Image copyright Getty Images Many people with asthma could cut their carbon footprint and help save the environment by switching to “greener” medications, UK researchers say. Making the swap would have as big an “eco” impact as turning vegetarian or becoming an avid recycler, they say. It’s because some inhalers release greenhouse gases linked to […]
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Deadline reports that the hugely hyped prequel to “Game of Thrones” is not moving forward. HBO has reportedly scrapped plans for the series from showrunner Jane Goldman, which starred Naomi Watts and took place thousands of years before the original series’ storyline. “Game of Thrones” wrapped its massively popular eight-season run in May. The network
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Image copyright Getty Images “Terrible. [They] stick in one’s throat.” That was one smoker’s dismissal of Camel cigarettes, just before taking a blind taste test in 1920s America. His usual brand, Lucky Strike, “go down easy and smooth” he said. And that’s how he know he must be smoking a Lucky. As Allan M. Brandt
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Former US First Lady Michelle Obama has said race and lack of understanding of migrants still divides the US and world. Speaking at the annual Obama Foundation summit, she spoke of how white families moved out of the neighbourhood on the south side of Chicago where she grew up, as families like hers moved in
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AT&T said Tuesday that its HBO Max streaming service will launch in May for $15 a month, joining a crowded field. The company has said HBO Max will become the “workhorse” for its video business as cord-cutting of traditional TV expands. The service grew out of AT&T’s $81 billion purchase of Time Warner, which AT&T
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Atlanta guard Trae Young left the Hawks’ game in Miami on Tuesday night early in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle. Young was hurt on a drive about 2 minutes into the second quarter. He went into the air and landed on the foot of Miami’s Justise Winslow, twisting his ankle awkwardly. Young
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WASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to formally recognize the Armenian genocide and denounce it as a matter of American foreign policy, a symbolic vindication for the Armenian diaspora made possible by a new torrent of bipartisan furor at Turkey. The passage of the legislation, by a 405-to-11 vote, is the first time
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Naomi Watts was the biggest name signed up the prequel A prequel series to the hit fantasy TV show Game of Thrones has been ditched by cable channel HBO, according to US media reports. Sources quoted by The Hollywood Reporter said executive producer Jane Goldman emailed the cast with the
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There will be a matchup of former Cy Young winners who were first-round draft picks if there is a Game 7 in the World Series. Zack vs. Mad Max. Zack Greinke, who allowed one run over 4 2/3 innings in his first-ever World Series start when the Houston Astros won Game 3, would start Wednesday
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