A black West Virginia basketball player said he found a drawing of a stick figure in a noose with his name next to it in the locker room of a rival school. Before Jace Colucci, a student at Westside High School in Clear Fork, stepped onto the court Friday to …
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Twenty-five people have died from the deadly coronavirus in China, China’s National Health Commission has confirmed. The update also confirmed that the number of cases of a new respiratory virus has risen to 830. Three cities in China have been locked down in an effort to contain the spread of …
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Australian artist “Edward” creates huge works of art on the beaches of Victoria using his body and rakes. His latest work is a response to the bushfires: he channelled his “raw emotion” and drew a massive koala at Barwon Heads. He’s been compared to famous artist Banksy, because he also …
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Surgical face mask sales in China jumped this week amid a deadly coronavirus outbreak. Officials in the country urged the public to wear masks in a bid to prevent the virus — which has been detected in several countries, including the U.S. — from spreading. People lined up to buy …
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An extraordinary landscape shaped by many centuries of slate production has been nominated by the UK government for Unesco world heritage status, a distinction enjoyed by sites such as the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China and Stonehenge. The production of slate in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, has left a …
Read More » A black West Virginia basketball player said he found a drawing of a stick figure in a noose with his name next to it in the locker room of a rival school. Before Jace Colucci, a student at Westside High School in Clear Fork, stepped onto the court Friday to …
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Italy’s far right leader, Matteo Salvini, is hoping to cause a political shock by winning Sunday’s regional election in Emilia Romagna, a stronghold of the left since the Second World War. That could topple the government and sweep him to national power. So what is driving support for his populist …
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Protesters are organizing a rally ahead of an elephant hunt auction set to take place in northeast Calgary on Saturday. The annual fundraiser and auction is being organized by the Calgary chapter of Safari Club International [SCI Calgary]. “When hunting is not used as a tool for wildlife population management, …
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An extradition request for the US woman charged with causing the death of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn has been turned down by secretary of state Mike Pompeo, the family spokesman has said. The 19-year-old’s parents were informed of Pompeo’s decision in a phone call with their constituency MP Andrea Leadsom …
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has concluded that two of the four court orders allowing the FBI to conduct secret national security surveillance on former Trump campaign aide Carter Page were not valid because the government made “material misstatements” in obtaining them, according to a newly declassified judicial order. The …
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