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Frank Thomas Has Famous 'Big Hurt' Nickname on Lockdown 1/29/2018 MLB legend Frank Thomas -- also known by his intimidating nickname from his playing days -- is making damn sure nobody else tries to take it from him ... at least for merchandise. The Hall of Fame first baseman -- known as "The Big Hurt" for crushing bas...
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LisaRaye McCoy Hit in $160,000 Burglary 1/30/2018 LisaRaye McCoy now knows how Mariah Carey and Kyle Richards feel, and not in a good way -- she was hit in a huge burglary ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us the 'Players Club' star's San Fernando Valley crib was broken into over the weekend. We're told...
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CricketFeb. 6, 2014Kevin Pietersen may not be wanted by England anymore, but that does not mean he wont be a hot commodity elsewhere. On Tuesday, England told Pietersen, its star batsman and its highest run-scorer across all formats of the international game, that he was no longer part of the teams plans and was being ...
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Credit...Mike Kai Chen for The New York TimesIn a once unimagined accomplishment, electrodes implanted in the mans brain transmit signals to a computer that displays his words.Dr. Eddie Chang, a neurosurgeon at the University of California, San Francisco Medical School helped Pancho, a man paralyzed since age 20, speak...
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TrilobitesHumans and other species have a gene mutation that lets them digest alcohol. In other species, its missing.Credit...Oleksandr Rupeta/AlamyMay 20, 2020Humans are not the only animals that get drunk. Birds that gorge on fermented berries and sap are known to fall out of trees and crash into windows. Elk that ov...
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Credit...Jason Henry for The New York TimesMay 30, 2019SAN FRANCISCO Last year, Apple announced that it had created tools to help people limit the time they and their children spent on their iPhones. Around the same time, Apple began purging from its App Store a number of apps that offered similar services.Now 17 compa...
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Hong Kong DispatchCredit...Billy H.C. Kwok for The New York TimesNov. 17, 2018HONG KONG Squeezed tightly between two megacities with a combined population of 20 million are some of East Asias most important wetlands, where rare birds sing out amid traditional shrimp ponds.Look up, and looming right above this rustic se...
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Credit...Nati Harnik/Associated PressFeb. 15, 2014Doug McDermott, a star forward for No. 18 Creighton, has almost wordless communication when he looks to his coach for guidance during a game. Sometimes, they are so alike in their thinking that nothing more than a nod is needed for a critical adjustment to be made.Their...
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DealBook|Higher One, a Financial Aid Provider, Ordered to Repay Feeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/24/business/dealbook/higher-one-a-financial-aid-provider-ordered-to-repay-fees.htmlCredit...Wendy Carlson for The New York TimesDec. 23, 2015Two federal agencies have ordered a major marketer of student debit cards to pa...
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Credit...Erin Schaff for The New York TimesJune 27, 2018WASHINGTON The stunning defeat on Tuesday of Representative Joseph Crowley, the fourth-ranking House Democrat and a potential future speaker, threw the future of the septuagenarian-led caucus into chaos, opening the door to a new generation of leadership and a pus...
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VideotranscripttranscriptFed Announces Interest Rate IncreaseJanet L. Yellen, chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, explained the decision to raise the benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points.NAJanet L. Yellen, chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, explained the decision to raise the benchmark interest rate by 0.25...
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Feb. 17, 201413 LOUISVILLE at 10 CINCINNATISaturday, Noon Eastern, CBSCincinnati (23-3, 12-1 American Athletic Conference) could put itself in a commanding position to win the regular-season conference championship with a victory against Louisville (21-4, 10-2). The Cardinals, who have won four straight since losing to...
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Credit...Alex Welsh for The New York TimesMay 7, 2019SAN FRANCISCO The ride-hailing company Lyft went public in March in a blaze of hype. But it stumbled quickly and its shares slid below their offering price amid questions about whether the company could make money.On Tuesday, it answered the question by saying 2019 w...
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TrilobitesIt is difficult to catch Asian elephants responding to deaths of herd members in the wild, but online videos helped researchers observe the behavior.VideoResearchers were surprised to find multiple videos of Asian elephants carrying dead calves. Video by Pokharel et al.May 17, 2022It was 2013 when Sanjeeta Po...
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Senate Approves Extending Small-Business ProgramThe Senate granted five additional weeks for the remaining money left in the program to be spent.Credit...Bryan Denton for The New York TimesJune 30, 2020WASHINGTON The Senate voted Tuesday evening to extend a federal loan program by five additional weeks, a surprise move...
