Image copyright Sky Atlantic Image caption Dothraki is the language of a nomadic warrior race in Game of Thrones The brains behind some of science fiction’s most popular invented languages are gathering for a conference to showcase their skills. The San Diego-based Language Creation Society has brought together “conlangers” – or people who “construct” languages […]
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Nomar Mazara hit two home runs, Lance Lynn shook off a four-run first inning and retired 17 of the last 18 batters he faced, and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Saturday night. Run-scoring singles by Texas’ Shin-Soo Choo and Delino DeShields wiped out Chicago’s 5-4 lead in the sixth inning.
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Image copyright Kirsten McTernan Image caption The winner Andrei Kymach called it “a dream come true” The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition has been won by a Ukrainian baritone, who also scooped £20,000 in prize money. Andrei Kymach, 31, was one of five singers that made it through to Saturday’s final round after
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Albert Pujols took a curtain call for his adoring fans at Busch Stadium after homering against the Cardinals, but Marcell Ozuna connected to lead Dakota Hudson and St. Louis over the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 on Saturday. Pujols hit his 13th home run, a solo drive in the seventh inning. He got a standing ovation
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A mum who gave legal guardianship of her daughter to the child’s grandparents after she was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis said she hopes one day she will live with her again. Kimberley Beavan, 29, who had a history of mental illness, said it was the “worst thing that you can ever experience”. Her daughter Autumn
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Image caption One of Simons’ BBC roles was in The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries between 1990 and 1994 Heartbeat actor William Simons, who charmed Sunday evening viewers for nearly two decades as easygoing veteran PC Alf Ventress, has died aged 79. Welsh-born Simons played the character in all 18 series of the 1960s-set show. He also
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Giancarlo Stanton hit a pair of go-ahead, two-run singles, both off third baseman Yuli Gurriel’s glove, and the New York Yankees beat the Houston Astros 7-5 Saturday night for their eighth straight win. The Astros lost their seventh in a row in the matchup of AL division leaders. Stanton made it 4-2 in the sixth
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President Trump again denied that he had sexually assaulted the advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s, saying multiple times in extended comments to reporters on Saturday that he had “no idea” who Ms. Carroll was. In a forthcoming book, Ms. Carroll alleges that Mr. Trump raped her in 1995 or 1996 in a
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Susan Hill was 63 when she became terminally ill with motor neurone disease. But when she claimed for personal independence payments (PIP), to pay her carers, she was forced to carry out “bizarre” physical tests, such as standing on one leg, as part of her benefit assessment. Mrs Hill, of Bargoed, has since died and
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Image copyright Gavin Li Image caption Playwright and actress Tuyen Do wants to break away from the image of the refugee Boat People Opening this week is what’s being presented as the first British Vietnamese play. Summer Rolls at London’s Park Theatre shows the younger generation embracing cultural change – and unsettling their families who
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