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Editorial: A battle over birth control the Trump administration should lose

Congress decided that all new health insurance policies should cover preventive care. The ability to deny one type -- birth control for women -- on religious grounds should be a rare exception.




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Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in 'Frankenstein': A quarantine must-watch

It's alive! Watch Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller switch off in the lead roles in a stage adaptation of "Frankenstein."




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Fires are coming. But PG&E and some cities are holding up battery backups

Some solar workers have been ordered down from rooftops after neighbors called the police, solar industry officials say.




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Column: How Cedars-Sinai got sucked into the battle over Trump's claim of a COVID-19 treatment

Cedars-Sinai is embroiled in a political battle over Trump's remarks on a potential virus treatment.




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Amid coronavirus celebs' 'Mean Tweets' video combats antisemitism


The video, a spin on Jimmy Kimmel’s 'Mean Tweets' video, features celebrities reading antisemitic posts at a time of increasing coronavirus-related anti-Jewish sentiment.




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Federal safety agency launches probe of Tesla battery fires

Tesla limited the range for Model S and Model X charging after fires. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants to know why.




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California pulls back clean-vehicle rebates to point them at lower-income buyers

Starting in December, those looking to buy electric vehicles with a price tag of more than $60,000 won't qualify for rebates — nor will plug-in hybrids with less than 35 miles of all-electric range.




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Alicia Silverstone calls out 'hurtful' body-shaming she suffered for 'Batman & Robin'

In a recent interview, actress Alicia Silverstone opened up about being dubbed "Fatgirl" after playing Batgirl in the 1997 film "Batman & Robin."




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Self-isolating with Chicano Batman

Chicano Batman's new record, "Invisible People," is coming out during a pandemic. But they aren't worried.




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Nick Cordero's COVID-19 battle takes a turn; Broadway castmates salute him in song

As Broadway actor Nick Cordero suffers a health setback, his former "Waitress" and "Rock of Ages" costars have united for tributes to help support him.




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How Diddy trash-talked Babyface into battling Teddy Riley on Instagram

R&B singer, songwriter and producer Babyface was initially wary of battling fellow legend Teddy Riley on IG Live. Then old friend Diddy stepped in.




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Battered by coronavirus, L.A.'s legendary recording studios prep for a post-shutdown 'resurgence'

Stars from the Doors to Prince recorded at Sunset Sound. Now, the studio is closed for the first time in 60 years, joining hundreds of others shuttered across L.A.




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Ben Stokes hails NHS workers as the real heroes for battling coronavirus on the frontline



England cricket superstar Ben Stokes has praised all NHS workers involved in fighting coronavirus every day.




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Celtic handed boost in transfer battle with Chelsea for wonderkid striker



Celtic have entered the race with Chelsea to sign Stoke City striker Mohamed Sankoh.




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Virtual Grand National raises £2.6m for NHS Charities Together to aid coronavirus battle



Profits of £2.6million have been donated to NHS Charities Together after Saturday's Virtual Grand National.




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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic popularity contest won't decide GOAT debate



There is an ongoing debate to crown a member of the 'Big Three' as the greatest of all time.




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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic 'GOAT' debate conundrum posed by Ivan Lendl



Ivan Lendl has weighed in on the ongoing GOAT debate.




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Customer ‘wasted five days’ as delivery shambles sunk bathroom plans



A customer of Victorian Plumbing had an unexpectedly smashing time with the online retailer after the sink he ordered turned up in pieces.




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Birmingham abattoir ordered to pay over £11,000 for hygiene offences

Birmingham Halal Abattoir Limited pleaded guilty to allowing potential cross-contamination of carcases




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Coronation Street boss confirms Oliver Battersby's future: 'There is no cure'



CORONATION STREET has confirmed Oliver Battersby's seizure diagnosis and has revealed there is currently no cure. So what does this mean for his future and childhood?




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How Bundesliga holds key to Premier League restart as club chief urges Government battle



German football fans could hold the future of the 2019/20 Premier League season as the 20 clubs get set for yet another round of talks on Monday.




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UK government officials have Liverpool and Leeds title concern as football return debated



Government officials are concerned about the prospect of title celebrations if the Premier League and Championship seasons are resumed.




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Royal shock: Alternative explanation of Charles' coronavirus battle revealed



PRINCE CHARLES tested positive for coronavirus in March and it is believed he may have caught it from the Prince Albert II of Monaco - but there is another potential explanation.




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Anti-anxiety diet: Which foods can help to combat anxiety?



ANXIETY and other common mental health problems normally plague around one in six adults and are more common in women than men. So how do you stop anxiety in its tracks?




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Coronation Street boss confirms Oliver Battersby's future: 'There is no cure'



CORONATION STREET has confirmed Oliver Battersby's seizure diagnosis and has revealed there is currently no cure. So what does this mean for his future and childhood?




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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic 'GOAT' debate conundrum posed by Ivan Lendl



Ivan Lendl has weighed in on the ongoing GOAT debate.




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Royal shock: Alternative explanation of Charles' coronavirus battle revealed



PRINCE CHARLES tested positive for coronavirus in March and it is believed he may have caught it from the Prince Albert II of Monaco - but there is another potential explanation.




