Once or twice we had dinner at La Tour d’Argent, the ancient and intermittently excellent restaurant, famous for its numbered pressed duck, but more cherished for its tables that faced the cathedral, lit up as only Paris can light up its monuments, sparking a feeling both personal and spectacular. Notre-Dame was always the backdrop for […]
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The Latest on Tesla’s plans for fully-autonomous vehicles (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Tesla CEO Elon Musk says laser imaging sensors used by nearly all other autonomous vehicle developers are not needed. The sensors called Lidar send out light beams that detect objects in the dark and other poor conditions. Many experts consider them essential,
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Nearly three dozen men and women have filed a federal class-action lawsuit accusing Florida authorities of unlawfully videotaping them as they received legal massages at a parlor where New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and others allegedly paid for sex. The lawsuit by 31 John and Jane Does alleges that Palm Beach County State Attorney
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On Monday, he said the Trump lawsuit was not a surprise given Mr. Trump’s “long history of trying to use baseless lawsuits to attack his adversaries,” but he argued that neither he nor his businesses had a “valid legal basis to interfere with this duly authorized subpoena from Congress.” “This complaint reads more like political
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Major U.S. stock indexes drifted sideways in afternoon trading Monday, as a rally in energy companies was mostly held in check by broader declines elsewhere in the market. Energy sector stocks climbed along with the price of crude oil, which surged after the U.S. government moved to further block Iranian oil exports. The Trump administration
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U.S. health officials are giving 350 million to researchers in four states hit hardest by the deadly opioid epidemic. The study announced Thursday aims to cut overdose deaths by 40 over three years in local communities grappling with misuse of the addictive drugs. Researchers will study evidence-based techniques for fighting addiction and overdose, such as
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ken Loach has previously won the festival’s Palme d’Or prize British filmmaker Ken Loach’s new movie will premiere at Cannes next month, in what the film festival’s director Thierry Fremaux has described as a “highly political” year. Loach, 82, who won the Palme d’Or prize in 2016 with I,
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Amid rumors that Beyoncé walked out of a meeting with Reebok due to a lack of diversity at the company, the brand has vehemently denied the claims. A spokesperson for Reebok told HuffPost: “The report that Beyoncé walked out of a meeting with Reebok due to lack of diversity is categorically false. Our discussions with
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Its a thin line where the patina of age on Europes countless monuments gives way to the onset of neglect. Like with so many loved ones, all is assumed to be fine, until suddenly its not. In the wake of the fire last week that gutted Notre Dame, questions are being raised about the state
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Facebook’s stunning year of scandals seems to have driven up the price tag of Mark Zuckerberg’s safety. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing released Friday, the CEO was paid $10 million in 2018 through a pre-tax allowance “to cover additional costs related to his and his family’s personal security.” That includes “personnel, equipment, services,
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