Kickers, kicking techniques and playing conditions have all improved, but the downsides of coming up short still discourage coaches from challenging the record.
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Thursday, 30 September 2021
Biden's Approval Rating Recovers Some From Last Month's Low, An NPR Poll Finds
The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds that 45% of U.S. adults approve of the job President Biden is doing, while 46% disapprove. That's a little better than his numbers last month.
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A 105-Year-Old Woman Who Survived The 1918 Flu Dies After Contracting COVID
Primetta Giacopini's life ended the way it began — in a pandemic. "I think my mother would have been around quite a bit longer" if she hadn't contracted COVID, her daughter says.
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We Asked Russia's 1980s Afghan War Vets To Judge The U.S. Exit. Here's What They Said
Veterans of the Soviet Union's decade-long war in Afghanistan see parallels — and stark contrasts — with the U.S. experience and exit after two decades there.
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Facebook grilled over mental-health impact on kids
Facebook's global head of safety, Antigone Davis, testifies to the US Senate, about child protection.
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Ethiopia expels top UN officials amid Tigray aid crisis
The expulsions follow concerns raised by the UN about aid reaching the war-torn Tigray region.
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Rio 2016: Shadow of cheating marred boxing bouts
A system to manipulate the outcome of boxing matches by officials was in place at the Rio 2016 Olympics, an independent investigation finds.
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A Calif. Beach Was Seized From Black Owners In 1924. Now, The Family Will Get It Back
Gov. Gavin Newsom is scheduled to sign a bill Thursday that will return a plot of beachfront land along the Southern California coast to the family of a Black couple who lost it to eminent domain.
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Climate change: Youth have 'every right to be angry' says UK PM
Boris Johnson says leaders' "reckless actions" created the climate crisis and now is the time to act.
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'Google' is most searched word on Bing, Google says
Google tells an EU court the number-one search on its biggest rival is for Google.
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World Athletics Group Is Investigating 2 Belarus Coaches Over A Tokyo Olympics Flap
The two coaches were sent packing from the Summer Games after sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya said they tried to force her to leave Japan early.
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This New Canadian Holiday Reflects On The Legacy Of Indigenous Residential Schools
The holiday commemorates the roughly 150,000 Indigenous children who were taken from their families and forced to attend boarding schools in an effort to assimilate them into Canadian society.
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A London Police Officer Has Been Given A Life Sentence For The Death Of Sarah Everard
Prosecutors said that Wayne Couzens handcuffed Everard on the pretext that she broke COVID-19 lockdown rules, drove her far outside the capital and then raped and killed her.
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A 96-Year-Old Who Worked At A Nazi Concentration Camp Has Fled Before Her Trial
The former secretary for the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp was about to stand trial in Germany on more than 11,000 counts of accessory to murder.
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Ecuador prison 'gang war' leaves more than 100 dead
Police have stormed a jail in Guayaquil after violence broke out between prisoners.
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Fat Bear Week Is Here. Take A Look At What To Expect And How You Can Celebrate
Only one of Alaska's bears can take home the title of "Fat Bear Week 2021 Champion."
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Nazi Stutthof camp secretary flees as German trial starts
Irmgard Furchner is accused of complicity in more than 11,000 murders but the judge says she has fled.
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Sarkozy: Ex-French president gets jail sentence over campaign funding
The former French president is found guilty of illegally funding his unsuccessful 2012 re-election.
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The Push For Internet Voting Continues, Mostly Thanks To One Guy
Bradley Tusk, a venture capitalist and former political operative, announced a new $10 million grant for internet voting development on Thursday.
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They Voted For Trump And Then For Biden. Here's What These Swing Voters Think Now
In a pair of virtual focus groups, a picture emerged of disappointment with Biden — but no regrets that they helped send Trump packing after one term.
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Britney Spears: Singer 'on cloud nine' after conservatorship ruling
The singer posted footage of her flying a plane after a judge suspended her father as conservator.
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Shakira: Singer attacked by a pair of wild boars
The Colombian singer was walking in a park in Barcelona, Spain, with her son when the animals struck.
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Israel foreign minister makes historic visit to Bahrain
It is the first such trip since the two countries established diplomatic relations last year.
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Wednesday, 29 September 2021
What's An Unreleased John Lennon Tape Worth? Nearly $60K, According To This Bidder
The 33-minute recording captures Lennon and Yoko Ono talking to student journalists during their 1970 stay in Denmark. He also sings "Radio Peace," a song that is not believed to exist anywhere else.
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Art Or Heist? A Danish Artist Took $84,000 And Sent A Museum 2 Blank Canvases
"The work is that I have taken their money," artist Jens Haaning said of his new piece, titled "Take the Money and Run."
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Lots Of People Say They'll Quit Over Vaccine Mandates, But Research Shows Few Do
The answers workers give in national surveys differ from how people are actually behaving after mandates go into effect in their workplace.
