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Farewell To ‘Modern Family,’ A Show That Stayed The Same While TV Changed

Entertainment /

“Modern Family” ran for 11 seasons. That’s 250 episodes and a thousand pratfalls. The show never changed, but the television landscape surrounding it certainly did.  When it premiered in 2009, “Modern Family” was progressive and clever. Family sitcoms, once TV comedy’s primary sustenance, had been replaced by shows about friend groups and the workplace, yet […]

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Coronavirus: Insurance companies pause dividend payments

Business /

Image copyright Aviva Insurers Aviva, RSA, Direct Line and Hiscox have scrapped plans to pay dividends to shareholders during the coronavirus crisis. They acted after financial regulators urged them to pause payouts because of the uncertainty cause by Covid-19. The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) welcomed “the prudent decision”. “Insurers should pay close attention to the

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A.I. Is Helping Scientists Understand an Ocean’s Worth of Data

Technology /

This article is part of our latest Artificial Intelligence special report, which focuses on how the technology continues to evolve and affect our lives. If you had about 180,000 hours of underwater recordings from the Pacific Ocean, and you needed to know when and where, in all those different hours, humpback whales were singing, would

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John Prine: Bruce Springsteen leads tributes to late singer

Entertainment /

Image copyright Getty Images Bruce Springsteen has said he is “crushed by the loss” of US country-folk singer John Prine. The Grammy-winning songwriter died on Tuesday, aged 73, due to Covid-19 complications, his publicist confirmed. Prine had been in hospital in Nashville since last week with coronavirus symptoms, with his wife and manager, Fiona Whelan

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Hotels Open as ‘Comforting Refuge’ for Health Care Workers

Travel /

Days after closing for the first time in its 200-year-history, Claridge’s, the storied luxury hotel in London’s Mayfair district reopened on April 3 to 40 doctors, nurses and other National Health Service workers responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Claridge’s is one of many hotels around the world that shuttered to the public in recent weeks

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Former MLS player helping Spain in fight against coronavirus

Sports /

MADRID — Toni Dovale has a different routine than most Spanish soccer players during the coronavirus pandemic. While some have been spending their time trying to stay fit or negotiating salary reductions with their clubs, Dovale is working to guarantee there are enough protective masks, gloves and medicine to help in the fight against the

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