Chinese tech giant Huawei has built a giant theme park-like campus for its research and development staff in China. The site houses 108 classically-designed buildings in the style of various European cities, and is a stark contrast to the nearby futuristic city of Shenzhen. The BBC’s Spencer Kelly visited the base for BBC Panorama at […]
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The pro golfer had never won a PGA Tour or affiliated tournament. Ever. He hadn’t even made the cut in five of his last six events. And, as of a week ago, he wasn’t even in the Valero Texas Open. He had to grind his way through a six-man playoff in a qualifier just to
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Senator Kamala Harris of California, the former prosecutor who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, on Monday committed to a host of executive actions to implement gun control measures that have long failed to pass in Congress. At a town hall hosted by CNN, Ms. Harris said that, if elected, she would sign an
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“It happened very quickly,” Ms. Blair said, adding that the store was packed with customers in its final weeks. “I had a few customers complaining about my attitude not being 100 percent, and I was just kind of like: We’re all losing our jobs. I can’t help but walk in here and slowly see it
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Legionnaires disease bacteria that killed one inmate and sickened another is more widespread than expected in a California state prison, officials said Wednesday, citing new test results. Preliminary results found the bacteria in the water supply at a prison medical facility in Stockton and at two neighboring youth correctional facilities, Corrections Department spokeswoman Vicky Waters
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption David V. Picker began his film career in 1956 with United Artists Studio exec David V. Picker, who gave The Beatles their big screen debut, has died aged 87. Picker, who served as the head of United Artists, Paramount and Columbia for more than half a century, died at
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Shaquille O’Neal will join the board of Papa John’s, making him the first African-American director at a company still suffering from its founder’s various scandals. O’Neal, an NBA Hall of Famer and actor who has been putting money into restaurants for years, will also invest in nine Papa John’s pizza locations around his hometown of
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Sales of new U.S. homes increased 4.5% in March, the third straight monthly gain as the housing market appears to be cautiously recovering from a mortgage rate spike last year that caused homebuying to slump. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that new homes sold at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 692,000 in March, up
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Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is going to have to raise money like he’s never raised money before. As Mr. Biden readies to join the congested Democratic primary for president as soon as this week, one of the anxiety-inducing questions hanging over his team of advisers is just how much of former President
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In response to an early call, Toronto coach Nick Nurse formed the perfect “O” with his mouth and held it for a dozen or so seconds. Oh, these playoffs. They can leave your mouth agape — just like Nurse’s gone-viral expression on the bench during a win Sunday in Orlando. Now leading 3-1, Nurse and
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