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Nick Young Science by Swaggy: Dinosaur Attacked OKC Thunder Plane! 10/31/2017 TMZSports.com It's a bird! It's a plane!! It's ... a dinosaur??? We asked Warriors baller Nick Young what the hell coulda smacked into the OKC Thunder airplane on Friday night -- making a HUGE crater on the nose of the Boeing 757. Swaggy P's ...
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Credit...Dustin Franz for The New York TimesMarch 7, 2016CLEVELAND Just minutes after the patients name was placed on the waiting list for a transplant, details about a matching donor popped up.I was shocked, said Dr. Andreas G. Tzakis, the director of solid organ transplantation at the Cleveland Clinics hospital in We...
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March 5, 2017DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Bahrains Parliament approved a constitutional change on Sunday that will allow military courts to try civilians, the kingdoms latest move in a mounting crackdown on dissent.Activists warned that the amendment would in effect place the island under an undeclared state of martial ...
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Christina Aguilera Walk 270 Feet?? That's Why I Got This Fancy Ride!! 1/25/2018 TMZ.com Christina Aguilera can't be bothered to use her 2 feet when she has 4 perfectly good wheels to get her around ... even if she's only going just 200 feet or so. Christina made the rounds in WeHo Wednesday night, hitting up at least 3...
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Lil Pump Attention Record Companies ... $15 Mil or Take a Hike 1/27/2018 TMZ.com Lil Pump is super hot these days and he knows it ... because he ain't signing no recording contract for anything less than $15 mil. We got Pump leaving Avianne and Co. Jewelers Friday night in the Big Apple, where he says he dropped a quar...
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Credit...David Dee Delgado for The New York TimesJune 27, 2018It was a night of rebellion among Democrats and loyalty for Republicans: Liberal activists upended the Democratic establishment in multiple primary races on Tuesday, while Republican voters backed candidates anointed by President Trump. The night broke the p...
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Among those under age 50, vaccination even without a booster protected strongly against hospitalization and death, according to new C.D.C. data.Credit...James Estrin/The New York TimesFeb. 4, 2022The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday night published new data on the risks of hospitalization and deat...
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Credit...Geoff Robins/Agence France-Presse Getty ImagesMarch 2, 2017TORONTO Canadas merit-based immigration system received a loving mention by President Trump this week in his speech to Congress. Mr. Trump, who has railed against illegal immigration and talked tough about tightening borders, said adopting that kind of...
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Lorde Grammys Won't Let Me Go Solo ... So I'm Not Performing!!! 1/28/2018 Lorde is now the second nominee out of 5 for Album of the Year who won't be performing at the 'Grammys' Sunday, and it's all because the offer she got from producers was a slap in the face ... TMZ has learned. Sources close to Lorde tell us ... t...
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Kimora Lee Simmons Russell's Innocent of Rape 1/26/2018 BACKGRID Kimora Lee Simmons thinks the woman who just sued her ex-husband, Russell Simmons, for rape is lying. A photog got Kimora out Thursday after Jennifer Jarosik filed a lawsuit claiming Russell propositioned her for sex in 2016 and when she refused he brutal...
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Credit...Francois Mori/Associated PressMay 23, 2019SAN FRANCISCO Facebook, facing withering criticism from governments around the world, said Thursday that it had been more aggressive in recent months about scrubbing its platform of hate speech.In a report the company releases biannually, Facebook also said its automat...
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Donald Trump Weirdly Jokes About Government Shutdown 1/20/2018 You'd think President Trump would be solemn the day the federal government shut down over a budget impasse, but instead he used his favorite platform to use jokes laced with sarcasm to describe his feelings. Trump tweeted, "This is the One Year Anniversary ...
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Credit...Sasha Maslov for The New York TimesNov. 21, 2016Exxon Mobil, under fire over its past efforts to undercut climate science, is accusing the Rockefeller family of masterminding a conspiracy against it. Yes, that Rockefeller family.The company, which has been accused of scheming to pay surrogates to deny the thre...
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Credit...Suzy Allman for The New York TimesDec. 14, 2015Lillian Vernon, who created a sprawling catalog business that specialized in personalized gifts and ingenious gadgets and made her an American household name, died on Monday in Manhattan. She was 88.Her death was confirmed by her son Fred P. Hochberg, the presiden...
