In tweets, Mr. Yang also reiterated that he had been the target of racial epithets in the past. Asked about his jokes about liking math and knowing doctors, he has maintained that the Asian-American community is diverse, that his individual experience does not speak for everyone and that Americans are smart enough to see through […]
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For months, American consumers have kept the economy humming. While businesses pulled back, shoppers continued to spend. But a prolonged surge in gasoline prices after the attacks on oil production facilities in Saudi Arabia could undermine that phenomenon and increase the risk of a recession. “It’s clearly not a positive, and it adds a negative
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YouTube sensation Lilly Singh made history late Monday night/early Tuesday morning when she became the only openly queer woman of color to host a late-night show on a major network. “A Little Late With Lilly Singh” took over the 1:35 a.m. slot on NBC, which “Last Call With Carson Daly” held for 17 years. But,
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Texanne McBride-Teahan from Creve Coeur, Missouri, is fighting to keep her three monkeys. McBride-Teahan says the animals help with her PTSD and she shared a doctor’s note recommending that she keeps them as emotional support pets. However, according to city officials a monkey is considered an “inherently dangerous animal”. McBride-Teahan is scheduled to appear in
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First, Sam Darnold. Then, Trevor Siemian. Well, now what? That’s the question Adam Gase and the struggling and short-handed New York Jets are faced with at the quarterback spot just two games into the season. “Obviously, it always causes a problem when a quarterback changes,” running back Le’Veon Bell said after a 23-3 loss to
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Senator Elizabeth Warren stood beneath a marble arch in New York City, telling a crowd of thousands that she would lead a movement to purge the government of corruption. Not far from the site of a historic industrial disaster, Ms. Warren described Washington as utterly compromised by the influence of corporations and the extremely wealthy,
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Image copyright The Face Image caption Tyler the Creator and Rosalia are two of The Face’s cover stars “Wow, you’re going to the launch of the new Face magazine? I’m so jealous!” That was the response of my dad when I told him what I was doing for work, and it totally took me by
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A US woman has undergone surgery after removing and swallowing her engagement ring in her sleep. Jenna Evans, 29, said she dreamt she swallowed the ring while she and her fiancé Bobby were being terrorised by villains on a speeding train. She woke at her home in California to find her diamond band missing from
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There was plenty of blame to go around after Oakland’s stunning loss to Kansas City, one that prevented the Athletics from adding on to their lead in the AL wild-card race. A costly error in the ninth inning by center fielder Ramon Laureano. Manager Bob Melvin’s decision to lift hot-hitting first baseman Matt Olson for
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Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday, led by declines in Chinese benchmarks after the credit ratings agency Moody’s downgraded Hong Kong, citing the city’s recent political turmoil. The U.S. and international benchmarks for crude fell back slightly after vaulting more than 14% overnight after an attack on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil processing plant. Japan’s
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