Image copyright PA Image caption RMT drivers and guards are planning 27 days of industrial action Commuters are braced for chaos as workers on South Western Railway (SWR) begin a 27-day strike. It comes after talks between the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union and SWR over a long-running dispute over guards on trains broke […]
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Deshaun Watson has long admired Tom Brady for his talent and resilience. He beat him Sunday night by not only throwing touchdown passes, but by catching one, too. “I told them I’m an athlete … the more you can do, the longer you play in this league,” he said. “So I can do it all.”
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This Week: Construction spending, trade gap, nonfarm payrolls December 2, 2019, 6:01 AM 2 min read A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: EYE ON CONSTRUCTION Despite recent gains, U.S. construction spending is lagging last year’s pace. Spending rose 0.5% in September, boosted by government and private
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If you were wondering why that interview between Dakota Johnson and Ellen DeGeneres was so painfully awkward, internet sleuths may have dug up your answer. Last week, the “Fifty Shades of Grey” actor appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” for an interview, which later went viral for its major cringe factor. To start off the
B. Don Russell wasn’t thinking about preventing a wildfire when he developed a tool to detect power line problems before blackouts and bigger disasters. The electrical engineering professor at Texas A&M University figured he might save a life if his creation could prevent someone from being electrocuted by a downed live wire. But fire prevention
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Before Clive Tyldesley clambers up to the Old Trafford gantry and picks up his microphone to be part of a landmark week in Premier League broadcasting, he reminisces about being silenced in stadiums. In the 1980s, local radio listeners on Merseyside could only hear Tyldesley call the second half of games — at most —
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Dylan Smith scored 20 points, Chase Jeter added 17 and 14th-ranked Arizona beat Wake Forest 73-66 in the Wooden Legacy championship game By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer December 2, 2019, 4:43 AM 2 min read Dylan Smith scored 20 points, Chase Jeter added 17 and 14th-ranked Arizona beat Wake Forest 73-66 in the Wooden
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China repeats demand for rollback of US tariffs to reach deal on trade December 2, 2019, 3:32 AM 1 min read A Chinese official newspaper has reiterated, repeatedly, Beijing’s demand that the U.S. roll back tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration in exchange for a deal. The Communist Party newspaper Global Times ran several
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Image copyright @honeyidressedthepug Image caption Maitri Mody matching with her pug When you think about the people who match their clothes with their partners, do you perhaps think of them in matching anoraks at a computer games party or in matching husky jumpers at a tourist attraction? Do you think it’s uncool or even embarrassing?
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David Backes scored the deciding goal in his first game in nearly a month, David Pastrnak added his league-leading 25th goal, and the Boston Bruins won their seventh straight game, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 By GETHIN COOLBAUGH Associated Press December 2, 2019, 3:02 AM 3 min read David Backes scored the deciding goal in
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