Image copyright Getty Images Fast fashion has a bad reputation among environmental campaigners who accuse it of fostering a wasteful culture. But leading chain Primark has hit back at its detractors, saying shopping on the High Street is better for the planet than buying online. The boss of AB Foods, Primark’s owner, told the Times […]
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Glen Rice Jr. pleads not guilty to injuring with intent in Auckland court appearance November 20, 2019, 12:47 AM 2 min read Former Washington Wizards guard Glen Rice Jr. pleaded not guilty to a single charge of injuring with intent when he appeared in an Auckland court on Wednesday. The son of three-time NBA all-star
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WASHINGTON — The uniform made an entrance at the top of the morning. Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman, a Purple Heart recipient and an Iraq war veteran, strode into the hearing room with chest and shoulders trimmed with his Combat Infantry Badge, his Ranger tab and other recognitions of military service. He stood there fidgeting
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Image copyright Getty Images More than 2 million adults in England are unable to see an NHS dentist, BBC analysis suggests. They include an estimated 1.45 million who have tried and failed to get an NHS appointment in two years with the rest on waiting lists or put off by cost. Another 2 million assume
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The creators of the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen reveal why they decided to make a musical centred around teen suicide. The show won six Tony awards in its debut year in New York and is now opening in London’s West End. The team behind it, Benj Pasek, Steven Levenson and Justin Paul spoke to
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Mozilla is the company behind the Firefox web browser. It’s a not-for-profit company competing against the giants of the tech world, like Google. It relies a lot on volunteers to design its systems and promote the browser around the world. CEO Mitchell Baker says that to keep the volunteers’ goodwill, she has to be completely
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People in Sydney woke up to a city shrouded in smoke on Tuesday, as scores of bushfires rage across the region. Strong winds overnight brought smoke from fires inland, pushing the air quality in Australia’s largest city to beyond “hazardous” levels at times. On social media, locals have described hazy skies and the stench of
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Disney Plus says it doesn’t have a security breach, but some users of the new streaming service have been shut out after hackers tried to break into their accounts By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer November 19, 2019, 4:15 PM 2 min read Disney says its new Disney Plus streaming service doesn’t have a security
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Molly Solomon to lead NBC Olympics coverage; 1st woman to be executive producer for network sports division By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer November 19, 2019, 8:18 PM 2 min read Molly Solomon will lead NBC’s Olympics coverage, becoming the first woman to be an executive producer for a network sports division. She succeeds Jim
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But in his letter on Monday, he offered a caveat: “Not all whistle-blowers are created equal.” An anonymous whistle-blower complaint first brought to light concern about a call between Mr. Trump and Mr. Zelensky. In an interview on Tuesday, Mr. Johnson said it was “disappointing” that the news media had focused on his concerns about
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