PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rapper Meek Mill pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge on Tuesday and won’t serve additional time in prison after reaching a plea agreement in a case that’s kept him on probation for most of his adult life. The negotiated plea comes after an appeals court threw out the 2007 conviction of […]
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Image caption The site at Mill Bay in Eday used to be the island’s fishing harbour A salmon farm in Orkney is planning to build a small development of houses to stop workers leaving their jobs. Phil Boardman, Scottish Sea Farms manager in Eday, says trained staff have left because “we didn’t have anywhere for
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Facebook on Wednesday said it was strengthening how it verifies which groups and people place political advertising on its site, as the social network braces for the 2020 presidential election in the United States and works to reduce the spread of online disinformation. The moves build on rules that Facebook introduced last year, in which
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The day before Tony Gonzalez was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame earlier this month, he was asked about being a something of a pioneer at tight end. A guy who changed his position — and the game itself. Gonzalez sort of shrugged. “I guess everyone is doing it now,” he admitted of
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But the bare-knuckle, brawling style that the Tea Party brought to American politics, Mr. Brandon added, is still very much intact. And in Mr. Trump, the movement has found a champion who is temperamentally suited to its way of practicing politics — even if he cares little for its founding ideas. One significant limitation to
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Bake Off first premiered on the BBC in 2010 but moved to Channel 4 in 2017 The UK’s TV critics have welcomed the return of The Great British Bake Off to Channel 4 for its 10th series. “No surprises hidden like currants in a fruit cake… No boat-rocking channel
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Image copyright Getty Images The value of the pound has fallen following news that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to suspend Parliament on 9 September. The move is expected to prevent opposition leaders from passing a law to stop a no-deal Brexit. The pound is down almost 1% against both the euro and US
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The W New York in 1998 was the epitome of cool. It was the first property of the W Hotel brand, then part of Starwood, now Marriott, and boasted rooms with silver couches and mirrored ceilings. The lobby was designed to act as a lounge. The pool was called a wet deck. The presidential suite
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A Russian space capsule carrying a humanoid robot has successfully docked at the International Space Station after a failed attempt last week. Interested in Space? Add Space as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Space news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday that the
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Serena Williams’ matchup against 17-year-old American Caty McNally heads a lineup of second-round contests that similarly pit established champions against hungry upstarts. The eighth-seeded Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champ, will be heavily favored in the nightcap in Arthur Ashe Stadium against McNally, who is ranked No. 121 and got her first victory in
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