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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SAN MATEO, Calif. — Mr. Spock may think space is the final frontier, but Earth’s deep oceans are just as mysterious and unknown. Now, one scientist says thousands of people could explore the oceans using cheap, remotely controlled robots. “The deep has even more cool stuff than space,” said Eric Stackpole, a researcher at NASA [...]
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BOSTON (Reuters) – When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, starts rolling out in October, it will overhaul how Americans get healthcare coverage. Yet many workers will feel little immediate impact. That’s because almost half the 160 million Americans who received health coverage through their jobs in 2012 were enrolled in what’s [...]
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