Oprah Winfrey’s latest Oprah’s Book Club pick, “American Dirt,” has social media and news outlets arguing over whether the book is an “extraordinary piece of work” or “cringeworthy” and “real problematic.” On Tuesday, Winfrey touted the Jeanine Cummins novel as a story that “changed the way I see what it means to be a migrant […]
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Image copyright AFP Image caption Meng Wanzhou was arrested during a layover in Vancouver in 2018 Huawei’s chief security officer has told the BBC the firm’s chief financial officer is “irreplaceable”. Meng Wanzhou is fighting extradition from Canada to the US – where she is wanted on charges of fraud and sanctions violations. But the
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Tennys Sandgren was looking in great shape for a big upset at the Australian Open after building a massive lead against No. 8 seed Matteo Berrettini on Wednesday. And then, suddenly, he wasn’t. “Two-sets-to-love up, I was feeling pretty good about myself,” the 100th-ranked Sandgren, who is from Tennessee, said about the
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WASHINGTON — After a marathon debate about how to conduct the impeachment trial, the Senate will formally move into the oral arguments phase of the proceeding on Wednesday as the House managers open their case to convict President Trump and remove him from office. The managers will present their two articles of impeachment charging Mr.
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Image copyright Thinkstock Dementia patients are being dumped in hospitals in England because of a lack of community care, a charity says. The Alzheimer’s Society called for action, highlighting data showing one in 10 dementia patients spends over a month in hospital after being admitted. The figures also suggested the overall number of emergency admissions
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Image copyright Getty Images The man who brought us Family Guy is now making an animated series about the Royal Family. Inspired by a popular Instagram account, The Prince will tell the story of the Windsors through the eyes of six-year-old Prince George. The HBO Max show will poke fun at the UK’s most famous
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Image copyright Ted Baker Fashion retailer Ted Baker has said it overstated the value of its stock by £58m, double previous estimates. Last month it said the figure was up to £25m. The new estimate comes after a review by accountants Deloitte. Last year, former boss Ray Kelvin stepped down over misconduct claims, while sales
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Plenty was going badly for Coco Gauff in the second round of the Australian Open. The double-faults kept coming Wednesday, nine in all. The deficits, too: First, she dropped the opening set against 74th-ranked Sorana Cirstea. Then, after forcing a third, Gauff fell behind by a break, ceding 14 of 16 points
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The trade war hit the trucking industry at a vulnerable moment, said Aaron Terrazas, director of economic research at Convoy, a shipping-focused technology company. Trucking companies expanded aggressively in recent years, adding trucks and drivers more quickly than demand was growing. The resulting glut pushed down prices, just as the slowdown in trade began eating
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Shares have advanced in Asia after a slide in U.S. stocks overnight as a virus outbreak in China rattled global markets By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer January 22, 2020, 7:44 AM 4 min read BANGKOK — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday after U.S. stocks tumbled overnight as a virus outbreak in
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