Ed Miliband has called on the energy minister to persuade Theresa May to declare a “climate emergency” in the UK. The former Labour leader asked Claire Perry about the Extinction Rebellion protests in London over the last week, saying it was “no wonder” activists were taking such a stand given the seriousness of the threat. […]
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The agencies declined to comment for this article. They have said that their content arms are separately run entities, and that they can’t lowball writers because they risk losing clients. WME cited what it says are hundreds of letters from clients who are uneasy with the W.G.A.’s stance. Still, the outside investors didn’t simply hand
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Image copyright Lesley Roberts Image caption Alex Hardy sent his mum Lesley Roberts an email explaining his decision “It quickly became apparent that what had just happened was a catastrophe… I died in 2015, not now.” Lesley Roberts was stunned as she read the devastating final email from her beloved son Alex Hardy. The email
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSnow Patrol’s music milestone “When’s the next time we have a day off?” “2022, I think.” Being in one of the world’s best-known rock bands means fame and adulation but it also means hard work. That is apparent in Snow Patrol: 25 Years on the Road –
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DETROIT (AP) — U.S. securities regulators countered Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s contempt-of-court defense Monday night, writing in court papers that he brazenly disregarded a federal judge’s order and that one of his arguments “borders on the ridiculous.” Lawyers for the Securities and Exchange Commission, in a response to Musk, wrote that when the contempt motion
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HOUSTON — This city’s Second Ward is full of temptations for Adán Medrano, a writer and chef who lives just a few miles southeast. The Mexican-American neighborhood is home to the perfect flaky tortillas at Doña María Mexican Cafe, scratch-made in flour or corn, and ready to be folded around eggs with the fine threads
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Even light rain significantly increases your risk of a fatal car crash, a new study finds. The wetter the roads, the deadlier they become, with rain, snow and ice increasing the risk of deadly car crashes by 34 percent, according to a study this week in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society . Light
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New Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton has been accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit by a former sports reporter. Kelli Tennant filed the suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday, contending Walton assaulted her in a hotel room in Santa Monica while he was an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors.
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WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, on Tuesday dismissed Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential campaign as a “couple of Facebook ads” and said the investigation of it was far more damaging to the country than the intrusion itself. “You look at what Russia did — you know, buying some Facebook
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The Coca-Cola Co. surprised investors with a better-than-expected first quarter but cautioned that it’s still expecting slower growth for the full year. Atlanta-based Coke reported net income of $1.7 billion, or 39 cents per share, up from 32 cents per share in the January-March period a year ago. Without one-time items, Coke earned 48 cents
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