Boeing says a pin problem caused its Starliner capsule to land with 2 instead of 3 parachutes in test flight By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer November 7, 2019, 8:43 PM 1 min read Boeing says a problem with a pin caused its Starliner capsule to land with two instead of three parachutes earlier this […]
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Fox NFL pregame show to originate from West Point on Sunday By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer November 8, 2019, 1:33 AM 3 min read Terry Bradshaw and the “Fox NFL Sunday” pregame show have gone around the world for their Veterans Day shows. But on Sunday the show will originate from one of the
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Jeff Sessions formally announced on Thursday that he was entering the Senate race in Alabama, a decision that will likely put him on a collision course with President Trump, who still harbors resentment toward the former attorney general a year after forcing him from office. In a statement issued just after 8 p.m., Mr. Sessions
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Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, is opening the door to a 2020 presidential campaign By JULIE PACE AP Washington Bureau Chief November 8, 2019, 1:11 AM 5 min read Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, is opening the door to a 2020 Democratic presidential campaign, warning
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A teacher in Northern California created a new version of Lizzo’s hit tune “Truth Hurts” to help inspire her young students. Turns out, the singer thinks it’s great. Dorothy Mallari is a 2nd grade teacher at Los Medanos Elementary School in Pittsburgh, which is about 40 miles east of San Francisco. She taught her students a
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Trump and China’s Vice-Premier Liu He shake hands on an initial trade deal There are increasing hopes in Washington and Beijing that an agreement to help resolve the US-China trade war could soon be in sight. But this is a rivalry between two superpowers that is about much
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Hiyori Kon, 22, is an amateur sumo wrestling champion in Japan where women are still barred from competing professionally. Hiyori is hoping to change the rules of one of the world’s oldest sports, and give a voice to women in sumo. She is one of the BBC’s 100 Women 2019 and the subject of award-winning
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How does the Saudi government handle Twitter? Unlike other authoritarian governments in, say, Iran or China, Saudi Arabia has not blocked access to Twitter, perhaps considering it a useful, and relatively harmless, pressure valve for society. Instead, critics and researchers say, it has invested in a range of techniques to influence what Saudis see when
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Jeff Maggert used a hot new putter to take the first-round lead in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, and Bernhard Langer, Jerry Kelly, Retief Goosen and Colin Montgomerie made moves to catch Scott McCarron in the PGA Tour Champions’ season standings November 8, 2019, 12:26 AM 3 min read Jeff Maggert used a hot new
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Chancellor Sajid Javid has said the Conservatives “won’t let Labour off the hook” in a speech in Manchester, claiming that John McDonnell “cannot be trusted”. The shadow chancellor is setting out his pledges on Thursday, promising an “irreversible shift” of power and investment to working people outside the south-east of England, if they win the
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