Image copyright Ricardo Gomes Image caption Madonna has cancelled 10 of the 93 shows on her world tour due to injury Madonna has resumed her Madame X world tour in London, after cancelling dates in Portugal and the UK due to injury. The star took to the stage wearing knee supports but otherwise refused to […]
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Image copyright Alamy People who were mis-sold loans by the payday lender Wonga have been told that they will receive just 4.3% of the compensation they are owed. Administrators have begun informing around 400,000 claimants by letter, some of whom have reacted in dismay. Before its collapse, Wonga was vilified for its high-cost, short-term loans,
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Microsoft has given another solid quarterly report card to Wall Street, as it plows ahead in selling its cloud computing services to big businesses and the government By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer January 29, 2020, 11:14 PM 4 min read Microsoft on Wednesday gave another solid quarterly report card to Wall Street, as it
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Michael Wright, a former University of Minnesota football star who led grocery wholesaler Supervalu for 20 years, has died January 30, 2020, 12:14 AM 2 min read MINNEAPOLIS — Michael Wright, a former University of Minnesota star who led grocery wholesaler Supervalu Inc. for 20 years, has died. He was 81. Wright died Monday at
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DES MOINES — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., after coming under assault at the impeachment trial, plans on Thursday to offer a forceful rebuke of President Trump that will double as a closing message ahead of the Iowa caucuses on Monday. Mr. Biden, who faces a close and fluid race in the leadoff
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Boeing, an icon of American manufacturing, suffered its first annual financial loss in more than two decades while the cost of fixing its marquee aircraft after two deadly crashes soared to more than $18 billion. New CEO David Calhoun on Wednesday stood by his estimate that regulators will certify changes Boeing is making to the
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Here’s what’s new in the outbreak linked to an emerging virus in China January 29, 2020, 10:29 PM 3 min read About 6,000 cases of a new viral respiratory illness have been confirmed since an outbreak began in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Scientists have identified the illness as a new kind of coronavirus. Coronaviruses
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A U.S. Air Force veteran from Fargo, North Dakota, was floored — figuratively and literally — when he found out the current value of his old watch. The PBS series “Antiques Roadshow” uploaded a clip to YouTube on Monday from a recent episode in which a vet, who remains unnamed, brings in his old Rolex
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Isabel dos Santos and her husband regularly attended lavish parties hosted by the jeweller A Swiss luxury jeweller linked to Africa’s scandal-hit richest woman Isabel dos Santos has filed for bankruptcy. De Grisogono is mainly owned by Angola’s state diamond firm and Mrs Dos Santos’ husband Sindika Dokolo. Recently
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In a weeklong #SponCon blitz, an Instagram influencer raved to his followers about the “ice-cold, refreshing” taste of Dr Pepper, how “there’s no better way to sleep” than on a Casper mattress, the way Old Spice makes him “look good and feel good,” and how TurboTax helped him secure a $3,194 federal tax refund last spring.
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