A dozen people were injured and thousands of commuters were delayed on the eve of July Fourth as a garbage truck flipped over a stone wall outside one of two tunnels connecting New Jersey with New York Wednesday. Cars were rerouted and buses were delayed for hours as the injured were taken to three local […]
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Once described as “the most important and original scientific thinker in the world”, James Lovelock is still a hugely influential environmental thinker – and he’s about to celebrate his 100th birthday. In the 1960s he was a campaigning eco-pioneer and now he’s a firm advocate of nuclear power. The BBC’s Mishal Husain went to meet
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Sue Bird found one upside to having knee surgery that has kept her out of the entire WNBA season to date. She won’t be missing any playing time to attend the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday in Lyon, France, to see if the United States can win its fourth title. “What they’re doing right
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WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that migrants were “living far better” in Border Patrol detention centers than in their home countries, one day after his own administration reported that children in some facilities were denied hot meals or showers, and that cells were so crowded that migrants begged to be freed. In a
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China and Europe of playing a “big currency manipulation game.” He said the United States should match that effort, a move that directly contradicts official U.S. policy not to manipulate the dollar’s value to gain trade advantages. In a tweet, the president said if America doesn’t act, the country
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They can’t or don’t want to always breastfeed, so they rely on their breast pumps instead. They are “the breast pumpers,” and they gather to help each other in a closed Facebook group with over 8,300 members. France, like the United States and Ireland, has some of the lowest breastfeeding rates among high-income countries. But pumping
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Nicki Minaj has been known for revealing and raunchy performances Nicki Minaj has been announced as a headline act for a music festival in Saudi Arabia, prompting confusion on social media over how her typically revealing outfits and explicit lyrics would go over in the ultra-conservative kingdom. The rapper
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Ski resorts are not just for winter anymore. In an effort to expand revenue opportunities in shortening ski seasons, mountain resorts have started offering more activities for the warmer months. Ski resorts have always drawn people to the mountain for summer hiking, biking and horseback riding. Now you can ride a zip line, attack obstacle
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Cranes hoist cargo onto the deck, power tools scream out and workers bustle through the maze of passageways inside the German icebreaker RV Polarstern, preparations for a yearlong voyage that organizers say is unprecedented in scale and ambition. In a couple of months, the hulking ship will set out for the Arctic packed with supplies
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Sweden’s World Cup title bid was ended by one-touch Dutch magic. It only took a few seconds for the Netherlands to carve Sweden open from midfield to the edge of the penalty area, where Jackie Groenen advanced to hit a superb low shot past goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl. She was powerless to stop Groenen’s effort after
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