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Russia detains cyber-security tycoon Ilya Sachkov in treason case
Ilya Sachkov, co-founder of the firm Group-IB, will be held in pre-trial custody for two months.
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US declares 23 bird, fish and other species extinct
The ivory-billed woodpecker is among the 23 species listed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Tunisia's New Prime Minister Is The First Woman To Lead An Arab World Government
Najla Bouden Ramadhane, a university engineer with no political background, has been appointed by President Kais Saied to fill the post, which has been vacant since July.
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With 17th Straight Win, the Cardinals Are in Elite Company
An outrageous stretch of success allowed St. Louis to snatch the National League’s second wild-card spot. Can it keep going?
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A death in Dallas: what's at stake as Congress weighs Medicaid fix for uninsured
More than 2 million Americans are uninsured because they live in the 12 states that didn't expand Medicaid. 60% are people of color. Will Congress help by including them in the new spending bill?
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More Than A Week After A Volcanic Eruption On La Palma, Toxic Gas Is A New Threat
Lava has been flowing since Sept. 19 and has just reached the Atlantic Ocean. When the lava spills into the sea, it can create toxic gas; officials told residents to seal their windows and doors.
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Russia threatens YouTube ban for deleting RT channels
RT’s German channels were deleted by YouTube for breaching its Covid misinformation policy.
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Beirut port blast: Victims' families protest at probe's suspension
No-one has yet been held accountable for the August 2020 blast, which killed 219 people.
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Sheriff Tiraspol: Champions League team from an unrecognised state
Sheriff Tiraspol are the 'kings' of Moldovan football, but their power and backing comes from a disputed territory on the Ukraine border.
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Britney Spears Has A Chance To Be Free From Her Father Today. Here's What To Know
Spears and her father have petitioned to end his conservatorship role. But there are a few ways the judge could rule, including denying their petitions, replacing him or terminating the arrangement.
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A Gene-Editing Experiment Let These Patients With Vision Loss See Color Again
In a first, doctors injected the gene-editing tool CRISPR directly into cells in patients' eyes. The experiment helped these vision-impaired patients see shapes and colors again.
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Vitamin A treatment trial for Covid loss of smell
Volunteers will receive brain scans and be asked to sniff powerful odours such as rotten eggs and roses.
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Amazon's algorithms taken to task in landmark bill
Warehouse workers can no longer be sacked for time off task if they have good reason to take breaks.
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Lamar Jackson’s Bold Play: A Contract Without an Agent
Jackson is leading his own negotiation for a contract extension with the Ravens, challenging the norms of executives’ relationships to N.F.L. players and raising questions about the efficacy of agents.
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Alan Jackson Reveals He Has A Nerve Condition Affecting His Balance
"I know I'm stumbling around on stage," the country music star told NBC. "And now I'm having a little trouble balancing, even in front of the microphone, and so I just feel very uncomfortable."
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La Palma volcano: Family's anguish as lava destroys 'miracle house'
The owners of the so-called miracle house are devastated after it succumbed to the lava flow.
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Noah Syndergaard Returns for Mets but Jacob deGrom Is Shut Down
Noah Syndergaard pitched a scoreless inning in his first start after two years away, but Jacob deGrom was ruled out for the season.
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Scorching La Palma lava fizzes as it hits ocean
Clouds of steam rise as the red-hot current makes contact with the Atlantic on the Spanish island.
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After 25 Years In The Dark, The CDC Wants To Study The True Toll Of Guns In America
We don't know the full impact of nonfatal firearms-related injuries. Unreliable data and political pressure have obscured the picture for researchers, the media and the public. That may soon change.
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Ecuador jail: Dozens killed in Guayaquil prison fight
It is the latest in a series of deadly incidents as rival gang members fight for control of prisons.
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Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Thousands Of Pounds Of DiGiorno Frozen Pizza Have Been Recalled Over Allergy Concerns
Nestlé USA Inc. is recalling some 27,872 pounds of frozen DiGiorno Crispy Pan Crust pepperoni pizza. Federal officials say there have been no reports of adverse effects, but advise against eating it.
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For People Who Got The J&J Vaccine, Some Doctors Are Advising Boosters ASAP
Boosters are available for higher-risk people who got the Pfizer vaccine. But what about people who got the one-shot Johnson & Johnson? Some doctors say they need an extra shot even more urgently.
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The Atlanta Spa-Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty In 4 Killings
Robert Aaron Long, 22, has already been already sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty in a separate case to fatally shooting four people at a massage business outside Atlanta.
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There's A Shortage Of Home Health Aides For The Elderly, And It's Getting Worse
Advocates have been calling for changes in the field. They say these jobs are exhausting, with low wages, little respect and little career growth. "We need a complete transformation," one expert says.
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