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Stephen King, Don Winslow Taunt Stephanie Grisham With Megabucks Briefing Challenge

Bestselling authors Don Winslow and Stephen King on Wednesday laid down a megabucks charity challenge to White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham to hold the Trump administration’s first official press briefing in more than 300 days. “The Cartel” writer Winslow promised to donate $75,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, in Grisham’s […]

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Liberty Steel: More than 350 jobs to go in Yorkshire and Wales

Business / En Sound Media

Image caption The firm bought Tata Steel’s speciality steel division in 2017 A steel maker is to cut more than 350 jobs due to “challenging” market conditions. Liberty Steel said about 282 jobs would go at its plants in South Yorkshire, and about 72 in Newport, South Wales. The firm said it was consulting with

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Ash Barty party doesn’t last long at Brisbane International

Sports / En Sound Media

Top-ranked Ash Barty’s new year started with an upset loss to American qualifier Jennifer Brady at the Brisbane International January 9, 2020, 12:11 PM 3 min read BRISBANE, Australia — Top-ranked Ash Barty’s new year started with an upset loss to American qualifier Jennifer Brady at the Brisbane International. The 53rd-ranked Brady, who has no

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Iran Strikes Harsh Tone After U.S. Backs Off Further Conflict

Politics / En Sound Media

“I call on the Iraqi factions to be deliberate, patient, and not to start military actions, and to shut down the extremist voices of some rogue elements until all political, parliamentary and international methods have been exhausted,” he was quoted as saying. Pope Francis referred to the conflict on Thursday during an annual address to

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UK interest rates could be cut soon, central banker hints

Finance / En Sound Media

The outgoing head of the Bank of England has hinted that U.K. interest rates could be cut as soon as this month to shore up the economy even as some of the Brexit uncertainty has dissipated By PAN PYLAS Associated Press January 9, 2020, 12:09 PM 3 min read LONDON — U.K. interest rates could

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‘Misery’ for A&E patients facing record-long waits

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Huge pressures at hospitals across the NHS over the last month have led to long delays for patients seeking emergency care, figures suggest. The NHS England December data showed record delays in A&E with one in five patients waiting more than four hours. A key problem seems to have been a

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Weinstein lawyer urges ‘biased’ judge to step down

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionUsing a walking frame, Harvey Weinstein arrives for his trial on sexual assault charges Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer has asked the judge in his client’s rape case to step down after he threatened to jail Mr Weinstein for using his phone in court. Arthur Aidala said Judge James

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Facebook Says It Won’t Back Down From Allowing Lies in Political Ads

Technology / En Sound Media

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Thursday that it would not make any major changes to its political advertising policies, which allow lies in ads, despite pressure from lawmakers who say the company is abdicating responsibility for what appears on its platform. The decision, which company executives had telegraphed in recent months, is likely to

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Update on the latest in sports:

Sports / En Sound Media

NBA-SCHEDULE Nuggets get past Mavs UNDATED (AP) — The Denver Nuggets are spending at least one more day atop the NBA’s Northwest Division after pulling out a victory in Dallas. Nikola Jokic (nee-KOH’-lah YOH’-kihch) scored 21 of his 33 points in the third quarter and furnished the winning basket with 7.9 seconds left as the

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Golf Club for the 1 Percent Wants to Seize a Migratory Bird Habitat

Politics / En Sound Media

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The snowy owl was first spotted just beyond the 18th hole of one of the most expensive golf courses ever built. The bird was resting on a sandy beach filled with seashells and driftwood at the edge of Liberty State Park. Waves lapped the New Jersey shoreline of the Hudson River

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