President Donald Trump says he’ll sign the first phase of a trade deal with China at the White House on Jan. 15 By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press December 31, 2019, 7:03 PM 4 min read WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The first phase of a U.S.-China trade agreement will be inked at […]
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Illinois’ governor has granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions, one day before the state’s new law permitting broad use and sale of cannabis takes effect By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press December 31, 2019, 6:55 PM 4 min read CHICAGO — Illinois’ governor granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on
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Welsh actor and writer Tom Cullen has spoken of his “passion” for his country. Cullen, 34, who played Viscount Gillingham in Downton Abbey, directed Pink Wall – half of which was filmed at the Elan Valley in Powys and the other half in Cardiff. He said he feels Wales has been underrepresented in mainstream media,
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Image copyright AFP Contributor Image caption Some 2,400 U.S. servicemen have died in Afghanistan since the military operation began in 2001 Africa’s largest mobile operator MTN says it is reviewing allegations that it paid protection money to militant Islamist groups in Afghanistan. The allegations, made in a legal complaint filed in a US federal court
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Put everything in its place YouCopia Storemore Adjustable Bakeware Rack ($20 at the time of publication) After months of carefully extracting sheet trays, cutting boards, a pizza stone, and a pie plate from a stacked, wobbling, Jenga-like tower, I bought the YouCopia Storemore Adjustable Bakeware Rack, from our small kitchen ideas guide. This bakeware rack
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Homer Bailey and Rich Hill are joining the Minnesota Twins for the 2020 season December 31, 2019, 6:27 PM 1 min read MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have signed pitchers Homer Bailey and Rich Hill to one-year contracts. Bailey, a 33-year-old right-hander, made 31 starts between the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics last season.
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Gertrude Himmelfarb, a historian of ideas who applied cool intelligence and elegant writing to making the case that Victorian-era morals should invigorate contemporary social policies, died on Monday night at her home in Washington. She was 97. Her son, the writer and commentator William Kristol, said the cause was congestive heart failure. As a historian
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Image copyright Acmedsci/Youtube Image caption Prof Akhilesh Reddy said he was unaware he was being paid two salaries A professor specialising in human “body-clocks” had been suspended from medical practice after receiving full-time salaries from two universities. Prof Akhilesh Reddy, a medical doctor, was paid by University College London (UCL) and the University of Cambridge.
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Image copyright Netflix Image caption Olivia Colman and Tobias Menzies play the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in The Crown season three Royal TV drama The Crown has failed to make Netflix UK’s top 10 list of its most popular releases of 2019. The streaming giant’s top 10 includes Martin Scorsese film The Irishman,
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption It remains unclear how Mr Ghosn managed to leave Japan, where he was awaiting trial A lawyer for former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn says he is “dumbfounded” by the news that his client has fled to Lebanon after jumping bail in Japan. “We were completely caught by surprise,” defence team
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