Khal Drogo came for Chris Pratt’s single-use plastic bottle on Instagram. “Avengers” star Pratt posted a photograph of himself in the gym to promote a new collaboration with Amazon on Tuesday and fellow actor and environmental activist Jason Momoa was not happy. “Bro I love you but wtf on the water bottle. no single use […]
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On the first anniversary of her arrest in Canada, Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of the Chinese telecom giant Huawei, issued an open letter describing how she experienced fear, pain, disappointment, helplessness, torment and acceptance of the unknown. She wrote at length about the support she received from her colleagues, about friendly people at
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Montrezl Harrell scored 26 points, Paul George added 25 and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away in the second half to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 117-97 By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer December 4, 2019, 6:48 AM 4 min read The Clippers are still figuring things out even while they’re piling up wins. Their
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — VoteVets, the political action committee that backs liberal veterans running for office, has endorsed Pete Buttigieg for president, the first major organization to support the mayor of South Bend, Ind. The endorsement brings Mr. Buttigieg, a former Navy officer who served in Afghanistan, new defenders in a 2020 Democratic presidential contest that
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The European Union says it will miss its targets for reducing planet-warming greenhouse gases by 2030 unless member states make a greater effort than they have so far By ARITZ PARRA and FRANK JORDANS Associated PRess December 4, 2019, 11:03 AM 3 min read The European Union said Wednesday that it will likely miss its
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Samoa has declared a state of emergency to combat the outbreak Families that have not been vaccinated against measles in the Pacific nation of Samoa have been asked to hang a red flag outside their homes to help fight a deadly outbreak of the disease. The flags will assist
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Image copyright Getty Images Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he would press ahead with a digital sales tax even after the US threatened to punish France for a similar move. In a proposal first outlined last year, large online companies face a tax of 2% of UK sales from April 2020. Mr Johnson said
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Dambe is traditionally practised by Hausa butchers in West Africa, but its popularity has grown recently thanks to its success on YouTube. The combat sport involves fighters wrapping their punching hand in rope, and attempting to knock down their opponent. Videos of it posted online have garnered millions of views. BBC Sport Africa went to
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The European Union says it will miss its targets for reducing planet-warming greenhouse gases by 2030 unless member states make a greater effort than they have so far By ARITZ PARRA and FRANK JORDANS Associated PRess December 4, 2019, 11:03 AM 3 min read The European Union said Wednesday that it will likely miss its
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Must be the shoes. Well, this week at least, it is all about the shoes. More specifically, the cleats being worn by more than 900 players in Week 14 NFL games as part of the My Cause My Cleats program now in its fourth year. By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer December 4, 2019,
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