Helen Maroulis was one of the most celebrated Olympians in 2016 when she became the first American woman to win a gold medal in wrestling. She was expected to be one of the faces of the sport in Tokyo this year. She still might be if she can qualify. That’s far from a certainty after […]
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WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials will ban most flavored e-cigarettes popular with underage teenagers, but with major exceptions that benefit vaping manufacturers, retailers and adults who use the nicotine-emitting devices. The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will prohibit fruit, candy, mint and dessert flavors from small, cartridge-based e-cigarettes that are popular with high school
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption TS Eliot’s poetry includes The Wasteland and the poem which inspired the musical Cats A newly published letter, written by TS Eliot in 1960, has shed fresh light on the writer’s relationship with a woman he corresponded with for 26 years. In the letter, Eliot said he had fallen
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NEW DELHI — Oyo, a start-up that offers budget hotel rooms, has grown into one of India’s most valuable private companies and aims to be the world’s largest hotel chain by 2023. But at least part of Oyo’s rise in India was built on practices that raise questions about the health of its business, according
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Isaiah Miller had a career-high 31 points and school record nine steals and UNC Greensboro topped Mercer 72-63 January 2, 2020, 2:42 AM 2 min read GREENSBORO, N.C. — Isaiah Miller had a career-high 31 points and school record nine steals and UNC Greensboro topped Mercer 72-63 on Wednesday night. James Dickey had 12 rebounds
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More companies can make a nasal version of the opioid overdose antidote naloxone under a deal struck between New York’s attorney general and the one company that sells it now January 2, 2020, 5:38 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — More companies could begin making an easy-to-use version of an opioid overdose antidote under
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More companies can make a nasal version of the opioid overdose antidote naloxone under a deal struck between New York’s attorney general and the one company that sells it now January 2, 2020, 5:38 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — More companies could begin making an easy-to-use version of an opioid overdose antidote under
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The first transgender character will join Marvel’s ranks “very soon,” studio president Kevin Feige said, answering calls for the studio to include proper LGBTQ representation in its films. Feige, during an appearance at the New York Film Academy over the weekend, confirmed the news after a student asked whether Marvel planned to introduce transgender characters in
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Image copyright Alamy Sonos is facing a backlash for encouraging customers to get rid of their old speakers when there may be nothing wrong with them. The US speaker giant offers customers a 30% discount on new products if they follow steps to recycle their old ones. Following these puts the device in Recycle Mode,
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Former Maryland football coach D January 2, 2020, 4:46 PM 1 min read Former Maryland coach D.J. Durkin, who was fired during the 2018 season following the death of a player who had collapsed during offseason conditioning drills, was hired Thursday as an assistant by Mississippi. Durkin, who spent last season as a consultant with
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