One moment, Kaleigh Gilchrist was celebrating an unprecedented third straight world championship for the U.S. women’s water polo team. In the next moment, she was headed to a hospital in South Korea. Gilchrist was partying with teammate Paige Hauschild and other competitors from the world swimming championships when a balcony at a nightclub near the […]
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John Oliver compared British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to President Donald Trump with a quote from Trump himself on Sunday’s “Last Week Tonight.” (See the full segment below.) The British host showed a clip of Trump bragging that Johnson has become known as “Britain Trump,” which means the British “like me over there,” Trump said.
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India’s tiger population has grown to nearly 3,000, making the country one of the safest habitats for the endangered animals. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the tiger count for 2018 on Monday and said it’s a “historic achievement” for India, whose big cat population had dwindled to 1,400 about 14-15 years ago. India estimates its
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FedEx Field is a concrete relic of stadiums past with a clock ticking on its status as an NFL building. The Washington Redskins’ training camp home away from home is only six years old and yet it’s also on borrowed time. On the field, Washington is three years removed from its last playoff appearance, 27
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Kamala Harris is filling in the details of how she would move 330 million Americans onto a single government health insurance system, her fullest statements on an issue that’s getting top billing in the Democratic presidential primary. The issue also has posed some problems for the California senator. Harris is a supporter of Vermont Sen.
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Image copyright Borkowski Image caption Marley headlined Friday night of the festival Ziggy Marley has given his backing to environmental campaign groups like Extinction Rebellion. The reggae singer says politicians and business are not listening to the public’s concerns about climate change and pollution. “I feel things like Extinction Rebellion are necessary,” he told the
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Image copyright Getty Images The Irish government has been clear that a no-deal Brexit would cause significant damage. The first major study, commissioned early in 2018, estimated that no deal would reduce growth by 7% over the next 10 years, compared with a scenario where the UK stayed in the EU. In June, Finance Minister
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Every dawn, on every day, surfers in wetsuits paddle out to take on the famed Peruvian waves. Back on rocky beaches bearing Hawaiian names like Makaha and Waikiki, instructors can be seen training students. Some here speak about the country’s world surfing champions. Others lay claim to being home to the world’s longest waves, offering
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It’s easy to become desensitized to all the big home run numbers these days. Still, this past week was pretty special. Robinson Canó, Paul DeJong, Nelson Cruz and Mookie Betts each hit three homers in a game — and they did it on consecutive days. The unprecedented streak of home run hat tricks began with
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Image copyright Jason LaVeris Image caption Dame Julie’s career spans seven decades Dame Julie Andrews will recount her famous career at a special one-off live event in London in November. A Conversation with Dame Julie Andrews will see her take centre stage as she discusses her forthcoming memoir Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood
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