A “white van man” is using his artistic talent to transform his dirty vehicle into a work of art. Rick Minns covers the side of his van in specially prepared mud and uses it as a giant canvas for his drawings. A delivery driver in Norfolk, he is known as Ruddy Muddy and has become […]
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The Latest on the backers of a giant telescope planned for Hawaii seeking a building permit for alternative site in Spain (all times local): 11:45 p.m. The mayor of Hawaii‘s Big Island says it would be a loss for his community if a giant telescope planned for the summit of the state’s highest peak was
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Even with a new contract, Tom Brady faces some uncertainty about his future. At his age, that’s hard to avoid. “I’m ready to go this year and that’s really what matters. That’s where my focus is,” Brady said. “It’s a unique situation I’m in. I’m in my 20th year with the same team. I’m 42
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It was not clear whether the El Paso shooting had the potential to become a pivot point in national politics, much as the Oklahoma City bombing had in the 1990s. After that attack, which killed 168 people, President Bill Clinton delivered a searing speech against the “loud and angry voices in America today whose sole
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NEW YORK, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Stock markets around the world fell hard and the Chinese yuan weakened to an 11-year low on Monday as fears of an escalation in the U.S.-China trade war jolted financial markets. China on Monday let the yuan tumble beyond the key 7-per-dollar level for the first time in more
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota authorities charged singer R. Kelly on Monday with two counts of prostitution and solicitation involving a girl under 18 in 2001. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Kelly, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, is accused of soliciting the girl after meeting her at a concert in Minneapolis. Kelly was
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The seems to be spinning better — and, faster — out of Sam Darnold’s right hand this summer. Well, it’s no optical illusion or training camp exaggeration. The New York Jets quarterback worked on getting stronger entering his second NFL season. And the results have been noticeable. “It just comes with confidence,” Darnold said Monday.
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said on Monday that it will create a real-time payments system, with the goal of making paychecks and money transfers available for use more immediately. The move is aimed at narrowing the amount of time between when money is deposited or transferred into an account and when it is available
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Image copyright Alamy Image caption The 1937 Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was a global hit Once upon a time a museum in a charming old German town was given a very important, long-lost gravestone. It was that of Maria Sophia von Erthal, a baroness who is believed to have inspired the
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Image copyright Reuters The UK’s data privacy chief has joined the chorus of warnings over Facebook’s proposed digital currency, Libra. Elizabeth Denham, who runs the Information Commissioner’s Office, has signed a statement alongside counterparts in the US, Canada, Australia and the European Union. The statement said they have “shared concerns” over “privacy risks posed”. Banking
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