At a forum in Houston on Wednesday hosted by the political group She the People, Democratic presidential candidates spoke directly to a crucial constituency in their party’s primaries: women of color. The questions spanned a range of topics, including voting rights and health care, and were all asked by women of color, who make up […]
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Lawyers questioned whether putting a waiver of liability on the back of a golf cart slip was even valid, let alone aboveboard. The waivers that hold up best in court are written with bold type highlighting the risks to a person, who then has to agree to them by signing, Mr. Wickert said. “Warnings on
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Image copyright Alamy Image caption Electrodes read the electrical activity in the brain Scientists have developed a brain implant that can read people’s minds and turn their thoughts to speech. The team at the University of California, San Francisco says the technology is “exhilarating”. They add that their findings, published in the journal Nature, could
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Image copyright Disney/Marvel Image caption Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Captain America (Chris Evans), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper) Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) plot their next move Critics have been left dazzled by the latest Avengers film, describing it as “glorious”, “irresistible”, “intensely satisfying” and “masterful”. In his
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Image copyright Reuters Facebook has said it will set aside $3bn (£2.3bn) to cover the potential costs of an investigation by US authorities into its privacy practices. The social media giant also said sales for the first three months of the year leapt 26% to $15.08bn, narrowly beating market expectations. While it has provided for
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Four Bedrooms on the West Coast of Barbados $3.95 MILLION (7.9 MILLION BARBADIAN DOLLARS) This four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath villa, called Atelier House, sits on half an acre in the parish of St. James, on the west coast of Barbados. The area, known as the Platinum Coast, is home to some of the Caribbean’s most expensive residences.
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Driving instructor Kevin Keiley used the Instagram name @sussexroyal for years because he supports Reading FC – nicknamed the Royals – and he lives in West Sussex. But he found out the social media company had taken the name and given it to Duke and Duchess of Sussex without warning. He tells BBC News that
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Legendary Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki surprised the baseball world last week by announcing his retirement after 28 seasons, prompting an outpouring of appreciation from fans across the globe. Among the most diehard of those fans was his own teammate, Mariners second baseman Dee Gordon. Gordon, 30, took out a full-page ad in Thursday’s Seattle Times
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The SNP’s Kirsty Blackman asked whether the UK government would reverse its “damaging policies” over nuclear power, cutting support for renewable energy and pursuing fracking. Conservative David Lidington said there was “clearly more that needs to be done”, but since 2010 the UK had cut CO2 emissions more than any G7 nation. He said tackling
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In a series of columns for National Review in the early 2000s, Mr. Moore mocked female athletes and proposed, in what he says was a joke, that women be barred from officiating, announcing or even serving beer at N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament games. “Is there no area in life where men can take vacation from
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