Sure, Ben Affleck may have initially lied about his gargantuan post-breakup tattoo. But, as he explained to The New York Times, he feels his fib was justified. “I resented that somebody got a picture of it by spying on me,” Affleck told the Times in a candid interview published Tuesday. The “Way Back” actor was […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Qantas has warned of severe financial impact as the potentially deadly coronavirus dampens demand for travel in Asia. The Australian airline said the outbreak would cost it up to A$150m ($99m; £76m) as it cuts flights to Asia by 15% until at least the end of May. To avoid job losses
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Abdullah Mohammad and his family are living in a warzone but they’ve come up with a unique way to cope with air strikes. When Salwa became startled by loud noises, her father used the sound of children letting off fireworks to show her that loud noises could be funny. Abdullah says he tries to stay
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Freshman Tony Johnson Jr. scored four of his career-high 21 points in the second overtime and Central Florida upset Cincinnati 89-87 on Wednesday night By Mark Schmetzer Associated Press February 20, 2020, 3:02 AM 3 min read CINCINNATI — Freshman Tony Johnson Jr. scored four of his career-high 21 points in the second overtime and
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Six of the candidates vying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination took the stage on Wednesday night in Las Vegas for their last debate before Nevada’s caucuses on Saturday. Here is how the candidates’ remarks stacked up against the truth. WHAT THE FACTS ARE: Senator Elizabeth Warren highlighted past comments by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg
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After selling his first technology company, Gururaj Deshpande donated $20 million to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create a center for technological innovation, which bears his name. Mr. Deshpande is proud of the work the center fostered, but the effort focused on what he refers to as the two billion people in the world
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China says the number the of new virus cases rose by just 394 from the previous day, with a rise in the death of 114 February 20, 2020, 2:37 AM 1 min read BEIJING — China says the number the of new virus cases rose by just 394 from the previous day, with a rise
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Image copyright Curtin&Co Image caption The new studios will be built in the new development at Thames Valley Science Park Plans to develop the “largest purpose-built film studio” in the UK have been put forward in Reading. US company Blackhall Studios and the University of Reading want to build the new £150m studios at Thames
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Former president Eamon de Valera (on the left holding a cane) did not envisage homeless families as part of Ireland’s future A former Irish President, Eamon de Valera, once famously outlined a vision for his country of “comely maidens dancing at the crossroads”. But fast forward to the 21st
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A small town in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu is home to hundreds of pairs of twins, in a phenomenon that no-one has really been able to explain. Residents of the town, some of whom come from generations of twins, say it’s because they are “blessed”, but doctors are looking for a scientific
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