Image copyright Oliver Rosser, Feast Creative Image caption Sir Ian McKellen is playing 80 venues across the UK to mark his 80th birthday this year Sir Ian McKellen has marked his 80th birthday with a special show for 80 octogenarians. The actor performed a one-off free solo show at the Norwich Playhouse for 80 people […]
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Image copyright European Photopress Agency Scandinavian airline SAS has cancelled hundreds of flights globally leaving thousands of passengers stranded after pilots in Norway, Sweden and Denmark went on strike. SAS said 673 flights would be cancelled on Friday affecting 72,000 passengers. It said it was “deeply regretful” about the negative impact on customers. The pilot
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When a robot “dies,” does it make you sad? For lots of people, the answer is “yes” — and that tells us something important, and potentially worrisome, about our emotional responses to the social machines that are starting to move into our lives. For Christal White, a 42-year-old marketing and customer service director in Bedford,
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Golden State was looking ahead to facing Houston. At least, Klay Thompson acknowledged that was the case. Kevin Durant said he wasn’t sure about that. And Stephen Curry flatly dismissed the notion. The Warriors weren’t in sync for Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers — and still weren’t
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ALTOONA, Pa. — President Trump’s road to re-election runs through places like Altoona, with its deep working-class roots, conservative social values and nearly all-white population. But it is not a straight line. He won about 70 percent of the vote in Blair County, where Altoona is the largest city, in 2016, and that support was
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WASHINGTON — The United States and the European Union are preparing to impose tit-for-tat tariffs on each other’s products, the latest escalation in a 14-year fight over government aid given to Boeing and European rival Airbus. “The World Trade Organization finds that the European Union subsidies to Airbus has adversely impacted the United States, which
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In January, two 21-year-olds pleaded guilty to breaching a gang injunction order after a video of them performing a song, which police say incites violence, was posted to social media. This might be the kind of story you’re used to hearing about drill music if you’re not a fan of it. Drill has been linked
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Image copyright Getty Images China’s President Xi Jinping has sought to ease concerns about its Belt and Road project at a summit in Beijing. Speaking at the forum, Mr Xi vowed to ensure transparency and the “fiscal sustainability” of all projects. The initiative is seen by some as a bid for geopolitical influence and has
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Shootings at two Christchurch, New Zealand, mosques on Friday have reignited debate over social media’s handling of violent and extremist content. A Facebook account bearing the same name as the alleged gunman apparently livestreamed the massacre on Facebook, and a manifesto was posted on a Twitter account by the same name as well. The Twitter
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When the breakthrough finally came for the Los Angeles Angels during a frustrating series against the New York Yankees, they were able to rally for their second largest margin of victory on the young season. Tommy La Stella and Kole Calhoun hit two-run home runs in the fifth inning, David Fletcher drove in a career-high
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