Broadcaster John Humphrys is to present his final edition of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Thursday. Humphrys’ departure will bring to a close his 32 years on the flagship show, during which time he built a reputation as a tenacious interrogator. “Losing John in the mornings is a bit like Big Ben being silenced,” […]
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Paris is testing out a new form of travel: an eco-friendly bubble-shaped taxi that zips along the water up and down the Seine River. Organizers are holding test runs this week on the white, oval-shaped electric hydrofoil boats that resemble tiny space shuttles gliding past Paris monuments. They can fit four passengers, and if they
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The Minnesota Twins feted their fourth walk-off win in this remarkable season with a bath of water and bubble gum for Ronald Torreyes, whose bases-loaded hit by pitch in the three-run 12th inning brought them one step closer to their first American League Central title in nine years. They might need champagne for their next
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The government’s lawyer, Sir James Eadie QC, has argued that the decision to suspend Parliament is not one for the court to decide on. At the Supreme Court he said that prorogative power had been “expressly preserved by Parliament” and that outside of “specific legislative control in particular context… the prorogative power is not subject
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History doesn’t repeat, they say, but it often rhymes. And the latest economic headlines feature an uncanny tonal resemblance to those of the early 1970s. General Motors workers are on strike, seeking more of the spoils of their employer’s successes. The president of the United States is pressuring the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates,
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The year is 1998. The president is denying having sexual relations with a White House intern, an abortion clinic in Alabama is bombed by the same guy who bombed the Atlanta Olympics, and it’s still illegal for gay people to get married. I’m seven years old and listening to the radio in my church parking
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An attorney for Harvey Weinstein lamented that “his whole life has been ruined” and defended the accused serial sexual abuser and disgraced movie mogul against the more than 70 women — including former employees and Hollywood stars — who have accused him of sexual assault by blaming them instead. “No matter what happens to Harvey Weinstein, he
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MILAN — For decades the stylish hordes were known to arrive for fashion week, drop their bags at the Principe di Savoia, Four Seasons and Grand hotels, and — before attending any shows — rush to shop in the Golden Triangle between Monte Napoleone and Spiga. Prada! Versace! Gucci! That ended with the rise of
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Top-seeded Naomi Osaka reached the quarterfinals at the Pan Pacific Open by beating qualifier Viktoriya Tomova 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday. Osaka, who was broken twice early in the match, is looking to win her first title in her hometown after finishing runner-up in 2016 and 2018. She will next meet either Yulia Putintseva or Russian
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Iran’s president and other officials might not attend a United Nations gathering in New York next week because of obstacles raised by the United States, an Iranian state news outlet reported on Wednesday. Tehran and Washington have been locked in a tense standoff over an attack on Saudi Arabia this past weekend for which American
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