A horse died on the training track at Santa Anita last weekend, the sixth death at the track since last December February 12, 2020, 1:21 AM 1 min read ARCADIA, Calif. — A horse died on the training track at Santa Anita last weekend, the sixth death at the track since late December. A 6-year-old […]
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Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado, who campaigned for president on a promise to fix a broken Washington, ended his bid for the Democratic nomination on Tuesday after a dismal showing in the New Hampshire primary. Mr. Bennet had staked all his hopes on New Hampshire, holding 50 town hall events there in the 10 weeks
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A federal watchdog is faulting safety regulators for letting Southwest Airlines continue to carry passengers on planes with unconfirmed maintenance histories By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer February 12, 2020, 12:44 AM 4 min read DALLAS — Southwest Airlines continues to fly airplanes with safety concerns while federal officials do a poor job overseeing the
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWild swimmer Josh Pike has a 1,000 day cold water dip plan “When the sky is clear and the sun rises, it is beautiful, and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else in the world.” For the last year, while most of us were curled up in
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Title changes are for the birds, apparently. Following a less-than-optimal showing at the box office on its opening weekend, the new Warner Bros. superhero movie, “Birds of Prey,” has changed its title, according to a number of outlets. Rather than the original title, “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),” theaters such
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Image copyright Karen Ward Image caption Karen Ward says she is now feeling less pressure over retirement Her day job is working on staff pensions, but Karen Ward admits she became a little bit complacent about her own retirement plans. The 58-year-old, who has worked at insurer Aviva for 39 years, said she needed a
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Refugees at Za’atari camp in Jordan and a team of scientists from Sheffield in the UK are working together to create a way to grow fresh food in old mattress foam. The foam works as a substrate in place of soil in a system called hydroponics, solving two problems in one: recycling the old mattresses
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Twitter is rolling out a new tool to help users find accurate information about this year’s U.S. Census By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press February 11, 2020, 11:44 PM 2 min read Twitter has rolled out a new tool to help users find accurate information about this year’s U.S. Census. People who search for census-related terms
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A woman says she reported abuse by sports doctor Larry Nassar in 1997 but backed off and even apologized after being pressured by Michigan State University’s gymnastics coach February 11, 2020, 11:34 PM 2 min read LANSING, Mich. — A woman testified Tuesday that she reported abuse by sports doctor Larry Nassar in 1997 but
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When the audio of Michael Bloomberg defending his stop-and-frisk policies in 2015 began circulating online Tuesday, LaTosha Brown, a founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, chose not to listen. “I can’t get mad today, so I said I would watch this evening,” she said, only half-joking. “I’ve had enough racism in one day.” In the
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