Former U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo has gone from stopping shots to taking them ― at her former coach. As the U.S. team prepared for its first match against Thailand in the Women’s World Cup on Tuesday, Solo told the BBC over the weekend that coach Jill Ellis “cracks under the pressure.” “She’s not the leader […]
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Ten MPs have received enough backers to enter the contest to be Tory leader – and the next prime minister – with the first round of voting due on Thursday. Those who made it through were Michael Gove, Matt Hancock, Mark Harper, Jeremy Hunt, Sajid Javid, Boris Johnson, Andrea Leadsom, Esther McVey, Dominic Raab, and
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American Airlines is pushing back the planned return of its Boeing 737 Max jets until early September, two weeks longer than the airline had previously expected. American over the weekend removed its 24 Max jets from the flight schedule through Sept. 3. The plane has been grounded around the world since mid-March, after the second
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Image copyright AFP Huawei has denied that it has any links to the Chinese government. Huawei’s cyber-security chief John Suffolk told MPs on Monday that the tech giant had never been asked by China or any other government to “do anything untoward”. Mr Suffolk said Huawei welcomed outsiders to analyse its products and detect engineering
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“No visitor ever injured an animal, nor got into an animal enclosure,” the zoo said in an emailed statement. “Zoo Nights, like all events held during the day or after hours, is carefully planned to ensure that our animals are always well looked after.” Promoted as a chance to see “what the natural kingdom get
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There were significant changes at Vice Media on Monday as the company — which was once operated more like a frat party than a business — takes shape under new leadership. First came the news that HBO was canceling the nightly program “Vice News Tonight” and that the executive who oversaw the show, Josh Tyrangiel,
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga powered past 2017 semifinalist Mischa Zverev 6-3, 6-0 before rain brought an early end to play at the Stuttgart Open on Monday. Tsonga struck 13 aces as he wrapped up his debut at the grass-court tournament in under an hour to set up a second-round meeting with the sixth-seeded Milos Raonic or Australian
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Policy makes up a large part of Ms. Warren’s pitch to voters on the campaign trail, where, from school gyms to house parties, she guides audiences through her vision of “big, structural change.” Her declaration of “I got a plan” has become a personal trademark, drawing cheers from crowds and inspiring T-shirts and tote bags.
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President Trump renewed his criticism of the Federal Reserve on Monday, saying that the Fed erred in lifting interest rates last year and put the United States at a disadvantage to China. Mr. Trump, in an interview on CNBC, said the Fed “made a big mistake: They raised interest rates far too fast.” The president
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jean Purdy and Robert Edwards worked together on the development of IVF A female scientist’s contribution to the discovery of IVF went “unrecognised”, her colleague believed. Sir Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe are known as the pioneers of in vitro fertilisation, which led to the world’s first test tube
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