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Not too long ago, tech giants like Apple and Samsung raved about the number of megapixels they were cramming into smartphone cameras to make photos look clearer. Nowadays, all the handset makers are shifting focus to the algorithms, artificial intelligence and special sensors that are working together to make our photos look more impressive. What
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The Los Angeles Clippers shocked the NBA by landing two superstars to go with a proven supporting cast. Only one of them will be on the floor to start the season. Joining his third team in three years, Kawhi Leonard is healthy. Paul George is still rehabbing after two offseason shoulder surgeries. The Clippers’ chemistry
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Nathan Webster, a second-year electrical engineering major at Ohio State, learned about the Democratic Socialists of America through protests in his hometown, Painesville, Ohio, aimed at abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “I come from a largely Latino town — some of my friends lost their parents to Border Patrol,” Mr. Webster said. “Near the end
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe UK’s first political election broadcast on TV From sombre money box lectures to cheesy boy band spoofs, the party election broadcast has become a stalwart of our TV listings. It was on this day – 15 October – in 1951 that former Liberal leader Lord Herbert
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Image copyright Getty Images The pound has jumped to its highest level in five months on reports the two sides in the Brexit talks are inching towards a draft deal. Shares in banks and housebuilders also soared as optimism about a breakthrough buoyed companies with a UK focus. It was hoped that a preliminary deal
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NASA has moved up the first all-female spacewalk to this week because of a power system failure at the International Space Station. Astronauts Christina Koch (cook) and Jessica Meir (mere) will now venture out Thursday or Friday, instead of next Monday. A battery power controller failed over the weekend, prompting the change. The women will
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Aaron Hicks returns to the New York Yankees’ starting lineup for the first time since Aug. 3 and Giancarlo Stanton remains out for the second straight game when the American League Championship Series resumes with the teams tied 1-all. Hicks took over in center field and hit ninth against Gerrit Cole in Game 2 against
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Investigators were waiting to see if the Trump administration and key witnesses in the case would produce documents related to Mr. Trump’s conversations with Mr. Zelensky, the decision to withhold $391 million in security aid for Ukraine this summer, and other matters. Those already under subpoena to produce the material include the Office of Management
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UnitedHealth Group raised its 2019 forecast and detailed another better-than-expected quarter Tuesday, but shares soared after company leaders mentioned next year’s growth prospects. CEO David Wichmann told analysts it would be “reasonable and prudent” for them to set initial expectations for core operating performance at the lower end of UnitedHealth’s long-term goal of 13% to
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