BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Fan Bingbing, an A-list Chinese movie star who has appeared in the “X-Men” and “Iron Man” film franchises, has more than 62 million followers online in China and fronted campaigns for Montblanc watches and De Beers diamonds, has disappeared. FILE PHOTO: Director Wang Xiaoshuai (R) and cast […]
Daily Archives: September 14, 2018
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President Donald Trump has railed against Robert Mueller’s investigation, but Paul Manafort’s guilty plea shows that’s not hindered it. More The developments were first reported by ABC News, which said details of the deal would be announced in court on Friday. The network cited three unidentified sources with knowledge of […]
The East Coast of America is facing an onslaught of severe winds, heavy rain and increasing levels of flash flooding. Videos and images posted to social media show the extent of hurricane conditions across the Carolinas and Mid Atlantic states. Rushing water can be seen gushing through streets reaching windows, […]
HAMBURG/PARIS (Reuters) – Germany’s Volkswagen is in talks with other carmakers to set common standards for self-driving vehicle technology, Automotive News reported on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen self-driving car Sederic is seen before the annual earnings news conference of VW in Berlin in Berlin, Germany, March 13, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File […]
DALLAS — For Larry Woo, racism wasn’t a challenge. It was an inspiration. He recalled that people would bring chopsticks to games he played as a teenager in Canada’s Western Hockey League to mock him. They would also make racist gestures and use racial slurs, he added. Woo grew up […]
Media stories about people with cancer seeking controversial cures are unwittingly bolstering unscientific and potentially harmful treatments, says Michael Marshall Treatment should be evidence-basedJasmin Merdan/Getty By Michael Marshall Crowdfunding campaigns to help people with cancer pay for expensive and ineffective alternative treatments are becoming more common. These often set six-figure […]
We were big fans of last year’s version of the Origin Eon17-X, and this year’s edition is even better — and more expensive. The Eon17-X, which now starts at just over $2,000, is essentially a desktop gaming system crammed into a laptop. Yes, it’s technically more portable than hauling around […]
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE WILMINGTON, N.C. — Hurricane Florence made landfall early Friday on North Carolina’s coast, bringing extreme winds and massive storm surges as officials reported dozens of water rescues overnight. The eye […]