Image copyright Getty Creative Image caption Coloured condoms. File photo Utah Governor Gary Herbert has halted the distribution of 100,000 condoms for free in the US state because of racy slogans on the packaging. It features phrases like “SL,UT”, a word play on Utah and its capital, Salt Lake City, “Enjoy Your Mountin” and “Explore […]
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Image copyright Charles E. Noad Image caption The Tolkien Society described Christopher Tolkien as “Middle-earth’s first scholar” Christopher Tolkien, who edited and published the posthumous works of his father, Lord of the Rings writer JRR Tolkien, has died aged 95. The news was confirmed by the Tolkien Society, which described him as “Middle-earth’s first scholar”.
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Coco Gauff will play Venus Williams again after her historic run at Wimbledon last year. The 15-year-old made headlines last year in July when she defeated five-time Wimbledon champion Williams, 6-4, 6-4, in a first-round match at the tournament. She also became the youngest tennis player in the Open era to qualify for Wimbledon’s main event.
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Trump says he ‘just got impeached’ and wants a short trial. President Trump speaking in the Oval Office on Thursday.Credit…Pete Marovich for The New York Times President Trump waited until after Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. was sworn in and senators signed an oath book before he shared his thoughts on becoming the third
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HONG KONG — China’s factories are beginning to hum again. Its consumers are opening their wallets. Its trade tensions with the United States are easing. On paper, the world’s second-largest economy looks as if it may be shrugging off its worst slowdown in nearly three decades. China is widely expected to report economic growth figures
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A former Texas nurse suspected in the killing of dozens of children has pleaded guilty in the 1981 death of an 11-month-old By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press January 16, 2020, 10:14 PM 3 min read SAN ANTONIO — A former Texas nurse suspected in the killing of dozens of children pleaded guilty Thursday in the
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Well, this date truly stunk. Charlize Theron appeared on Wednesday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” where the Oscar-winning actor and host Jimmy Kimmel discussed their obsession with “The Bachelor.” Things took a sharp swerve into Bonkers Town, however, when Kimmel asked the “Bombshell” star if she’d ever gone on any dates that were as cringeworthy as the
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SAN FRANCISCO — Numbers have long held a special significance at Google. When the internet company was founded in 1998, it based its name on the mathematical term “googol,” which refers to the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros. When it filed to go public in 2004, it said it planned to raise $2,718,281,828, which
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Houston Astros star outfielder George Springer and the tainted team have settled on a $21 million contract for next season January 16, 2020, 10:03 PM 2 min read HOUSTON — George Springer, the World Series MVP of the tainted 2017 Houston Astros, and the team settled on a $21 million, one-year contract Thursday. Springer had
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McConnell drafts rules for the trial. Out of public view, Mr. McConnell and his aides were working to complete a resolution that would set the parameters for the first phase of the trial and be put up for a vote on Tuesday. Democrats plan to oppose it en masse because it does not guarantee that
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