The Latest on Catalan protests and politics (all times local): 10:20 p.m. The former head of a pro-independence group in Spain’s Catalonia region says he will fight to get the European Court of Human Rights to overturn his sedition conviction and to secure amnesty from Spain. Jordi Sánchez, who was president of the grassroots group […]
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Whether you’re completely new to using credit or simply doing your best to avoid debt, you might find there’s one annoying side effect: You don’t have a good credit score. Maybe you don’t have a score at all. Although that might not seem like a big deal, especially if you don’t plan to borrow money
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Jennifer Aniston is officially on Instagram and, in a surprise to no one, is already making headlines with her social media skills. On Tuesday, the actress shared her first snapshot on the platform, surely delighting “Friends” fans. In an endearing selfie in front of a fireplace, Aniston can be seen smiling alongside her former castmates
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Image copyright Reuters The UK’s best-known stockpicker is to close his remaining investment funds, signalling the end of his multi-billion-pound empire. Neil Woodford was sacked from his flagship fund early on Tuesday, and has now announced he will close the last two funds. He described it as a “highly painful decision”, adding that the funds
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This article is part of our continuing Fast Forward series, which examines technological, economic, social and cultural shifts that happen as businesses evolve. SAN FRANCISCO — Last week, on the third floor of a small building in San Francisco’s Mission District, a woman scrambled the tiles of a Rubik’s Cube and placed it in the
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Ryan Blaney emerged safely from the wreckage at Talladega Superspeedway that claimed other playoff contenders, winning by a tiny margin that was huge for his championship hopes. Blaney beat Ryan Newman in a door-to-door race to the finish line to win Monday and advance to the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs. Blaney’s first win of
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President Trump’s decision — made in the span of a week — to withdraw about 1,000 American troops from northern Syria caught the Pentagon, and the forces on the ground, off guard. To carry out the “endless wars” since Sept. 11, 2001, which Mr. Trump has vowed to wrap up, the American military has perfected
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Image copyright Getty Images A rare and unfortunate sequence of events allowed a deadly type of malaria in gorillas to “jump” species and attack humans, according to scientists. Hundreds of thousands of people die from malaria every year and Plasmodium falciparum – the type the researchers studied – accounts for most cases. African great apes
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Davidson has been open about her own mental health issues Former Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson is to chair ITV’s new Mental Health Advisory Group. The group, created following the deaths of participants on The Jeremy Kyle Show and Love Island, will give practical advice to ITV and STV
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Firefighters and specialist aircraft in Lebanon are working to tackle a series of wildfires which have broken out during a period of high temperatures and strong winds. The blazes started in Lebanon’s western mountains, but have spread to other areas. The initial cause is not known. Officials said on Tuesday that more than 100 fires
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