Image copyright Softbank Softbank, the Japanese firm behind WeWork and Uber, has launched an automated vacuum cleaner for the office in the US. The self-powered machine, dubbed The Whiz, is offered as a subscription service for $499 (£381) a month. It has been developed by Softbank’s US robotics arm and Hong Kong-based firm Intelligent Cleaning […]
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Udoka Azubuike pounded home 21 points, Devon Dotson added 19 and fourth-ranked Kansas weathered East Tennessee State’s second-half charge to escape with a 75-63 victory Tuesday night By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer November 20, 2019, 12:47 PM 5 min read The buzzer had just sounded on another win for Kansas when coach Bill Self
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The basics: Who, what, when and how to watch. Who: Gordon D. Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, will appear by himself in the morning session. Laura K. Cooper, a deputy assistant defense secretary, and David Hale, the under secretary of state for political affairs, will testify together in the afternoon session. What: The
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Britain’s Conservative Party has been accused of trying to deceive voters by changing the name of its press office Twitter channel to “factcheckUK” during Tuesday’s night’s debate between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press November 20, 2019, 12:25 PM 4 min read Britain’s Conservative
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Burger King advertises the plant-based burger as “100% Whopper, 0% Beef”. A vegan customer is suing Burger King for cooking its plant-based patties on the same grills it uses for meat. In a proposed class action filed in the US, Philip Williams said the way the Impossible Whopper is
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhy the musical Dear Evan Hansen is rocking the West End The creators of Broadway hit Dear Evan Hansen tell BBC News why depression, loneliness and “grief tourism” are suitable subjects for a West End musical. For something which is often well-intentioned, “grief tourism” is a particularly
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Thousands of British betting terminals have already been loaded with the new software Every gambling machine in the UK’s betting shops is being updated with software designed to detect and prevent problematic behaviour in players. The system locks gamblers out of machines for 30 seconds if erratic or excessive
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Not so long ago, in a much sleepier Nashville, a person couldn’t swing a microphone without hitting a “meat and three” (chicken, beef or pork and three Southern sides), those almost-home-cooked-answers to what’s for lunch or dinner. Meat and threes are still dishing it out in Music City, but their numbers are dwindling (Arnold’s Country
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The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba raises $11 billion in Hong Kong share offering By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer November 20, 2019, 11:46 AM 3 min read The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has raised at least $11 billion in a share offering in Hong Kong, netting the city’s biggest offering since 2010 despite recent political
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An Alabama sheriff says two football fans “got into it” while watching the Louisiana State University-Alabama game and one is accused of fatally shooting the other during a fight November 20, 2019, 10:46 AM 1 min read An Alabama sheriff says two fans “got into it” while watching the Louisiana State University-Alabama game and one
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