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Ta-Nehisi Coates Assails Mitch McConnell at Raucous Reparations Hearing

WASHINGTON — The House waded into the decades-old debate over reparations for African-Americans on Wednesday, convening its first hearing on legislation introduced 30 years ago that would create a commission to develop proposals to address the lingering effects of slavery and consider a “national apology” for the harm it has caused. Hundreds of spectators, mostly […]

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Subscription services make life easier, but costs can add up

Finance / En Sound Media

Sure it’s nice to have your groceries delivered now and then. Ditto dinner. Want to stream your favorite movies? Why not. Curated clothes and books sent to your home? Yes please. But too much convenience can cost you. “It’s very easy for consumers to lose track of what they are purchasing,” said Kate Ryan, a

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What are vaccines, how do they work and why are people sceptical?

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Vaccines have saved tens of millions of lives in the past century, yet in many countries health experts have identified a trend towards “vaccine hesitancy” – an increasing refusal to use vaccination. Skip tens of millions of lives The World Health Organization estimates that vaccines prevented at least 10 million deaths in just five years

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US Fed opens door to interest rate cut after Trump criticism

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Reuters The US central bank has opened the door to an interest rate rise, in a shift in guidance that follows criticism by President Donald Trump. The Federal Reserve left rates on hold, but said uncertainties about the economic outlook could force its hand. According to the vote, one Fed policymaker advocated an

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Slack Wants to Replace Email. Is That What We Want?

Technology / En Sound Media

Rank-and-file employees were more likely to share concerns about the new era of office chat. There was the woman who cited a “truly unhinged Slack situation” — dozens of new rooms serving a workflow that seemed only to make sense to the new boss — as one reason she ultimately left her job at a major media

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John Cena Happily Loses Bet To Pitcher He Said Wouldn’t Make The Majors

Sports / En Sound Media

WWE superstar John Cena is one dollar poorer Wednesday and he couldn’t be happier. Last year, the wrestler and actor met Logan Allen, a minor league pitcher in the San Diego Padres system at a Tampa steakhouse, where the two became fast friends. However, Cena also saw himself as a mentor to the young athlete

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Tory leadership: MPs ‘not ready’ for no-deal warnings, says Stewart

Politics / En Sound Media

Rory Stewart says some Conservative MPs “don’t seem to be ready” for warnings he has made about the effect of a no-deal Brexit. The freshly eliminated leadership contender said some of his warnings “probably proved to be truths that people weren’t quite ready to hear”. Mr Stewart, who was knocked out of the race after

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‘My mum didn’t vaccinate me – this is what happened next’

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Meredith’s mother was suspicious about vaccines and would never let her have them as a child. For a while it didn’t seem to matter, but eventually Meredith (not her real name) starting coming down with some frightening illnesses. It started when I accidentally stood on a nail. Some time afterwards my jaw and shoulder started

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Boeing crashes: Pilot ‘Sully’ knows of desperate fight for life

Business / En Sound Media

A pilot whose heroics became a Hollywood film says he knows the desperation that engulfed the cockpits on Boeing’s two doomed 737 Max planes. Captain Chesley Sullenberger said flight control flaws would have left the pilots in a “fight for their lives” and unable to quickly grasp why the aircraft were not responding. He was

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‘I needed 32 surgeries after Kenya Garissa attack’

World / En Sound Media

Three men have been found guilty of charges relating to the Garissa University attack in Kenya in April 2015. Rashid Charles Mberesero, Mohamed Ali Abikar and Hassan Edin Hassan were found guilty of conspiracy to commit the attack in which four gunmen killed 148 people, mainly students. They were also found guilty of belonging to

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