Image copyright Getty Images Scientists have been working on the male contraceptive pill for almost half a century. Yet despite encouraging news reports, an over-the-counter version is not just around the corner. Lack of funding and presumed disinterest from men means that one has never been mass produced. Instead, women are still generally expected to […]
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Elaine Hendrix, the actress well known for her role as evil stepmom-to-be Meredith Blake in the 1998 version of “The Parent Trap,” had the best response to her former co-star Dennis Quaid’s recent engagement. “Watch out for those twins,” she quipped on Monday, sending fans of the film into a frenzy. Watch out for those
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Image copyright Getty Images China has the world’s largest number of “unicorns,” privately-held start-up firms valued at more than $1bn ($771m), according to a new report. The country has produced 206 unicorns while the US has 203, the Hurun Institute report showed. Together the two countries are home to 83% of the world’s unicorns. It
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Actress Alexis Bledel has been bookish and sweet on “Gilmore Girls” and “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” But the actress herself is now officially dangerous. Cybersecurity firm McAfee on Monday crowned Bledel the most dangerous celebrity on the internet in 2019. No other celebrity was more likely to land users on websites that carry viruses
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A position-by-position look at the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros going into the World Series, starting Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park: ——— First Base: Nationals: Ryan Zimmerman. The longtime face of the franchise, Zimmerman was Washington’s first draft pick in 2005 after the team moved to the nation’s capital from Montreal. The fan favorite
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“When I watch these pundits that always are trying to take a shot, I say — they say, ‘What are we getting out of it?’” Mr. Trump told reporters on Monday as he hosted a cabinet meeting. “You know what we’re getting out of it? We’re bringing our soldiers back home. That’s a big thing.
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Image copyright Getty Images All NHS providers must ask patients about their sexual orientation to improve the “deep inequalities” in care for LGBT people, says an MPs’ report. The Women and Equalities committee says hospitals and care homes should be fined if they don’t collect the data. LGBT people are often less healthy than the
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Image caption The band haven’t released a new album since 2015’s A Head Full Of Dreams Coldplay have quietly announced their first album in four years, by sending a letter to one of their fans. “For the last 100 years or thereabouts, we have been working on a thing called Everyday Life,” said the band
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Former Thomas Cook staff protest in London after the company went into liquidation Audit firm EY, which signed off on Thomas Cook’s financial health before its collapse, also wrote a report used to award its former boss a £5m bonus. The bonus, paid to former boss Manny Fontenla-Novoa, followed
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Anthony Rendon vividly remembers his one visit to the Astrodome as a child to see the Houston Astros and his beloved Killer B’s. “I was really young at that time but that memory still sticks in my head,” the Washington Nationals star said. And along with the excitement of seeing Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell and
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