Chlorine gas has sickened dozens of swimmers at a Utah public pool in what police called a freak accident. A pump malfunctioned Tuesday and forced too much chlorine out of a jet at Pleasant Grove Veterans Memorial Pool about 36 miles (58 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City, Pleasant Grove Police Capt. Britt Smith said. […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Roberts’ contribution to Doctor Who: The Target Storybook, has been removed Writer Gareth Roberts has been dropped from an upcoming Doctor Who anthology over “offensive” transphobic tweets, BBC Books has confirmed. Roberts, confirming his dismissal via Medium, said the publisher had “immediately folded” to pressure from the show’s fandom
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Topshop is considered the jewel in Arcadia’s crown A crucial meeting to rescue Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group has been adjourned for a week after landlords initially rejected his plan. Landlords of the troubled group’s stores, which include Topshop and Miss Selfridge, were due to vote on a Company
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On the ninth floor of the Madame Tussauds building in New York, they’ve built a little piece of Broadway. A new permanent exhibit opened Tuesday that offers visitors an Instagram-ready chance to put on costumes and sing some of Broadway’s most famous show tunes, and also gives a taste of what’s going on backstage, from
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“This is an important and long-overdue change,” Becca Lewis, a research affiliate at the nonprofit organization Data & Society, said about the new policy. “However, YouTube has often executed its community guidelines unevenly, so it remains to be seen how effective these updates will be.” YouTube’s scale — more than 500 hours of new videos
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A judge says a former assistant basketball coach for the University of Southern California won’t be going to prison for accepting a bribe to steer young athletes to a manager. Tony Bland dropped his head in relief Wednesday when he was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and two years’ probation. Bland was the
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Measures to enhance the protection for service personnel facing claims of criminal acts abroad will not apply to those who served in Northern Ireland over the last few decades. Families of those shot by British servicemen want to see some retired soldiers face investigations and trials. But retired veterans, and some MPs, are pressing the
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In the early days of his information technology company, Sam Lehman looked for ways to differentiate his business from its many competitors. As he searched online, Lehman found the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, or NGLCC, which certifies companies as lesbian-, gay-, bisexual- or transgender-owned, helping them be more visible to potential clients
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The Latest on a doctor charged with murder in the overdose deaths of 25 patients (all times local): 11:45 a.m. An Ohio hospital system is pledging continued cooperation with authorities after a critical-care doctor was charged with 25 counts of murders in the overdose deaths of patients. Columbus-based Mount Carmel Health System says it appreciates
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Image copyright Google Image caption The Leamington Assembly is closing down with immediate effect A live music venue which hosted bands such as Primal Scream and the Levellers has closed suddenly. The MJR Group has said it is closing The Leamington Assembly with immediate effect, citing the current level of rents and rates. It also
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