The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks ended the day lower on Wall Street Friday and notched their second-straight weekly loss as investors were whipsawed by contradictory reports on the Trump administration’s array of trade fights. Technology and industrial companies dropped the most. The S&P hasn’t fallen for two […]
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Ahead of Saturday’s premiere of an Argentine documentary on abortion, dozens of women demonstrated for abortion rights on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Women, including the filmmakers and activists seen in the film, waved green handkerchiefs and carried a large banner while walking the Cannes carpet at the premiere of
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Here are some of the stand-out images from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The UK’s Michael Rice said he was “living the dream” performing at Eurovision but was left languishing in last place. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption North Macedonia were in the lead
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Image copyright Getty Images Boeing has completed development of a software update for its 737 Max plane which was grounded following two fatal crashes within five months. The US firm announced that it had flown the 737 Max with the updated software on 207 flights. It added it would provide data to the Federal Aviation
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Ultra-orthodox Jews in Israel have held protests against the scheduling of the Eurovision Song Contest on the Jewish Sabbath. There were angry scenes in central Jerusalem as demonstrators clashed with police. At one point, a small number of women held a counter protest, showing their bras. The BBC’s Middle East Correspondent Tom Bateman reports from
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“We can now catch this sort of thing — proactively,” Mr. Schroepfer said. The problem was that the marijuana-versus-broccoli exercise was not just a sign of progress, but also of the limits that Facebook was hitting. Mr. Schroepfer’s team has built A.I systems that the company now uses to identify and remove pot images, nudity
Tyler White’s two-run double capped a five-run first inning, Josh Reddick hit a solo homer and the Houston Astros kept rolling, beating the Boston Red Sox 7-3 Saturday night for their 10th straight victory. Michael Brantley had three hits and an RBI for Houston (31-15), which matched the best start in franchise history — along
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Earlier on Saturday, Representative Jamie Raskin, Democrat of Maryland, who serves on the House Judiciary Committee, said that an increasing number of his colleagues were moving toward a conclusion that some kind of impeachment proceeding was inevitable. “We have to keep this in proportion with everything else we’re doing, but believe me, the anger and
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Image copyright Getty Images The cycle of sleep and wakefulness is one of the key human behaviours. We spend about a third of our lives asleep and cannot survive without it. When asleep, our brain memorises and processes information. Our body clears toxins and repairs itself, allowing us to function properly when awake. Even short-term
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