Image copyright Getty Images The political parties are setting out their ideas for the country. Labour likes to talk about the risk of privatising the NHS, accusing the Conservatives of wanting to do a deal with Donald Trump. Meanwhile, the Conservatives have criticised Labour’s plans to nationalise part of BT, to provide free broadband But […]
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LAST SPRING, I went to Japan to see the cherry blossoms. It was the first of April, but I had gambled — with each year, the flowers were opening earlier and earlier, and I was hoping I might see them just as they were beginning to bud. On the streets and in the shops, plastic
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The Bigger They Are Traditional esports teams, like OpTic, have taken a page out of FaZe’s playbook. They too are attempting to make more content and more personalities, not just win games. 100 Thieves, another company seeking to merge gaming and lifestyle, raised $35 million this summer. FaZe Clan’s relative scale, however, is staggering. FaZe
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Ex-Browns receiver Antonio Callaway suspended 10 games by NFL for another drug violation By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer November 15, 2019, 4:44 PM 1 min read Former Browns wide receiver Antonio Callaway has been suspended 10 games by the NFL for another violation of the league’s substance-abuse policy. League spokesman Brian McCarthy said Friday
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The Green Party has pledged to introduce a universal basic income by 2025, which would see every adult receiving a minimum of £89 per week. Additional payments would go to those facing barriers to work, including disabled people and single parents. Party co-leader Sian Berry said the money would be come with “no strings attached
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(Families earning less than $26,000 a year can qualify for an “automatic zero” E.F.C., if they meet certain requirements.) The formula also considers parents’ and students’ assets — and some allowances have actually become less generous over the years. Retirement savings and home equity are excluded from the federal formula, but the amount of other
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Image copyright Facebook/Your Southend Image caption The East of England Ambulance the abusive message was left on ambulance parked in Southend Paramedics attending an emergency callout had an abusive note left on their ambulance telling them “you can’t block people’s driveways”. The East of England Ambulance Service said the note was placed on a vehicle
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Jean Fergusson, who played Marina in Last of the Summer Wine for 25 years, has died at the age of 74. Fergusson played the opinionated Marina in 216 episodes of the show from 1985. She also appeared several times in ITV soap Coronation Street, most recently playing the part of Dorothy Hoyle until 2011. She
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WeWork racked up $1.25 billion in losses in the third quarter ahead of its ultimately failed IPO November 14, 2019, 9:12 PM 2 min read WeWork racked up $1.25 billion in losses in the third quarter as it geared up for, and ultimately scuttled, its debut as a public company. WeWork’s losses more than doubled
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The Browns were seconds away from a season-changing win when Myles Garrett lost his composure in a moment of rage rarely seen on an NFL field. Garrett tore off Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph’s helmet, wildly swung it and hit the QB in the head, a shocking act that will likely result in a lengthy suspension
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