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Asia Pacific|Minister in Charge of Japans Cybersecurity Says He Has Never Used a Computerhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/15/world/asia/japan-cybersecurity-yoshitaka-sakurada.htmlCredit...Jiji Press/Agence France-Presse Getty ImagesNov. 15, 2018HONG KONG A lot of people dont use computers. Most of them arent in charge o...
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Verne Troyer Flexes Mini Muscles in Workout w/ NFL Prospect 1/24/2018 Verne Troyer ain't messing around when it comes to his 2018 #FitnessGoals ... CRUSHING the weight room with NFL prospect Du'Vonta Lampkin! Verne gives up 300 POUNDS to Du'Vonta ... but he did a damn good job keeping up with the former Oklahoma defens...
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Business|Kaiser Permanente Plans to Open a Medical Schoolhttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/18/business/kaiser-permanente-plans-to-open-a-medical-school.htmlDec. 17, 2015WASHINGTON Kaiser Permanente, the health system based in California that combines a nonprofit insurance plan with its own hospitals and clinics, announce...
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Politics|A joint session of Congress is expected to last into the night as Republicans try to subvert the election.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/a-joint-session-of-congress-is-expected-to-last-into-the-night-as-republicans-try-to-subvert-the-election.htmlCredit...Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times...
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Adults at high risk for cardiovascular disease may face serious side effects if they start a daily regimen of low-dose aspirin.Credit...AlamyPublished Oct. 12, 2021Updated Oct. 13, 2021Doctors should no longer routinely start most people who are at high risk of heart disease on a daily regimen of low-dose aspirin, acco...
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Credit...Lalo de Almeida for The New York TimesApril 3, 2016BRASLIA The silver-haired senator from Brazils western frontier was still in his pajamas when federal police agents banged on the door of his suite at the Royal Tulip, the futuristic luxury hotel that serves as a bastion for much of Brazils political elite. It...
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Health|More Grandparents Than Everhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/health/grandparents-population-census.htmlTake a NumberCredit...Lexey Swall for The New York TimesMarch 20, 2017Grandparents represent a bigger chunk of the population than ever before, according to new data from the Census Bureau.The number of grandp...
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TrilobitesCredit...Nicole Bengiveno/The New York TimesMarch 13, 2017When did North America become a home where the ancestors of buffalo roamed? Between 195,000 and 135,000 years ago, according to a study published Monday that reports on the oldest fossil and genomic evidence of bison on the continent.Scientists have se...
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March 1, 2017WASHINGTON A senior official of Al Qaeda was killed on Sunday in Syria by a United States drone strike, an American official said on Wednesday.The terrorist leader, Abu al-Khayr al-Masri, 59, was the second-ranking official after Ayman al-Zawahri and was a son-in-law to Al Qaedas founder, Osama bin Laden.J...
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Tenure: Aug. 11, 1987 to Jan. 31, 2006 Mr. Greenspan presides over a Great Moderation nearly two decades of strong growth, modest inflation and low unemployment, with just a few bumps along the way. October 1987: Shortly into Mr. Greenspans tenure, the Fed eases rates after the stock market crashes. July 1988: In Mr. G...
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John Legend Trump and Lots of Republicans A Bunch of Racists 1/22/2018 TMZ.com John Legend didn't hold back Sunday, saying Donald Trump's not the only racist in D.C. ... a bunch of Republicans are in his lily white boat. John was strolling down a street at the Sundance Film Festival and he's praising Democrats for hold...
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Credit...Tim Clayton for The New York TimesFeb. 4, 2014As ice hockey hotbeds in the United States go, the three Ms Michigan, Massachusetts and Minnesota lead the way. Maine, upstate New York and North Dakota also have been prominent feeder spots.But if United States Olympic mens and womens hockey rosters are an indicat...
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Republicans joined Democrats to deliver President Trump the first veto override of his presidency in the last days of his term in an overwhelming, bipartisan vote.VideotranscripttranscriptSenate Votes to Override Trumps Veto of Defense BillRepublicans joined Democrats on Friday to override President Trumps veto of the ...
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Credit...Finbarr O'Reilly for The New York TimesMadagascar DispatchThe sport of moraingy, a brutal mixed martial arts tradition in Madagascar, has become commercialized over the years, but at heart, it remains a reflection of local culture.A moraingy match in Madagascars northeastern Sava region. The sport, attracting ...
