December 2019

Taylor Swift to headline Glastonbury festival on Sunday

Image copyright Reuters There was a Blank Space on this year’s Glastonbury’s line-up… and that’s where Taylor Swift has written her name. She will make her Glastonbury debut in June – the festival’s 50th anniversary – headlining the Pyramid Stage. Swift announced on Twitter that she was “ecstatic”, while holding up a photo of the

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Reds’ Bauer barbs MLB commissioner ‘trying to ruin baseball’

Outspoken Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer is barbing Rob Manfred, tweeting the MLB commissioner “is trying to ruin baseball at all levels December 15, 2019, 7:32 PM 2 min read Outspoken Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer is barbing Rob Manfred, tweeting the MLB commissioner “is trying to ruin baseball at all levels.” Bauer sent a series of

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AP EXPLAINS: How Madrid talks fell short on climate ambition

MADRID — This year’s U.N. climate negotiations in Madrid, the longest in 25 nearly annual such gatherings, ended Sunday with major polluters resisting calls to ramp up efforts to keep global warming at bay. Faced with the tough task of reconciling the demands of scientists, protesters on the streets and governments back home, the negotiators

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Disappointment as marathon climate talks end with slim deal

MADRID — Marathon U.N. climate talks ended Sunday with a slim compromise that sparked widespread disappointment, after major polluters resisted calls for ramping up efforts to keep global warming at bay and negotiators postponed debate about rules for international carbon markets for another year. Organizers kept delegates from almost 200 nations in Madrid far beyond

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