Thousands of women across Switzerland walked off the job, burned bras and blocked traffic Friday in a day of demonstrations to demand fairer pay, more equality and an end to sexual harassment and violence. It was the first such protests in the Alpine nation in 28 years. Discontent over sexism and workplace inequality in prosperous […]
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Authorities will push for a battery charge against Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri after the executive was accused of pushing and hitting a sheriff’s deputy in the face as he tried to get onto the court when his team won the NBA title in Oakland, an official said Friday. After the game Thursday against the
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WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday again shook up his immigration team, appointing a hard-liner to coordinate border policy from the White House and sending a message that he is redoubling his efforts to prevent migrants from entering the United States. Thomas D. Homan, his choice for the job, served as the acting head of
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption González was well-known in Mexico, with dozens of acting credits to her name One of Mexico’s best-known television actresses, Edith González, has died aged 54. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2016 and went into remission a year later, but it recently returned. González started her career as
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The White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is the latest high profile figure to leave the Trump administration, returning to her home state of Arkansas at the end of June. Mrs Sanders has been in the role since July 2017 after replacing her predecessor Sean Spicer. Sanders’ tenure as White House spokeswoman was not without
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is moving closer to approving T-Mobile’s $26 billion merger with Sprint, but only if the companies sell multiple assets to create a new wireless competitor, according to three people familiar with the plan. If such an arrangement is approved, it could weaken an effort by attorneys general from nine states
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The goalkeeper who allowed 13 goals when the United States routed Thailand at the Women’s World Cup has thanked Carli Lloyd for offering words of encouragement following the humiliating defeat. Lloyd sought out Sukanya Chor Charoenying immediately following the record-breaking U.S. national team’s victory. Sukanya wasn’t even expected to start in Tuesday’s opener but got
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WASHINGTON — The attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday have again sent the United States and Iran, two longtime adversaries, hurtling toward potential crisis. The challenges are diplomatic and economic, as well as military. But that course was set a year ago, foreign policy experts say, when President Trump, enforcing
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When the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, or even hints that it’s about to, investors cheer. That’s because lowering rates stokes the overall economy, which sends stock prices higher — usually, that is. The Fed has initiated 16 rate cut cycles since World War II. In 11 of those cycles, the stock market was higher
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC’s Anne Soy reports from the Uganda-DR Congo border The World Health Organization has decided not to declare a global emergency over the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The WHO said Ebola was “very much an emergency” in the region, but it did
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