The Latest on the former Stanford sailing coach’s sentencing for his role in the college admissions bribery scheme (all times local): 3:30 p.m. A former head sailing coach at Stanford will avoid prison after he admitted to accepting bribes in the college admissions cheating scheme. John Vandemoer apologized to his friends, family, the sailing team […]
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Senator Elizabeth Warren, whose presidential campaign has gained momentum in recent weeks, is polling ahead of Senator Bernie Sanders among voters in Nevada and is trailing only former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. there, according to a poll released on Wednesday. The poll, which was conducted by Monmouth University, showed Mr. Biden leading comfortably
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A slide in technology companies and banks pulled U.S. stocks modestly lower in afternoon trading Wednesday, steering the market toward its second straight loss. Energy stocks took the heaviest losses as the price of U.S. crude oil continued to decline, tumbling 4%. Investors shifted money into safer holdings after more than a week of aggressive
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A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by a gynecologist who worked for the University of California, Los Angeles, has sued the university’s regents, the doctor and 20 other parties. The woman’s lawsuit says Dr. James Heaps inappropriately touched her genitals, breast and buttock during a 2017 appointment to remove her intrauterine device. She
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Image copyright Ford Motor Company Ford is recalling 1.2 million sport utility vehicles in the US over suspension issues that the car giant said could affect steering. The recall, which is expected to cost $180m (£140m), affects Ford Explorers made in the US firm’s Chicago plant between 2010 and 2017. Ford said one customer had
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Hungarian police say four more victims from the tour boat that sank two weeks ago after colliding on the Danube River with a cruise ship have been identified, raising the death toll to 24, including 22 South Koreans and the two-man Hungarian crew. Four South Koreans remain missing since the May 29 crash and seven
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U.S. telecom regulators are trying to fix faulty maps that don’t reflect which Americans have access to high-speed internet. Lawmakers and public-interest groups have lambasted the Federal Communications Commission for inaccurate maps that overstate coverage and hinder government efforts to subsidize internet service in unserved rural areas. A big part of the problem is how
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It has never been more difficult to be an official in college football. Those who do it face relentless, often uninformed criticism and attacks on their credibility. Complaints from fans armed with DVR, fueled by sports-talk instigators and amplified by social media, have become so intense the Southeastern Conference is exploring ways to publicly push
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As opposition parties, and one Conservative MP, unite to take control of Parliament on 25 June, Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer set out the motion aiming to block a no-deal Brexit. He said it would stop a future PM “foolish enough” to pursue no deal without the backing of MPs by proroguing – or shutting down
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Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will decide this week whether to join the United Auto Workers and start bargaining for a contract, in an election that relitigates one of the highest-profile labor fights in years and gives the union a shot at redemption. Production workers will be casting ballots again after the UAW lost a
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