Closely following the launches of early 5G networks in the United States, South Korea, and Europe, China Unicom has decided to move up its commercial 5G rollout to May 2019, accelerating the start of consumer 5G services in China. The largely state-owned carrier announced the news tonight at its Partner Conference in Shanghai alongside 5G chipmaker Qualcomm […]
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HOUSTON (Reuters) – Dow Inc locked 226 employees out of its Houston-area chemical plant in Deer Park, Texas, on Monday afternoon after United Steelworkers union (USW) workers rejected the latest labor contract proposal, USW officials said. “Our Deer Park site will continue to operate in the safe and reliable manner our neighbors, employees and customers […]
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Former White House Counsel Don McGahn was cited 157 times in the Mueller report, more than any other witness, and that has Rudy Giuliani running scared. In an interview Monday with The New York Times, Giuliani, a member of President Trump’s legal team, admitted that he’s worried Democrats could use the Mueller report to start […]
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Getty Houston Rocket guard James Harden For the most part, fans who look back at the memorable trade between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets will just remember the fact that James Harden was moved. After beginning his career with the Thunder, Oklahoma City couldn’t come to terms on a contract extension with Harden […]
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say tennis broadcaster and coach Justin Gimelstob pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault for attacking a former friend in Los Angeles on Halloween 2017. The district attorney’s office says the 42-year-old former pro player was sentenced Monday to three years of probation, 60 days of community service and a year’s […]
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Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post’s breaking political news team April 22 at 10:03 PM Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday renewed her call for the House to impeach President Trump, arguing that the legislative branch has a responsibility to do so after special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report on Russian interference […]
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Florida legislators failed to act as the high-volume businesses left 13 dead, a dozen injured, according to a USA TODAY investigation. Michael Sallah and Maria Perez and Steve Reilly, USA TODAY MIAMI – One man pleaded guilty to bank fraud. One was convicted of grand theft in a real estate scam. Two others admitted to elaborate […]
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At a parade last February, a woman standing next to me dropped her jacket in a puddle and cursed. “Sorry,” I said. She smiled and told me not to apologize, because it isn’t my fault. But that’s not quite what I meant — I wasn’t taking responsibility. I was just sorry she had a wet […]
Read MoreTOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares were little changed on Tuesday, hovering not far from nine-month peaks hit last week, with concerns China may slow the pace of policy easing curbing the market’s enthusiasm. FILE PHOTO: Visitors are seen as market prices are reflected in a glass window at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, […]
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Huawei’s P30 Pro might have the most impressive hardware on any phone currently available, at least among phones that don’t fold. That said, the P30 Pro does sort of have a folding component: its periscope camera. In order to provide 5x optical zoom, the P30 Pro’s telephoto camera is folded like a periscope. Now we […]
Read MoreJapan’s Minister of Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko arrives at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan, August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan expects a limited impact from a U.S. decision to force buyers of Iranian crude oil to stop purchases from next month, trade and industry minister Hiroshige Seko […]
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Democratic leaders in the House told rank-and-file lawmakers they plan to continue pursuing multiple avenues of inquiry into President Trump before deciding whether to initiate impeachment proceedings. On a conference call Monday evening, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the chairs of several powerful committees discussed Democrats’ path forward following the release of the Mueller report. […]
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Getty Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton Newly-hired Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton has been sued for sexual assault by sports reporter Kelli Tennant, per a report from TMZ Sports. She accuses him of forcing himself upon her in a Santa Monica hotel room. Per legal documentation that TMZ Sports acquired, the former Spectrum Sportsnet […]
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April 23 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines Barclays to cut bonuses for investment bankers on.ft.com/2PpB44d Elsevier in 9 million euros ($10.13 million) Norwegian deal to end paywalls for academic papers on.ft.com/2KSYqkh London Metal Exchange […]
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CLOSE Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers are poised to ban plastic shopping bags beginning March 1, 2020. Jon Campbell, jcampbell1@gannett.com Wegmans plans to eliminate the use of plastic bags at its New York stores by year’s end, and shoppers are being discouraged from reusing old ones. A state ban of plastic grocery bags goes into […]
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April 23 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times The property division of Royal Bank of Scotland’s scandal-hit restructuring division paid out dividends of almost 450 million pounds ($584.10 million) as it […]
Read More(Reuters) – California utility owner PG&E Corp said on Monday it agreed to a deal with BlueMountain Capital Management LLC to appoint a new independent director and a safety adviser, resolving a months-long battle with the activist shareholder. FILE PHOTO: A PG&E truck carrying an American Flag drives past PG&E repair trucks in Paradise, California, […]
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Photo: Getty Ask any native New Yorkers, especially black and brown New Yorkers, and “word on the street” has long been the notion that with gentrification would come the demolition of public housing, long the place many poorer black and brown New Yorkers have called home. Now, comes word that the idea is no longer […]
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Getty Eric Bledsoe #6 of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket against Chris Paul #3 of the Houston Rockets. The Bucks have demonstrated their awareness that on-court success breeds off-the-court dilemmas. While earning home-court advantage in the NBA Playoffs with a 60-22 record, the goal for the franchise going forward is two-fold: win the […]
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Lynn Elber, The Associated Press Published 8:23 p.m. ET April 22, 2019 CLOSE “Young and Restless” star Kristoff St. John was found dead at age 52. USA TODAY LOS ANGELES – As “The Young and the Restless” head writer Josh Griffith screened the episode in which Neil Winters’ family learns of his death, the tears […]
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