A mass parachute drop has taken place as part of commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in World War Two. The Prince of Wales is to attend a service to commemorate the allied assault in the Battle of Arnhem. Some 1,500 people are taking part in the parachute jump over the Dutch […]
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The British government has been urged to step in and prevent Thomas Cook, one of the world’s oldest and largest travel companies, from going bust. The Transport Salaried Staffs Association, which represents workers at the debt-laden company, said Saturday that the government should be ready to assist with “real financial support.” The trade union’s general
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Once, the Ravens at Chiefs would have been looked at as one of those old-fashioned strong defense vs. dangerous offense matchups. You know: “Here’s what we do, try to stop us” against “Here’s what we do, try to move us.” The weekend’s best game has evolved quite a bit this year. Baltimore has been among
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And who among them responds intermittently to messages with a simple thumbs-up? Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who played Jaime Lannister in HBO’s epic fantasy drama, spilled the tea on the cast’s WhatsApp group on Thursday’s broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” He also revealed why he hasn’t prepared a speech for the upcoming 71st annual Emmy Awards, for which he’s been
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It’s official: There will be no repeat in Boston. The World Series champion Red Sox were mathematically eliminated in the late innings, then lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 Friday night when Willy Adames had an RBI single in the 11th. A year after going 108-54 to win their third straight AL East title,
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This “Big Bang Theory” reunion wasted little time. Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik, who played the scientist couple Sheldon and Amy on CBS’s massive hit “The Big Bang Theory,” hope to renew their chemistry on a new sitcom called “Carla,” Deadline reported Thursday. Fox has ordered the series and it will air on the network
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Mike Fiers wants to show he can confidently take the ball in a wild-card game and pitch the Oakland Athletics into the AL Division Series. Fiers struck out five and didn’t walk a batter over eight dominant innings to win for the first time in four starts. The Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 8-0
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Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, the acting chief of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, whose signature was on my naturalization certificate, had even said that the lines “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” on the base of the Statue of Liberty, referred to “people coming from Europe.” Mr.
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Animal rights groups urged Taylor Swift to boycott the Melbourne Cup Taylor Swift has cancelled her performance at the Melbourne Cup horse racing event in Australia. The Cup announced Swift as its headline act earlier this month, but cancelled on Saturday, citing scheduling issues. The singer had been criticised
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Hank Bachmeier’s arm and poise carried No. 20 Boise State until Robert Mahone took over in the fourth quarter. And the Broncos’ defense? It continued to stymie opponents in the second half, even if it finally gave up some points. “The second half we just went out there and tried to put the game away,”
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