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Labour’s Love Lost for Many Indians in Britain after Poll Poster Row

Poster disaster: The Labour party has won the Batley and Spen by-election it so badly needed to. But an election poster circulated by the Labour candidate in the Batley and Spen by-election has sent shockwaves among Indians across Britain, particularly among those who still support Labour. The Labour candidate Kim Leadbeater circulated a poster carrying […]

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More than 100,000 restaurants received relief grants, but 265,000 were turned away.

More than 370,000 restaurants applied for more than $75 billion in funding from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, nearly three times what the program had available. Around 105,000 businesses were approved for grants, which averaged just over $272,000. The Small Business Administration, which runs the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, told unsuccessful applicants in an email that it […]

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Italy combine old, new as Belgium’s golden generation miss another chance at glory

As the window of opportunity continues to close for Belgium‘s golden generation, Italy‘s young guns look ahead to a golden opportunity of their own after a 2-1 victory that seems them advance to face Spain in 2020 European Championship semifinals. Metaphorically, the long, warm embrace between Inter teammates Romelu Lukaku and Nicolo Barella seemed to […]

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A New Investigator Targets Powerful Officials in Beirut Blast Probe

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The judge investigating last year’s huge explosion in the port of Beirut has moved to summon a range of powerful politicians and security officials for questioning as suspects, which could result in criminal charges against them related to the blast, the state-run National News Agency said Friday. The initiatives by the judge, […]

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New US LGBTQ-rights envoy sees reasons for hope and worry

NEW YORK: Jessica Stern, soon to become the State Department’s special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, sees a mix of promising news and worrisome developments almost everywhere she looks, both at home and abroad. In the United States, Stern’s admiration for President Joe Biden‘s moves supporting LGBTQ rights is offset by her dismay at other […]

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FEMA Can Help With Covid-19 Funeral Costs. Here’s What to Know.

Funerals can be expensive. The median cost of an adult funeral — including a coffin, a viewing of the body, a ceremony and burial, was $7,640 in 2019, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. (Updated data is expected this summer.) Cremations have been increasingly popular in recent years and are typically less expensive. The […]

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For Phil Mickelson to consider Detroit return, he wants 50,000 signatures, pledge for acts of kindness

DETROIT — Phil Mickelson says he would consider coming back to Detroit if enough fans signed a petition and committed to doing a random act of kindness. On Thursday, after his first round at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Mickelson said he wouldn’t be back to Detroit because of a story written in The Detroit News. […]

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Tran Thien Khiem, 95, Dies; a Power in South Vietnam Before Its Fall

He married Yen Dinh in 1950, and they had a daughter. His first wife died in 2004, and in 2005 he married Ann Chastain, of Eureka, Calif. They were divorced in 2012. He is survived by his daughter, Yen Khanh, and an adopted son, Tran Khan, as well as a granddaughter. The late 1950s and […]

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Military On Standby To Evacuate Fire-Threatened Towns In Western Canada

The fire came a day after the village set a Canadian record-high temperature of 49.6 Degrees. (File) Ottawa: Ottawa prepared Friday to send military aircraft and other help to evacuate towns and fight more than 100 wildfires in western Canada fueled by a record-smashing heat wave. According to wildfire officials, at least 143 fires were […]

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‘Our Menu Is Very Darwinian.’ Leading McDonald’s in 2021.

Any of the topics that are going on today from a social standpoint — inequality issues, education issues, opioids, etc. — we are asked to opine on all of them. One of the things that I’ve had to think about is, where do we speak up on an issue, and where do we not speak […]