Image copyright Alan Holmes Image caption Alan and Diane Holmes normally take a winter holiday Customers of collapsed tour operator Thomas Cook have been getting in touch with the BBC to voice their frustration at delays in processing their refunds for holidays that never took place. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) originally said all valid […]
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Teenage protesters have become an increasingly common feature of Hong Kong’s demonstrations, with hundreds found on campus during the recent siege of Polytechnic University. Psychologists warn that the protests have had a damaging effect on some teenagers. They say they are part of a new generation of Hongkongers who will be very different from other
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New Zealand has relied on hobbits, bungy jumping and rugby to entice tourists in the past, but now its tourism industry is being boosted by Stephen Colbert By NICK PERRY Associated Press December 5, 2019, 8:14 AM 2 min read New Zealand has relied on hobbits, bungy jumping and rugby to entice tourists in the
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The researchers found YouTube the worst at removing inauthentic accounts and the most expensive to manipulate. The researchers reported 100 accounts used for manipulation in their test to each of the social media companies, and YouTube was the only one that did not suspend any and provided no explanation. Facebook, the world’s largest social network,
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Darrynton Evans scored three touchdowns and 20th-ranked Appalachian State repeated as Sun Belt Conference champions with a 45-38 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer December 7, 2019, 8:55 PM 3 min read Darrynton Evans scored three touchdowns and 20th-ranked Appalachian State repeated as Sun Belt Conference champions with a 45-38 victory over
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WASHINGTON — House Democrats released a report on Saturday intended to lay out the legal and historical underpinnings of their case for impeaching President Trump while also countering Republican accusations that the investigation of the president’s conduct in office has been unfair and illegitimate. Democrats have accused the president of abusing his power by trying
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Amazon says it has signed a lease for a new office space in Manhattan to house more than 1,500 employees By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer December 7, 2019, 9:00 PM 5 min read Amazon has signed a lease for a new office space in Manhattan that will house more than 1,500 employees, less than
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The winter flu season in the United States is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer December 6, 2019, 4:59 PM 4 min read The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years. An early barrage of illness in
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“The Late Show” host noted how Giuliani is currently “being very coy” about continuing his Ukraine dealings amid the impeachment inquiry into Trump. He then aired Giuliani’s recent interview with disgraced former Fox News host Eric Bolling in which the former New York City mayor verbally stumbled and inadvertently admitted to being in Ukraine. “I
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Image copyright EPA Image caption Elon Musk pictured leaving the courtroom in LA Elon Musk did not defame a British caver who helped in last year’s rescue of trapped Thai schoolboys by calling him a “pedo guy”, a US jury has found. Vernon Unsworth sought $190m (£145m) in damages from the Tesla founder, arguing that
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