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Fact Check of the DayPresident Trump has falsely claimed at least two dozen times since taking office that Democrats want to open American borders. But legislation shows that Democrats support border security measures, though not the border wall he wants to build. Credit...Tom Brenner/The New York TimesJune 27, 2018The...
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Heres what we know about when mail-in ballots will be counted.Jan. 5, 2021, 9:11 p.m. ETJan. 5, 2021, 9:11 p.m. ETCredit...Lynsey Weatherspoon for The New York TimesAll eyes were on mail-in ballots when general election results were tallied in November. And now, with control of the Senate hinging on two runoff election...
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Vince McMahon XFL IS BACK!! 1/25/2018 Alpha Entertainment It's official ... Vince McMahon is bringing back the XFL -- and Tim Tebow already has an invite to play. The WWE honcho made the announcement Thursday afternoon ... saying the new XFL will launch in 2020 and will focus on more exciting football with zero politic...
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Credit...Korean Central News Agency, via Agence France-Presse Getty ImagesMarch 20, 2017SEOUL, South Korea North Koreas latest test of a rocket engine showed that the country was making meaningful progress in trying to build more powerful rockets and missiles, South Korean officials said on Monday.North Korea said on S...
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Standard DeductionDec. 8, 2015Credit...Elijah Nouvelage/ReutersYahoo has reportedly abandoned its plan to spin off its stake in Alibaba.Yahoos proposed spinoff had been driven by tax concerns. In a world without taxes, Yahoo could have simply sold its Alibaba shares and distributed the proceeds to shareholders. Yahoo w...
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Rallying voters across the state over the weekend, the Democratic challengers, Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock, tried to encourage election-day turnout on the left.Credit...Chang W. Lee/The New York TimesPublished Jan. 3, 2021Updated Jan. 6, 2021[Read more on the history Raphael Warnock is chasing.]GARDEN CITY,...
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Credit...Eric Thayer for The New York TimesJune 12, 2018TYSONS, Va. As the nations immigration judges gathered here for training this week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions had a message: They needed to help end the lawlessness that now exists in our immigration system.But to many of the judges, Mr. Sessionss hard-line i...
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Politics|Pence is said to have told Trump he lacks the power to change the election result.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/pence-is-said-to-have-told-trump-he-lacks-the-power-to-change-the-election-result.htmlCredit...Doug Mills/The New York TimesJan. 6, 2021Vice President Mike Pence told President Trump...
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Credit...Brendan McDermid/Reuters; Eduardo Munoz/ReutersDec. 28, 2015When David Einhorn, the founder of Greenlight Capital, plays host to his investors at the American Museum of Natural History in January, his guests will sip cocktails and dine under a 94-foot blue whale in the Milstein Hall.William A. Ackman will hold...
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Data from overseas, particularly Britain, suggest the spread of the virus will set vaccinated and unvaccinated communities on very different paths.Credit...Saul Martinez for The New York TimesPublished July 14, 2021Updated Aug. 7, 2021Even as many Americans celebrate the apparent waning of the pandemic, the thrum of co...
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Health|While Pregnant, Women Should Get Health Care 8 Times, W.H.O. Sayshttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/08/health/who-health-care-pregnancy.htmlGlobal HealthCredit...Katie Orlinsky for The New York TimesNov. 7, 2016Women should see a doctor, nurse or trained midwife at least eight times during each pregnancy, with five...
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Science|Alaskan Volcano Eases After Eruptionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/30/science/earth/alaskan-volcano-eases-after-eruption.htmlCredit...Colt Snapp/Associated PressMarch 29, 2016A volcanic eruption in Alaska that sent a cloud of ash more than seven miles into the atmosphere and forced the cancellation of more tha...
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Politics|I.R.S. Nominee Says He Wont Weaponize Agencyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/28/us/politics/irs-nominee-says-he-wont-weaponize-agency.htmlCredit...T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York TimesJune 28, 2018President Trumps pick to lead the Internal Revenue Service, Charles Rettig, said on Thursday that he would make i...
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Alter do Cho JournalMarch 20, 2017ImageCredit...Bryan Denton for The New York TimesALTER DO CHO, Brazil Even though it is far removed from the sea in a remote corner of the Amazon jungle, Alter do Cho must rank among the worlds most alluring beach towns.White-sand beaches along the Tapajs River beckon visitors who driv...
