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Alan Garner on Alderley Edge: 'The hill was my playground, school and world'
The Guardian - 11 May 2019 12:59
The children's author on growing up at the foot of the Cheshire cliffs that he would later come to treasure The Garners don't travel. Mostly they stay around the slopes of the hill of Alderley Edge in Cheshire, on the sq...
Watch Steph Curry Drop 33 Points in 2nd Half as Warriors Eliminate Rockets
Bleacher Report - 11 May 2019 07:03
Stephen Curry went into halftime scoreless just to post a career-high 33 second-half points in the Golden State Warriors' 118-113 Game 6 win to eliminate the Houston Rockets in their Western Conference semifinal series F...
Billy Vunipola steers the champions home as Saracens survive a storm | Robert Kitson
The Guardian - 11 May 2019 20:46
Saracens triumph after a torrid first half as their England No8 has the final word against Leinster in Newcastle Just occasionally two teams can be so evenly matched it is almost impossible to separate them. Initially th...
'Kidnapped' newborn unharmed after mom threw her down ravine: cops
New York Post - 11 May 2019 00:09
A 7-week-old baby miraculously survived being hurled to the bottom of a 75-foot North Carolina ravine — allegedly by her mother, who claimed the child was kidnapped, cops said. Krista Noelle Madden, 35, told police her...
U.S.-China trade talks end without deal
CBSNews - 11 May 2019 05:47
President Trump says trade talks with China will continue after discussions between the two countries ended Friday without a deal. CBSN political contributor and conservative columnist Michael Graham and Democratic strat...
Producer Greg Berlanti Sets New Series Record With Another Strong Upfront
Deadline - 11 May 2019 02:12
Last May, uber-producer Greg Berlanti and his Berlanti Productions set a new record for most series on the air at the same time with 14 live-action scripted shows. The number went up to 15 a couple of months later -- all...
Britney Spears appears in cleared court to speak on her legal status
NBC News - 11 May 2019 06:15
It was not made clear who would be examined, and whether it would relate to Spears' relationship to her two sons or her parents' oversight of her.
Emiliano Sala: season's saddest saga shines light on game's dark places | Barney Ronay
The Guardian - 11 May 2019 09:30
Cardiff striker's death continues to cast its shadow, a tragedy revealing much about football's unseemly financial wrangles and middlemen. It has some distance left to run yet With an hour to go before kick-off on a love...
300 Himalayan yaks die of starvation in India's northeast
Miami Herald - 11 May 2019 16:05
Authorities say at least 300 rare Himalayan yaks have died of starvation in the high mountains in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, close to the border with China. Government …
Khabib's Manager Ali Abdelaziz Working on Georges St-Pierre Fight
Bleacher Report - 11 May 2019 14:28
Ali Abdelaziz, the agent for MMA superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov, said he's working to convince Georges St-Pierre to come out of retirement for a high-profile bout with the UFC lightweight champion...
Venezuela was on the brink of an uprising. Now protesters are fighting for survival
CNN - 11 May 2019 14:04
On April 30, Venezuela seemed to be on the verge of a historic military and civilian uprising. The next day, that momentum died, and the country that had been bracing for change ended up trudging into a week much like an...
Teen mauled to death by pack of dogs while helping care for them
New York Post - 11 May 2019 06:19
A 14-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pack of dogs at the Massachusetts home of a professional dog trainer, according to reports. Ryan Hazel was attacked as he cared for the animals in Brighton, Massachusetts on Thu...
Smoke, Drink and Eat What You Want, Norway's Public Health Minister Says
The New York Times - 11 May 2019 05:02
The new minister, from a right-wing, anti-immigration party, told an interviewer that people knew what was healthy and she would not be the "moral police."
Murder suspect apprehended after wild car chase ends in shootout
New York Post - 11 May 2019 04:49
DOWNEY, Calif. -- A man suspected of gunning down a liquor store owner near Los Angeles leaned out a car window during a chase and blasted away with a handgun before being dragged wounded from the car Friday. There was n...
Dick Tomey, winningest coach in Arizona football history, dies at 80
Sporting News - 11 May 2019 18:50
Dick Tomey, who coached Hawaii, Arizona and San Jose State, died Friday at the age of 80.
Pakistan attack: Gunmen storm five-star hotel in Balochistan
BBC - 11 May 2019 16:23
At least three attackers storm the hotel in Gwadar in Balochistan province, officials say.
Gunmen attack hotel in Pakistan port city Gwadar
Al Jazeera English - 11 May 2019 16:16
Assailants storm Pearl Continental Hotel in seaside city, engage in battle with security forces, says official.
South Africa's Ramaphosa targets reforms after election win
Reuters - 11 May 2019 16:06
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa led the African National Congress (ANC) to victory in Wednesday's election, but a drop in its share of the vote underlines the challenge he faces restoring confidence in his party.
Thirty years on, the Tiananmen Square image that shocked the world
The Guardian - 11 May 2019 16:05
Photographer Jeff Widener explains how a series of mishaps meant it was almost the picture that got away A solitary figure in a white shirt and black trousers clutches a bag and stands in front of a column of halted tank...
Secretary Pompeo to Meet With Putin as President Trump Seeks Better Russia Ties -- Again
Time - 11 May 2019 16:04
The two leaders had kept their distance as Mueller's probe heated up
Gunmen attack hotel in Pakistani port city of Gwadar: officials
Reuters - 11 May 2019 16:03
Gunmen attacked a hotel in Pakistan's southwestern port city of Gwadar on Saturday and were battling security forces while helicopters circled overhead, officials said.
Stephen Poliakoff: how my boarding school hell inspired new spy drama
The Guardian - 11 May 2019 16:00
Summer of Rockets writer talks about the childhood traumas he revisited for BBC Two cold war series From the story of "lost" Prince John to the experiences of a black jazz band in the 1930s, Stephen Poliakoff's elegant e...