As the global business and political elite gather at Davos this year, the question remains open: Is the trade war on? Or is it off again? As far as China and the United States are concerned, a tenuous truce seems to have been declared. Phase 1, signed last week, eases some Trump administration sanctions on […]
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Ring encourages users to join Neighbors and share videos with locals, and provides fodder for other neighborhood social networks, such as Nextdoor, where conversations already skew paranoid. The company also selects videos from its users to be shared on Ring TV, a video portal run by the company, under categories such as “Crime Prevention,” “Suspicious
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Lee Westwood secured his 25th European Tour win with victory at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Sunday January 19, 2020, 1:11 PM 1 min read ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Lee Westwood secured his 25th European Tour win with victory at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Sunday. Westwood, who had a one-shot
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The American news media has come a long way since the country’s first impeachment trial, of President Andrew Johnson, in 1868, when House impeachment managers sat for a still portrait by the famed Civil War photographer Mathew Brady. The Clinton impeachment trial was the first to take place in the age of 24-hour cable news.
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Cyprus is condemning Turkey as a “pirate state” for its renewed bid to drill for natural gas in waters where the ethnically split island nation has exclusive economic rights By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press January 19, 2020, 12:29 PM 3 min read NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus on Sunday denounced Turkey as a “pirate state” that
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Hip hop music has seen a surge in popularity right across the island of Ireland over the last number of years. Local artists are seeing their music make waves both at home and across the globe, headlining shows and playing venues, something Jordan Adetunji admits that only a couple of years ago “wouldn’t really be
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LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor’s opening punch bloodied Donald Cerrone’s nose. He then floored Cerrone only 20 seconds into the bout with a perfectly placed kick to the head, and he mercilessly finished on the ground. When he paraded around the ring with an Irish flag on his shoulders to celebrate, the mixed martial arts
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Several members of the Global Shapers Community answered questions from The New York Times. Their responses have been edited and condensed. Tariq Al Olaimy, Bahrain Co-founder and managing director, 3BL Associates With some of the mixed perceptions about Davos, what are your expectations of the conference? I will be attending as part of an inspiring
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The nation’s first memorial to lynching victims is expanding January 18, 2020, 10:19 PM 2 min read MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The nation’s first memorial to lynching victims is expanding. The Equal Justice Initiative on Saturday opened a new welcome center and exhibition space that will add to the existing lynching memorial and museum that documents
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Ring encourages users to join Neighbors and share videos with locals, and provides fodder for other neighborhood social networks, such as Nextdoor, where conversations already skew paranoid. The company also selects videos from its users to be shared on Ring TV, a video portal run by the company, under categories such as “Crime Prevention,” “Suspicious
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