Image copyright Own Image caption Lesley says she’s been ‘stubborn’ and kept on working part-time Life is very different for Lesley Hart since she had meningitis nearly 10 years ago. “I’m no longer Miss Independent. It’s impacting more and more as time goes on. But I live each day as I want to.” Lesley is […]
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Smoke is seen following a fire at Aramco facility in the eastern city of Abqaiq Oil prices hit their highest in four months after two attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities on Saturday knocked out more than 5% of global supply. At the start of trading, Brent crude jumped 19% to
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Four million people have fled Venezuela, as the country continues to face economic and political crisis. 40,000 have gone to the small Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago, just seven miles off the coast. But life isn’t easy for those who arrive, and some locals have made it clear they’re not welcome. The BBC’s Ashley
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With Drew Brees watching from the sideline with an injured hand, the Los Angeles Rams didn’t need a no-call to beat the New Orleans Saints again. Jared Goff passed for 283 yards and a touchdown and rushed for another score, and the Rams stopped New Orleans from scoring an offensive touchdown for the first time
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The comment quickly went viral, playing into the hands of Republicans who fight gun bills by warning that Democrats will violate Americans’ Second Amendment rights. It also turned into a headache for Democrats on Capitol Hill, who are trying to propose what they often describe as “reasonable” gun legislation and are single-mindedly focused on forcing
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The faces around Russell Wilson have changed as the Seattle Seahawks rebuild themselves on the fly. One thing, however, has not. Seattle goes as its ever imaginative quarterback goes. And in the second half in a place where the franchise hadn’t scored let alone won in two decades, Wilson’s resilience propelled the Seahawks to their
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Several Democratic presidential candidates called for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh on Sunday after The New York Times published new information about allegations of sexual misconduct against him, while Republican leaders condemned the reporting as irresponsible and defended him. President Trump on Twitter accused news outlets of trying to pressure the
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Image caption The Pet Shop Boys are the UK’s best-selling duo of all time “He smiled!” shouted a member of the audience in astonishment, as the Pet Shop Boys headlined London’s Hyde Park. And he was right: Chris Lowe, the band’s inscrutable keyboard player, was sporting a big old grin as he bashed out the
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Lamar Jackson kept the Cardinals guessing all afternoon, supplementing an effective passing attack with more than an occasional jaunt out of the pocket. Arizona never could figure out what Baltimore’s multifaceted star was going to do next. Jackson threw for 272 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 120 yards and helped the Ravens beat the
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Senator Bernie Sanders has overhauled his New Hampshire state operations five months before the primary, as his campaign fights to maintain support in a state he won by more than 22 percentage points in 2016. In a series of moves, the campaign has replaced the New Hampshire state director, Joe Caiazzo, with Shannon Jackson, who
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