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History was made Tuesday night when Carson Pickett began for the United States, endingupbeing the veryfirst gamer with a limb distinction to appear for the ladies’s nationwide group. The 28-year-old protector who plays for the North Carolina Courage, was born without a left hand and lowerarm. “Carson did really well in training for us last week […]
The New England Patriots brought in a significant addition to the group last offseason by finalizing Kendrick Bourne. Bourne, 26, invested his veryfirst 4 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and he just exceeded 500 backyards in a season one time. The Patriots were taking a threat by finalizing him to a three-year, $15 million […]
Image source, Metropolitan Police Image caption, Zara Aleena was training to become a fully qualified solicitor A woman who was killed in a street attack in east London believed every woman should be able to walk home, her family have said. Zara Aleena was on Cranbrook Road in Ilford – 10 minutes from her home…
By Charley Adams BBC News Media caption, Remembering Dame Deborah James: ‘One of those special people’ The cancer campaigner, blogger, broadcaster and former teacher, Dame Deborah James, has died aged 40. She had been receiving end-of-life care for bowel cancer at home and had raised millions for cancer research. The host of the BBC’s You,…
Venue: All England Club Dates: 27 June-10 JulyCoverage: Live across BBC TV, radio and online with extensive coverage on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, Connected TVs and mobile app.Serena Williams is unsure whether she will play at Wimbledon again, but says Tuesday’s first-round exit has motivated her for future Grand Slams. The 23-time major winner lost…
By BBC News Staff Image source, Reuters The Daily Telegraph leads on what it calls a “heated Cabinet split’ – with Boris Johnson resisting calls to increase military funding, it says. The paper says Downing Street intervened in a speech by the Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on Tuesday, forcing him to water down his demand…
BANGKOK — Shares skidded in Asia on Wednesday after another broad decline on Wall Street as markets remain gripped by uncertainty over inflation, rising interest rates and the potential for a recession. U.S. futures edged higher while oil prices fell back. A weaker-than-expected U.S. consumer confidence reading highlighted worsening consumer expectations due to persistently high…
HONG KONG — When the British handed Hong Kong to Beijing in 1997, it was promised 50 years of self-government and freedoms of assembly, speech and press that are not allowed on the Communist-ruled Chinese mainland.As the city of 7.4 million people marks 25 years under Beijing’s rule on Friday, those promises are wearing thin.…
BEIJING — With no one at the wheel, a self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc. is rolling down a Beijing street when its sensors spot the corner of a delivery cart jutting into its lane. The taxi stops a half-car-length away. “So sorry,” a recorded voice tells passengers. The steering wheel turns on…
