It’s 2018 and people are gathering around a phone to take part in the day’s round of HQ Trivia, a real-time quiz app where players can win real cash. Two years later, and HQ Trivia has gone bankrupt and shut down, its presenters drinking and swearing during its last live broadcast. The final game’s prize […]
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LeBron James said “you could definitely feel” the presence of the late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant at the NBA’s 2020 All-Star Game on Sunday. At an event rife with tributes to Bryant, who died last month in a helicopter crash, James talked to reporters after his team of All-Stars ― aptly named Team LeBron ―
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A Russian woman aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has been diagnosed with COVID-19 February 17, 2020, 12:22 PM 2 min read MOSCOW — A Russian woman aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has become the first Russian citizen to be diagnosed with COVID-19, Russia said Monday. The woman
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Image copyright Getty Images Car finance company Moneybarn has been fined £2.77m for not helping customers who fell into debt difficulties. It has handed £30m to 6,000 customers hit by its actions, described by the City watchdog as “serious breaches”. “Moneybarn did not give its customers the chance to clear their arrears over a realistic
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EUGENE, Ore. — Payton Pritchard had a simple explanation for Oregon’s outside shooting spree. “The 3-ball was going our way early and so if they are there, take them,” the senior guard said. Pritchard scored 25 points and sparked an early 3-point barrage as the No. 17 Ducks rolled to an 80-62 victory over Utah
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Port operator DP World says it will delist from the Nasdaq Dubai stock exchange, returning the company to full state-ownership in a move that will help the Dubai government’s investment company repay more than $5 billion to banks By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press February 17, 2020, 11:17 AM 2 min read DUBAI, United Arab Emirates
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The White House kitchen isn’t like any other kitchen in America. As a matter of fact, there are many kitchens inside the historic building. Ever wonder what it’s like to cook in one of those kitchens? We spoke to three people who have first-hand experience cooking in the White House and asked them what it’s
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Image copyright Getty Images Two senior Tory MPs have warned Downing Street not to pick a fight with the BBC amid reports it wants the broadcaster “massively pruned back”. The Sunday Times suggested No 10 believed the current licence fee should be replaced by a subscription service and certain channels sold. Former cabinet minister Damian
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Monsanto’s controversial herbicides have been sprayed on fields for decades German chemical giant Bayer is to appeal against a Missouri court’s award of $265m (£203m) to a US peach grower who blamed a herbicide for crop damage. Farmer Bill Bader sued Bayer and BASF, alleging that dicamba weedkiller drifted
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In nearly 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rear Adm. Nancy Knight, director of the agency’s global health protection division, has led the development, coordination and implementation of public health policies and programs in countries including Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. Before joining the C.D.C., Dr. Knight was a Peace Corps
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