Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Research has shown crying is the most likely trigger for shaking a baby More than 220 infants in the UK were killed or injured as a result of being shaken in the past decade, analysis of NSPCC figures has found. Serious case reviews were carried out on 1,253 children, […]
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John Oliver on Sunday night lauded Nickelback for filing a copyright claim on a tweet by President Donald Trump that used the band’s music, which resulted in the clip being pulled. “It’s true: Twitter removed one of the president’s memes because Nickelback complained,” Oliver said. “That’s a sentence that somehow suggests the news is now
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The Latest on the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology (all times local): 12:15 p.m. The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was given jointly to William G. Kaelin Jr, who was born in 1957 in New York City and is a professor of medicine at Harvard University; Peter Ratcliffe, 65, of the University
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Elena Delle Donne spent the last five days doing everything she could to be able to play in the pivotal Game 3 of the WNBA Finals. It wasn’t until she stepped on the court to warm up an hour before the game to test her balky back that she knew she could give it a
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London Police say they’ve arrested 21 climate change activists over the past few days as the Extinction Rebellion group attempts to draw attention to global warming. The capital’s Metropolitan Police say the arrests on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance took place Saturday and Sunday. The arrests come as protesters in Berlin and
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Image copyright Getty Images Three scientists who discovered how cells sense and adapt to oxygen levels have won the 2019 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine. Our body’s cells use oxygen to convert food into usable energy. The trio – British Sir Peter Ratcliffe and two Americans, William Kaelin and Gregg Semenza – discovered how
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption One fan will have the chance to wear Keith Flint’s double cone septum nose piercing Possessions belonging to The Prodigy star Keith Flint, including gold discs, awards, his custom-made bed and a nose piercing, are to be auctioned to settle liabilities following his death. Items on offer will include
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Given its mesmerizing beauty, it is little wonder that Kamchatka attracts visitors, but the number that it can support is now the focus of an intense debate because a Russian tycoon wants to erect a tourist village. Sold as an “Eco-park,” it would offer summer and winter sports, including walks on wooden viewing paths near
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The National Basketball Association says on its official Chinese social media account that it was “extremely disappointed” by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s “inappropriate” tweet about Hong Kong, which “severely hurt the feelings of Chinese fans.” Interested in NBA? Add NBA as an interest to stay up to date on the latest NBA news,
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Big Ten defenses turned in three of the season’s top five sack totals over the weekend, with Penn State leading the way with 10 against Purdue. Wisconsin had nine against Kent State and Michigan had eight against Iowa. Penn State took down Purdue’s Jack Plummer 10 times, seven in the first half, and finished with
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