Fabric curtains stretch across the huge Warragamba Dam to trap ash and sediment expected to wash off wildfire-scorched slopes and into the reservoir that holds 80% of untreated drinking water for the Greater Sydney area. In Australia‘s national capital of Canberra, where a state of emergency was declared on Friday because of an out-of-control forest […]
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LOS ANGELES — LeBron James wiped his eyes as the national anthem ended. Wearing Kobe Bryant’s No. 24 jersey, James wrapped teammate Anthony Davis, in a No. 8 jersey, in an embrace. The Lakers’ two current superstars were back on the court Friday night for the team’s first game since Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna
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This was Iowa caucus night back in the mid-1970s. And these are members of the national media covering the voting. It was so unusual to see national media in Iowa back then that people actually paid to watch them. “The Democratic Party charged $15 a head for people to watch the media watch the people.”
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NEW YORK — At $15 a pop in major cities — and sometimes more — going to the cinema can easily break the bank. That’s where a movie subscription comes in. Although MoviePass failed in its bid to let you catch first-run movies just about anywhere for a low monthly price, many theater chains are
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A Planned Parenthood clinic in Louisville is resuming abortions later this year after the procedure was halted in 2016 January 31, 2020, 11:13 PM 2 min read LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Planned Parenthood clinic in Louisville is resuming abortions later this year after the procedure was halted in 2016. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky
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“This is what the wrong side of history looks like,” the late-night TV host captioned a collage of the 51 Senate Republicans who, with their vote, effectively ensured Trump’s acquittal over the Ukraine scandal. Only GOP Sens. Mitt Romney (Utah) and Susan Collins (Maine) voted for witnesses. Kimmel tagged his tweet with the (majority anti-Republican)
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In a world first, BBC Click’s Marc Cieslak has interviewed the creator of Watch Dogs: Legion inside the video game itself. Developed at Ubisoft’s Toronto Studio, the same technology used to create the game was employed to create an interview which takes place inside a virtual London. The game imagines a post-Brexit dystopian Britain as
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The San Francisco 49ers play old-school football with a twist By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer February 1, 2020, 7:51 AM 4 min read MIAMI — The San Francisco 49ers play old-school football with a twist. Coach Kyle Shanahan’s offense is run-oriented, but the Niners don’t just line up and play power football. Shanahan
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John Kerry is for Joe Biden. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is stumping for Bernie Sanders. And Julián Castro is for Elizabeth Warren. But whom does George Takei support? (Hint: A certain former mayor from Indiana …) As nominating season prepares to open, we’ve gathered a snapshot of the endorsement race as it stands. Aside from garnering glittering
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC’s online health editor on what we know about the virus Countries around the world have closed their borders to arrivals from China, as officials work to control the rapid spread of the coronavirus. The US and Australia said they would deny entry to all foreign
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