Image copyright MICHAEL HARNETT Image caption Christie Harnett died on 27 June 2019 The parents of a girl who killed herself at a mental health inpatient unit say failings have left them “devastated”. Christie Harnett was a patient at West Lane CAMHS unit in Middlesbrough when she died aged 17. “If she wasn’t in there […]
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Jimmie Ward and Arik Armstead perhaps best symbolized the San Francisco 49ers’ fall from contender to also-ran in the post-Jim Harbaugh era By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer February 1, 2020, 4:36 PM 4 min read MIAMI — Jimmie Ward and Arik Armstead perhaps best symbolized the San Francisco 49ers’ fall from contender to
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When the United States, along with France and Britain, bombed Iraq in 1993 after President Saddam Hussein violated United Nations resolutions by raiding Kuwait, Mr. Sanders said he supported those actions. Mr. Sanders sided with President Bill Clinton in September 1996, when the United States again launched missile strikes at Iraqi military targets after Mr.
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LAS VEGAS — A growing number of U.S. states are considering a ban on the sale or import of cosmetics that have been tested on animals, as advocates argue testing products such as lotions, shampoos and makeup on rabbits, mice and rats is cruel and outdated. The cause has gained support from consumers and many
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A union for Hong Kong hospital workers says its members will go on strike Monday to press a demand for the Chinese territory to bar entry to visitors from the mainland in an effort to stem the spread of a new viral disease February 1, 2020, 3:33 PM 2 min read HONG KONG — A
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MIAMI — Robbie Gould wasn’t sure he’d ever be in this position again, this close to a Super Bowl title. Heck, he didn’t even know a few months ago if he’d still be with the San Francisco 49ers. “Yeah, it’s been,” Gould said with a pause. “It’s been interesting.” The veteran kicker was coming off
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This is the Impeachment Briefing, The Times’s newsletter about the impeachment investigation. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every weeknight. What happened today The Senate voted Friday evening to block consideration of new witnesses and evidence in the impeachment trial, all but securing President Trump’s acquittal. The motion failed 49 to 51,
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For the last couple of days, Mr. Bernard has been debating whether to go. On one hand, he does not want to be the person responsible for introducing a deadly virus in Nigeria. On the other, he needs to make business contacts in China, where fabric is “cheaper and cheaper and cheaper and cheaper,” he
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The statistics are terrible – study after study shows children all over the world are weaker, do less exercise and are less fit than in the past. In England alone, despite a slight improvement last year, fewer than half of five to 16-year-olds achieve the government’s recommended 60 minutes’ exercise a day and poorer children
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South Carolina’s military museum is considering a name change that better covers all of its artifacts By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press February 1, 2020, 2:17 PM 4 min read COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s military museum covers 250 years of artifacts and stories of brave soldiers fighting for their country, from men with muskets facing
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