The Texas attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a California law prohibiting state employees from using taxpayer-funded business trips to expos or conferences in Texas February 11, 2020, 6:35 PM 2 min read HOUSTON — The Texas attorney general has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a California law prohibiting state […]
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NEW YORK — T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint could mean higher or lower phone bills, depending on whom you ask. A federal judge in New York ultimately took T-Mobile’s track record of aggressive competition into account in ruling Tuesday that the deal would be good for consumers. In doing so, he rejected a challenge
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With almost all of its pitching staff back from the team that made the program’s deepest postseason run, Louisville begins the season Friday ranked No. 1 in three of the six major polls. Defending national champion Vanderbilt lost six everyday players but is atop the other polls largely because it returns possible No. 1 draft
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will back off its sentencing recommendation for Roger J. Stone Jr., President Trump’s former campaign adviser and longtime friend, a senior department official said Tuesday, with senior department officials intervening to overrule front-line prosecutors who tried the case. The move is highly unusual and is certain to generate allegations of
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Kelly Rowland doesn’t shy away from talking about the messy realities of motherhood. The singer and her husband, Tim Weatherspoon, welcomed a son named Titan in 2014. Since becoming a mom, Rowland has spoken candidly about the highs and lows in interviews, as well as in her 2017 book, “Whoa, Baby! A Guide for New
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Scott and Stevenson were named best actor and actress at Tuesday’s event A 2017 performance of Hamlet took an odd turn when Fleabag actor Andrew Scott accidentally fired a prop gun at the actress playing his mother. The prop gun did not fire projectiles and co-star Juliet Stevenson was
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Image copyright EPA A cruise ship carrying more than 1,450 passengers has been told it cannot dock in Thailand over coronavirus fears. The Westerdam had already been turned away from several ports, including in Japan, Taiwan, Guam and the Philippines, amid fears of the virus. Holland America, which owns the ship, said it had “no
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A sports betting proposal in the Maine Legislature is dead February 11, 2020, 5:38 PM 2 min read AUGUSTA, Maine — A proposal in the Maine Legislature to legalize sports betting died Tuesday when it failed to win enough support to override the governor’s veto. The 85-57 vote in the Maine House fell short of
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DES MOINES — After Iowa’s Democratic caucuses melted down into a long night of technology glitches and error-riddled results, Laura Hubka, the chairwoman of the Howard County Democrats, got up the next morning and faced the aftermath at the grocery store. The Democrats she met in the aisles of her local Fareway were edgy: How
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London police have started using facial recognition cameras to automatically scan for wanted people, as authorities adopt the controversial technology that has raised concerns about increased surveillance and erosion of privacy By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer February 11, 2020, 5:19 PM 3 min read LONDON — London police started using facial recognition cameras on
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