The Latest on a fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (all times local): 5:30 a.m. World leaders are mourning the devastating fire damage at the Notre Dame Cathedral. South Korean President Moon Jae-in says the damage was “a loss for all of us” and called for the world to come together to rebuild the […]
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You might think gamers who spend hours a day on Fifa can only dream of playing professional football for a top team. But professional gamers are being employed by 20 teams in the Premier League. Some people in the world of “esports” say young football fans are choosing to watch games in the virtual world
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Women headlining a major WWE event? In the words of Macho Man: “Ohhhh yeah!” “It’s been my… it’s been OUR goal to main event #WrestleMania,” Flair tweeted on Monday. “It was never just talk, it was the hard work of every woman past, present, and future to get us here. We won’t let you down.” WWE
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Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. The years 2016 and 2017 were especially bad for the world’s tropical forests as dry, hot weather led to widespread fires that, along with activities like clear-cutting for agriculture, resulted in record levels of forest destruction. Last year was generally
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An extension to the negotiations “comes with costs and uncertainty,” Josh Hardie, the deputy director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, said in an interview. Businesses “place their bets on other countries” if Britain is no longer perceived as a gateway to Europe. “That’s already happening — it’s not something that will just happen with
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A federal judge in Washington state will hear arguments in two cases against new Trump administration rules that could cut off federal funding for health care providers who refer patients for an abortion. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association brought the lawsuits, saying that if the rules
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Image copyright Ellie Smith They are a world away from UK grime – musically speaking – but self-proclaimed ‘black feminist sistah punk’ band Big Joanie are standing with Stormzy. That’s after the grime star cancelled a festival headline appearance in Austria late on last week, claiming members of his team had been racially profiled. In
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The owners of New York’s iconic Chrysler Building have agreed to sell the art deco tower for a fraction of what they paid for it in 2008. The Abu Dhabi Investment Council, which purchased a 90 percent stake in the building for $800 million, and real estate firm Tishman Speyer, which owned the other 10
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If you’re looking for some Valentine’s Day inspiration, here’s some good news. The travel experts at TripAdvisor just released their 17th annual Travelers’ Choice Awards, including the world’s best hotels in 2019 and travelers’ favorite romantic getaways. This year’s No. 1 spot was awarded to Lani’s Suites Deluxe in Puerto Del Carmen, Spain. It’s an
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Inside one of Walmart’s busiest Neighborhood Market grocery stores, high resolution cameras suspended from the ceiling point to a table of bananas. They can tell how ripe the bananas are from their color. When a banana starts to bruise, the cameras send an alert to a worker. Normally, that task would have relied on the
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