Image copyright Tesla Tesla has displaced Volkswagen as the world’s second most valuable carmaker, after a dramatic rise in share price pushed its market value to more than $100bn ($76.1bn). The milestone sets the stage for chief Elon Musk to collect billions in pay tied to hitting that target. Tesla’s share price has more than […]
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Since early December, India has witnessed widespread protests against a new citizenship law which many see as anti-Muslim and anti-constitutional. The Muslim suburb of Shaheen Bagh in Delhi has become a protest hub, with thousands of women camping out day and night for over a month, making it the longest sit-in protest against the Citizenship
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No. 7 Dayton took the court with its highest ranking in 52 years and pulled away against St. Bonaventure By JOE KAY AP Sports Writer January 23, 2020, 1:53 AM 3 min read DAYTON, Ohio — Jalen Crutcher matched his career high with 23 points, Obi Toppin had four dunks, and No. 7 Dayton —
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WASHINGTON — When President Trump’s impeachment trial opened this week, the Democratic House managers prosecuting the case piled their table high with binders and notepads. Only a few rested on the defense table. The contrasting amount of material the two legal teams brought into the Senate chamber to support their initial arguments foreshadowed a broader
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The days of passengers bringing rabbits, turtles and birds on planes as emotional-support animals could be ending By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer January 23, 2020, 12:10 AM 5 min read The days of passengers bringing their pets on airplanes as emotional-support animals could be ending. The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday proposed that
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Rachel Whalen’s first miscarriage happened fast. Six and a half weeks into her pregnancy, she took a test. Two days later, she started to bleed. “It was just a really lonely experience and I was scared,” Whalen, now 34, told HuffPost. “Then I was also kind of like, ‘Am I being silly to feel this
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Patrick Stewart invited Whoopi Goldberg to reprise her role as Guinan in the newest “Star Trek” series during his Wednesday appearance on “The View” – and it’s safe to say things got emotional. Stewart, who’s returning to his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in “Star Trek: Picard” – which debuts on Thursday – told Goldberg he
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Image copyright Sunneva María Svövudóttir My Money is a new series looking at how people spend their money – and the sometimes tough decisions they have to make. Here, Sunneva María Svövudóttir from Reykjavik in Iceland, records her spending over a week and shares tips for saving. We’re looking for more people to share what
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A community in Ivory Coast has partnered with UNICEF to transform landfill waste into bricks for schools. The classrooms cost almost half the price of conventional building materials and can be built using just a hammer. Since 2018, plastic waste has been turned into 26 classrooms. Video produced by Daniel South and Eric Biantuadi. Listen
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The report’s conclusions renew questions about the shadowy world of private hackers for hire. For the right client, or the right sum, such hackers apparently infiltrated the phone of one of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful men. The report did not say which private cybersecurity company was used, but suggested that the Tel Aviv-based
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