CVS Health is venturing into dental care with plans to offer a relatively new teeth-straightening service. The drugstore chain said Thursday that it will add SmileDirectClub locations to hundreds of its stores, where customers can get started on getting their teeth straightened without an in-person visit with a dentist or orthodontist. That lack of an […]
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Image copyright Marvel Studios Important: There are NO spoilers for Avengers: Endgame below, but this article does contain some plot details from earlier Marvel films, and some fan theories about Endgame. In 2008, a film called Iron Man kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and this week, a major chapter comes to a close.
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The new £17.6bn railway across London was due to open in December 2018 Crossrail will finally be completed two years behind schedule, transport bosses have confirmed. But the completion between next October and March 2021 will not include the opening of Bond Street, one of 10 new stations along
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Traveling is stressful, but traveling with a toddler in tow is a challenge best described as manic juggling. Even if you manage to practically pack everything your little one will need from departure to arrival, you’ll have to deal with getting baby, the stroller, and your bags through security and onto the plane. It’s a
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With data costs in South Africa amongst the highest on the continent, how can poor rural communities be expected to get online and join the fourth industrial revolution? Well, the village of Mankosi has been at the forefront of an experiment to bridge the internet gap and make cheap wi-fi a reality. And it’s a
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A student at the University of California at Berkeley has accused the school’s football players, coaches and staff of sexual harassment. In a detailed account published Wednesday on her public Facebook page, Paige Cornelius said she experienced “persistent” harassment from members of the team and coaching staff while she was working as a sports medicine
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When Joe Biden first ran for Senate in 1972, 40 percent of Democrats believed that whites had a right to segregate neighborhoods. Today, he seeks the presidential nomination of a very different Democratic Party, one that is increasingly progressive, diverse and well educated. Few analysts consider him a clear favorite, even though his consistent early
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SAN FRANCISCO — Uber, the ride-hailing service that has upended transportation around the world, took a major step toward the largest initial public offering in years when it officially unveiled its finances in a prospectus on Thursday. The offering, which could value Uber at around $100 billion, is expected to reverberate through global financial markets
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A former interpreter for the British Army, who lost his sight in an explosion in Afghanistan, says he has “never surrendered” to his condition. Wali Norri was badly injured and left in a coma by a roadside bomb 10 years ago, but took up running again after he and his family were allowed to settle
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA Clockwork Condition is a collection of Burgess’ thoughts on the human condition A previously unseen manuscript for a follow-up to writer Anthony Burgess’s novel A Clockwork Orange has been unearthed in his archive. A Clockwork Condition, which runs to 200 pages, is a collection of Burgess’
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