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Prince Harry’s Old Comments About The Throne Suddenly Feel So Relevant

Though Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s announcement that they were stepping back as “senior” members of the royal family came as a shock to many on Wednesday, Harry’s frustration with The Firm goes back years. While some, like Princess Diana’s former royal chef Darren McGrady, blamed Meghan for Harry’s decision to leave, the Duke of Sussex has […]

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M&S sales squeezed as men shun skinny trousers

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images M&S said it overestimated demand for tight-fitting men’s clothing in the run-up to Christmas. As a result, the High Street retailer said it had ordered more “regular” and “relaxed-fit” clothing for spring. M&S boss, Steve Rowe, said “disappointing” issues, such as the surplus of skinny menswear, held the firm back from

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CES 2020: Samsung’s invisible keyboard for smartphones

World / En Sound Media

Samsung has developed a way for smartphone owners to type on a table or other surface as an alternative to tapping on the handset’s own screen. Its SelfieType software tracks the user’s fingers via the phone’s front-facing camera and works out where the taps would correspond to being on a Qwerty keyboard. Chris Fox tried

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Man charged after can thrown onto court during Celtics game

Sports / En Sound Media

Boston police say a man was arrested and escorted out of the arena after throwing a can of hard seltzer onto the court near the San Antonio Spurs’ bench during Wednesday night’s Boston Celtics game January 9, 2020, 9:00 PM 2 min read BOSTON — A man was arrested and escorted out of the arena

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House to Vote to Restrain Trump’s Iran War Powers

Politics / En Sound Media

WASHINGTON — The House took a preliminary vote on Thursday to advance a measure that would force President Trump to go to Congress for authorization before taking further military action against Iran, reigniting a fierce and longstanding debate over the role of the legislative branch in waging war. The 226-to-193 procedural vote, split almost entirely

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At least 4 airliners have been shot down since 1983

Finance / En Sound Media

If the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed this week was shot down by an Iranian missile, it wouldn’t be the first time military forces downed an airliner January 9, 2020, 8:42 PM 3 min read If an Iranian missile brought down a Ukrainian airliner, it would be at least the fifth such shootdown since the early

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VSCO Girls And E-Girls: How To Tell The Difference Between TikTok Subcultures

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Zoe Holland is a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of Southern California, where she is surrounded by possibly unintentional VSCO girls (pronounced “visco”). With her jet-black hair, blunt Bettie Page bangs, black-winged eyeliner, heart cheek stamp and pink-blushed nose and cheeks, Holland is the quintessential e-girl, lost in a sea of Malibu Barbies taking selfies.

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‘American Horror Story’ Renewed For 3 More, Nightmare-Inducing Seasons

Entertainment / En Sound Media

“American Horror Story” has a few more scares in store, as FX has given the Ryan Murphy-produced anthology series a whopping three-season renewal. The Emmy-winning show, which debuted in 2011, will return for Seasons 11, 12 and 13 with creators Murphy and Brad Falchuck remaining at the helm. “Ryan and Brad are the undisputed masters

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Banks told to stop short-changing loyal savers

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Few people move their savings around regularly for the best deals Millions of savers who leave money in the same account for years should get a better deal under plans published by the City regulator. Under the proposals, banks would have to set a single long-term interest rate for

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Trove of New Bird Species Found on Remote Indonesian Islands

Travel / En Sound Media

One day in 2009, Frank Rheindt was wandering up a forested mountainside on an Indonesian island when the skies opened up. He had spent months planning this trip, days finding a charter boat that would carry him to this remote place, and hours plodding uphill, but the local tour guides insisted that the rain would

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