Image copyright Getty Images Honor Blackman was the original feisty, black-clad female agent in The Avengers. It made her a role model for an emerging generation of women and an object of desire for their men. Her characters were both sexy and intelligent and more than a match for their male co-stars. She was often […]
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The nation’s largest flight attendants union called for a stop to all leisure travel as the death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rises and airlines leave workers exposed. On a Monday morning call with reporters, Sara Nelson, the powerful head of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, said at least one flight attendant had died
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A supermoon rises in the sky this week, looking to be the biggest and brightest of the year By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer April 6, 2020, 6:07 PM 2 min read 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A supermoon rises in the sky this week, looking
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The NFL is delaying the start of its offseason workout program while formulating a plan with the NFL Players Association on how to proceed during the coronavirus pandemic By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer April 6, 2020, 5:33 PM 3 min read CHARLOTTE, N.C — The NFL is delaying the start of its offseason workout
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“I stand by every word I said, even, regrettably any profanity that may have been used for emphasis,” Modly said. “Anyone who has served on a Navy ship would understand. I ask, but don’t expect, that people read them in their entirety.” Modly’s comments drew sharp criticism from Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia. “Secretary Modly’s
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A Canadian company has started construction on the long-stalled Keystone XL oil sands pipeline despite calls from tribal leaders and environmentalists to delay the $8 billion project amid the coronavirus pandemic By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press April 6, 2020, 5:49 PM 3 min read 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BILLINGS,
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California’s governor says the state will loan 500 ventilators to the national stockpile for use by New York and other states experiencing a crush of hospitalizations due to the new coronavirus By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press April 6, 2020, 5:45 PM 4 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s governor announced Monday the state would loan
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Lee Fierro, a Martha’s Vineyard community theater champion who found fame as the actor who slapped Roy Scheider in “Jaws,” has died of coronavirus complications at 91, according to outlets. In Steven Spielberg’s 1975 movie classic about a beach town terrorized by a great white shark, Fierro played the grieving Mrs. Kintner, who blamed Roy
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Image copyright Getty Images Worried Waitrose workers have warned that customers and staff are being put at risk during the coronavirus crisis. The firm expects staff to recover time they take off for sick family members. Its ‘time back’ system “will mean that some people will continue to show up for work,” putting people at
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I’ll be chatting live on Twitter today at 3 p.m. Eastern time with Kara Swisher, a Times contributing opinion writer and a veteran technology journalist. We’ll talk about how our relationship with technology and tech companies is changing in a pandemic, and answer your questions. Watch live @ShiraOvide. With millions of people stuck at home,
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