January 2020

Boston Red Sox Under Investigation For Alleged Cheating During 2018 Championship Season

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The Boston Red Sox are reportedly under investigation for cheating during the team’s 2018 World Series championship season.  The Athletic website cited multiple unnamed sources who were with the team and detailed a system of using video to pick up and decode an opposing catcher’s signs to the pitcher during the regular season. The video was […]

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Hywel Dda: NHS operations cancelled for third day in a row

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Image copyright JOHN LUCAS/GEOGRAPH/GOOGLE Image caption Operations were cancelled at (clockwise from top left): Withybush, Prince Philip, Bronglais, and Glangwili hospitals Routine operations at four hospitals are set to be cancelled for the third consecutive day due to issues over winter pressures. Sion James, the deputy medical director of Hywel Dda University Health Board, said

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Lizzo Pauses Australian Tour Commitments To Help Wildfire Victims

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Musician Lizzo has taken a break from her gigs in Australia to lend a helping hand as the country’s worst bushfire crisis continues. The 31-year-old “Good As Hell” hitmaker spent time volunteering at Melbourne’s Foodbank on Wednesday, helping package food hampers for those who’ve been affected by the devastating fires.  We had the one and

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Iran crash: Ukrainian passenger plane crashes with 170 on board

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionVideo from the scene shows the aftermath of the crash A Ukrainian Boeing-737 with more than 170 people from seven countries on board has crashed in Iran. Iran’s Red Crescent said there was no chance of finding survivors. Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 to Ukraine’s capital Kyiv

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California to examine effect of blackouts on communication

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California’s preemptive power shutoffs to prevent wildfires have affected more than just lights By ADAM BEAM Associated Press January 8, 2020, 6:43 AM 3 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When the nation’s largest electric utility preemptively shut off power last fall to prevent wildfires in California, customers lost more than just their lights — some

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Scottish project tackles pills’ ‘environmental impact’

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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Some compounds that make up medicines have been found in rivers, lochs and the sea A new Scottish health project aims to tackle potential harm caused to the environment by pharmaceuticals. An estimated 100 million treatments are prescribed every year in Scotland. After a pill passes through a person’s

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