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Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes may claim she was suffering from “mental disease” during her upcoming criminal trial over whether she scammed investors out of millions with her fake blood-testing technology.

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Port workers unions have urged the government to withdraw the advisories issued to the 12 state-owned major ports directing them to grant exemption/r

NEW YORK — With the smell of wildfire smoke seeping into her Los Angeles home, Regina King was getting ready for the premiere of her feature film directorial debut at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Says country’s external vulnerabilities are increasingly likely to crystallise in a balance of payments crisis, while its institutions appear unwilling or unable to effectively address the challenges.

A man is facing arson charges after he allegedly set a large fire, which contributed to widespread damage in southern Oregon. According to reports, 41-year-old Michael Bakkela has been charged with arson, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment.

They were 84-59, cruising to a division title and looking every bit the champion of the two previous years. Then the 2000 Yankees forgot how to win. For three weeks, they were the majors’ worst team. No hyperbole — the worst team. They closed at 3-15 and were outscored by 89 runs (the average game...

Prestigious colleges reveal the secret formula for deciding who gets in (and why grades matter less than you think)

• Hilary Swank stars in Away, which finds itself at the top of our list this week of the most-watched shows on Netflix.
• The show is about the incredible achievements associated with space exploration -- as well as the human cost associated with them.
• The data for this list of the most-watched shows on Netflix comes as always from the team at Reelgood.

When looking over the list of the most-watched shows on Netflix this week, I was reminded of a passage in Meg... Читать дальше...

Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans apparently woke up with his hamstring feeling better than yesterday. The Bucs announced that Evans has been upgraded to questionable on their injury report. Yesterday he was listed as doubtful. Either way, Bucs coach Bruce Arians has said all week that he considers Evans a game-time decision and likely won’t [more]

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. (AP) - A candidate for the Georgia Senate was arrested for breaking into her foreclosed home after being evicted, a news report said.

The 24-year-old impressed last season, and could be the reinforcement Arsenal need to replace Emiliano Martinez

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Saturday said Inspector General of Police (IG) Inam Ghani issued a show-cause notice to Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umer Sheikh over his remarks in which he shifted blame for on the victim of the Lahore motorway gang-rape victim.

Take a trip down memory lane looking into the treasured Co-op store in Nuneaton in its heyday

It's been very quiet since Rodrigo and Koch signed. I'm hoping we can get at least another CB and 10 in.

The Danish government calls for maintaining independence from Russian gas, when about 40% of the energy consumed by Europe is supplied from the Russian Federation. Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen, being an ardent opponent of the Nord Stream 2 project, saw an opportunity to sabotage construction in the incident with Alexei Navalny. As you know, […]

Jonathan Maas was arrested for allegedly starting a fire in the woods near the frisbee golf course at Dexter State Recreation Area in Oregon. A man faces accusations he tried to start a fire in [...]

Jonty Rhodes joins Swedish Cricket as head coach IOL

Oxford University says trials of a coronavirus vaccine that it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will resume, days after being paused due to a reported side-effect in a patient in the U.K.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire, reported a 20th death in that state early Saturday as wildfires this year consumed 3,154,107 acres -- land almost the size of Connecticut, in 7,718 incidents.

Photo by Tony McArdle/Everton FC via Getty Images Let’s chat with Royal Blue Mersey! Tottenham Hotspur kick off the 2020-21 Premier League campaign tomorrow as they welcome Everton to north London. The Merseyside club finished 12th last season, taking only five points from their last five matches. Now they’ve gone and spent a lot of cash to revamp their attack and midfield in an effort to push back into European football. Here to talk about the Toffees is Matthew Chandler from our sister site, Royal Blue Mersey. Читать дальше...

At least 50 miners died after flooding at an unregulated gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said, adding to the deadly tally of recent accidents at illegal and small-scale mines around the developing world.

Alex Morgan is the latest star of the world champion US women's national team to move to England's Women's Super League (WSL).

The 31-year-old forward will spend the 2020-21 campaign with the north London side and will wear the No. 13 shirt

NEW YORK (AP) - With the smell of wildfire smoke seeping into her Los Angeles home, Regina King was getting ready for the premiere of her feature film directorial debut at the Toronto International Film Festival.

President Donald Trump keeps saying the media is asking Democratic presidential candidate Biden softball questions. A reporter covering Biden, Edward-Isaac Dovere of the Atlantic, responds.