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BBC News
1 month ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Essex boy, 8, playing football with defibrillator fitted

Local grassroots football community supports boy with defibrillator to play again
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator allows boy with heart condition to safely play football [ more ]
Redfin | Real Estate Tips for Home Buying, Selling & More
11 months ago
Real estate

How to Remove Wallpaper: A Step-by-Step Guide for DIYers

Are you tired of outdated wallpaper ruining the aesthetic of your Los Angeles apartment or Tucson house ?Don't fret, with a little bit of elbow grease and some helpful tips, removing that pesky wallpaper can be a manageable DIY project.If you're looking to update the look of a room in your home, Redfin has got you covered.
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www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
France news

Tributes pour in for AFP journalist killed in Ukraine

Colleagues of Arman Soldin, the Agence France-Presse journalist slain in Ukraine, gathered solemnly at the press agency's Paris headquarters on Wednesday, a day after his death, to remember the 32-year old.A widely broadcast photo of Soldin, pictured in protective gear and smiling broadly with a cat on his shoulder, has plucked at the heartstrings of the French nation.
Washington Post
11 months ago
Europe news

Tributes pour in for AFP journalist killed in Ukraine

AFP journalist Arman Soldin walks in a trench as he covers the war in Ukraine, March 18, 2023.French international news agency Agence France-Presse says its Ukraine video coordinator Arman Soldin was killed Tuesday, May 9, 2023, during a rocket attack near the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.French media outlets reported that the late afternoon attack took place in the vicinity of Chasiv Yar, a town near Bakhmut.
Washington Post
1 year ago
France politics

Macron to hike military funds amid Ukraine war, new threats

French President Emmanuel Macron reviews the troops before his New Year address to the French Army, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023 at the Mont-de-Marsan air base, southwestern France.President Emmanuel Macron is expected to unveil his vision for modernizing the military in his nuclear-armed country, taking into account the impact of the war in Ukraine and evolving threats around the world.
Independent
1 year ago
France politics

Macron proposes increased military spending plan until 2030

French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed a substantial boost in military spending until the end of the decade to face evolving threats.e announced plans for 413 billion euros (£361 billion) in military spending from 2024 to 2030 to ensure "our freedom, our security, our prosperity, our place in the world".
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

FIRST PERSON | Broke, hungry and just 20, I was too embarrassed to ask for help when I moved to Canada | CBC News

This First Person article is written by Diana de Jurei, who lives in Surrey, B.C.For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ.I walked out of my boss's office, struggling to hold back the tears.Unfortunately, he had just told me he had no choice but to walk back a promise to give me a salary advance.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Assailants kill 11 troops and injure 15 at training ground, Russia says

At least 11 people were killed and 15 injured in a shooting Saturday at a military training base in the Belgorod region of Russia, which serves as a staging ground for the war in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
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www.npr.org
11 months ago
Europe news

Tributes pour in for an AFP journalist killed in Ukraine

Agence France-Presse journalist Arman Soldin smiles as a cat stands on his shoulders in November in Ukraine.Colleagues of Soldin, who was killed in Ukraine on Tuesday, gathered solemnly at the press agency's Paris headquarters the day after his death to remember the 32-year-old.Bulent Kilic/AP PARIS Colleagues of Arman Soldin, the Agence France-Presse journalist slain in Ukraine, gathered solemnly at the press agency's Paris headquarters on Wednesday, a day after his death, to remember the 32-year-old.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

This Is What China's Renewed War on Covid Looks Like

Less than a month after softening pandemic restrictions, China has reinstated some zero-Covid policies in an effort to control a new wave of infections surging across the country.Covid-19 cases have climbed almost every day since late October, and China recently recorded its first coronavirus-related death in months.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston Celtics

Celtics' Malcolm Brogdon on Jaylen Brown's 41-point performance against Spurs: 'He's the best shooting guard in the league'

Celtics "When JT is out, he's a number-one option, and he's showing that he can be that."No Jayson Tatum, no problem for the Celtics on Sunday night.Even with Tatum held out of the game due to a left hip contusion, Boston diced up the Spurs at TD Garden by way of a 137-93 blowout victory.As expected, most of the scoring duties fell on Jaylen Brown's shoulders with Tatum sidelined.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Internal LAPD report rules that officer's training death was an accident

The death of Los Angeles police officer Houston Tipping during a training exercise last spring was an unforeseeable accident, an internal Los Angeles Police Department inquiry has concluded.
FanSided
1 year ago
National Football League

Eagles: Jordan Mailata calls out NFL after suffering concussion in practice

Over a decade after it was invented the guardian cap was officially made mandatory by the NFL for certain positions during training camp this year.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

Reaching Closer to Earth's Core, One Lava Scoop at a Time

A 2021 eruption in Iceland gave researchers rare and illuminating access to the mantle, one of the Earth's layers.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Woman Who Stormed Pelosi's Office on Jan. 6 Is Sentenced to Three Years

WASHINGTON A Pennsylvania woman who steered a group of rioters toward Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Jan. 6, 2021, and directed others inside the Capitol to steal a laptop computer was sentenced in Federal District Court in Washington on Thursday to three years in prison.The woman, Riley June Williams, 24, was convicted in November of several charges including felony civil disorder and impeding officers trying to defend the Capitol Rotunda.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

London Eye gets spring clean to mark start of the season

One of London's most distinctive landmarks has had a thorough clean to mark the first day of spring on Monday.Staff braved heights of 135 metres (443ft) to reach the pods on the London Eye in Westminster and ensure the glass on each capsule was washed and polished.The landmark, which first opened in 2000, has 32 capsules each weighing 11 tonnes.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

Face protector concept for bikers, athletes, and workers gives off a cyberpunk vibe - Yanko Design

