2019

Fatigued Nishikori comes up empty against Nadal in Paris

Playing two straight five-set matches ahead of his French Open quarterfinal against Rafael Nadal was certainly not the ideal preparation for Kei Nishikori. Already exhausted before setting a foot on Court Philippe Chatrier on Tuesday, the Japanese player was handed a ruthless beating by the 11-time Roland Garros champion. “I mean, that’s for sure I […]

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Elizabeth Warren Proposes ‘Aggressive Intervention’ to Create Jobs

DETROIT — Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Tuesday proposed an economic program of “aggressive intervention on behalf of American workers,” suggesting that as president she would invest $2 trillion in climate-friendly industries over a decade, create a new cabinet-level Department of Economic Development and even manipulate the dollar to promote exports. Unveiling a campaign

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Trump Administration Announces New Cuba Travel Restrictions

The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed new restrictions on Americans going to Cuba, banning the most common way Americans travel to the island. The United States will not permit group educational and cultural trips known as “people to people” trips to the island, the Treasury Department said in a statement. Those trips have been used

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In China, a Reuters Partner Blocks Articles on the Tiananmen Square Massacre

Just as Bloomberg News makes money from Bloomberg terminals, Refinitiv’s bread and butter is Eikon, not the Reuters news articles it includes on the platform. On its website, Refinitiv bills Eikon as a digital product that allows users to “turbocharge your analysis of the financial markets with the ultimate set of tools.” A Blackstone spokesman

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Joshua promoter says rematch with Ruiz Jr will happen

Anthony Joshua’s promoter says a rematch will take place between the British fighter and new world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. Eddie Hearn says on Twitter that the contracted rematch clause was triggered Tuesday following talks with Joshua, his management team and his trainer, Rob McCracken. Hearn says “the fight will take place in (November

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White House Tells 2 More Witnesses, Including Hope Hicks, Not to Cooperate With Congress

WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday instructed two more former aides to President Trump not to cooperate with subpoenas from House lawmakers investigating possible obstruction of justice, maintaining its position that Congress has no right to information turned over previously to the special counsel. Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, the Judiciary Committee chairman

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Gérard Depardieu rape investigation dropped by French prosecutors

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Gérard Depardieu at last year’s Paris Book Fair French prosecutors have dropped an investigation into rape allegations made against actor Gérard Depardieu. The 70-year-old had always denied the accusations, made by a young French actress last year. The prosecutor’s office said the investigators were not able to stand up

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Trump Administration Announces New Restrictions on Travel to Cuba

The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed new restrictions on Americans going to Cuba, banning the most common way Americans travel to the island. The United States will not permit group educational and cultural trips known as “people to people” trips to the island, the Treasury Department said in a statement. Those trips have been used

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