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Credit...Korean Central News Agency, via Agence France-Presse Getty ImagesMarch 7, 2017When the United States began deploying a missile defense system in South Korea this week, it was to protect an ally long threatened by North Korean provocations. But it was instantly met by angry Chinese warnings that the United Stat...
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Credit...Julian Stratenschulte/European Pressphoto AgencyDec. 16, 2015FRANKFURT European anti-fraud investigators said on Wednesday that they were looking into whether Volkswagen misused hundreds of millions of dollars in low-interest loans threatening a significant source of funding for the crisis-struck automaker.Vol...
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Canada LetterNov. 23, 2018In Saskatchewan, farming is done on a grand scale. So when I visited the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina this week for an upcoming story, I wasnt surprised to find that the annual gathering of Western farmers is almost overwhelmingly large, luring 127,000 visitors last year to a city of ...
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Erykah Badu I See Good in Everyone ... Hell, Even Hitler!! 1/24/2018 Erykah Badu wants you to rethink your views on Adolf Hitler, 'cause she says there was a lot of good in the man ... who ordered the deaths of 6 million people. Try to bear with us. The singer launched her defense of the Nazi during an interview with V...
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Credit...Jason Henry for The New York TimesJune 18, 2018SAN FRANCISCO A match between an Israeli college debate champion and a loquacious IBM computer program demonstrated on Monday new gains in the quest for computers that can hold conversations with humans. It also led to an unlikely question for the tech industrys d...
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Hockey|More Ex-Players Join Concussion Suit Against N.H.L.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/22/sports/hockey/more-ex-players-join-concussion-suit-against-nhl.htmlFeb. 21, 2014Four more former N.H.L. players have joined the concussion lawsuit against the league, their lawyers said Friday. The former players Bernie Nicholl...
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Health|A Massachusetts Man Is Infected With Monkeypoxhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/health/massachusetts-monkeypox.htmlThe case, the first in the U.S. this year, follows unusual clusters discovered in Europe and Canada.Credit...C.D.C., via Associated PressMay 18, 2022A man who had traveled to Canada has been diagno...
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Technology|Huaweis sales tumble as phone buyers flee the Chinese giant.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/06/technology/huaweis-sales-tumble-as-phone-buyers-flee-the-chinese-giant.htmlU.S. sanctions contributed to a nearly 30 percent fall in overall revenue over the first half of the year.Credit...Agence France-Presse Get...
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In our hearts, I think people dont quite agree with this notion of a booster dose, said one leading vaccine expert.Credit...Jim Wilson/The New York TimesPublished Oct. 25, 2021Updated Nov. 12, 2021Following a series of endorsements over the last month by scientific panels advising federal agencies, tens of millions of ...
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Cases, hospitalizations and deaths remain far below last winters peak, but the director urged people to get fully vaccinated.Credit...Pool photo by Greg NashPublished July 16, 2021Updated July 22, 2021As the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus fuels outbreaks in the United States, the director of the Cen...
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Credit...Al Drago for The New York TimesJune 23, 2017President Trump and the Republicans have promised that their plan to overhaul the federal health care law will make medical coverage much more affordable.Premiums and deductibles will be much lower, Mr. Trump tweeted in April. He also assured Americans that the plan ...
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Credit...Luke Sharrett for The New York TimesMarch 9, 2017WASHINGTON The tanning industry found little to celebrate during Barack Obamas presidency, but its starting to cheer up.Mr. Obamas signature health law, the Affordable Care Act, put a 10 percent excise tax on indoor tanning services, and during his two terms, th...
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The tech giants coming share sale will be among the largest ever. But the company has made most of its impact in just one country: China.Credit...Alex Plavevski/EPA, via ShutterstockPublished Oct. 26, 2020Updated Jan. 20, 2021One of Chinas most influential tech companies, the internet finance titan Ant Group, is poised...
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The InterpreterCredit...Jean-Paul Pelissier/ReutersMarch 6, 2017BERLIN An idea, once unthinkable, is gaining attention in European policy circles: a European Union nuclear weapons program.Under such a plan, Frances arsenal would be repurposed to protect the rest of Europe and would be put under a common European comman...
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The SHiftThe workouts are real, even if the impossibly beautiful scenery is not.VideoJan. 1, 2021This year has created a lot of reluctant converts. Months ago, in less dire circumstances, we swore wed never do any number of strange-sounding things: attend Zoom weddings, embrace ring lights, feed a sourdough starter. An...
