Image copyright Family Handout The parents of five-year-old Tafida Raqeeb, who is on life support, are going to the High Court to challenge an NHS decision which is preventing them from taking her abroad. Do doctors or parents get to decide what happens to sick children? What’s happened in Tafida’s case? Tafida Raqeeb suffered a […]
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Carol Lynley, a star of the original “Poseidon Adventure” whose acting career spanned six decades, died Tuesday at age 77 in her Los Angeles home, according to media reports. Lynley had suffered a heart attack, her friend actor Trent Dolan told Variety. People reported that she “died peacefully in her sleep.” “She loved working in film
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Image copyright Reuters An American Airlines mechanic has been charged with damaging an aircraft in July as he was allegedly “upset” over stalled union contract negotiations. The plane, with 150 people on board, was scheduled to fly from Miami to Nassau in the Bahamas on 17 July. But it aborted take-off after the pilots received
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Thousands of tourists could soon be forced to make reservations and pay to drive the famed crooked Lombard Street in San Francisco. California lawmakers approved a bill Thursday granting San Francisco the power to establish a toll and reservation system for Lombard Street. The bill still needs Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature. The San Francisco County
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Colorado took the unusual step of inviting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to downgrade the air quality rating of the state’s biggest population center, and not everyone thinks that was a good idea. The EPA will hold a Friday hearing on whether to lower the ozone status of Denver and eight other northern Colorado counties
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The last time Texas faced an SEC opponent, the Longhorns romped and quarterback Sam Ehlinger roared: “We’re back!” Fast forward nine months and the biggest game in Austin in more than a decade will measure just how far they’ve come. And maybe how far they still have to go. And unlike Georgia back in the
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WASHINGTON — The White House is considering a plan that would effectively bar refugees from most parts of the world from resettling in the United States by cutting back the decades-old program that admits tens of thousands of people each year who are fleeing war, persecution and famine, according to current and former administration officials.
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Extroverts have a reputation for being loud go-getters who thrive in today’s fast-paced society. These personality types tend to make their presence known, which can give them an advantage in places like the business world. “It can be argued that … extroversion is valued over introversion. Within an increasingly technologically-connected world, there are expectations to
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What’s wrong with being confident in the skin you’re in? Absolutely nothing, Demi Lovato told her millions of followers on Thursday with an unedited photo of herself rocking a bikini. The pop star said she overcame her “biggest fear” by sharing the photo on her Instagram page for “National Cellulite Day,” pairing the pic with an
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Image copyright Getty Images The US economy added 130,000 jobs last month, slowing more than expected, the latest official figures have shown. Economists polled by Reuters had expected an increase of 158,000. In July, the economy had created 159,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7%, while average hourly earnings growth rose 3.2%
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