The Cleveland Browns are interviewing Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz for a coaching job By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer January 8, 2020, 3:36 PM 2 min read CLEVELAND — Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, who had a five-season run as Detroit’s head coach, is interviewing Wednesday with the Cleveland Browns for a job. Schwartz […]
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The prime minister defended the US killing of Iranian General Soleimani saying he had “the blood of British troops on his hands”. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn also asked the prime minister if the UK will ensure Iranian officials who want to attend the UN Security Council will be allowed to do so. Boris Johnson said
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Researchers are reporting the largest-ever one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate, and they are crediting advances in lung-tumor treatments By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer January 8, 2020, 2:04 PM 3 min read NEW YORK — Researchers on Wednesday reported the largest-ever one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate, a drop they
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James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, the leading money winners in “Jeopardy!” history, flexed their trivia might in Match 1 of “Jeopardy! The Greatest Of All Time” on Tuesday. And a winner emerged. (Results below.) But a few fun moments won the night on social media. Host Alex Trebek said “bitchin’ mixtape” in a
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Image caption Pasi Vainikka at the Solar Foods plant near Helsinki Finnish scientists producing a protein “from thin air” say it will compete with soya on price within the decade. The protein is produced from soil bacteria fed on hydrogen split from water by electricity. The researchers say if the electricity comes from solar and
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Abraham Ancer is optimistic about a new year in golf, now more than ever By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer January 8, 2020, 7:42 AM 5 min read HONOLULU — Abraham Ancer can’t remember playing better with so little to show for it. His hope is the payoff is not far away. Ancer arrived in
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Conservative MP Harriett Baldwin called on Boris Johnson to look at taking away the contract from West Midlands Trains. She said the firm, that operates across the Midlands and has services to London and Liverpool, had been “absolutely woeful”. He replied that the “bell is tolling for West Midlands Rail”, in his second question on
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U By JOSH BOAK AP ECONOMICS WRITER January 8, 2020, 2:21 PM 2 min read BALTIMORE — U.S. companies added 202,000 jobs in December, led by robust hiring in construction, trade, transportation and utilities, according to a private survey. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that the bulk of the hiring was among smaller and mid-sized
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Legal action is being launched against the NHS over the prescribing of drugs to delay puberty. Papers have been lodged at the High Court by a mother and a nurse against the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, which runs the UK’s only gender-identity development service (Gids). Lawyers will argue it is illegal to prescribe the
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jacqueline Tong and Christopher Beeny in Upstairs, Downstairs Christopher Beeny, known for roles in Upstairs, Downstairs and BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine, has died at the age of 78, his son has confirmed. Beeny played the cheeky footman, chauffeur and butler Edward Barnes in Upstairs, Downstairs in
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