When most of us think of avatars, we imagine a tall, blue movie character. Today they are being used in a very different way. Our digital doubles could soon be working for us, or maybe even replacing us, according to the US tech industry. But could it lead to women becoming nothing more than digital […]
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A 2-year-old filly injured her right front leg less than a half-mile from the finish line in a race at Santa Anita and was euthanized, the 36th horse to die at the Southern California track since December. The incident occurred in Sunday’s third race. It was the second fatality in three days and the fourth
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WASHINGTON — The death of the Islamic State’s leader in a daring nighttime raid vindicated the value of three traditional American strengths: robust alliances, faith in intelligence agencies and the projection of military power around the world. But President Trump has regularly derided the first two. And even as he claimed a significant national security
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption The entrepreneur has been working on his space tourism project for over 10 years Virgin Galactic, the space venture backed by Sir Richard Branson, is ready to launch – not into space but on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Shares in Virgin Galactic are set to start trading on
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It’s been 200 years since Singapore was founded as a British port by Sir Stamford Raffles, and the country is marking the anniversary of his arrival with the Singapore Bicentennial, a series of events looking back on its history. Many Singaporeans view Raffles with respect, and his name adorns some of the most prestigious institutions
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The defending champion St. Louis Blues got off to a good start Sunday, struggled in the middle and finished strong. It’s not ideal, yet they’ll take it. David Perron scored at 1:28 of overtime to give St. Louis a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night. The Blues blew a two-goal lead
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Representative Katie Hill, Democrat of California, said on Sunday that she would resign after less than 10 months in office as she faced a House ethics investigation into allegations that she had a sexual relationship with a member of her congressional staff, a violation of House rules. The freshman representative, who had been seen as
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption UP to 1.9 million customers were unable to access their money when TSB’s system crashed. MPs have condemned the level of IT failures at banks, warning that financial levies on firms and more regulation may be needed. A Treasury Committee report said the frequency of online banking crashes and customer
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State (IS) group, has killed himself during a raid by US commandos in north-west Syria, President Donald Trump has said. Baghdadi came to prominence in 2014, when he announced the creation of a “caliphate” in areas of Iraq and Syria. His death is a major victory for Mr
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Molly Russell was just 14 when she took her own life. After she died her family found graphic posts about suicide and self-harm on her Instagram account. Her father Ian spoke out, making headlines around the world and forcing Instagram into a promise to remove the most harmful content. Now, Ian Russell has taken his
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