Last November a firestorm swept over the Australian town of Wytaliba, killing two residents. Wildlife carers, Gary Wilson and Julie Willis decided to stay in their small wooden house, with the animals they have spent years rescuing. The couple found themselves inundated with dozens of the kangaroos that they’d saved in the past, as the […]
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Oakland, known as “The Town” in local parlance, is often defined by its differences from San Francisco across the bay. But the city — birthplace of the Black Panther movement — is a bubbling caldron of creative energy worth exploring on its own. Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, better known as Fantastic Negrito, is an Oakland-based musician
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First-round leader Madelene Sagstrom held a one-stroke lead over American rival Ally McDonald after two rounds of the LPGA’s Vic Open February 7, 2020, 9:57 AM 3 min read BARWON HEADS, Australia — First-round leader Madelene Sagstrom held a one-stroke lead over American rival Ally McDonald after two rounds of the LPGA’s Vic Open. The
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Less than 10 hours after announcing that he was “calling on the Iowa Democratic Party to immediately begin a recanvass,” Tom Perez, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said he had actually been calling only for isolated recanvassing of areas where irregularities had been reported in the caucus results. In an interview with Rachel
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I have a terrible habit of forgetting about movies that debuted more than a year ago. The hoopla of Academy Award season puts a ton of focus on watching the current nominees. And in that concentrated attention, every other movie goes by the mental wayside. But I want to change. In that spirit, I’ve been
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Spoiler alert! “The Walking Dead” doesn’t care about spoiler alerts. The AMC show’s midseason 10 finale left viewers stressed the heck out when some fan-favorite characters fell into a trap laid by zombie-skin-wearing villain Alpha (Samantha Morton). As the final scene cut to black, Daryl (Norman Reedus), Carol (Melissa McBride), Aaron (Ross Marquand), Kelly (Angel
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Image copyright Getty Images Energy bills are to fall for millions of British households this April after the regulator lowered price caps. Ofgem has reduced the default price cap and pre-payment meter cap by £17, which the regulator said would lower bills for about 15 million households. The cap was introduced to protect customers on
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Thousands outside of China have been put under quarantine, as they remain under observation for signs of coronavirus. They have either been evacuated from China to their home countries, or have been in contact with infected people, and now have to stay in isolation for at least 14 days. Many are being put up in
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BANGKOK — Asian nations have profited handsomely from the impressive growth in tourists from China over the past decade, but the specter of a rapidly spreading virus has raised concerns over industry prospects. Some 150 million Chinese tourists traveled abroad in 2018, a stunning leap from China’s 10.5 million international travelers in 2000. Tourism is
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Knowing its season begins less than a week after one of the biggest betting events in America, the new XFL is embracing sports betting in a major way By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press February 7, 2020, 8:10 AM 5 min read ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Knowing its season begins less than a week after one
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