The Latest on a proposed (all times local): 11 a.m. Abortion rights advocates are urging Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to veto an attempted abortion ban in Alabama and vowed swift legal action to prevent it from taking effect. Staci Fox, of Planned Parenthood Southeast, said they urged Ivey to veto “this dangerous bill.” She says […]
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Image copyright ITV/REX/Shutterstock ITV has axed The Jeremy Kyle Show following the death of a man who had appeared on the programme. The confrontational daytime show was known for its its heated encounters between partners and family members, with Kyle acting as mediator. Here, some former guests tell BBC News about their own experiences of
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Image copyright PA The Labour Party’s plans to nationalise the UK’s energy networks would hinder the shift to green energy, National Grid has said. The company transmits electricity and gas around the country using a network of pylons and cables. Labour said its pledge to return it to public ownership would “usher in a Green
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The weekend before Christmas, a night at the Ritz Carlton Bachelor Gulch, the luxurious hotel at the center of the Beaver Creek Ski Resort in Colorado, costs $1,489. In July, it goes for $659. But on a recent Saturday night, my wife and I paid just $189 for a similar room. We had to add
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U.S. regulators are proposing new tools to counter the unrelenting waves of robocalls received each year in America. The rising volume of calls in the last few years has created pressure on Congress, regulators and phone companies to act. The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that it will vote in June on whether to allow
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The Yankees have acquired veteran slugger Kendrys Morales from the Oakland Athletics. New York is also getting $8,491,452 from Oakland to cover most of the $8,903,226 remaining in Morales’ $12 million salary. That leaves the Yankees to pay $411,774, a prorated share of the $555,000 minimum. As part of the deal announced Tuesday night, the
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The SNP’s Westminster leader was not impressed with the PM’s answer when he asked about a “backroom agreement” between Labour and the Conservatives to force the Brexit “shoddy deal through”. Ian Blackford said it would “sell out” Scotland, but Theresa May replied that only the SNP wanted to “sell out the interests of Scotland”. He
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The Latest on investigation into safety review of the troubled Boeing 737 Max (all times local): 11:50 a.m. President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration says he’s committed to making any changes recommended by groups looking into how the agency certifies the safety of airliners. Under questioning during a Senate committee confirmation
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Common opioids include morphine, tramadol and fentanyl “Everybody said, ‘It’s fantastic going to New York. It’s like being on a film set.’ So, that was very exciting for me.” Dr Cathy Stannard was one of a group of UK pain specialists flown to New York in the early 2000s.
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Image copyright Belarus Television Image caption Some social media users said they felt embarrassed by Yavhen Perlin’s remarks Homophobic remarks by a Belarusian state TV presenter during the Eurovision song contest in Israel have stirred indignation on social media in Belarus. Yavhen Perlin was providing live commentary during the semi-finals on 14 May, when a “kiss-cam” zoomed into
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