It’s unlikely you have heard of @ToTheXToTheY. But you may be familiar with its work. This anonymously run Twitter account made a splash in 2016, after a protester rushed Donald J. Trump at a rally in Dayton, Ohio. The Secret Service nabbed the man before he got too close, but not before Mr. Trump flinched. […]
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Fiat Chrysler is recalling over 208,000 minivans in North America because they could lose power-assisted steering or engines can stall. The recall covers certain Chrysler Pacifica minivans from the 2017 through 2019 model years. All have systems that stop the engine for traffic lights and restart it when a driver presses the gas pedal. The
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As multiple states pass laws banning many abortions, questions have surfaced about what exactly that means for women who might seek an abortion. The short answer: nothing yet. Governors in Kentucky , Mississippi , Ohio and Georgia have recently approved bans on abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can happen in the sixth
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Duncan Laurence receives his trophy from last year’s winner Netta “I’m so happy right now,” said Duncan Laurence shortly after securing the Netherlands’ first win at the Eurovision Song Contest since 1975. “This can’t be described in words,” the Dutch singer told reporters. “My dream came true.” Asked to
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Image copyright Getty Images A senior adviser to the German government fears another European financial crisis could be brewing. Dr Lars Feld, one of the German Council of Economic Experts, was one of the first last year to warn of a slowdown in Europe’s largest economy. The German government expects expansion of just 0.5% this
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Year Up “embodies strong forms of what we know makes sense and seems to work,” said David Fein, principal investigator for Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education, a multiyear evaluation of training and education programs. “The impact is real for those who are chosen.” When Will L. Davis of Snellville, Ga., learned of Year Up,
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Portland’s Damian Lillard says he separated his ribs in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors. Lillard confirmed the injury on Sunday, a day after the Trail Blazers lost 110-99 in Game 3. Lillard was 5-of-18 from the floor and finished with 19 points as Golden State took a 3-0
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WASHINGTON — The White House announced on Sunday that it would hold an “economic workshop” in Bahrain near the end of June to produce strategies for developing the Palestinian communities and other parts of the Arab world as part of President Trump’s Middle East peace plan. “This workshop is a pivotal opportunity to convene government,
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Adam Turner is a presenter at Radio Respect, a station run by volunteers who all have mental health problems. The hip-hop artist from Portsmouth also makes his own music about anxiety and depression. He takes calls and messages from listeners who he says he’s helped out of “very dark places”. The station, based in Bognor
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Image caption Jade, Selvi and Melissa The winning entry of the BBC’s Rachael Bland New Podcast Award will explore life in recovery from addiction. The new series, made by BBC Radio 5 Live and available on BBC Sounds, takes a warts-and-all look at the reality of addiction through the eyes of three recovering people –
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