SHANGHAI — Some docks in China are clogged with arriving shipping containers or iron ore. Warehouses overflow with goods that cannot be exported for lack of trucks. And many factories are idle because components are not reaching them. As Beijing tries to jump-start an economy hobbled by its coronavirus epidemic, one of the biggest obstacles […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Differences associated with learning difficulties are found less in specific areas of the brain and more in the connections between them, experts say. After scanning 479 children’s brains, Cambridge University researchers found they were organised in multiple “hubs”. Those with no difficulties – or very specific ones, such as poor listening
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Image copyright Getty Images As jurors were sworn in for Harvey Weinstein’s trial in New York, the judge told them in no uncertain terms that this case was not intended to be a referendum on the #MeToo movement as a whole. But the trial, which ended in Weinstein being convicted of rape and sexual assault,
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Image copyright Getty Images More should be done to limit problem gambling, including toughening up oversight of the £11bn industry, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said. The body, which scrutinises public spending on behalf of parliament, called for better protection for “at risk” gamblers. It said the government should look at the way the
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In January 2020, Taal volcano erupted in the Philippines, sending a thick column of ash kilometres into the sky. Thousands of people were evacuated from surrounding areas as seismologists warned of the possibility of further hazardous eruptions. With the alert level now reduced by the authorities, residents have been allowed to briefly return to their
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This week, Spotify sent some unspecified portion of its hundreds of millions of users a message. The message told those users something important. “You are one of Taylor Swift’s top fans worldwide,” one iteration of this message said. “You’re one of their top 1% fans. Hit Play on their radio and we’ll provide an endless
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There is a new concern as the nation’s top distance runners have gathered in Atlanta to compete for spots on the U.S. Olympic marathon teams. The runners don’t know if the Olympics, planned for Tokyo this summer, will be held By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer February 28, 2020, 12:21 AM 4 min read ATLANTA
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It was young Pete’s job to shepherd “a van full of the real people” around Boston on the night of the debate. “It’s not like I was anywhere near the beating heart of the campaign or something,” he said. Still, this was one harrowing ride for a teenager who’d never driven a van before, never
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MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee electrician who police identified Thursday as the man who fatally shot five co-workers at one of the nation’s largest breweries enjoyed building guns, according to neighbors. Authorities said 51-year-old Anthony Ferrill opened fire at the Molson Coors Brewing Co. complex on Wednesday, killing five male employees before turning his gun on
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James* has been married for two decades, but it wasn’t until a couple years ago that he and his wife started sleeping in different rooms. ″[My wife] would constantly kick me awake to stop my snoring, then we would try to race each other back to sleep. Doing this 20 times a night meant no
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