Image copyright Getty Images Image caption John Cusack has apologised for the tweet Actor John Cusack has apologised for sharing a “harmful” anti-Semitic image on Twitter. He shared a meme, since deleted, of a large hand with a Star of David on its wrist, oppressing a group of people. A caption on it read: “To […]
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Kyle Lowry stands atop the basketball world as a member of the newly crowned NBA champion Toronto Raptors. He might also have made himself the people’s champion at Monday’s victory parade in Toronto by removing what appeared to be Invisalign braces (or a similar product) from his teeth before he spoke. Lowry later departed for
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The candidates to be Conservative Party leader – and the UK’s next prime minister – are set to take part in a BBC televised debate on Tuesday evening. Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Sajid Javid and Rory Stewart will take part in BBC One’s Our Next Prime Minister programme from 20:00 BST. While questions
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California public health officials would have more oversight of doctors and schools with high numbers of medical exemptions for vaccinations under a legislative compromise announced Tuesday. Gov. Gavin Newsom and the bill’s author disclosed the deal aimed at cracking down on fraudulent exemptions issued by sympathetic doctors. The updated measure by Sen. Richard Pan removes
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Image copyright Casey/Kaye Image caption Colleagues at the charity Hope for Chronic Conditions gave the cake to Siobhan Casey A Mariah Carey fan whose birthday cake bearing the face of X-ray pioneer Marie Curie went viral on social media has said the incident was the result of an ongoing-joke and not a mistake. Colleagues at
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The governing body of track argued that Caster Semenya is “biologically male” and that is the reason she should reduce her natural testosterone to be allowed to compete in female competitions, according to documents released publicly by sport’s highest court for the first time on Tuesday. The IAAF’s stance on Semenya and other female athletes
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Stocks rose sharply on Wall Street Tuesday as traders cheered news that the leaders of the U.S. and China will meet face-to-face next week to discuss their long-running trade dispute. President Donald Trump said he will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at an international summit in Japan. Investors are hoping for any positive
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Image caption The 14-year inquiry into hyponatraemia-related deaths was set up to examine the deaths of the children – Adam Strain, Raychel Ferguson, Claire Roberts and Conor Mitchell. Lucy Crawford’s family chose not to release a photograph An investigation into how a whistleblower’s hyponatraemia concerns were handled by officials has found the wrong conclusions were
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Image copyright Facebook Image caption Ben Jones said he would be “very shocked and surprised” to get the photo back A man who accidentally left a signed photo of Eggheads star Chris Hughes on a bus said “not in a million years” did he expect BBC stars Greg James and Jeremy Vine help him find
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook already rules daily communication for more than two billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency, too. The social network unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to create a new digital currency similar to Bitcoin for global use, one that could drive more e-commerce on its services and
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