November 2019

Kristen Stewart Talks Wanting To Marry Ex Robert Pattinson, Proposing To Girlfriend

Donald Trump’s least-favorite couple, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, were closer to tying the knot than we thought all those years ago.  Back when “Twilight” rained dollars on the box office and Trump was deeply invested in the future of K-Stew and R-Patz ― yes, this was absolutely a real thing ― Stewart had every intention

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Boeing whistleblower raises doubts over 787 oxygen system

Image copyright Boeing A Boeing whistleblower has claimed that passengers flying on board the company’s 787 Dreamliner could be left without life-saving oxygen if the cabin were to suffer a sudden decompression. John Barnett, a former quality control engineer at the company, says he organised tests which suggested that up to a quarter of the

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Copa Libertadores final moved from Santiago to Lima

South America’s soccer body CONMEBOL has moved the Copa Libertadores final from Santiago to Lima because of a weekslong wave of demonstrations in the Chilean capital. CONMEBOL announced the decision on Tuesday after a meeting with representatives of the two finalists — defending champion River Plate of Argentina and Brazil’s Flamengo. The one-leg final remains

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Tight Kentucky and Mississippi Governors’ Races as Trump Takes Stage

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The governors’ races in Kentucky and Mississippi that will be decided on Tuesday have been closer than expected. They have also, like so many things, become largely about President Trump, who has directly injected himself in support of his fellow Republican candidates. Those candidates, Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky and Lt. Gov.

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Agency: All states should require bicyclists to wear helmets

A government agency is recommending that all 50 states enact laws requiring bicyclists to wear helmets to stem an increase in bicycle deaths on U.S. roadways. The recommendation was among several issued by the National Transportation Safety Board after a hearing Tuesday on bicycle safety. The agency says 857 bicyclists died in crashes with motor

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Taylor Wessing Prize: ‘Sensitive’ mother pictures win over judges

Image copyright Pat Martin Two “sensitive, tough and even humorous” images taken by the American artist Pat Martin have won the Taylor Wessing portrait prize. The £15,000 prize was awarded to Martin at London’s National Portrait Gallery on Tuesday evening. The photographs are of his now dead mother with whom he had a difficult, often

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