Image copyright Getty Images Skin cancer rates have “soared” in the UK over the last decade, particularly in men and younger adults, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has warned. Incidence of melanomas rose in men by 53% – from 19 per 100,000 in 2004-6 to 29 per 100,000 in 2014-16. And diagnoses in 25-49 year olds […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionKyoto Animation offices on fire At least 13 people are dead and dozens injured after a suspected arson attack at an animation studio in Kyoto, Japan, local emergency officials have said. Local media quoted police as saying a man broke into the Kyoto Animation Co studio on
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The Latest on first round of The British Open (all times local): 7:45 a.m. Darren Clarke considered the opening tee shot on home soil to be an honor. That doesn’t mean it was ceremonial. The 50-year-old Clarke, whose game was honed at Royal Portrush as a junior, birdied the opening hole to throaty applause. And
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WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday evening to hold Attorney General William P. Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt of Congress for their refusal to turn over key documents related to the Trump administration’s attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The citations for two cabinet officials, approved 230
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The World Health Organization says the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in northeastern Congo is now an international health emergency . More than 1,600 people have died since August in the second-worst outbreak of the disease in history. Wednesday’s declaration was sparked by the outbreak’s spread to a city of more than two million people ,
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Jennifer Lopez educates Constance Wu on the intricacies of a stripper pole in the first trailer for “Hustlers,” her hotly anticipated crime caper inspired by a real-life case. Written and directed by Lorene Scafaria, “Hustlers” is based on a 2015 New York Magazine story, “The Hustlers at Scores.” In it, journalist Jessica Pressler profiled a group of
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Image copyright Getty Images Water bills in England and Wales are set to fall by an average of £50 between 2020 and 2025, under plans published by the industry regulator. Ofwat said firms would also have to invest an additional £6m each day in improving services for customers. It comes amid widespread dissatisfaction with the
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Nevada’s governor and congressional delegation are pointing to earthquakes this month in the California desert and calling for the U.S. Energy Department look again at seismic risks of burying the nation’s most radioactive nuclear waste at a site in the Mojave Desert. In a opinions by the state’s top earthquake experts: James Faulds at the
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Six Dodgers pitchers combined on a two-hitter spanning a 2 hour, 37 minute rain delay, and Los Angeles completed a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies early Thursday morning. David Freese and Justin Turner homered, and A.J. Pollock and Kiké Hernandez also drove in runs for the NL-West leading Dodgers, who improved their MLB-best record
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• The National Republican Congressional Committee has adopted a no-holds-barred strategy to win back the House majority next year, borrowing heavily from Mr. Trump’s playbook in deploying taunts and name-calling. • The Pentagon will send an additional 1,100 active duty troops and 1,000 members of the Texas National Guard to assist in securing the United
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