PARADISE, Calif. — First came the flames, a raging firestorm propelled by 50 mph (80 kph) wind gusts that incinerated Kelsey Norton’s house and killed 85 people in her community. Then came the smoke — not just from the forest but also from 14,000 houses and their contents that burned, generating a thick plume that […]
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Harry Styles fans are newly obsessed with a story about him volunteering to watch a stranger’s dog. On Wednesday, a correspondent for Reuters responded to a viral Twitter thread that asked users: “What’s ya most awkward or interesting celebrity interaction you have had?” The correspondent, Rory Carroll, said that the Harry Styles of One Direction
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Image caption The rail manufacturing and assembly plant opened in 2015 Up to 250 jobs are set to be axed at a factory making trains in County Durham. The Hitachi plant in Newton Aycliffe opened in 2015 and employs about 900 people, according to the union Unite. In December it was awarded a £350m contract
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Microsoft says it has developed a technique to detect online predators using video games to try to sexually exploit children January 9, 2020, 4:57 PM 1 min read REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft says it has developed a technique to detect online predators who try to groom children for sexual purposes using the chat function in
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NFL-NEWS Judge is Giants’ new coach UNDATED (AP) — The task of turning around the New York Giants now belongs to a 38-year-old who has never run a team either at the college or NFL level. The Giants have hired New England Patriots special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach Joe Judge to be their
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President Trump, responding during a White House address on Wednesday to the missile strikes by Iran, assailed the nuclear agreement reached by his predecessor and praised American military might. The 10-minute address contained numerous inaccuracies and claims that lacked evidence. Here’s a fact check. What Mr. Trump Said “Iran’s hostilities substantially increased after the foolish
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Rail workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and others have joined a nationwide day of protests and strikes to denounce French President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to overhaul the pension system January 9, 2020, 4:49 PM 2 min read PARIS — French rail workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and others joined the fourth nationwide day of protests and strikes
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSandy Patience, who is married to Laura, says many people, not just him, are hoping to benefit from the clinical trial Sandy Patience’s mother died of Huntington’s, his sister is in a care home because of it and now he knows that he has also got the
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Image copyright NHS Give Blood Image caption Cadet was travelling in a taxi on his way to a gig at Keele University A man who killed grime rapper Cadet in a crash after drinking six pints of beer has been jailed for four years and eight months. Jordan Birch’s van smashed into the taxi Cadet
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption About 6,000 people work in wing manufacturing at Broughton in Flintshire The chief executive of Airbus has said the future of its British wing plants is “secure” and there is “great potential to expand” post Brexit. The aerospace giant had warned it could move wing-building out of the UK
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