Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Stand-up comic Brand is a regular guest on TV and radio panel shows Ofcom is to take no further action over Jo Brand’s controversial joke on BBC Radio 4 about throwing battery acid. The media regulator said the comic’s remarks on satirical show Heresy “had clear potential to offend […]
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Team Penske’s three NASCAR drivers combined to win six races last year By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer January 27, 2020, 9:27 PM 4 min read CONCORD, N.C. — Team Penske won the championship last year in every series it competes except NASCAR. Doesn’t mean it was a bad year: the team still won
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BETTENDORF, Iowa — As they streamed out of the ballroom following a Scott County fund-raising banquet Saturday night, one after the other Iowa Democrats admitted that they still had not decided whom to support just over a week before the state’s presidential caucuses. But by not mentioning his name as they rattled off their short
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U.S. sales of newly built homes fell 0.4% in December, but 2019 was strongest year for sales since 2007 By JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer January 27, 2020, 3:08 PM 1 min read WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of newly built homes fell 0.4% in December, cooling slightly after low mortgage rates fueled gains for much
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Here’s what’s new in the outbreak linked to an emerging virus in China January 27, 2020, 8:29 PM 2 min read More than 2,700 cases of a new viral respiratory illness have been confirmed since an outbreak began last month in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Scientists have identified the illness as a new kind
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Kobe Bryant sent a sweet text to Shaquille O’Neal’s son Shareef Sunday shortly before the Los Angeles Lakers legend embarked on his fatal helicopter flight. By the time Shareef O’Neal answered, the aircraft had already crashed in the mountains of Calabasas, California, killing Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others. “You good fam?” the NBA
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There’s a lot of ocean out there, and boats engaging in illegal fishing or human trafficking have good reason to hide. But even the stealthiest vessels — the ones that turn off their transponders — aren’t completely invisible: Albatrosses, outfitted with radar detectors, can spot them, new research has shown. And a lot of ships
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Kobe Bryant’s mentor and NBA legend Phil Jackson shared some heartfelt words about the former Los Angeles Laker who died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday. “The crash was a tragedy for multiple families. My heart goes out to Vanessa and the families that lost loved ones,” Jackson said in a statement to
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Sheriff’s deputies in Lake County, Fla., on Monday arrested a notorious tormentor of the parents of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, charging him with the unlawful possession of personal identification. Wolfgang Halbig, a former contributor to Infowars, the online and radio show hosted by the far-right provocateur Alex Jones, has spread false claims for
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WASHINGTON — President Trump has announced plans to broaden his tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum, saying the existing tariffs had not proved as effective as he had hoped in reviving American production. In a proclamation on Friday night, the president accused foreign companies of trying to “circumvent” the 25 percent tariff he placed on
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