Henry Danton has been dancing since his teens and performed for the Royal Ballet in the 1940s. And even now at the age of 100, he’s still working as a teacher five days a week. But there is something that has been long overdue, a medal that he was due to receive during World War […]
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Dallas Stars fans expected to see plenty of goals this season from Joe Pavelski, signed as a free agent after a 38-goal season for San Jose. On Monday night, they saw his first in his new home rink. Pavelski scored a power-play goal midway through the second period, and the Stars beat the Ottawa Senators
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WASHINGTON — Just 10 days before a key meeting on Ukraine, President Trump met, over the objections of his national security adviser, with one of the former Soviet republic’s most virulent critics, Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, and heard a sharp assessment that bolstered his hostility toward the country, according to several people informed
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Motorists in socialist Venezuela have long enjoyed the world’s cheapest gasoline, with fuel so heavily subsidized that a full tank these days costs a tiny fraction of a U.S. penny. But the economy is in such shambles that drivers are now paying for fill-ups with a little food, a candy bar or just a cigarette.
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An emotional final trailer for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” dropped on Monday night, offering new clues into the long-awaited last chapter in the saga. The trailer has all the usual “Star Wars” elements: fantastic landscapes, massive space battles and, of course, an epic lightsaber duel between Daisy Ridley’s Rey and Kylo Ren, portrayed
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Image copyright Vivien Godfrey Image caption Vivien’s family has owned Stanfords since 1946 The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Vivien Godfrey, chief executive of maps and travel books retailer Stanfords. You’d imagine that any secret service worth its salt would be interested
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Thousands of illegal cellphones are making it into the hands of prison inmates who use the devices to commit crimes, but prison officials testified Monday that they’re prohibited from using one of the best tools to stop it — jamming technology. Prison officials from Oklahoma and South Carolina testified about the effectiveness of cellphone-jamming technology
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Vladimir Tarasenko doesn’t like talking about himself. Alex Pietrangelo, however, doesn’t mind talking about his teammate. Tarasenko had a goal and two assists to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 Monday night, snapping a four-game losing streak. “When he gets going, he’s hard to handle,” Pietrangelo said about Tarasenko. “His game
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Tributes have been paid to the Scottish journalist and author Deborah Orr, who has died aged 57. The former Guardian and Independent writer’s death was confirmed over the weekend by her family. After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, Orr wrote candidly about being treated for the disease. Observer columnist Catherine Bennett described her
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Exxon is accused of misleading investors about the potential cost of financial regulation An unprecedented climate change lawsuit against American oil giant Exxon Mobil is set to go ahead in New York. The state has accused the company of misleading investors about the potential costs of climate regulation to
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