Image copyright Google Maps Image caption This Georgian townhouse on Dublin’s Usher’s Island was the real-life setting of the “world’s greatest short story” Ireland’s difficult relationship with one of its most famous sons, James Joyce, has been re-exposed by two recent controversies. The first is a campaign to exhume the author’s remains from his grave […]
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption All Boeing 737 Max planes are currently grounded Boeing has received a small vote of confidence in its troubled 737 Max after another airline said it was interested in buying the aircraft. Air Astana, the Kazakhstan flag carrier, announced at the Dubai Air Show it wanted 30 737s for its
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New tour of the Hudson Theatre in Manhattan offers rare chance to wander around the interior of Broadway’s oldest theater By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer November 19, 2019, 3:30 PM 1 min read Walking into a Broadway theater at show time is something special, but walking into an empty Broadway theater can be just
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Philip Rivers went down slinging in Mexico in his first four-interception game in three years for the Chargers By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer November 19, 2019, 7:25 AM 4 min read With one last underthrown pass into Dan Sorensen’s hands, Philip Rivers went down slinging in Mexico. The Los Angeles Chargers’ playoff hopes are
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Under Ms. Warren’s Social Security plan, and not incorporating any other changes to the tax code, a family with one wage earner making $300,000 a year, for example, would pay an extra $7,400 in tax each year. For each additional dollar earned over that level, total federal tax obligations would rise to 39 cents, up
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Oregon’s state employee pension fund is invested in an Israeli company whose smartphone spyware has been used against dissidents, human rights defenders and journalists by repressive regimes. It’s also invested in two prison companies that run immigrant detention facilities, even though Oregon pioneered statewide sanctuary status. Investors around the globe are increasingly incorporating social values
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Image caption An interim report has been leaked amid an independent inquiry into maternity care Babies and mothers died at a hospital amid a “toxic” culture stretching back 40 years, a report has shown. The leaked interim report of an investigation into maternity care at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust also said children were
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Actor James Van Der Beek told the audience during Monday’s semifinals episode of “Dancing With The Stars” that his wife Kimberly Brook had a miscarriage over the weekend. “My wife Kimberly and I went through every expectant parent’s worst nightmare. We lost the baby,” Van Der Beek revealed in a video broadcast ahead of his
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Manchester City won the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Community Shield last season Manchester City brought in a record £535.2m last season, the club’s 2018-19 annual report says. It was City’s 11th successive year of revenue growth and closes the gap on local rivals Manchester United, the Premier League’s richest club. The figure
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Argentina has comfortably defeated Chile 2-0 to open its campaign in the Davis Cup Finals November 19, 2019, 1:43 PM 2 min read Argentina comfortably defeated Chile 2-0 to open its campaign in the Davis Cup Finals on Tuesday. Guido Pella beat Nicolas Jarry 6-4, 6-3 and Diego Schwartzman defeated Cristian Garin 6-2, 6-2, to
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