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Credit...Bill Kostroun/Associated PressFeb. 11, 2014GREENBURGH, N.Y. Coach Mike Woodson called a timeout. His team was trailing by 3 points with 5.7 seconds left, so he broke out his whiteboard and drew up a play for a game-tying shot. On the ensuing inbounds play, his plan vaporized like a plume of talcum powder. A sw...
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North Carolina 74, Duke 66Feb. 21, 2014CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Inside the Dean Smith Dome, fans clad in Carolina blue lusted for an upset. They roared for it, demanded it and urged the underdog Tar Heels to complete their mission against No. 5 Duke.The crowds desire was understandable. In North Carolina, a teams season is de...
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Politics|Trump urges backers to vote in runoffs after Loeffler backs his bid to overturn the election in the Senate.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/us/politics/trump-georgia-voters.htmlTrump urges backers to vote in runoffs after Loeffler backs his bid to overturn the election in the Senate.Jan. 5, 2021, 1:05 p.m. E...
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Credit...Ruth Fremson/The New York TimesJune 12, 2017More than 10 percent of the worlds population is now obese, a marked rise over the last 30 years that is leading to widespread health problems and millions of premature deaths, according to a new study, the most comprehensive research done on the subject.Published Mo...
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F.D.A. Bans Faulty Masks, 3 Weeks After Failed TestsThe Food and Drug Administration prohibited 65 manufacturers from selling masks for medical use. But the move came after tests last month showed the masks didnt meet standards.Published May 7, 2020Updated May 9, 2020For three weeks the Food and Drug Administration all...
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Sports Briefing | Pro BasketballFeb. 12, 2014Joakim Noah scored 19 points as part of a triple-double, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks, 100-85, at home. Taj Gibson had 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulls, who had six players in double figures. Al Jefferson scored 30 points, Anthony Tolliver added 22 poi...
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Credit...Eric Francis/Associated PressFeb. 15, 2014CORVALLIS, Ore. In what has become something of a mantra for Oregon State Coach Pat Casey, he opened the baseball season by saying the polls do not matter. One has the perennially ranked Beavers at No. 2, the teams highest spot ever.Ill say the same thing I said last y...
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NY Congressman Diddy Should Buy the Jets 1/21/2018 TMZSports.com Trying to buy the Panthers is great and all, but New York congressman Gregory Meeks is lobbying for Diddy to focus his efforts on a MUCH needier squad -- the Jets!! "Wish he was looking at a New York team ... maybe he could turn the Jets around," Meeks to...
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TrilobitesCredit...Mark BoyceJune 15, 2017If you come across an old elk in southwestern Canada, chances are it is female.Though male elk, or bulls, rarely make it past 5 years old because they are targeted by hunters, female elk, or cows, can live as long as 20 years. Remarkably, cows over age 10 seem nearly invulnerab...
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Health|Fauci says Americans should get vaccinated even if Mercks Covid pill cuts deaths.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/03/health/merck-covid-pill-vaccine-fauci.htmlPresident Bidens Covid adviser also says it is too soon to tell if the Delta surge will decline enough to allow safe gatherings around the holidays.Credit....
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Health|A New York City anime convention was not a superspreader event, a C.D.C. study finds.https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/health/nyc-anime-convention-2021-superspreader-event.htmlCredit...Kena Betancur/Agence France-Presse Getty ImagesFeb. 17, 2022After the first person known to have become infected with the Omicr...
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Global ManagerCredit...CitiDec. 20, 2015 Michael Zink is head of Southeast Asia and Singapore country officer for Citigroup, the global financial services company. Q. In the 27 years you have been with Citigroup, youve worked in Ivory Coast, Gabon, Tunisia, Russia, Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, China and now Singa...
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Middle East|American Military Apologizes for Booklet With Racially Offensive Languagehttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/world/middleeast/american-military-racist-language.htmlCredit...Sarah Silbiger/The New York TimesNov. 1, 2018WASHINGTON The United States Central Command apologized on Thursday for posting racially of...
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Credit...Associated PressFeb. 1, 2014Before it was the No Fun League, the N.F.L. had loquacious characters with iconic nicknames. Dandy Don Meredith, Broadway Joe Namath and Deion Sanders, a.k.a. Prime Time, to name a few. They were as memorable off the field as they were on because they had style, a flair for drama an...
