Image caption Simon met Kylie last year Thirty-three years ago. That’s when Kylie Minogue first entered my life – and that of millions of teenagers – in the Australian soap Neighbours. It’s hard to believe it’s that long ago. I watched her marry Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan) in 1988, alongside twenty million others. I dread […]
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Q. Why have bedbugs become such a problem? Are there any new ways to attack them? A. Scientists believe that bedbugs have developed resistance to some insecticides, and travel is helping to spread the resistant insects worldwide. Another major contributor is the failure of many hotels and residential landlords to identify infestations promptly, and to
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Facebook is vowing to crack down on misinformation surrounding the 2020 census following calls from civil rights groups and the federal government for big tech to take action. In an update released Sunday on its more than yearlong civil rights audit, the company said it would treat the count “with the same priority and focus
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Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died Monday at the age of 27, stunning Major League Baseball and leading to the postponement of the team’s game against the Texas Rangers. Skaggs was with the team in Texas when he was found unresponsive in his hotel room, police said . He was pronounced dead at the
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Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your guide to the day in national politics. I’m Lisa Lerer, your host. [Get On Politics delivered to your inbox.] Since there have been political campaigns, there’s been disinformation. In 1800, Thomas Jefferson paid the editor of the Richmond Examiner to praise his party. In 1964, operatives working for President
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OPEC is extending its deal to cut production for another nine months in bid to keep oil prices from sagging as the oil cartel faces a weakening outlook for global demand. The decision among the members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries came during a meeting Monday at the cartel’s headquarters in Vienna.
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The sister of a Muslim woman murdered in a so-called honour killing has spoken out about the impact of her death, and her concerns about a planned TV drama based on the case. In 2006, 20-year-old Banaz Mahmod was killed in London on the orders of her father and uncle when she left her husband
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President Donald Trump says military tanks will be part of Washington’s Fourth of July celebration later this week. Asked Monday about his plans, Trump said tanks will be stationed outside but provided no other details. Trump had wanted a parade of military tanks and other equipment in Washington after witnessing a similar parade in Paris
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Backed by an offensive barrage, Blue Jays left-hander Clayton Richard had a relatively easy time ending the longest losing streak of his career. Freddy Galvis hit a pair of solo home runs, rookie Cavan Biggio had four RBIs and Toronto beat the Kansas City Royals 11-4 on Monday. Randal Grichuk had four hits and four
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NASHVILLE — It had been on the calendar for months, the annual leadership conference of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. But the talk at the gathering of 8,000 women last weekend was about far more than the usual chapter building, catching up and breaking out outfits in the organization’s signature pink and green: Kamala Harris,
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