Image copyright Getty Images Image caption There are 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK An ambitious project to develop a wearable device to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s disease has been launched. The Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (Edon) is being spearheaded by charity Alzheimer’s Research UK. It will initially analyse data from […]
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Image copyright AFP Image caption Polanski topped the nominations for this year’s César awards The entire board of the César Academy, which distributes France’s equivalent of the Oscars, has resigned following backlash over nominations for a film by Roman Polanski and demands for reform. Polanski’s An Officer and a Spy swept the nomination list for
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Officials say two sites in Kentucky and two in Tennessee have been added to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail By BY ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press February 13, 2020, 11:10 PM 3 min read MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two sites in Kentucky and two in Tennessee have been added to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, officials said
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has charged Huawei and two of its subsidiaries with federal racketeering and conspiracy to steal trade secrets from American companies, a significant escalation in the Trump administration’s legal fight with the Chinese telecommunications company. In a federal indictment unsealed on Thursday, the Department of Justice accused Huawei and its affiliates
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The top five scorers for No. 1 Baylor all began their college careers elsewhere By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer February 13, 2020, 11:10 PM 4 min read WACO, Texas — MaCio Teague prefers all the time spent in the gym bonding with his Baylor teammates more than that weekend camping trip. “Actually my least
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“I’ll support the president on this,” he said, “but I wish they’d find the money somewhere else.” Still, some Republicans whose districts would be harmed by the reallocation said they supported the president’s move and blamed Democratic reluctance to fund the wall. The plan would also take money designated to purchase F-35 fighter jets, which
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Many common cooking ingredients have uses beyond the kitchen. An excellent example of this is sodium bicarbonate aka baking soda. From its effectiveness as a mild abrasive to its deodorizing capabilities, the applications of baking soda seem endless. We scoured the internet and spoke to cleaning expert and author, Becky Rapinchuk aka “Clean Mama,” to
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Natalie Portman contends that her support of female directors goes beyond feminist fashion statements. “I have tried, and I will keep trying [to get women work as directors],” the Academy Award-winning actor said in a statement, sent to HuffPost late Wednesday, responding to recent strong criticism from Rose McGowan. Amy Sussman via Getty Images Natalie Portman
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Pentagon contract will be worth $10bn over the next 10 years A judge has hit pause on a major US government contract in a win for Amazon, which had challenged the award. The tech giant, which had been favoured to win the cloud computing deal, sued last year
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Last month was the hottest January since scientists began keeping temperature records in 1880 February 13, 2020, 8:17 PM 1 min read WASHINGTON — Last month was the hottest January since scientists began keeping temperature records in 1880, U.S. government forecasters said Thursday. The global average land and ocean surface temperature in January was 2.05
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