A report by the charity Oxfam says the average British person will pump out more carbon emissions in two weeks than citizens in seven African nations will emit in the entire year January 5, 2020, 4:17 PM 1 min read LONDON — The average British person will pump out more carbon emissions in two weeks […]
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LAWRENCE, Kan. — The season was barely a week old when Michigan State lost to Kentucky in the Champions Classic, a defeat of the nation’s No. 1 team that could be written off easily as a high-profile battle of heavyweights on a neutral court early in the season that didn’t go the Spartans’ way. Then
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WASHINGTON — The American-led coalition in Iraq and Syria has halted its yearslong mission of attacking the Islamic State and training local forces in both countries as United States forces brace for retaliation from Iran after a strike that killed a powerful Iranian commander. In a statement, the American command said that after repeated attacks
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Amauri Hardy had 21 points as UNLV topped Air Force 71-59 January 5, 2020, 6:04 AM 1 min read LAS VEGAS — Amauri Hardy had 21 points as UNLV topped Air Force 71-59 on Saturday night. Bryce Hamilton had 15 points for UNLV (8-8, 3-0 Mountain West Conference), which won its fourth consecutive game. Cheikh
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NEW YORK — What will watching TV be like in the 2020s? The CES gadget show will offer some glimpses, as companies strut out celebrities such as Mandy Moore and show off shorter viewing experiences for the mobile era. The annual technology show is typically a hotbed for the latest television sets, robots and fitness
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Georges Duboeuf applied traditional methods of winemaking to his craft Georges Duboeuf, one of the great wine merchants of the 20th Century, has died at the age of 86. He was best known for turning the release a little-known French product – an ordinary red wine called Beaujolais Nouveau
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The journeymen players of fourth-tier English team Port Vale got a chance to meet in person some of the world’s superstar footballers when they were invited into the locker room of English champion Manchester City January 5, 2020, 2:03 PM 3 min read MANCHESTER, England — Invited into the locker room of English champion Manchester
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The statue of Zlatan Ibrahimovic has finally been overturned after weeks of vandalism January 5, 2020, 1:13 PM 2 min read MALMO — After weeks of vandalism, the statue of Zlatan Ibrahimovic has finally been overturned. The 500-kilogram monument, which is located outside Malmo’s soccer stadium, was cut off at the feet, causing it to
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ms Ballas said she had suffered “quite a lot of bullying” Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas had hate mail hand-delivered to a theatre in Darlington where she is appearing in pantomime. Ms Ballas condemned the “cowardly” act in a video post on Instagram in which she said the
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CASEY STATION, Antarctica — Near a nice, big hole in the ice and beneath the stone gray, midday Antarctic summer skies, six Adélie penguins stared at six men toiling with tools. The chasm in the ice might have been an inviting entry to the krill-rich waters below. None of the members of the tuxedoed recon
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