Image copyright Getty Images A “dramatic” fall in car production and an easing of stockpiling by manufacturers meant the economy shrank in April, official figures show. The economy shrank 0.4% compared with the month before, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The contraction meant growth for the three months to April slowed to […]
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Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was hospitalized Monday following surgery for a gunshot wound after being ambushed by a man in a bar in his native Dominican, authorities said. Dominican National Police Director Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte said Ortiz was at the Dial Bar and Lounge in Santo Domingo around 8:50 p.m. Sunday
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Thomas Cook is already trying to sell its fleet of planes Troubled travel firm Thomas Cook has said it has received a takeover approach for its tour business from China’s Fosun. Fosun is already Thomas Cook’s largest shareholder, and also owns the Club Med holiday business. Thomas Cook said it
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With no computer or internet at home, Raegan Byrd’s homework assignments present a nightly challenge: How much can she get done using just her smartphone? On the tiny screen, she switches between web pages for research projects, losing track of tabs whenever friends send messages. She uses her thumbs to tap out school papers, but
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Mark Jackson has always had a different way viewing sports. He didn’t just listen and watch, he observed the action. The three-dimensional approach has served him well. “I listened as a fan, I watched as a wannabe coach and wannabe player. I would listen to the games in a weird way as a kid, and
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Asian financial markets advanced Monday after China released better-than-expected trade data for May, though worries remain over trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing. Reopening after a market holiday, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng picked up 2.2% to 27,559.86 and the Shanghai Composite index was 0.8% higher at 2,849.22. Japan’s Nikkei 225 advanced 1.2% to 21,134.42, while
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When doctors said her youngest child would be a girl, Amie Schofield chose the name Victoria. Then they said the child would be a boy, so she switched to Victor. It turned out neither was exactly right. The blue-eyed baby was intersex, with both male and female traits. And so she and her husband decided
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Image copyright Unite Image caption Unite members at the two sites will walk out at both airports from 04:00 until 16:00 The second of two 12-hour strikes has begun at Glasgow and Aberdeen airports. The move follows stalled talks between the AGS Airports group and the Unite union over pay and pensions. Unite members at
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Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was ambushed by a man who got off a motorcycle and shot him in the back at close range Sunday night in his native Dominican Republic, authorities said. Dominican National Police Director Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte said Ortiz was at the Dial Bar and Lounge in Santo Domingo
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• Mr. Trump asserted on Sunday that there were secret, undisclosed elements to his new immigration agreement with Mexico, as he sought to deflect criticism that he achieved less than he had claimed. • The Mexico tariff story offered a case study in Mr. Trump’s approach: When the goal seems frustratingly out of reach, threaten
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