Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The WHO estimates one in 25 people has at least one STI One million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) occur every single day, the World Health Organization has estimated. That means more than 376 million new cases annually of four infections – chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis, and syphilis. The WHO […]
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Crystal Dunn was among the last cuts from the U.S. national team roster for the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada. That just made her all the more determined to get to France. Dunn is expected to start for the defending champions, one of 24 teams competing in this year’s tournament. The Americans open play
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Google is paying two contract lobbyists who worked as lawyers on the Republican staff of the House Judiciary Committee. One of the lawyers, Sean McLaughlin, also served as a deputy assistant attorney general under President George W. Bush. “Having conducted congressional investigations from the inside, Sean is able to counsel clients on how to respond
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U.S. stocks swayed between small gains and losses in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday as investors closely watched for any developments in U.S. trade disputes. The muted trading follows two days of gains driven by investors betting that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates this year. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that
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The Latest on the fatal Danube River boating accident in Hungary’s capital (all times local): 15:30 Hungarian prosecutors say that the Ukrainian captain whose river cruise ship was in a deadly collision in Budapest with a Danube sightseeing boat, was also involved in a collision in the Netherlands on April 1. The Budapest Chief Prosecution
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Google is acquiring data analytics firm Looker for $2.6 billion cash in an effort to expand its Google Cloud business. Interested in Google? Add Google as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Google news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The company says Looker will give its cloud-computing customers more ways
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Authorities say two female acquaintances vanished with more than half a million dollars in jewelry from star NFL running back Le’Veon Bell’s Florida home. Hollywood police say Bell returned from the gym May 25 and found the women gone and his jewelry missing. The police report obtained by The Associated Press refers to the two
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SAN FRANCISCO — Top Democrats in Washington and on the 2020 campaign trail are taking technology giants to task, calling them too big, too powerful and too careless about privacy. “The era of self-regulation is over,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared on Monday. But just as Ms. Pelosi was preparing to start an antitrust investigation, some
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The Latest on the murder conviction of a German nurse (all times local): 10:15 a.m. A former nurse who liked to put patients into cardiac arrest because he enjoyed the feeling of being able to resuscitate them has been convicted of 85 counts of murder in a court in northwestern Germany. The Oldenburg court on
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Joe Musgrove knew something was off. It wasn’t just the back-to-back losses he took in late May — it was the way he worked in those games. His typically smooth delivery got funky. The crispness that comes when he’s rolling vanished. So the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander pored over video. He dissected his bullpen sessions with
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