A look at some of the anniversaries this year at the U.S. Open: 100 YEARS AGO (1919) The U.S. Open resumed after a three-year break because of World War I, and Walter Hagen prevailed after a night on the town in Boston with Al Jolson and plenty of champagne. The 1919 U.S. Open at Brae […]
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It is, Justice Ginsburg said, “a case of huge importance.” “Census Bureau analyses predicted that adding the question would depress the census response rate for noncitizen and Hispanic households, resulting in poorer census data,” she said, adding that evidence in the case undercut Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s explanations for why he had decided to add
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Image copyright PA Image caption US lawyers representing Grenfell survivors and victims’ relatives are expected to file a lawsuit More than 100 Grenfell survivors and relatives are taking legal action in the US against three firms they blame for the fire, the BBC has been told. The lawsuit will target the cladding maker Arconic, insulation
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Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his former colleagues on Monday took their fight against being extradited to the U.S. to New Zealand’s top court. The Supreme Court began hearing arguments in the seven-year-old case after Dotcom and the others lost several previous court rulings. But even if the men lose their latest appeal,
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: START IT UP This year’s Subway Series begins at Yankee Stadium, though rain is in the forecast for the opener of the two-game set. Jason Vargas (2-3, 3.57 ERA) pitches for the Mets. The 36-year-old lefty is coming off a shutout against the Giants and has
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Rory Cellan-Jones, the BBC’s technology correspondent, went public with his Parkinson’s diagnosis following concerns from viewers watching him on TV who noticed his hand shaking. But it was, in fact, thanks to a previous television appearance that he sought medical advice from a specialist. Following a live broadcast in Jersey in 2018, a neurologist got
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Image copyright Getty Images A “dramatic” fall in car production and an easing of stockpiling by manufacturers meant the economy shrank in April, official figures show. The economy shrank 0.4% compared with the month before, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The contraction meant growth for the three months to April slowed to
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Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was hospitalized Monday following surgery for a gunshot wound after being ambushed by a man in a bar in his native Dominican, authorities said. Dominican National Police Director Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte said Ortiz was at the Dial Bar and Lounge in Santo Domingo around 8:50 p.m. Sunday
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Thomas Cook is already trying to sell its fleet of planes Troubled travel firm Thomas Cook has said it has received a takeover approach for its tour business from China’s Fosun. Fosun is already Thomas Cook’s largest shareholder, and also owns the Club Med holiday business. Thomas Cook said it
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With no computer or internet at home, Raegan Byrd’s homework assignments present a nightly challenge: How much can she get done using just her smartphone? On the tiny screen, she switches between web pages for research projects, losing track of tabs whenever friends send messages. She uses her thumbs to tap out school papers, but
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