Although requirements to wear face masks have already been lifted in many places around the world, there will always be cases where people have to wear some sort of protection for their faces or at least their mouths and noses.This is especially true for those who get exposed to dust and smoke all the time, from motorcycle riders to skiers to metalworkers.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

This striking couch makes a powerful statement on face masks - Yanko Design

There was a point in very recent history when it seemed that the world had run out of single-use face masks, sometimes referred to as surgical masks.Eventually, however, supply did finally catch up to demand, and the use of such protective gear became so common that people would acquire them in bulk.
www.thelocal.fr
1 year ago
France politics

French court convicts 14 of migrant smuggling

France's top court on Friday threw out a case against former health minister Agnes Buzyn over her allegedly "endangering the lives of others" by initially downplaying the gravity of Covid-19.Published: 20 January 2023 17:41 CET The former doctor, who served in cabinet from May 2017 until her resignation for a failed bid to become Paris mayor in February 2020, has always denied the charges.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Inglewood carwash ordered to pay over $900,000 for cheating workers

In the latest crackdown against wage theft in Southern California, state officials said Tuesday they would penalize an Inglewood carwash operator more than $900,000 for paying workers far below the minimum wage and denying them overtime and rest breaks.Over a three-year period that ended in 2021, Shine N Brite carwash paid 15 workers a daily flat rate as low as $70 for eight to 10 hours of work, Labor Commissioner Lilia García-Brower said.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Autopsy for LAPD officer rules training death an accident; sources allege lax oversight

The 32-year-old Los Angeles police officer who suffered a fatal spinal cord injury during a training exercise in May was serving as a class instructor when he fell to the ground while holding another officer in a "bear hug," according to an autopsy report by the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Roller skating feels a lot like love, and falling is just part of the process

My first goal: try not to look so scared.It sounds easy, but it actually took quite a few tries before I could relax from the mouth open, eyes wide, fingers splayed expression that being on roller skates gave me.The look of someone who had no idea what they were doing.But not looking scared was something I knew I could accomplish and helped me stick with the painfully embarrassing, humbling and thrilling process of trying to learn to roller skate.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Health

Chronic Lung Disease and Cancer In Railroad Workers

Sponsored by: Doran & Murphy, PLLC Many occupations come with hazards that can endanger the workers' lives, and the railroad industry is one such example.Many railroad workers are exposed to dust and carcinogens on a daily basis that  significantly increase the risk of suffering from chronic lung diseases and cancer.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Health

Testing trouble adds to disorder in Uganda's Ebola response

MUBENDE, Uganda - The nurse wanted the toddler with a high fever transferred at once from a private clinic in Uganda to a public hospital even though the child tested positive for malaria amid an Ebola outbreak that has rattled health workers.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Kyiv says it is preparing 425 shelters in case of a Russian nuclear attack.

KYIV, Ukraine  A top Kyiv military official said that more than 400 fallout shelters were being readied in the capital and that similar measures were being taken elsewhere around the country to prepare for a possible nuclear attack from Russia.I am preparing for the worst-case scenario, but I hope everything will be fine, the official, Oleksiy Kuleba, the head of the Kyiv regional military administration, told Hromadske, a Ukrainian news outlet in an interview published on Tuesday.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Older woman seriously injured in New Bedford fire

The fire, which was extinguished within a half hour, displaced six people from the three-family home.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Advice | Is it legal to deny a promotion to someone with a beard?

Karla: I'll admit, after years of fielding questions focused on women's makeup, tattoos and clothing in the workplace, it's refreshing to get a letter about men being judged on their appearance.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | What are War Bonds and Why Did Ukraine Sell Them?

Ukraine's allies sent in heavy weapons and protective gear to help its army combat advancing Russian forces.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco Giants

Oracle Park lights fail, cause long delay of SF Giants game

Jeff Chiu/AP Giants fans have seen enough.That's what the computer system running the Oracle Park lights decided on Monday night, crashing just before the sun went down in San Francisco.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Austria commits to neutrality, even as Russia destroys Ukraine

Neutrality remains popular domestically in Austria, which has sent humanitarian assistance and non-lethal weapons to Ukraine.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine is running out of ammunition as prospects dim on the battlefield

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine - The euphoria that accompanied Ukraine's unforeseen early victories against bumbling Russian troops is fading as Moscow adapts its tactics, recovers its stride and asserts its overwhelming firepower against heavily outgunned Ukrainian forces.
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

New York's Summer Streets Is Back. Here's What's Happening.

The events will run from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily.
Here are just some of the activities this year:
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

New York's Summer Streets Is Back. Here's What's Happening.

The events will run from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily.
Here are just some of the activities this year:
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

One Day in the Heat: What Cooling Off Looks and Feels Like in New York

How do you stay cool when the weather is so hot?The answers are as diverse as the city itself.
Shady, if not scenic: One man cooled off under the Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive in Manhattan.
BuzzFeed
1 year ago
Education

This Teacher's "Active Shooter Backpack" Is Going Viral, And It Features A Tourniquet, Door Locking System, And Bullet Proof Vests

While she hopes she never has to use the backpack, Mrs. Vidal acknowledged that it's always a looming possibility. "Unfortunately, I can't say that it won't ever happen to me or my school. I'm sure that is what those [Uvalde] teachers thought too," she said. "It does cause a lot of anxiety when I hear another story about a mass shooting involving students. It has become my biggest fear as an educator. Any child, any student, should not have to die going to school [and] getting an education. I have the backpack in my classroom so that I am prepared. I would rather have it now instead of wishing I had it if there was ever an active shooter."
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Sainbury's forecasts profits fall as cost of living crisis bites

Sainsbury's has warned profits will fall in the year ahead as it faces "significant external pressures" including cost inflation and a squeeze on its customers' spare cash.
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