C.E.I.E.C. and China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not respond to requests for comment. In a statement, Huawei said: “Huawei provides technology to support smart city and safe city programs across the world. In each case, Huawei does not get involved in setting public policy in terms of how that technology is used.” In Ecuador, […]
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New Jersey’s quick growth in sports gambling means it could surpass Nevada next year as the top sports betting market in the United States, its governor said Wednesday. In the 10 months that New Jersey has allowed legal sports betting, gamblers have wagered more than $2.3 billion, a pace that would put it in the
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WASHINGTON — As Speaker Nancy Pelosi urges caution on impeachment, rank-and-file House Democrats are agonizing over the prospect of ousting President Trump, caught between their sense of historic responsibilities and political considerations in the wake of the special counsel’s damning portrait of abuses. The Democrats — including more than 50 freshmen — are mindful that
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There is a lot of money to be made in beauty, and right now a lot of it is being made by male executives. Moj Mahdara wants to change that. The C.E.O. of Beautycon, which holds semiannual festival-like trade shows, recently raised $20 million in funding and has begun to open pop-up retail spaces in
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Image caption Judith Mills says she is incontinent and virtually unable to walk A woman struggling to walk after an operation by a neurosurgeon had unacceptable treatment, doctors say. Since 2014, the care of Hussien El-Maghraby has been scrutinised, with an inquiry ruling three years later he should no longer perform complex procedures without further
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Daniel Craig with co-stars Naomie Harris, Lea Seydoux, Monica Bellucci and Christoph Waltz at the Spectre launch in 2014 The cast of the 25th official James Bond film is expected to be revealed at its launch on Thursday, along with more key details about the movie. The event will
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Image copyright Getty Images Easyjet has banned the sale of nuts on flights to help protect passengers with allergies. The airline will also ban passengers from eating nut products if somebody on board has an allergy to them. Nut policy among airlines differs. British Airways and Ryanair, ask passengers to refrain from eating peanuts if
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Police say they have arrested more than 200 people after climate change protesters blocked major bridges and intersections in central London, bringing traffic to a standstill. The group Extinction Rebellion is organizing several weeks of civil disobedience against what it says is the failure to tackle the causes of climate change. Chief Supt. Colin Wingrove
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Health workers are still trying to reach thousands of people they say may be suffering trauma after the Grenfell Tower fire. The local NHS Trust is giving hundreds of residents psychological help, but it says many more are not coming forward. New figures show half those contacted have not responded. The Trust has now released
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It’s pretty obvious that Donald Trump likes golf, but he may like cheating at it even more. That’s according to sports writer Rick Reilly, author of a new book about Trump’s golf game, Commander In Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump. Reilly, who claims the president goes to ridiculous lengths to ensure he wins each match, appeared
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