Image copyright Winsome Pinnock Image caption Winsome Pinnock was the first black woman to have a play staged by the National Theatre In 2003 Winsome Pinnock was described as the “Godmother of Black British playwrights” – and the label has stuck. She has a new play at the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester which digs […]
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After Dr. Celeste Good of Greenville, N.C., bought a vacation home on the north coast of the Dominican Republic almost 15 years ago, she has stayed there often, sometimes for weeks at a time. The 6,000-square-foot, five-bedroom Mediterranean-style property, called Villa Celeste, has expansive outdoor space that includes a large pool and tropical gardens laden
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TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe might be the biggest loser if the Tokyo Olympics don’t go off as planned in just over four months. Abe has attached himself to the success of the Olympics since pushing hard for Tokyo’s selection at an IOC meeting in 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tokyo was picked
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A Connecticut man has been arrested on charges that he threatened to kill Representative Adam Schiff of California, the Democrat who was the lead impeachment manager in the House during the proceedings against President Trump, federal prosecutors announced on Monday. The man, Robert M. Phelps, 62, of Torrington, Conn., used a meeting request form on
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BANGKOK — Shares reversed early losses in Asia on Tuesday after the U.S. stock market plunged to its worst day in more than three decades and huge swaths of many economies came to a standstill, with businesses and travel shut down due to the virus outbreak. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 climbed 0.8% at one point but
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With coronavirus cases continuing to rise in more than 100 countries, the COVID-19 outbreak has been officially declared a pandemic, according to the World Health Organization. As many have pointed out, most people who contract the disease will experience “mild symptoms,” which is good and bad news. On the plus side, the virus is not
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Fox News host Jesse Watters admitted Monday on “The Five” that he should’ve taken social distancing more seriously given the coronavirus pandemic, as the network enforced the measure on air. Adhering to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s social distancing guidelines ― which include limiting groups of 50 or more people, limiting coming within
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Image copyright Reuters Amazon has said it will hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the US to deal with a surge in sales during the coronavirus pandemic. The online retail giant also said it would increase pay for its staff in the UK, US and Europe. The company’s delivery systems have come under pressure
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The Kentucky Derby is being postponed from May to September because of growing concern about the coronavirus pandemic, according to a published report March 17, 2020, 5:36 AM 1 min read LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby is being postponed from May to September because of growing concern about the coronavirus pandemic, according to a
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WASHINGTON — The Senate voted on Monday to temporarily reinstate a handful of newly expired F.B.I. tools for investigating terrorism and espionage in an attempt to grant lawmakers time to sort out broader differences over surveillance laws and move to addressing the coronavirus pandemic. Senators unanimously agreed to extend until early June the F.B.I. powers,
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