Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThis is what a million pound coin looks like An Edward VIII sovereign has become the first UK coin to be bought for £1m, the BBC can reveal. The new owner, a private collector, described the chance to buy it and bring it back from the US […]
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Minnesota leading scorer Destiny Pitts says she is transferring after the Gophers suspended her for unspecified “conduct unbecoming a member of the team January 16, 2020, 10:50 PM 2 min read MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota leading scorer Destiny Pitts said Thursday she is transferring after the Gophers suspended her for unspecified “conduct unbecoming a member of
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Representative Ayanna Pressley, Democrat of Massachusetts, revealed in a video released on Thursday that she has a condition called alopecia and is now bald. “This is about acceptance,” Ms. Pressley said of her decision to publicly discuss her baldness. “I hope this starts a conversation about the personal struggles we navigate, and I hope that
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BOSTON — A computer security expert says he found that a forensic image of the election server central to a legal battle over the integrity of Georgia elections showed signs that the original server was hacked. The server was left exposed to the open internet for at least six months, a problem the same expert
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Image copyright Getty Creative Image caption Coloured condoms. File photo Utah Governor Gary Herbert has halted the distribution of 100,000 condoms for free in the US state because of racy slogans on the packaging. It features phrases like “SL,UT”, a word play on Utah and its capital, Salt Lake City, “Enjoy Your Mountin” and “Explore
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Image copyright Charles E. Noad Image caption The Tolkien Society described Christopher Tolkien as “Middle-earth’s first scholar” Christopher Tolkien, who edited and published the posthumous works of his father, Lord of the Rings writer JRR Tolkien, has died aged 95. The news was confirmed by the Tolkien Society, which described him as “Middle-earth’s first scholar”.
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Coco Gauff will play Venus Williams again after her historic run at Wimbledon last year. The 15-year-old made headlines last year in July when she defeated five-time Wimbledon champion Williams, 6-4, 6-4, in a first-round match at the tournament. She also became the youngest tennis player in the Open era to qualify for Wimbledon’s main event.
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Trump says he ‘just got impeached’ and wants a short trial. President Trump speaking in the Oval Office on Thursday.Credit…Pete Marovich for The New York Times President Trump waited until after Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. was sworn in and senators signed an oath book before he shared his thoughts on becoming the third
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HONG KONG — China’s factories are beginning to hum again. Its consumers are opening their wallets. Its trade tensions with the United States are easing. On paper, the world’s second-largest economy looks as if it may be shrugging off its worst slowdown in nearly three decades. China is widely expected to report economic growth figures
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A former Texas nurse suspected in the killing of dozens of children has pleaded guilty in the 1981 death of an 11-month-old By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press January 16, 2020, 10:14 PM 3 min read SAN ANTONIO — A former Texas nurse suspected in the killing of dozens of children pleaded guilty Thursday in the
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