Thousands of Iraqi anti-government protesters have occupied an abandoned high-rise building in the centre of Baghdad. Known as the “Turkish Restaurant”, the 1980s construction had been largely empty since it was bombed during the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. The protesters say it has been used by snipers. Since 1 October, more than 250 people […]
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Detective Fields described his methods at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Chicago last week. Logan Koepke, a policy analyst at Upturn, a nonprofit in Washington, D.C., that studies how technology affects social issues, was in the audience. After the talk, “multiple other detectives and officers approached him asking for a copy
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A now-famous feline has become the cats’ meow. A rogue black cat became an internet celebrity when it ran onto the MetLife Stadium field as the New York Giants played the Dallas Cowboys during Monday Night Football. Kevin Harlan’s call of the black cat on the field is CLASSIC 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/cL1euA3IKg — Complex Sports (@ComplexSports)
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The House committees leading the impeachment inquiry on Tuesday released transcripts from two more closed-door depositions as the proceedings move to a more public phase. The transcripts include witness testimony from two figures central to the inquiry, Gordon D. Sondland, the United States ambassador to the European Union, and Kurt D. Volker, the former special
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Image copyright Family Handout Image caption Oliver McGowan was mildly autistic and had epilepsy and learning difficulties All health and social care workers are to be given mandatory training on autism and learning disabilities after the death of a teenager. Oliver McGowan, 18, died at Southmead hospital in Bristol in 2016 after being given a
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NEW YORK ― Jon Stewart is no longer part of our nightly TV viewing, but the former “Daily Show” host still loves to do political-themed comedy. On Monday night, Stewart appeared at the 13th annual Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater to honor the nation’s veterans and raise money for
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Sweden’s bucolic Varmland province runs from the heart of the country, at its eastern perimeter, out to the border of neighboring Norway, and it is known for its striking landscapes. In its center lies Glaskogen nature reserve, more than 65,000 acres of hilly terrain dominated by towering pine trees and speckled with 80-some different lakes.
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The idea made sense. Given the rampant amount of drug abuse in Olympic sports, the sports world needed a global watchdog. But who would pay for that sort of operation? The International Olympic Committee decided it would split the bill with governments. That’s how the World Anti-Doping Agency was created two decades ago. Formed with
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WASHINGTON — A critical witness in the impeachment inquiry offered Congress substantial new testimony this week, revealing that he told a top Ukrainian official that the country likely would not receive American military aid unless it publicly committed to investigations President Trump wanted. The disclosure from Gordon D. Sondland, the United States ambassador to the
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U.S. stocks wobbled between small gains and losses Tuesday as investors paused following several record-setting rallies. The S&P 500 index is just below the record it set on Monday, its fourth in six days. The Nasdaq and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were also trading near the record highs they set on Monday. Wall Street
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