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A 10-year-old girl whose disappearance sparked an urgent police search has been found “safe and well”. Sussex Police said Willow Daubeny was reported missing on Saturday afternoon, having been last seen just before 1.30pm in Florence Park in Chichester. Concerns were growing for her welfare and she was thought to be travelling on foot, the […]
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After the presentation and the press conferences were out of the way, and the dust on the well-worn pitch had settled, Joe Root stepped out on to the outfield in Galle to speak to the solitary England fan who, from the ramparts of the neighbouring Dutch fort, had witnessed in person the team’s seven-wicket victory. […]
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The United States incarcerates more residents than any other country, however there is limited research that examines how people view such punishment, and whether views about punishment change with development. Previous research on this topic raises two very different possibilities: 1) children are typically more optimistic than adults, making them more likely to report that […]
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Tyson Foods Inc said on Wednesday it will pay $221.5 million to settle litigation by three groups of plaintiffs that accused it of illegally conspiring to inflate chicken prices. The settlements with so-called “end-user” consumers, commercial purchasers, and purchasers that bought chickens directly from Tyson require approval by a federal judge in Chicago. Tyson did […]
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War gets a new 6v6 map early February, Treyarch has announced. It’s a remake of Black Ops 2’s Express, and it’s due out on 4th February. Express is known for its hi-tech train station. It’s a roughly U-shaped map with two train tracks looping around the main hall. The […]
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Thousands of hard-up kids have just had a brilliant Christmas – and it’s all thanks to our big-hearted Sunday Mirror readers who have helped raise a whopping £161,000. Your amazing response to our Save A Kid’s Christmas Appeal, on behalf of Save The Children, transformed the festive season for some of the poorest youngsters in […]
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A freewheeling Rishabh Pant has stormed Australia’s Gabba fortress in record-breaking fashion, helping India snatch a three-wicket win to cap one of the greatest Test series of the modern era. A stoic Cheteshwar Pujara refused to release India’s four-year hold of the Border-Gavaskar trophy on a dramatic final day of the four-Test series, weathering 211 […]
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New research has demonstrated that a simple, cheap test can help identify who is at risk of developing colorectal cancer, aiding early diagnosis and potentially saving lives. Led by the University of Exeter, and supported by the Peninsula and the Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon, and Gloucestershire Cancer Alliances, and by the Cancer Research UK CanTest Collaborative, […]
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The European Union hailed Joe Biden’s inauguration later on Wednesday as U.S. president as a “new dawn” for Europe and the United States, while insisting U.S. technology companies should be regulated to stop the “dark forces” of hate speech online. The EU and the United States are the world’s top trading powers, along with China, […]
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The man Lyra meets on the train is elderly and immaculate. He has a moustache and heavily lidded eyes. He wears a fez. Over the course of the journey Lyra learns that he speaks perfect French and that he has a mysterious pack of cards that he uses at one point to entertain a child […]
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