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praetorianphoto/iStock(LONDON) — It was the title of a critically derided 1971 play loved by audiences, but now, “No Sex Please, We’re British,” looks more like fact than fiction. A new study published in the United Kingdom reveals that the rates of Britons having regular sex is declining, with “modern life” and “technology” cited as possible …

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busracavus/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Drug makers must begin disclosing their list prices in television commercials this July, the Trump administration announced Wednesday. The move by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is aimed at driving down drug costs by shaming the pharmaceutical industry into being more transparent about skyrocketing drug prices. Azar, a former pharmaceutical executive …

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Pool via ABC News(LONDON) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, described parenthood as “magic” as the first-time mom and her husband, Prince Harry, debuted their newborn son to the world Wednesday at Windsor Castle. “It’s magic. It’s pretty amazing,” Meghan, 37, said as Harry, 34, held their son in his arms. “I have the two …

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lovro77/iStock(NEW YORK) — Uber and Lyft drivers around the world are striking on Wednesday to improve wages and working conditions just two days ahead of Uber’s monster IPO that could generate $80 million to $90 million. The hours drivers plan to strike vary by location but will span from New York to Atlanta to Tokyo. …

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SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump is still fighting Congress over the release of his tax returns, but a new report on Tuesday analyzing his official Internal Revenue Service tax transcripts, with the figures from his federal tax forms, shows he lost over $1 billion from 1985 to 1994. The documents show Trump’s …

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Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a list-minute trip to Iraq amid reported threats to U.S. personnel in the country from neighboring Iran and heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran. The surprise visit came just two days after the U.S. announced plans to move an aircraft carrier strike group to the …

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Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump, who has called himself “Tariff Man,” took investors by surprise when he escalated a trade war with China in announcing steep new tariffs on Chinese goods. In response to concerns about a potential trade war, the Dow on Tuesday had its biggest drop since early January, and …

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vmargineanu/iStock(DENVER) — At least eight people have been injured in a shooting at a Colorado school, according to authorities. Two suspects are in custody, Douglas County Undersheriff Holly Nicholson Kluth told reporters during a press conference. Emergency dispatchers received reports that shots were fired at the STEM School in Highlands Ranch just before 2 p.m., …

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vmargineanu/iStock(DENVER) — At least seven people have been injured in a shooting at a Colorado school, according to authorities. Two suspects are in custody, Douglas County Undersheriff Holly Nicholson Kluth told reporters during a press conference. Emergency dispatchers received reports that shots were fired at the STEM School in Highlands Ranch just before 2 p.m., …

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Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Investigators examining the fiery crash landing of a Russian passenger at a Moscow airport reportedly are increasingly focused on pilot error as the primary cause of the accident that killed 41, as well as whether the emergency response was too slow. The Aeroflot flight with 78 people aboard ran into …

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