Scottie Pippen Jr. scored 18 points, Aaron Nesmith added 17 points and Vanderbilt beat Davidson 76-71 By BRIAN HINCHMAN Associated Press December 31, 2019, 4:44 AM 3 min read NASHVILLE — Vanderbilt used a balanced offensive attack to get a win over Davidson on Monday night. Scottie Pippen Jr. scored 18 points, while Aaron Nesmith […]
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Ride-share company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates are suing to block a broad new California law aimed at giving wage and benefit protections to people who work as independent contractors By DON THOMPSON Associated Press December 31, 2019, 3:28 AM 3 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ride-share company Uber and on-demand meal delivery
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SHANGHAI — China has some of the strictest regulation of opioids in the world, but OxyContin and other pain pills are sold illegally online by vendors that take advantage of China’s major e-commerce and social media sites, including platforms run by tech giants Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu, the Associated Press found. These black markets supply,
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Most people could agree that 2019 was a pretty eventful year ― so eventful, it seems, that people could believe just about anything happened. To mark the end of what’s been a strange decade, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” aired an end-of-2019 edition of “Lie Witness News” on Monday. Kimmel’s team hit the streets to ask people
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Devin Booker scored 33 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 29 and the Phoenix Suns rallied past the Portland Trail Blazers 122-116 By ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN Associated Press December 31, 2019, 7:22 AM 4 min read PORTLAND, Ore. — In the first half, the Phoenix Suns trailed by 19 points. By the final seconds, Kelly Oubre
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Image copyright Getty Images If your New Year resolution is to lose some weight, avoid fad diets, because they don’t work and can be harmful, says NHS England’s top doctor. Diet pills, ‘tea-toxes’ and appetite suppressant products are no ‘quick fix’, says Prof Stephen Powis, NHS medical director. Products making this claim can have side-effects,
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Image copyright Wattpad Image caption Wattpad founders Allen Lau (left) and Ivan Yuen set up the business in 2006 The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Allen Lau, co-founder and chief executive of global storytelling website and app Wattpad. In the early days
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NEW YORK — The Associated Press polled a panel of WNBA coaches and general managers for a mock draft of the first two rounds this spring. Obviously, a lot can change between now and draft day, as far as team needs go, with a new collective bargaining agreement being worked on, and free agency set
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Stocks are lower in Asia in quiet New Year’s Eve trading after a retreat on Wall Street By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer December 31, 2019, 6:50 AM 4 min read TOKYO — Asian shares were lower in quiet New Year’s Eve trading on Tuesday, with many markets closed. The declines tracked a broad retreat
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Chinese experts are investigating an outbreak of respiratory illness that some have likened to the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic December 31, 2019, 6:52 AM 1 min read BEIJING — Chinese experts are investigating an outbreak of respiratory illness in the central city of Wuhan that some have likened to the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic. The city’s health
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