Daily Archives: August 2, 2020

1.30pm Chelsea transfer news LIVE: Havertz deal UPDATE, Declan Rice slams VAR in FA Cup final, Willian future LATEST 

CHELSEA have already made some superb signings as they look to make an assault on the Premier League title next season. With Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner already in the bag, we’ve the very latest on the Blues’ pursuit of German wonderkid Kai Havertz. Follow all the latest transfer updates from the Bridge below…

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TikTok: Microsoft pauses talks on buying US arm – reports 

The tech giant’s possible purchase of the China-owned app’s US arm were put in doubt by Donald Trump.

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These are the safest and most reliable used cars for teens under $15,000 

Mazda Consumer Reports and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety have published a list of the best used cars for teens, with all offering a combination of reliability, safety, and affordability.  The vehicles all earned high crash-test ratings and are more dependable than the average car.  All the cars Consumer Reports and the IIHS chose can be had for […]

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Stuart Broad ‘100%’ considered retirement after being dropped 

Stuart Broad says he considered retirement after being left out by England for the first Test with West Indies.

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Virginia Woolf and hot fudge sundaes for lunch 

My great aunt Marie helped shape my understanding of the world and my place within it without me even realising it.

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Anthony Davis lays an egg, Sixers crumble without Joel Embiid, T.J. Warren hangs 53 in Day 3 of NBA restart 

Also, Chris Paul put on another point guard clinic and Jimmy Butler kept up his season-long hunt for free throws

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Wilford Brimley, ‘Cocoon’ Star And Quaker Oats Pitchman, Dies At 85 

Actor played powerful roles in “The China Syndrome,” “The Natural,” “Absence of Malice” and “The Firm.”

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Nothing for granted: How a grittier Tampa Bay is readying for war 

A global pandemic. A totally new playoff format. The weirdest NHL season ever. What better year for Victor Hedman and the Lightning to finally hoist the Cup? After all, they’ve had everything else thrown at them. The post 31 Thoughts podcast: Ben Cooper on gold in 2010, coaching and more appeared first on Sportsnet.ca.

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Pacers’ Warren drops 53 to blow past career high 

T.J. Warren scored a career-high 53 points in the Pacers’ first game of the NBA restart to carry Indiana to a 127-121 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.

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WFH? The coffee (and prosecco) van coming to a British street near you 

Deprived of office clients, food businesses are using vans, milk floats and even bikes to take their wares on the road“Stop me and buy one” is a slogan traditionally used by ice-cream sellers. Now you may be as likely to find coffee, bread, cakes and sandwiches being sold up and down your street.Growing numbers of cafes and caterers forced to stop trading du […]

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Brexit fuels brain drain as skilled Britons head to the EU 

A British-German study uncovers huge changes in migration patterns of UK citizens since 2016 referendum Brexit has sparked an exodus of economically productive people from the UK to European Union nations on a scale that would normally be expected only as a result of a major economic or political crisis, according to a detailed new study.Using a combination […]

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NASA astronauts aboard SpaceX capsule heading to a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico 

It will be the first landing ever by astronauts in the gulf, according to Jonathan McDowell, astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The crew undocked from the station at 7:35 p.m. Saturday and is scheduled splash down Sunday at 2:48 p.m.

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Microsoft in advanced talks to buy TikTok’s US business 

Microsoft is in advanced talks to buy the US operations of TikTok, the popular Chinese owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns

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Brunson stops Shahbazyan by third-round TKO 

Middleweight Derek Brunson stopped Edmen Shahbazyan via TKO 26 seconds into the third round in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday.

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‘Coronavirus has stolen our future’: young people’s despair as jobs evaporate 

New graduates and school leavers across the UK have paid the price of lockdown, says surveyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageYoung people across Britain believe their future has been “stolen” as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, with more than half fearing it has damaged their prospects.Amid growing evidence that the pandemic is […]

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