Demolition experts have blown up what remains of the Morandi bridge in the Italian city of Genoa nearly a year after the structure collapsed. Thousands of people were evacuated ahead of explosions to bring down two large towers consisting of about 4,500 tonnes of concrete and steel. Forty-three people were killed when part of the […]
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Nate Lashley tried and failed to qualify for a spot in the Rocket Mortgage Classic earlier this week. He chose to stay in Detroit, hoping to slip into the field as an alternate. Good call. Lashley birdied the final three holes and five of the last six for a 9-under 63 and the first-round lead
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Prime Minister Theresa May has said the two Russian men suspected of the Salisbury Novichok poisoning should be “brought to justice”, ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Mrs May is expected to discuss the attack with Mr Putin during one-to-one talks on the sidelines of the G20 summit. In an interview with the
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Gone is the haze of cigarette, cigar and pipe smoke. Gone are the coffee, soda and pizza stains. With only a few exceptions, NASA’s Apollo-era Mission Control has been restored to the way it looked 50 years ago when two men landed on the moon. It gets the stamp of approval from retired flight director
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The baseballs were flying in a — surprise, surprise — slugfest at Coors Field and the results were all too familiar. The Dodgers just have Colorado’s number. Chris Taylor drove in the go-ahead run with a bloop single as part of a four-run ninth, Max Muncy hit two of Los Angeles’ six homers and the
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OSAKA, Japan — To the surprise of exactly no one, President Trump sneaked a look at the Democratic debate in between meetings with world leaders. And to the surprise of exactly no one, he professed not to be impressed. In Japan for an international summit meeting, Mr. Trump could hardly resist taking a peek at
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It’s tough to decide when to start taking Social Security benefits and it appears many people are shorting themselves with their choice. A new study finds that only 4% of retirees start claiming their Social Security benefits at the most financially optimal time. And current retirees collectively will lose $3.4 trillion in potential income to
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Image copyright Getty Images Legoland and Madame Tussauds waxworks owner Merlin Entertainments has accepted a £4.8bn takeover offer for the firm. A group of investors, led by the Danish billionaire family which controls the separate toy firm Lego, has made the approach with other private investors. Kirkbi Invest says it has the money and experience
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SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter announced on Thursday that it would hide messages from major political figures who break the company’s rules for harassment or abuse behind a warning label, but would not take the messages down, in a move that could exacerbate the debate over political bias on the service. The warning labels will explain
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Eduardo Escobar’s late RBI single meant a little more Thursday after an emotional cross-country trip. Earlier in the day, the Arizona third baseman had been in Miami for meetings with immigration officials as two of his boys received their green cards. Diamondbacks owners provided their private plane to get him there after Wednesday’s game in
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