A Virginia couple has been charged in the death of a two-month-old baby from a suspected heroin and cocaine overdose. News outlets report a grand jury in Danville, Virginia, indicted 27-year-old Eugene Chandler Jr. and 26-year-old Shaleigh Brumfield on Tuesday on charges of felony homicide and abuse and neglect of a child. Danville Police say […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption L to R: John Boyega, writer-director Steve McQueen and Letitia Wright John Boyega and Letitia Wright head the cast on Steve McQueen’s latest project, an anthology series set within London’s West Indian community. Alex Jennings and Line of Duty actress Rochenda Sandall will also appear in the series, which
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Hundreds of outraged Wayfair employees at the company’s Boston headquarters walked off the job Wednesday to protest the online retailer’s business with a contractor that operates migrant detention centers. Workers learned last week that the furniture outlet sold $200,000 worth of bedroom furniture to a government contractor called BCFS for the purpose of outfitting an immigrant detention
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Fourth of July celebrations may vary around our melting pot of a nation, but there’s one constant that can be counted on: the fireworks. But powerful pyrotechnic displays aren’t only found in major cities like New York City, Chicago or Washington, D.C. Here are eight standout shows in other cities, worth seeking out for their
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A nonprofit organization that searches for the remains of U.S. servicemen lost in past conflicts has found what officials believe are the graves of more than 30 Marines and sailors killed in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. A team working on the remote Pacific atoll of Tarawa found the graves in
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UConn coach Randy Edsall says he doesn’t know where his team will end up once the school leaves the American Athletic Conference. Edsall issued a statement Wednesday as the school’s Board of Trustees discussed an invitation to move most of the school’s athletic teams from the American Athletic Conference to the Big East. The Big
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Jeremy Corbyn has asked Theresa May whether she disputes a High Court ruling over the UK government’s decision to allow arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Judges said licences should be reviewed after Campaign Against Arms Trade argued there was a clear risk the weaponry might be used in a serious violation of international humanitarian law.
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s under little pressure to reach a trade deal with China when he meets late this week with President Xi Jinping and is prepared to impose further tariffs on Chinese imports. “The Chinese economy’s going down the tubes,” Trump said in an interview with Fox Business Network. “They want
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Image copyright Getty Images Further cuts to care services in England will be needed in the coming year, council chiefs are warning. Local authorities plan to spend £22.5bn in 2019-20 on services for older people and younger adults with disabilities. That represented a rise of £400m on last year but was not enough to keep
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Image copyright Getty Images Eurostar has updated its policy on how much alcohol passengers can carry, following a backlash on social media. The train operator’s rules, introduced last year, limited people to taking one bottle of wine or four cans of beer and no spirits on board. It has now changed its guidance to “make
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