Image copyright Getty Images Image caption There have been violent clashes on the streets of Hong Kong since June Hong Kong’s government contacted eight public relations firms to try and rebuild the embattled city’s image, but all of them declined the contract. The city has seen months of unrest sparked by a proposed extradition bill […]
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Summer vacation may be coming to an end, but savvy travelers know that the best time of year to book and take a trip is starting. Shoulder season — the months just before and after peak summer travel time — is when you’ll find warm temperatures, smaller crowds and deals on flights, home rentals and
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LOS ANGELES — Who needs a “Plus” or a “Max” when you can use the plumage of a colorful bird? Such is the thinking at NBCUniversal, which announced on Tuesday that its new streaming service would be named Peacock. “For us, it’s the perfect nod to the legacy without being too on the nose,” said
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Fifth-seeded Madison Keys improved her overall record against Daria Kasatkina to 6-0 by beating the Russian 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open. Keys converted six of her 10 break points in the match. “I feel good. I’m always a little bit nervous ahead of my first matches,” Keys
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WASHINGTON — Democrats investigating whether to recommend that the House impeach President Trump will take turns on Tuesday publicly questioning one of his most outspoken supporters: Corey Lewandowski. Mr. Trump’s former campaign manager and continued confidant, Mr. Lewandowski was enlisted in an ultimately unsuccessful scheme by the president in the summer of 2017 to significantly
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WeWork is pushing back its public debut with investor confidence in the office share company once valued at around $47 billion appearing to grow shaky. Wall Street had expected WeWork to begin a road show to market its shares as early as next week. The company said recently that those shares would be listed on
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Moving houseplants indoors with the onset of cold weather is not your typical furniture-shifting exercise. It requires planning, since houseplants for the most part are tender tropicals and need time to acclimate to a changed growing environment. “Bring them in over a two-week period,” said Kate Karam, editorial director for Monrovia Nursery Co. in Azuza,
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Image copyright TIFF Image caption The film stars Ansel Elgort in the story of a boy who is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed The Goldfinch looks likely to become one of cinema history’s biggest flops after making only $2.6m (£2m) at the US box office on its opening weekend.
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Installing full-fibre broadband across the UK poses a formidable engineering challenge About 400,000 UK properties gained access to full-fibre broadband for the first time over the first four months of the year, according to the watchdog Ofcom. That gave access to a total of 8% of all premises, marking
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The 52 Places Traveler Facing a birthday alone on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year, the 52 Places Traveler learns some life lessons — and comes face to face with some whales. Sept. 17, 2019 Our columnist, Sebastian Modak, is visiting each destination on our 52 Places to Go in 2019 list.
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