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Space-tourism enters ‘home stretch’ toward commercial flight

Billionaire Richard Branson is moving Virgin Galactic’s winged passenger rocket and more than 100 employees from California to a remote commercial launch and landing facility in southern New Mexico, bringing his space-tourism dream a step closer to reality. Branson said Friday at a news conference that Virgin Galactic’s development and testing program has advanced enough […]

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Uber gets hit again; shares below $40

Technology / En Sound Media

Uber shares are down 7% and trading below $40 before the opening bell. Monday will be the ride-hailing company’s first full day of trading after its rough initial public offering Friday when it offered shares for $45 each. It’s rare to see shares in a tech company hit so hard on going public. Over the

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LEADING OFF: Fiers follows no-hitter, Cruz gets MRI on wrist

Sports / En Sound Media

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: ENCORE! ENCORE! Oakland right-hander Mike Fiers (3-3, 5.48 ERA) pitches in Seattle, starting for the first time since his second career no-hitter Tuesday against Cincinnati. Fiers lost to the Mariners on opening day in Japan. Rookie left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (2-1, 3.54) gets the ball for Seattle

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Ashfield Council: Independents take control from Labour

Politics / En Sound Media

Last month’s local elections saw the rise of smaller parties, with a warning to larger parties about holding on to their traditional safe seats. For Politics Live, John Owen spoke to newly-elected councillors Sarah Madigan and Melanie Darrington, and Ashfield Independents leader Jason Zadrozny. The group now holds 30 of the 35 seats on Ashfield

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Argentina’s Economic Misery Could Bring Populism Back to the Country

Finance / En Sound Media

GREGORIO DE LAFERRERE, Argentina — The turquoise paint is peeling from the walls of Claudia Veronica Genovesi’s modest home. Her roof leaks, but she and her husband — both office cleaners — cannot afford to patch it. On the ragged streets of the shantytown across the road, where stinking outhouses sit alongside shacks fashioned from

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Cardiff cyclist’s eating disorder warning

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionOscar Mingay began to lose weight as a 15 year old A Wales Academy cyclist, who is managing an eating disorder while training, has warned about the dangers of body image in the sport. Oscar Mingay, 19, from Cardiff spoke of coaches and parents “pinching” riders, calling

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BBC building ‘public service algorithm’

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image caption BBC Sounds launched last year as a replacement for the iPlayer Radio app The BBC wants to “pop your bubble” with unexpected and challenging content on its streaming service, BBC Sounds. The broadcaster is developing a “public service algorithm” that’s “built to surprise you,” said the BBC’s director of radio and education James

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Metro Bank shares continue to slide

Business / En Sound Media

Image caption Metro Bank chair Vernon Hill, pictured with dog Duffy, founded the bank in 2010 Metro Bank’s share price has fallen another 4% in early trading as concerns persist over its financial health. The bank’s shares have lost three-quarters of their value since January, when it announced it needed money to plug a funding

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Five Places to Visit in Lima

Travel / En Sound Media

In the coastal city of Lima, street art is plastered on many of the weathered colonial buildings in the bohemian barrio of Barranco, the neighborhood where the celebrated chef Virgilio Martínez reopened his world-famous Central restaurant last June. [How coveted is a table at Central? Some people build their trips around a reservation there.] “It

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New Zealand Seeks Global Support for Tougher Measures on Online Violence

Technology / En Sound Media

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand will attempt this week to use the terrorist attack that killed 51 Muslim worshipers in Christchurch mosques in March to demand that the biggest internet platforms do more to stamp out violent and extremist content. Ms. Ardern will be in France with President Emmanuel

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