Image copyright P&O Ferry firm P&O is taking legal action against the UK government, claiming a rival was unlawfully handed £33m of taxpayers’ money. Last month, the Department for Transport (DfT) was forced to settle with train operator Eurotunnel, which had challenged the procurement of no-deal Brexit shipping contracts. As part of the deal, Eurotunnel […]
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SAN FRANCISCO — Slack, the workplace messaging start-up, disclosed the details of its business in an offering prospectus on Friday as it joined the parade of tech companies that plan to publicly list their shares this year. Sharing its financial results widely for the first time, Slack said that it collected $400.6 million in revenue
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Marco Gonzales showed what a steady, efficient and deliberate big league pitcher can do Thursday night, even without an overpowering fastball. It’s something to aspire to for Rangers left-hander Taylor Hearn, who had plenty of time to watch and learn after an abbreviate big league debut. Gonzales became the first pitcher to reach five wins
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Asked if he would say he was sorry to the women who have complained that he touched them inappropriately over the years, Mr. Biden repeatedly refused to give a direct apology. “Here’s the deal: I have to be much more aware of the private space of men and women — it’s not just women, but
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The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.2% annual rate in the first three months of the year, a far better outcome than expected, overcoming a host of headwinds including global weakness, rising trade tensions and a partial government shutdown. The advance in the gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic health, marks an
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Kansas’ highest court ruled for the first time Friday that the state constitution protects abortion rights and blocked a first-in-the-nation ban on a common second trimester method for ending pregnancies. The state Supreme Court’s ruling represented a big victory for abortion rights supporters in a state with a Republican-controlled Legislature hostile to their cause. It
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Image copyright Getty Images Chvrches say they are “confused and disappointed” by producer Marshmello’s decision to work with Chris Brown. The Scottish band wrote on Instagram: “Working with people who are predators and abusers enables, excuses and ultimately tacitly endorses that behaviour.” Chris Brown admitted assaulting his then girlfriend, Rihanna, in 2009. Chvrches posted the
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDebenhams chief financial officer Rachel Osborne Debenhams has named 22 of the 50 stores it plans to close as part of a plan by new owners to revive the department store chain. The retailer says the store closures will start next year and 1,200 staff will be
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The Latest on measles quarantines at two Los Angeles universities (all times local): 7:25 a.m. The quarantine order for students and staff who may have been exposed to measles at two Los Angeles universities requires them to remain at home until they provide evidence of immunity or the risk period expires. The order issued this
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Less than 24 hours after a child abuse investigation involving Kansas City Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill was seemingly put to rest by Johnson County district attorney Steve Howe, an audio recording of a conversation between Hill and his fiancee reinvigorated concerns about who hurt the child ― especially after the district attorney made it clear he believes a
