MILTON KEYNES, England — Last summer, a teenager named Tom Austin decided on a whim to record a rap song. He’d never made music before. But even as he was writing down lyrics — picking out references from an iPhone note of random stuff he’d been keeping — he was strangely sure of himself. “I […]
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Anna Makurat and Megan Walker each scored 18 points and No. 6 UConn secured a share of its seventh straight American Athletic Conference regular-season title Wednesday with a 74-31 rout of Tulane By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer February 20, 2020, 2:01 AM 2 min read HARTFORD, Conn. — Anna Makurat and Megan Walker each
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Bloomberg’s first debate. How will he fare? LAS VEGAS — Mr. Bloomberg hasn’t been a candidate for office in more than a decade. His last election and his last time on the debate stage were in 2009. That long absence leaves a lot of rough edges to smooth out ahead of Wednesday night, which will
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“They asked substantive, tough questions,” Sam Bell, the founder of Employ America, said of the Republican senators. Mr. Bell’s group has been pushing for Fed nominees who are focused on lifting employment and has vocally opposed Ms. Shelton. “The aura, after the hearing, is that there’s serious bipartisan skepticism,” he said. Democrats showed their discomfort
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In the last couple of years, a vast array of streaming platforms have offered large libraries of movies for affordable prices. That’s wonderful, and this new way to watch films deserves the massive attention it’s earned. But in shifting our focus to what movies are available to stream on various subscription services, I’ve found myself
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Jung Hyeon-jun may only be 10 years old, but he is already fulfilling his life’s purpose. The “Parasite” actor was too young to go to the Oscars earlier this month to witness the film’s historic Best Picture win, but his family captured his reaction as he watched the ceremony at home. Jung played Park Da-song
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Image copyright Getty Images EU leaders are meeting in Brussels this week to discuss the bloc’s future budget plans. These negotiations are always challenging, tending to pit net payers against net beneficiaries. There are proposals from the European Commission and the Parliament that some countries think involve spending too much. This time, the talks are
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Amidst the Rwandan genocide of 1994, a Tutsi on the verge of being killed by Hutu extremists, recalls how his life was saved. Those who had come to kill him, realised he played for one of the country’s biggest clubs, and so spared his life. Today, Eric Murangwa Eugene uses football as a tool to
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Niseko — where the powder is voluminous, après ski happens in onsens (hot springs), and culinary adventures abound — is a popular destination for international travelers. Japow, the nickname for the average 600 inches of powder that arrives from Siberia each winter, is what puts the resort so firmly on the map with skiers and
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Houston infielder Aledmys Díaz, Miami first baseman Jesús Aguilar and Los Angeles Angels outfielder Brian Goodwin all won their salary arbitration cases, cutting the teams’ advantage to 6-4 in decisions this year with three cases remaining February 20, 2020, 12:55 AM 3 min read PHOENIX — Houston infielder Aledmys Díaz, Miami first baseman Jesús Aguilar
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