Image copyright The Brando Image caption Fancy top-notch luxury on a paradise island for a minimum of £3,200 a night for a two-room bungalow? The Brando is one of the most luxurious eco-resorts on the planet, nestling on an atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It’s the last place you might think to […]
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Scientists tasked with reviewing government plans to lift protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S. said in a report released Friday that the proposal has numerous factual errors and other problems. The five-member scientific panel’s conclusions were detailed in a 245-page report delivered to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. One reviewer said
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Scott Parel matched the course record with a 9-under 63 on Friday to take a two-shot lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ Principal Charity Classic. Parel tied the Wakonda Club mark set by Billy Andrade in 2016. Chris DiMarco shot 65, Andrade was at 66, and Darren Clarke and David Toms topped the group at
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WASHINGTON — On June 15, 2015, Donald J. Trump descended an escalator inside his signature Manhattan property, Trump Tower, greeted the cheering supporters paid to attend, and announced an unlikely presidential candidacy. A little more than four years later, on June 18, President Trump will officially begin his re-election campaign inside a 20,000-person arena in
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“For first-time buyers, there’s inventory they can afford,” Mr. Murphy said. “But many listings can get 20 offers or more.” Typically, he said, buyers who are able to pay cash win the contest. Similarly, in Kansas City, Mo., sellers still generally have the upper hand, said Bobbi Howe, an agent with Keller Williams Kansas City
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption“We had to pay £2,000 to move in” A ban on “unfair” fees charged by lettings agents to tenants in England has started, two-and-a-half years after the plan was first announced. It means tenants will no longer face fees for services including viewings, credit checks, references and
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When a man tried to rape Usha Vishwakarma she decided to fight back by setting up self-defence classes for women and girls. At first, people accused her of being a sex worker. But now she runs an award-winning organisation and has won the community’s respect. If you have been affected by any of the issues
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Apple’s exposure to China is broad. The company assembles most of its products there, and the region is its No. 3 market, after the United States and Europe. In its latest quarter, Apple earned $10.2 billion in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, or about 18 percent of its total revenue. Apple did not respond to
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Next summer, the Raiders are slated to relocate to Las Vegas and begin playing in a sleek $1.8 billion dome with a transparent roof, a black glass exterior to match their boldest uniform color, and retractable doors to frame an 80-foot-tall and 215-foot wide view of the casinos on the strip. Around the same time,
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Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. Corn prices are rising as surging floodwaters and soaking rains — combined with President Trump’s trade war with China — are making it an exceptionally difficult year for farmers facing risky choices about what crops to plant, or whether to
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