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More and more teams are joining the movement to make Friday a holiday. The Buccaneers are the latest team to declare a day off to celebrate Juneteenth. “We must be purposeful in our reflection, acknowledgement and efforts towards achieving collective change in society,” the team’s statement read. “As we work together in this process, we […]
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I made a batch of herb and potato cakes this week, each a tangle of coarsely grated spring onion and potato, and the size of a dinner plate. As the latticework rounds crisped in the pan, I grated a fistful of cheese (fontina, but it could have been anything) over the top to melt into […]
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HSBC is resuming plans to cut around 35,000 jobs which it put on ice after the coronavirus outbreak, as Europe’s biggest bank grapples with the impact on its already falling profits. It will also maintain a freeze on almost all external hiring, Chief Executive Noel Quinn said in a memo sent to HSBC’s 235,000 staff […]
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Counter-Strike was originally released for Windows PCs in 2000. It is often referred to as Counter-Strike 1.6 to differentiate it from other games in the series as that was the final major software version released. The game, originally a Half-Life modification created by Minh Le and Jess Cliffe, eventually spawned an entire franchise that remains […]
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“This is a big step,” President Donald Trump said of the executive order he signed this week holding police officers to higher standards when they use force. Some police chiefs and reform advocates described it similarly: as a first step, a starting point, by the Trump administration in response to the street protests that followed […]
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Giants kicker Aldrick Rosas was arrested for a hit and run on Monday, and it wasn’t his first incident. Rosas was also arrested for driving under the influence in 2016, and the Giants “were aware of a prior arrest prior to him joining us”, a source told Matt Lombardo of NJ Advance Media. In that […]
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ASunday afternoon in lockdown and I am standing at the stove watching molten butter burn, because a nice lady in Manchester told me I must and, right now, I’m extremely suggestible. I’ve already had a traumatic interaction with some pastry that was so short it only held together out of good manners. Now here I […]
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No denying May’s $73 billion rebound in U.S. retail sales was an eye-popper and is the latest fodder to fuel the red-hot “V” vs “U” debate about what kind of recovery to expect from the COVID-19 recession. Even Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who has taken pains lately to caution everyone that this is likely […]
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We now know what the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 look like. We also know most of their hardware specs and have seen some games. But the big question remains: how much will they cost? In the case of Sony’s machine, we’ve just heard that the company will be “emphasizing value as opposed to […]
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The Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix will get a new name and image, Quaker Oats announced Wednesday, saying the company recognizes that “Aunt Jemima’s origins are based on a racial stereotype.” The 130-year-old brand features a Black woman named Aunt Jemima, who was originally dressed as a minstrel character. The picture has […]
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