SAN FRANCISCO — For the last three years, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has defied what financial analysts call the law of large numbers. That streak may be coming to an end. On Monday, Alphabet said revenue in its most recent quarter increased 17 percent from the same period last year, to $36.3 billion. That was […]
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Before Golden State’s group film session, Stephen Curry made a point Monday morning of studying on his own all 16 3-pointers James Harden attempted in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. He wants to be better prepared to defend the Houston star who has such a knack of drawing his man in to generate
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This year, the University of Virginia, the men’s N.C.A.A. champions, turned down a visit, citing scheduling conflicts. Charlottesville, where the university is located, was the site of a white nationalist rally two years ago, and the president has not walked away from heavily criticized comment at the time that there were “very fine people on
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Public hearings begin on Tuesday in the public inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal in the UK. Thousands of NHS patients with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders are believed to have been infected with HIV and hepatitis viruses through contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 80s. Martin Beard found out he was HIV positive
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Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Miley Cyrus had been lined up to appear at the festival A three-day festival to mark the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock festival has been cancelled four months before it was due to take place, the main financial backer says. Rapper Jay-Z, singer Miley Cyrus and the Killers band
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Image copyright WeWork Shared office provider WeWork has filed paperwork to enable it to list its shares on the US stock market as it seeks further funds for expansion. The firm offers shared office space and services, allowing clients to shrink or grow their number of desks for the period they need them for. Founded
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PARIS — Anticipating huge waves of visitors, officials at the Louvre Museum in Paris have said that reservations will be required for entry to an exhibition this fall to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death. The Louvre — the most visited museum in the world last year, with more than 10 million
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Fishing managers on the East Coast began the daunting process Monday of implementing new restrictions on lobster fishing that are designed to protect a vanishing species of whale. A team organized by the federal government recommended last week that the number of vertical trap lines in the water be reduced by about half. The lines
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President Donald Trump on Monday hosted the Baylor University women’s basketball team in the Oval Office — the team’s third visit to the White House as national champions. The Lady Bears, who beat Notre Dame 82-81 earlier this month, were served fast food from Wendy’s, McDonald’s and Burger King in the State Dining Room —
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“He connects, his voice resonates and they know he’s got a track record of performance on their behalf,” said Harold Schaitberger, the president of the national Firefighters union, which offered its endorsement of Mr. Biden on Monday. Asked what Mr. Biden brings to the primary, Mr. Schaitberger swept out his hand to a few hundred
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