A couple who saw the “scary” impact of plastic pollution while travelling want to encourage others to make “simple changes”. Tommie Eaton and Rebecca Dudbridge, from Hitchin, Hertfordshire, were so shocked after seeing a turtle amid a “wave of plastic” that they started a business selling toothbrushes with recyclable bamboo handles. It’s estimated eight million […]
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A person familiar with the trade says the Philadelphia 76ers have acquired Glenn Robinson and Alec Burks from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for draft picks By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer February 6, 2020, 1:02 PM 1 min read PHILADELPHIA — A person familiar with the trade says the Philadelphia 76ers have acquired
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Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont raised $25 million in January, his campaign said on Thursday, a staggering sum that gives him an enviable financial advantage at an crucial moment in the Democratic primary race. He plans to use the windfall to immediately buy $5.5 million in television and digital ads across 10 states, at a
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Image copyright Getty Images Myths around the risks of coronavirus in the UK are doing the rounds. We put the facts straight. Face masks aren’t that useful You might be starting to see people wearing them in the UK, but there is limited evidence that they work. That’s because they are generally too loose, don’t
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Screen icon Harrison Ford lamented on Wednesday the United States’ lack of moral leadership in the world, particularly on issues of immigration and climate change. “We’re facing some real pressing issues in America and we’re working hard to sort them out,” he said, calling U.S. immigration policy “ludicrous” and saying the nation needs “complete reform.”
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Image copyright Bernard Looney Image caption BP chief executive Bernard Looney ‘wants to talk openly’ about energy on Instagram Bernard Looney had a great first day in his new job as chief executive of oil giant BP. We know this because he took to Instagram on Wednesday to tell us, posting a video of happy,
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Turquoise waters, delicious seafood, colorful snorkeling and white sand: There are a lot of places in the Caribbean that have all these wonderful things, but Curaçao is one place you might not have discovered. Sandwiched between Aruba and Bonaire, and a short boat ride from the Venezuelan coast, Curaçao is bigger than its island neighbors
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Twitter says its fourth-quarter net income fell to $119 million from $255 million in the same period a year earlier February 6, 2020, 12:47 PM 2 min read Twitter reported Thursday that profit fell in the latest quarter even as growth in revenue and user numbers exceeded forecasts. The San Francisco-based tech company said that
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Brandon Kamga scored 19 points and Jackson Rowe had 14 points and five assists as Cal State Fullerton defeated UC Riverside 61-48 February 6, 2020, 5:52 AM 1 min read FULLERTON, Calif. — Brandon Kamga scored 19 points and Jackson Rowe had 14 points and five assists as Cal State Fullerton defeated UC Riverside 61-48
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The value of an autograph, auctioneers will tell you, depends largely on four factors: scarcity, demand, authenticity and what it’s signed on. When it comes to presidents, the living ones’ signatures tend to go for less than the dead ones, said Lori Ferber, who runs a presidential memorabilia site. But occasionally the factors align to
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