When Joe Biden first ran for Senate in 1972, 40 percent of Democrats believed that whites had a right to segregate neighborhoods. Today, he seeks the presidential nomination of a very different Democratic Party, one that is increasingly progressive, diverse and well educated. Few analysts consider him a clear favorite, even though his consistent early […]
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SAN FRANCISCO — Uber, the ride-hailing service that has upended transportation around the world, took a major step toward the largest initial public offering in years when it officially unveiled its finances in a prospectus on Thursday. The offering, which could value Uber at around $100 billion, is expected to reverberate through global financial markets
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A former interpreter for the British Army, who lost his sight in an explosion in Afghanistan, says he has “never surrendered” to his condition. Wali Norri was badly injured and left in a coma by a roadside bomb 10 years ago, but took up running again after he and his family were allowed to settle
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA Clockwork Condition is a collection of Burgess’ thoughts on the human condition A previously unseen manuscript for a follow-up to writer Anthony Burgess’s novel A Clockwork Orange has been unearthed in his archive. A Clockwork Condition, which runs to 200 pages, is a collection of Burgess’
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By Mike Spector, Jessica DiNapoli and Nate Raymond March 4 (Reuters) – OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP is exploring filing for bankruptcy to address potentially significant liabilities from roughly 2,000 lawsuits alleging the drug manufacturer contributed to the deadly opioid crisis sweeping the United States, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. The potential
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Ninety miles north of San Francisco, Mendocino County is just far enough away to have narrowly escaped the Bay Area’s radical transformation during the tech boom years. In contrast to other formerly quiet Northern California backwaters, Mendocino maintains its rural identity and eccentricities, including its longstanding status as one of the country’s major marijuana-producing regions.
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Ireland’s privacy regulator says it’s investigating Facebook over the social media giant’s recent revelation that it had left hundreds of millions of user passwords exposed. Interested in Facebook? Add Facebook as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Facebook news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The Irish Data Protection Commission said
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s high-profile attorneys normally don’t handle second-degree misdemeanors like soliciting a prostitute, but that’s only part of what he needs them to do. Their main job is to make sure the public never sees videos that police say show Kraft twice paying for sex at a Florida massage parlor. On
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Faced with a set of bad headlines, senior minister David Lidington says he occasionally questions why the prime minister does her job. “I sometimes think to myself, ‘How on earth do you motivate yourself to come in and face this every morning?’” says Mr Lidington. “But actually, if you want to understand Theresa May, she’s
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United Parcel Service Inc. reported Thursday that first-quarter profit fell 17% as revenue was flat from a year ago and the package-delivery company ran into higher spending to cope with a series of winter storms. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations, and the shares tumbled in midday trading. UPS has been working to
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