October 2019

Tar Heels’ freshman Sam Howell moving to top of ACC’s QBs

Sam Howell has moved well past freshman-level studies at North Carolina. He is playing his way to the top of the class of Atlantic Coast Conference’s quarterbacks. Howell leads the ACC with 20 touchdown passes after tying the North Carolina record with five in last week’s 43-41, six-overtime loss to Virginia Tech. He passed for […]

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Vatican financial watchdog defends actions after raid

The Vatican’s financial watchdog agency on Wednesday strongly denied allegations of wrongdoing by Vatican prosecutors who ordered an unprecedented raid on its offices and seizure of confidential documents. The board of the Financial Information Authority, which works with national financial intelligence units around the world in the fight against money laundering and other financial crimes,

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Instagram bans ‘cosmetic surgery’ filters

Image copyright Daniel Mooney/Instagram Instagram is removing all augmented reality (AR) filters that depict or promote cosmetic surgery, amid concerns they harm people’s mental health. Effects that make people look like they have had lip injections, fillers or a facelift will be among those banned. Research suggests face-changing filters can make people feel worse about

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Henry Thomas Of ‘E.T.’ Found Passed Out At Wheel, Charged With DUI

Henry Thomas, child star of the movie “E.T.,” was charged with DUI after police said they found him passed out behind the wheel of his car in Tualatin, Oregon, according to the Los Angeles Times. Officers jailed the actor, now 48, overnight Monday and released him Tuesday morning to await a Nov. 1 court date on

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Zuckerberg Defends Facebook Cryptocurrency Project to House Committee

WASHINGTON — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, returned to the hot seat on Wednesday to defend a cryptocurrency project that has become the latest target of criticism from lawmakers frustrated with the social media giant. In a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee, Mr. Zuckerberg presented a rosy view of how the cryptocurrency would

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The Trump Impeachment Inquiry: Latest Updates

William B. Taylor Jr., the top American diplomat in Ukraine, gave an arresting account on Tuesday of the back-channel diplomacy President Trump’s associates carried out with Ukrainian leaders. Contradicting the president, Mr. Taylor testified that there was a clear pressure campaign linking $391 million in suspended military assistance to demands that Ukraine investigate former Vice

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