Robert Wright for The New York Times Clockwise from top right, work by Tamera Leigh Staten; ChiLab; Milton Glaser; Lladró Atelier’s Dazzle collection; Dirk Vander Kooij. More Photos » The 25th International Contemporary Furniture Fair at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, which ended Tuesday, offered many surprises. There were dollhouse-size candelabra inserted into hanging [...]
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TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada‘s main stock index stumbled on Thursday, with every major sector in the red on concerns about a quicker-than-expected end to the U.S. Federal Reserve‘s stimulus program and sluggish economic data from China and Europe. further weighed on the market after the country’s No. 2 lender reported earnings slightly below expectations. TD [...]
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PARIS — The Paris of grand monuments, stately boulevards and haute cuisine is justly famous. But the city is also the hub of the world’s fifth-largest economy, with more than two million people grappling with 21st-century problems of global competitiveness, immigration and assimilation, and a chronic shortage of affordable housing. In response, the city government [...]
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LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) – New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling has been ruled out of the second test against England starting at Headingley on Friday because of a knee injury, New Zealand Cricket said on Wednesday. “Watling, who injured his left knee diving for a run out on the third day of the first test, [...]
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Good morning!  After yesterday’s severe weather threat that didn’t pan out to be much, today we are rewarded with Chamber of Commerce weather.  Here’s the email weather update I sent my morning show team this morning.  Thought it would make a good read for you. This Morning: 2 Items Boy, it’s chilly out this morning! [...]
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By Andrea Burzynski NEW YORK (Reuters) – Country singer Kellie Pickler won the 16th season of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday night, winning over judges and TV audiences with her graceful style and high-jumping jives with partner and professional dancer Derek Hough. Pickler, who first grabbed attention as a contestant on “American Idol” [...]
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By Ellen Freilich NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government bond market has weakened in recent weeks but some investment strategists fear that this may only be the beginning of an extended sell-off. They point to the relative strength of the U.S. economy with the labor market stronger than anticipated, retail sales rising and consumer [...]
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When the new Busch Stadium opened in 2006, the occasional mudhole along adjacent property symbolized the failure of a planned companion project aimed at revitalizing downtown St. Louis. The St. Louis Cardinals had proposed the $ 650 million mixed-use project, known as Ballpark Village, for the 10 acres north of the new stadium. But those [...]
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May 21 (Infostrada Sports) – Results from the Strasbourg International Women‘s Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Flavia Pennetta (Italy) beat Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 6-4 6-2 3-Alize Cornet (France) beat Mathilde Johansson (France) 6-3 6-2 5-Monica Niculescu (Romania) beat Marina Erakovic (New Zealand) 6-7(7) 6-3 7-6(5) Misaki Doi (Japan) beat Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) 7-5 [...]
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LONDON (Reuters) – British farmers will be the first in Europe to get a vaccine against Schmallenberg virus, a new livestock disease that hit the continent in 2011. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said on Tuesday that MSD Animal Health, a unit of Merck & Co, had been issued a licence for [...]
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