was for the Broncos to beat the Bears because “there’s not a lot of 0-2 teams that make the playoffs.” Denver lost to Chicago, leaving the Broncos winless through two games for the first time since 1999. Harris was right about the long odds of
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Mr. Sanders has similarly proposed a tax on empty homes, aimed at speculators who sit on vacant properties until they become more lucrative to redevelop, or simply profitable to resell. That is a real problem in some communities, leaving neighbors to live with blight for years. But owning an empty home doesn’t necessarily make you
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