Juliette Kaplan, who played battleaxe Pearl Sibshaw in BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine for 25 years, has died at the age of 80, her agent has said. Kaplan appeared in 226 episodes of the show from 1985 to 2010, with the sharp-tongued Pearl trying to thwart husband Howard’s attempts to have an affair. […]
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WASHINGTON — Probably, on a long car ride or at a lagging dinner party, you have been asked that trivial query: If you could have been born at any time and place, where and when would you choose? If you’re an artist, then at least as a practical matter you ought to consider reincarnating in
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The attacker who killed two people in a shooting at a German synagogue livestreamed the assault on Twitch, a video service owned by Amazon. It was one of the first violent attacks streamed on the service, which is best known for letting people watch others play competitive video games. Here’s what you need to know
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Players who have outscored the Miami Dolphins this year range from A to Z, a commentary on a team with no O. Nelson Agholor and 49 other players have more touchdowns than the Dolphins; Greg Zuerlein and 34 other players have more points. Of the 403 TDs in the NFL this season, the Dolphins have
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Pacific Gas & Electric’s unusual decision to cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Northern California to reduce the risk of wildfires has angered many residents and lawmakers. Many of them have questioned whether the company made the right call. About 600,000 Northern California customers, including some in the San Francisco Bay Area,
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It is unclear whether the provisions that might be announced this week would be new, or how much they might change China’s economic actions. In meetings in February, China and the United States agreed to avoid devaluing their currency to make their products cheaper abroad and give their exporters an advantage, Chinese officials said in
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U.S. health officials again warned doctors Thursday against abandoning chronic pain patients by abruptly stopping their opioid prescriptions. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services instead urged doctors to share such decisions with patients. The agency published steps for doctors in a six-page guide and an editorial in the Journal of the American Medical
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Fans awaiting Friday’s Netflix release of “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” might need their memories jogged about what went down on the “Breaking Bad” series. The meth-making drama on AMC ended six years ago, so Jimmy Kimmel went to the source for a summary on Wednesday: actor Aaron Paul, who played Jesse Pinkman in
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Image copyright Gallo Images Image caption Ajay and Atul Gupta, and Sahara director, Duduzane Zuma The US has placed economic sanctions on members of Gupta family and a business associate for their alleged roles in a “significant corruption network” in South Africa. The three Gupta brothers, friends of former South African president Jacob Zuma, are
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The world-famous observatory atop the Empire State Building has a dizzying new look with floor-to-ceiling, 360-degree windows 102 floors above New York City. Interested in New York? Add New York as an interest to stay up to date on the latest New York news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The remodeled observatory opens to
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