In 2017, the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme sent the Brexit Party founder Nigel Farage and Rachel Johnson, a journalist and the PM’s sister, on a ‘blind date’, to discuss their differing views on politics. Three years later a lot has changed. Will they still get along? Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme on BBC Two and […]
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A Michigan couple is suing American Airlines for discrimination after they were removed from a flight because the airline said the Orthodox Jewish couple smelled bad January 31, 2020, 7:03 PM 2 min read SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — A Michigan couple is suing American Airlines for discrimination after being removed from a flight because the airline
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A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 11,900 people February 1, 2020, 11:58 AM 1 min read A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 11,900 people globally. Cases confirmed as of Saturday evening in Beijing: — China: 11,791 cases on the mainland. In addition, Hong Kong has
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But the disconnect from nature inherent to the creation of such artificial pleasure biomes can also unsettle. We can ski indoors in a mall in New Jersey, surf in an artificial wave pool in Lemoore, Calif., and ice skate in shorts in Mexico City. Should every place, even in the Caribbean, offer winter sports? “It
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BBC Click’s Marc Cieslak looks at some of the week’s best technology stories including: Microsoft issues a second update for Windows 7, just days after it said it would provide no more patches for the decade-old operating system The Metropolitan Police announces it will use live facial recognition cameras operationally on London streets – despite
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MELBOURNE, Australia — This, essentially, was where Sofia Kenin was going to win or lose the Australian Open final: She was down love-40 while serving at 2-all in the third set against two-time major champion Garbiñe Muguruza. Kenin came through in spectacular fashion. She won the next five points, each with a winner — one
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DES MOINES — Once upon a time, the winner of the Iowa caucuses was obvious to everyone. For years, after the chaos ended at 1,600 precincts, the Iowa Democratic Party reported one set of results: the number of state delegates each candidate had secured. Whoever had the most was the winner. The same is true
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Eighteen years ago, Danielle’s mum, Lisa, started having aggressive outbursts, stumbling a lot and feeling anxious. She’s now in the late stages of Huntington’s disease and requires full-time care. Huntington’s disease is caused by a faulty gene that causes parts of the brain to become damaged over time. Because her mum has the disease, Danielle
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When the monstrous hurricanes Irma and Maria tore through the Caribbean in 2017, the damage was devastating. Some islands are still recovering. Others, like Puerto Rico, are reeling again from recent disasters. The 2017 storms forced hoteliers to regroup and rebuild — which has, according to leading travel advisers, ushered in a new age of
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LOS ANGELES ― When John-Lancaster Finley learned of Kobe Bryant’s death on Sunday, he was left to mourn a man who was a major part of his childhood. As a Black kid growing up in Southern California, Finley looked up to Bryant. When he and his friends played ball, they pretended to be the NBA
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