Image copyright Getty Images In the 1960s, Bob Taylor worked at the heart of the Pentagon in Washington DC. He was on the third floor, near the US defence secretary and the boss of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (Arpa). Arpa had been founded early in 1958 but was quickly eclipsed by Nasa, leading Aviation […]
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SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter said on Tuesday that it would continue to be lenient with world leaders who appeared to violate its policies against violent speech because the company believed preserving those tweets served the public interest. The announcement came as Twitter grapples with scrutiny for hosting President Trump’s increasingly virulent messages about the impeachment
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Didi Gregorius turned on a first-pitch fastball from Gerrit Cole with two on and two outs in the fifth inning and sent it soaring toward the right-field seats. The crowd at Yankee Stadium rose and roared, hoping for a go-ahead drive. “I think every flyball in 2019 is a homer,” Houston manager AJ Hinch said.
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Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii seized on a question about the removal of American troops in Syria to launch a broadside against one of her favorite foes — the media — both in coverage of her campaign and coverage of the conflict in Syria. Donald Trump has the blood of the Kurds on his hand,
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Image copyright The Gray family Image caption Archie had scalds on both thighs – but no scars Scott Gray had made a cup of tea at home and left it on the side while playing with his sons, four-year-old Archie and two-year-old Freddie. Moments later, Archie had knocked the tea off the side and on
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Image copyright Zoe Martin Image caption Tessa Parr (left) and Natalie Gavin are among the play’s all-female cast “This is not a story about the Yorkshire Ripper,” says the website for a new play called There Are No Beginnings. That is to let people know the play sort of does have something to do with
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Image copyright Boohoo Image caption Boohoo said the word “nudes” referred to a beige jacket a model was wearing UK fashion company Boohoo has been told one of its emailed advertisements must not use the phrase “Send nudes”. The company put the phrase in a message sent to promote a range of clothes coloured to
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Far from his best, Gerrit Cole was still unbeatable. Heck, he didn’t even give up a run. A gritty Cole held the New York Yankees scoreless without his sharpest stuff, Jose Altuve sparked Houston at the plate and the Astros locked down a 4-1 victory Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the AL Championship
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Senator Amy Klobuchar confronted Senator Elizabeth Warren over her health care plan and taxes in Tuesday night’s Democratic debate in Westerville, Ohio. In the first exchange, Ms. Warren was asked repeatedly how she would pay for “Medicare for All” and insisted that costs would not increase for middle-class Americans. But she would not say outright
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Twelve Democrats seeking the presidency tussled Tuesday night in a wide-ranging debate featuring the largest number of qualifying candidates on the same stage. Here’s a look at how some of their claims from Westerville, Ohio, stack up with the facts: JULIAN CASTRO, former U.S. housing secretary: “Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs
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