British street artist Banksy’s latest public installation ― nicknamed the “Valentine’s Banksy” ― lasted around two days before being destroyed. But, in the end, it wasn’t Storm Dennis that is battering the United Kingdom this weekend that hit the piece that appeared on the side of a property in the Barton Hill neighborhood of his […]
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Image copyright Getty Images The dispute over subsidies to aircraft makers has escalated, with Washington imposing a higher tariff on Airbus and aeroplane parts from the EU. It will go up from 10% to 15% next month, while most other tariffs on EU exports to America, on a range of goods, standing at 25%, are
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SHANGHAI — China has flooded cities and villages with battalions of neighborhood busybodies, uniformed volunteers and Communist Party representatives to carry out one of the biggest social control campaigns in history. The goal: to keep hundreds of millions of people away from everyone but their closest kin. The nation is battling the coronavirus outbreak with
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Melker Karlsson and Timo Meier scored in an 89-second span in the third period to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets February 15, 2020, 4:42 AM 4 min read WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Melker Karlsson and Timo Meier scored in an 89-second span in the third period to lift
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In a divided Democratic field, Michael R. Bloomberg has emerged as a last-minute candidate with an unusual strategy. He is leaning on his record as mayor of New York but also on the good he has done as a philanthropist, betting more than anything that his fortune will enable him to run a national campaign.
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Authorities say a chemical waste landfill in Oregon near the Columbia River has been accepting hundreds of tons of radioactive fracking waste from North Dakota in violation of Oregon regulations February 14, 2020, 5:34 PM 3 min read ARLINGTON, Ore. — A chemical waste landfill near the Columbia River in Oregon accepted hundreds of tons
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WASHINGTON — Reports one day suggest the respiratory outbreak in China might be slowing, the next brings word of thousands more cases. Even the experts have whiplash in trying to determine if the epidemic is getting worse, or if a backlog of the sick is finally getting counted. Continuing questions about the new virus are
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Image copyright Matt Hutson Image caption The artwork in Barton Hill was defaced on Saturday A mural by Banksy has been defaced just 48 hours after it appeared. The piece, featuring a young girl firing red flowers from a catapult, appeared on the side of a house in Bristol on Thursday. Banksy confirmed he was
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Loudon Love scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Wright State beat Illinois-Chicago 75-58 February 15, 2020, 5:13 AM 1 min read DAYTON, Ohio — Loudon Love scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Wright State beat Illinois-Chicago 75-58 on Friday night. The Raiders (22-5, 12-2) maintained a one-game lead over second-place Northern
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Well, that was exhausting. One and a half states down, 48.5 to go. Let’s catch you up on what happened during one of the most eventful stretches of the 2020 race so far. New Hampshire is done That was not great news for Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who placed fourth with less than 10
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