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Plantation tours are erasing the harsh realities of enslaved workers.

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Former Premier League forward Chris Sutton says that Arsenal are worse under Freddie Ljungberg than they were under Unai Emery.

The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Jason Riley, Mary O'Grady and Dan Henninger. Image: Marco Passaro/Zuma Press

NY Forecast for Tuesday, December 17, 2019

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City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index

Albany;Partial sunshine;33;21;SE;5;46%;56%;2

Binghamton;Rather cloudy;32;25;SE;4;67%;64%;1

Buffalo;Mostly cloudy;36;27;ENE;4;69%;71%;1

Central Park;Snow and sleet;37;34;NE;2;61%;84%;1

Dansville;Cloudy;38;25;SSE;3;68%;60%;1

Dunkirk;Cloudy;36;28;E;4;70%;58%;1

The Hallmark Channel pulled an ad from Zola which featured a same-sex wedding. Zola, a wedding planning company, it would no longer be advertising with Hallmark.

In the New York Islanders’ last game of the 2017-18 season, Anders Lee scored his 40th goal...

CT Forecast for Tuesday, December 17, 2019

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City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index

Bridgeport;Becoming cloudy;36;31;NE;5;57%;78%;1

Chester;Inc. clouds;37;29;ENE;5;48%;78%;1

Danbury;Becoming cloudy;35;27;ESE;2;57%;64%;1

Groton;Partly sunny;38;31;NE;6;53%;66%;1

Hartford;Partly sunny;37;28;SE;5;48%;69%;2

Meriden;Some sun;36;28;SE;4;51%;60%;1

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A one-term state lawmaker in Mississippi is contesting her narrow loss in the general election, saying she believes voting irregularities raise questions about the fairness of the election process.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Welcome to deja vu, Louisiana state government-style.

(December 15, 2019) – Undefeated German star Sarah “Babyface” Bormann is still the World Boxing Federation (WBF) Womens World Light Flyweight Champion after successfully defending her title for the first time on Saturday, December 14. Bormann had a little too much in the bag for gritty and game challenger Lotta Loikkanen from Finland, as she…

This 450sq.m, three-story house is located in Ramat Hasharon, a small city in the suburbs of Tel Aviv, Israel. It houses a young family with three children and includes the owner's clinic. It sits on the land in an L-shape and speaks in a language of layers. Upon meeting with new clients, we first talk with them to get to know them, understand their needs, desires and general thoughts about life. One of the first requests of the owner, a sex therapist, and anthropologist was that she doesn't want anything to be white... Читать дальше...

Danni Wyatt had a successful week with England as they won 2-0 in their three-match series against Pakistan in Kuala Lumpur.

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Conor McGregor teases of a showdown with UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman.

Last week in Pretty Handy, we noted that it was either going to be the Netherlands or Denmark that got the brand new seventh boat for the second season of SailGP. It was the latter, so we will certainly take that 50% as a pass mark.

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In a new book, Thomas Philippon of New York University makes the contrarian case that the free market is thriving in Europe and faltering in the United States. This may startle observers focused on top-line output figures. Over the past three decades, for example, annual US GDP growth has averaged around 2.6 percent, compared to 1.4 percent for the Eurozone. Since 2010, US growth has averaged 2.2 percent, outpacing Europe’s... Читать дальше...

The screeching masses on Twitter are melting down over the “white power symbol” flashed by a group of Army and Navy cadets. However, even the media is getting on board, unironically describing the ‘okay’ gesture as a hate symbol.
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LAS VEGAS – Boxing champ Claressa Shields showed up backstage at UFC 245 to talk about her recent meeting with UFC President Dana White and her desire to fight two-division champ Amanda Nunes in boxing and MMA.

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Will the backup goalkeeper see more time in 2020?

The holiday season is officially in full swing. And whether you're hosting family and friends or preparing to make the long trek to wherever it is you celebrate, chances are...

General election result could see pound rally to pre-referendum level of $1.45  Telegraph.co.uk