Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE WASHINGTON — Single-payer health care is hot right now among Democrats, but Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., got there early — first as an activist and then as a legislator. She’s […]
Daily Archives: September 22, 2018
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Ten years ago they were smart phones, not just phones. And the T-Mobile G1 wasn’t just the world’s first Android smartphone. It was my first smartphone, too. But the reason I chose a “Google” phone over Apple’s gen-1 iPhone probably wasn’t all that smart. I wanted my phone to be […]
People love to duke it out over the various merits of Apple CarPlay versus Android Auto. For a long time, Android had a big edge in that users could use Google Maps navigation while Apple users were stuck with Apple Maps. Now, with iOS 12, that playing field is a […]
(Reuters) – Former world number one Lee Chong Wei is receiving treatment after being diagnosed with nose cancer, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) said in a statement on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Badminton – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men’s Singles – Carrara Sports Arena 2 – Gold Coast, […]
India on Friday called off the meeting between the nuclear-armed neighbours’ foreign ministers, planned for the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly this month. The foreign ministry in New Delhi said its decision to scrap the meeting was to protest the killing of Indian security personnel in Kashmir and a […]
ZURICH (Reuters) – Drug giants Novartis, Bayer and Roche on Friday lost a bid to stop British doctors from recommending a cheaper drug option for people with an eye disease that causes blindness, the High Court in London ruled. A drug industry group said the decision was “extraordinary” and was […]
(Reuters) – Actor Tom Selleck, star of such TV crime dramas as “Magnum, P.I.” and “Blue Bloods” and an ardent gun collector, has resigned from the National Rifle Association’s board of directors. FILE PHOTO: Actor Tom Selleck poses as after arriving for the taping of “The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary […]
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Saturday announced it had signed a “provisional agreement” with China on the appointment of bishops, a breakthrough on an issue that for decades fueled […]