HONG KONG — Antigovernment protesters on Friday swarmed Hong Kong’s international airport, taking aim at both a global transit hub and the city’s closely guarded reputation for order and efficiency. The protest in the airport’s arrival hall, which is planned to last through Sunday, comes as Hong Kong reels from its worst political crisis since […]
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Image copyright @BrookeHouts YouTuber Brooke Houts says she’s “not a dog abuser” after publishing a video of herself appearing to hit and spit on her pet. Footage uploaded on her YouTube channel shows the vlogger’s dog Sphinx jumping up while she tries to film a trick. Brooke can be seen shouting “no” before smacking and
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionUK shouldn’t be afraid of US farm exports, says former Trump adviser A former top trade adviser to US President Trump has told the BBC “there is a level of panic” around Brexit “that is not justified”. Stephen Vaughn, who served as acting trade representative before becoming
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he plans to introduce a new fast-track visa to attract more of the world’s best scientists to the U.K. Interested in United Kingdom? Add United Kingdom as an interest to stay up to date on the latest United Kingdom news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Johnson said Thursday
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BOSTON (AP) — Rosie Ruiz, the Boston Marathon course-cutter who was stripped of her victory in the 1980 race and went on to become an enduring symbol of cheating in sports, has died. She was 66. Ruiz, who was also known as Rosie Vivas, died in Florida of cancer on July 8, according to an
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Entertainer Wayne Newton is being sued by a Las Vegas woman who claims the veteran crooner’s pet monkey bit and injured her daughter during an invited visit to Newton’s showpiece mansion nearly two years ago. Jocelyne Urena seeks at least $15,000 in damages on behalf of her daughter, Genevieve, in a
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Chelsea is one of only four Premier League clubs to have signed up to the Living Wage Foundation Premier League football clubs have been urged to pay staff above the minimum wage after spending £1.41bn on players. Many cleaners, security guards, caterers and other staff do not earn enough
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With eight cameras (and radar, GPS and ultrasonic sensors), Tesla obviously believes visuals like the signs and road stripes that signal humans are the best path to autonomy. There’s also neural network training at work. Tesla gathers images of significant situations from owner’s cars (tricky intersections, cars with bicycles mounted on them, even vehicles that
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DeShone Kizer was 8 for 13 with 102 yards and a touchdown and the Green Bay Packers topped the Houston Texans 28-26 in the preseason opener for both teams on Thursday night. Tim Boyle added two second-half touchdown passes for the Packers as Aaron Rodgers had the night off. With Deshaun Watson not playing and
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHannah Lelii has tested the technology ahead of giving birth in August Women in labour are being given virtual reality headsets to see if they can help manage the pain of childbirth. University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff is carrying out a trial and it could be
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