The European Union’s seven-year budget battle is about to begin in earnest By LORNE COOK Associated Press February 19, 2020, 9:36 AM 4 min read BRUSSELS — After almost two years of sparring, the European Union was girding itself Wednesday for perhaps the final round of the bloc’s traditional budget slug-fest at what is shaping […]
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Rosario Dawson opened up about her sexuality in a new interview this week, nearly two years after she got fans talking on social media with a detailed acknowledgement of LGBTQ Pride Month. The actor and singer, who is in a relationship with Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), steered clear of traditional labels like “lesbian” or “bisexual” in her chat
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Facebook has said the move by the government was “disproportionate” Facebook has expressed concern after it was ordered by Singapore to block access to a news site’s page. Singapore said the fringe site States Times Review had broken a newly introduced “fake news” law and repeatedly conveyed “falsehoods”. Facebook
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Online, reactions to the video were divided: You’re either a recliner or you’re not. But proper airplane etiquette is more complicated than that, Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst, said. Seat reclining follows an unwritten rule: You don’t do it unless you really need to. “Airplane etiquette is you only recline when necessary, and if
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A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday rejected a constitutional challenge by Huawei Technologies, the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker, to a U.S. law that restricted its ability to do business with federal agencies and their contractors. In a 57-page decision, U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant ruled in favor of the United States, concluding that Congress
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Jared Butler scored 22 points and No. 1 Baylor beat Oklahoma 65-54 for its Big 12-record 23rd consecutive win By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer February 19, 2020, 6:09 AM 4 min read NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma seemingly had a chance before Jared Butler snuffed out the Sooners’ upset hopes. The sophomore guard scored 11
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So the question confronting the judge, in the short term, is whether to order Mr. Harrington to return to the court next month for scheduled pretrial testimony, which Mr. Harrington said he was not fit to do. Mr. bin al-Shibh has been the most difficult of the Sept. 11 defendants — he was ejected from
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Your car insurance company might let you pause your coverage if you don’t plan to drive on your adventure, though it probably won’t cover you overseas. Health insurance, on the other hand, is more of an issue. Yes, health care is almost always cheaper overseas than in the United States, but you’ll be taking a
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Japanese health authorities have confirmed 88 more cases of the new virus on a quarantined cruise ship near Tokyo February 18, 2020, 10:29 AM 1 min read TOKYO — Japanese health authorities said Tuesday they have confirmed 88 more cases of the new virus on a quarantined cruise ship near Tokyo. The new cases bring
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Image copyright Getty Images Caroline Flack’s family has released an unpublished Instagram post that she wrote days before she died. It comes ahead of the inquest into the death of the Love Island host, which opens later on Wednesday. In the post, the 40-year-old wrote that her “whole world and future was swept from under
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