CAPRI, Italy — Luigi Esposito, whose ancestors have lived on Capri since 1810, objects when he hears people describe the island as “the most beautiful place in the world.” “There are many beautiful places in the world,” he said. “So to say this is the best place of all, well, according to who?” Mr. Esposito, […]
A New York art fair is coming to your smartphone. For the first time, Frieze New York — an eight-year-old fair that will be held at Randalls Island Park from Thursday through Sunday — will include a virtual reality component. For fairgoers, this will come in the form of a booth with works visible via
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ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” will return to a two-man booth when it kicks off its 50th season later this year. The network announced Wednesday that Joe Tessitore will be back doing play-by-play while Booger McFarland moves up to the booth after being a field-level analyst. ESPN also announced that Lisa Salters will return for an
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Questioned by Brexiteer MP Bernard Jenkin, the prime minister told him that if other MPs had voted with her, then the UK “would no longer be a member” of the EU. He was asking her about her decision to request an extension to Article 50, and whether she would take the UK out of the
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Stocks moved broadly higher in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday as large U.S. companies continued to surprise investors with solid profits. Earnings reporting season is more than a third of the way through and the results have been tempering investors’ worst fears about a severe profit slump. Earnings are down about 0.3% so far
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Image copyright Getty Images Childhood obesity is a major problem. But now news has emerged that one city – Leeds – has been making some progress. Figures presented at an obesity conference suggest Leeds has managed to reduce the number of children who are extremely overweight. The data showed there had been a 6.4% fall
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He might not have released any new music in two years, but rapper Stormzy has still been quite busy. He’s started his own record label, written a book, launched a scholarship, and he’ll be the first grime act to headline Glastonbury this summer. Plus, this weekend he could score his first ever number one with
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Brittany Ferries is one of the suppliers which had a contract to provide extra ferry services The Department for Transport is cancelling contracts to provide extra ferry services after Brexit. Ending the contracts with Brittany Ferries and DFDS could cost the taxpayer tens of millions of pounds. The government
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An investigation by BBC Arabic has found evidence of alleged war crimes in Libya being widely shared on Facebook and YouTube. The BBC found images and videos on social media of the bodies of fighters and civilians being desecrated by fighters from the self-styled Libyan National Army. The force, led by strongman General Khalifa Haftar,
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The rise of online reservations has been another key factor. Decades ago, securing a reservation at a hot restaurant in another part of the world meant timing your phone call to coincide with opening hours — sometimes down to the minute — then hanging out on hold. In person, you might need to grease the
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