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Dominican Republic newspaper Listín Diario reports that a restraining order has been issued against David Ortiz. The request for the order was filed by Ortiz’s former partner, Fary Almanzar Fernandez, who is also the mother of Ortiz’s son. Fernandez alleged in the restraining order application that she’s been “intimidated and threatened” by Ortiz. Court documents […]
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Kopparberg is normally known for their tasty fruit ciders, but they’ve been adding a few more strings to their bow of late. First came a new gin, followed by a hard seltzer launch last month, and now it’s time for them to reveal their new rum. The spiced cherry flavour is characteristically fruity for Kopparberg, […]
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U.S. private equity firm KKR (KKR.N) said on Thursday it had reached an agreement to buy Dutch vacation parks firm Roompot from French private equity firm PAI Partners. KKR and Roompot did not disclose the price of the deal, but a source familiar with the transaction said it valued the Dutch company at around 1 […]
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It’s difficult to say whether this is the right move or not for Uber. Some will no doubt view it as a last-ditch effort to stay afloat during a very challenging time. Others could take it as the company leveraging what made it unique in the first place, like a restaurant selling its secret sauce […]
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An 8-year-old girl, her mother and another adult relative died in apparent drownings in a pool at a New Jersey home Monday afternoon, officials said. East Brunswick police were called to the home around 4:15 p.m. for a possible fall victim, but officers arrived and realized it was an apparent drowning, police Lt. Frank Sutter […]
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Christian Pulisic’s second-half goal helped drive Chelsea to a 2-1 comeback win over Aston Villa as the American substitute delivered at Villa Park. Pulisic entered in the 55th minute for Ruben Loftus-Cheek, scoring the equalizer within five minutes as part of a solid day. “I’m really glad that I could come in and help the […]
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Although some hotel chains and countries have started allowing people to travel to them recently, our chances of getting summer holidays are still fairly slim right now. Instead, we’ll have to make do with our picnics in the park and wearing our bikinis on our balconies. There’s also another way we can bring the outdoors […]
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French carmaker Renault (RENA.PA) has not asked for European Union’s stringent carbon emission reduction goals to be pushed back in spite of the coronavirus crisis, Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard said on Friday. Senard, who was speaking at a shareholder meeting, added that the company aimed to increase production of electric vehicles in France fourfold by 2024.
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You may have noticed all the internet shouting about the United States being under a cyberattack from a foreign country on Monday that took down our entire cellular infrastructure. No, really. I read it on Facebook and Twitter. You may have also noticed that you had no troubles at all. Sorry folks. False alarm. After […]
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Taquarius Wair, a college football player who survived a fire that left him severely burned when he was 4 years old, won the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2020 ESPY Awards, which were handed out in a virtual ceremony Sunday night. “I remember watching my brother’s skin slip off his body like plastic,” […]
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