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Storm Chasers' Star Joel Taylor Dead From Suspected OD 1/24/2018 -- Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, "It appears the death could be an overdose and Joel Taylor was consuming controlled substances." A passenger who interacted with Joel tells TMZ, Joel had consumed enough GHB on the dance floor Tuesday that he was rende...
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The New Old AgeCredit...Joshua Bright for The New York TimesNov. 4, 2016For a while, paramedics were rushing Maria Vitale to the emergency room at Long Island Jewish Medical Center every few weeks.It was constant, said her son, Paul Vitale. She would fall, and the ambulance would come and take her to the hospital. Her ...
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Nicole Eggert Headed to L.A. I'm Filing a Police Report Against Scott Baio 1/31/2018 TMZ.com Nicole Eggert is on her way back to L.A. and she's beelining it for the police department to file a sexual battery report against Scott Baio. Nicole was leaving the Peninsula Hotel in NYC Wednesday when our photog asked if she ...
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Credit...Michael Reynolds/EPA, via ShutterstockJune 13, 2018WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday and signaled that two additional increases were on the way this year, as officials expressed confidence that the United States economy was strong enough for borrowing costs to rise without choki...
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https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/20/sports/ncaabasketball/ohio-state-wins-after-scuffle.htmlSports BriefingFeb. 19, 2014LaQuinton Ross scored 16 points before being ejected because of a scuffle, leading No. 24 Ohio State (21-6, 8-6Big Ten) to a 76-60 win over visiting Northwestern. The scuffle late in the game delayed p...
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Credit...Liza Udilova/GreenpeaceSept. 8, 2016MOSCOW A river in the far north of Siberia turned bright red this week, residents said, leading Russians to nickname the tributary the blood river.A government ministry said it was investigating a possible leak of industrial waste, but had not determined what caused the disc...
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Dec. 16, 2015LONDON The British government is once again trying to revive its flagging effort to extract the countrys natural gas and oil from shale rock.On Wednesday, members of Parliament voted 298 to 261 to approve legislation allowing use of the shale-gas-extraction technique known as hydraulic fracturing 1,200 met...
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Inside the RingsCredit...Mike Blake/ReutersFeb. 11, 2014KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia The athletes willingly accept the risks in winter sports in which yesterdays jaw-dropping trick too quickly becomes the new normal.But their parents must learn to live with them, too, and on a Tuesday afternoon in the Caucasus Mountains th...
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Credit...Al Drago/The New York TimesJune 20, 2018CASTROVILLE, Tex. In the three years since Donald J. Trump began his presidential bid by maligning Mexican immigrants, Representative Will Hurd, a Texas Republican in a Democratic-leaning district, has faced voters of all stripes who were angry about Mr. Trumps divisive ...
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Kylie Jenner Finally Shows Her Face with Sisters But That's ALL Ya Get!!! 1/22/2018 Pregnant Kylie Jenner finally showed her face for the first time in nearly 5 months ... 'cause mama-to-be's still gotta bring home the bacon. Kylie posed in bed with her sisters -- Kim, Khloe, Kendall, and Kourtney -- while rocking thei...
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The space rocks may have come from beyond Neptune, and potentially offer hints at the chaos of the early solar system.Credit...Science Photo Library/Alamy Published July 28, 2021Updated Oct. 18, 2021Two red things are hiding in a part of the solar system where they shouldnt be.Scientists led by Sunao Hasegawa from JAXA...
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Troy Brown Relax Pats Fans ... Brady 'Injury' Ain't Nothin' 1/19/2018 TMZSports.com Tom Brady's finger won't stop him from being his terrific self on Sunday ... so says his ex-teammate, Troy Brown, who's telling Pats fans to CHIIIIILLL, 'cause Brady is tough as nails. Brady suffered a mystery injury during practice thi...
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Africa|Falling Trees Kill at Least 19 at Kintampo Waterfall in Ghanahttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/world/africa/kintampo-ghana-waterfall-trees-kill-students.htmlCredit...Cristina Aldehuela/Agence France-Presse Getty ImagesMarch 20, 2017ACCRA, Ghana A rainstorm toppled trees onto people at the Kintampo Waterfall in ...
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Feb. 15, 2014Julian Green, a young, promising player for Bayern Munich, will train with the United States national team for two days before the Americans travel to Ukraine for an international friendly match on March 5.U.S. Coach Jurgen Klinsmann has been pursuing Green, who holds U.S. and German citizenship, in recent...
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