It’s almost 10 years since hackers stole thousands of emails and other documents from the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit. The scandal, known as “Climategate”, rocked the scientific world. Sceptics picked up on a small number of emails that seemed to suggest scientists had been deliberately manipulating data to exaggerate evidence of climate […]
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President Donald Trump is gathering conservative groups at the White House this week for a “summit” on social media that will prominently snub the tech titans who run big platforms on Facebook, Twitter and Google. It’s a sharp contrast to earlier days in Trump’s tenure when tech executives were occasional celebrity guests at the White
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A day after her memorable Wimbledon ended, Coco Gauff already was thinking about coming back. “Obviously, there’s always room for improvement,” Gauff said in an interview with The Associated Press at the All England Club on Tuesday. “I’m going to go and practice and improve some things,” the 15-year-old Floridian added, raising her eyebrows and
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WASHINGTON — Arrests at the southwestern border dropped by 28 percent in June, according to the Department of Homeland Security, signaling the first time this year that the number of border crossings declined. The department said that 104,344 arrests occurred in June, down from 144,278 in May — the highest monthly total in 13 years.
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Jiggy Athilingam was riding a bicycle in San Francisco five years ago when suddenly she was on a bed in the hallway of a hospital. “What happened?” she asked. A cracked helmet told the story of her memory loss: She had been hit from behind by a car. She spent 22 hours in a hospital
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Actress Lena Headey recently shared a video on Instagram of the martial arts legend and “Crazy Rich Asians” star greeting the “Game Of Thrones” actress’ cheery “Good morning, Michelle!” with a warm “Oh, fuck off!” Yeoh is clearly kidding around in the video, but it’s still absolute gold. Headey, who responded to the interaction with,
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Volkswagen is to stop producing the Beetle, bringing to an end the model’s 80-year history. The company has been making a version of the Beetle called the Final Edition at a single factory in Mexico. The last one will roll off the line on Wednesday. Designed during the Nazi era in Germany, the Beetle became
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Twitter announced a new set of rules Tuesday intended to curb dehumanizing language on the platform that specifically targets religious groups. Specifically, the company is expanding its definition of what qualifies as “hateful conduct” to include “language that dehumanizes others on the basis of religion.” For those unfamiliar with the level of discourse on the
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Megan Rapinoe considers Sunday to be the final insult. Just a few hours after the United States and the Netherlands meet in the Women’s World Cup final in France, Brazil or Peru will celebrate winning the Copa America, South America’s men’s championship. And then at night, the United States or Mexico will win the CONCACAF
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The two contenders to become the next leader of the Conservative Party – and the next prime minister – have exchanged opinions on the future of the UK’s top diplomat in the US. Sir Kim Darroch is at the centre of a row, after emails were leaked in which he described President Trump’s administration as
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