London Mayor candidate Drillminister has told the BBC he is fighting against “discrimination” present in the media to represent “the democracy of what Londoners want”. He wears a mask, and told Victoria Derbyshire it was wrong that the UK public “had been conditioned to believe that a man in a suit with his face exposed […]
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The company that makes Marlboro cigarettes will take a $4.1 billion hit from its investment in Juul By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer January 30, 2020, 2:28 PM 3 min read The company that makes Marlboro cigarettes saw in late 2018 the opportunity to offset declining tobacco sales with a $13 billion investment in Juul,
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Americans will eat 1.3 billion chicken wings this Super Bowl Sunday, according to the National Chicken Council. That number sounds absurd, but it also gives us an excuse to experiment with new flavors of wings. Traditionally, you see wings doused in a tangy Buffalo sauce or a classic barbecue glaze. They may vary in heat
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A fight erupted near the end of the Memphis Grizzlies’ victory over the New York Knicks Wednesday when Memphis forward Jae Crowder shot a 3-point attempt with his team ahead by 18 points. Knicks guard Elfrid Payton took umbrage and shoved Crowder to the Madison Square Garden floor, sparking a scuffle. But the controversy didn’t
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Image copyright AFP Image caption The teenager’s #FridaysForFuture protest has grown into a global movement Climate change activist Greta Thunberg says she is trademarking her name and the #FridaysForFuture movement to stop people from impersonating her. In 2018, Ms Thunberg’s school strike grew into a global movement that became known as #FridaysForFuture. Millions of people
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MELBOURNE, Australia — The temperature topped 100 degrees F (38 degrees Celsius) in the first of the Australian Open women’s semifinals and got slightly warmer in the second, when Garbiñe Muguruza and Simona Halep were going shot-for-shot in the hot-hot sun. The sudden burst of heat got very, very close to triggering the top level
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As a growing chorus of Republican senators declared on Wednesday that they felt ready to move to a final vote without calling new witnesses, the president’s legal team delivered several bold answers to senators’ questions. Among the most remarkable was an argument from Alan M. Dershowitz, who suggested that anything President Trump might have done
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump had plenty to talk about during his latest big campaign rally, regaling a friendly crowd in New Jersey with his thoughts about impeachment, the economy, the border wall, local politics and much more. But the president was conspicuously quiet about one big issue that has much of the globe on
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Image copyright Getty Images Tate Britain has defended its decision to advertise for a “head of coffee”, on wages of almost £40,000 a year. Union leaders had said the post highlights “the pay discrepancy” between museum professionals and others within the arts sector. The average annual salary for professional art curators in London is believed
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The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 0.75%. In Mark Carney’s final interest rate meeting as governor, the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 7-2 to keep rates unchanged. Policymakers expect an improving global backdrop and reduction in uncertainty following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s election victory. However, the MPC said it
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