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Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa in £10m transfer battle with Crystal Palace for Ipswich defender



Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa has been locked in a transfer battle with Premier League side Crystal Palace for Ipswich Town defender Luke Woolfenden, as the Whites start to prepare for a busy summer of signings.




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Property sector faces ‘bloodbath’ as restaurateur King warns industry to go into meltdown



PROPERTY owners are set to struggle from next month as renters are unable to pay their monthly fees due to income being reduced or cut because of the coronavirus pandemic, businessman Jeremy King warned.




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How Bundesliga holds key to Premier League restart as club chief urges Government battle



German football fans could hold the future of the 2019/20 Premier League season as the 20 clubs get set for yet another round of talks on Monday.




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COVID-19, Trump, and the Lake Powell Pipeline: GOP governor debate in Washington County

Utah's four Republican governor candidates debated virtually on Washington County issues, including Trump, the coronavirus and Lake Powell Pipeline.

       




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Letters: Reproductive rights often overlooked in health care debate

For too long, the health of women has been controlled by legislatures that are majority male or biased by their own religious beliefs, a letter says.

      




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Letters: Robust health care system needed to combat coronavirus threat

Until we have a vaccine, the road to opening is through a health care system which can handle the infection, a letter to the editor says.

       




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Suspect accused of battering off-duty Noblesville police officer dies during pursuit

A man who allegedly battered an off-duty Noblesville police officer and stole her department vehicle Tuesday died during an ensuing pursuit.

       




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Freshman guard Khalif Battle to transfer from Butler

Battle was a four-star recruit ranked 82nd by ESPN in the 2019 class and became the highest-rated out-of-state player ever to pick Butler.

      




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Suspect accused of battering off-duty Noblesville police officer dies during pursuit

A man who allegedly battered an off-duty Noblesville police officer and stole her department vehicle Tuesday died during an ensuing pursuit.

       




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IndyCar, IMS to auction off fan experiences to support non-profits battling the coronavirus

Interested in waiving the green flag at an Indy 500 practice, and looking to stay busy during the Month of May? IndyCar and IMS have a solution.

       




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IndyCar debate: Will Pagenaud or Power win series title?

SONOMA, Calif. — Simon Pagenaud's excellence this Verizon IndyCar Series season can be summed with two words: One mistake.

       




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Cody Zeller recalls Harbaugh brothers telling IU basketball team to be 'blood-sucking bats'

IU basketball alum Cody Zeller recalls getting an unusual pep talk from Super Bowl coaches John and Jim Harbaugh

       




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Blue Angels may fly over Indy in tribute to frontline workers battling coronavirus

Officials would direct the Navy's Blue Angels and Air Force's Thunderbirds to fly over Indianapolis, Washington, New York and others

       




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USS Bataan: Mission uncertain?

Norfolk, Virginia

Two tugs play around the USS Bataan, guiding her out of port, the beginning of her long journey to the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya. Sailors and Marines line her decks, standing to attention while relatives say their goodbyes from another ship on the quayside. One woman rubs her hands up and down the arms of her young son, comforting herself with the repetitive motion as much as him. Another waves as the ship departs, waves as it moves into the open waters, and is still waving as it shrinks into the distance. There are tears, as those who remain behind hug each other in support.

One woman tells me: "Every time they go it is like a little bit taken out of a puzzle. That puzzle is your life. And they never come back the same."


The pain of parting for probably around a year must be great. But this mission is not like Afghanistan, or in the past Iraq, where those leaving would definitely see action. Indeed, no-one seems certain what they are going to do.

Not, as is sometimes the case, because they are unwilling to discuss a military operation. They really don't know.

I ask a couple of Marines if they think they will be landing.

"Couldn't really tell you," says one.

Do they know what the mission is? They shake their heads.

Several tell me they are surprised. They were due to go out to the area soon anyway but the Libyan crisis has cut short their time at home.

"Yes, sir, honestly a little bit surprised, but you're ready for anything in the navy."

"We only got two weeks' notice, it's really sudden," said another.

"I am a little surprised, they're very surprised too, it's a Libyan civil war, I don't quite know what we're doing there," one mother, here to see off her son, tells me.

They are, at least, designed to be ready for anything.

The USS Bataan, along with the USS Mesa Verde and USS Whidbey Island make up an amphibious ready group. The Bataan, which looks to my untutored eye like a small aircraft carrier, is an amphibious assault craft. On board are about 800 Marines (2,200 in the three ships), 26 aircraft, mostly helicopters, and a 600-bed hospital.

They would have been going out to the Med anyway, later in the year, to replace the USS Kearsarge. She's used to being a jack of all trades, delivering troops to the Iraq war, then acting as a Harrier carrier, and helping with the crisis after Hurricane Katrina and the Haiti earthquake. Minutes before he boarded the ship I asked the Commodore of Amphibious Squadron Six, Capt Steven Yoder, if he knew what the mission was.

"Right now it's undetermined. We arrive on station, we will be asked to do any of the missions we're trained to. They run from humanitarian assistance to maritime and security operations," he says.

I ask the Marines' commanding officer, Col Eric Steidl, what their mission will be, given that the UN resolution and President Barack Obama have been quite clear that there will be no boots on the ground, especially not American boots.

"I don't make policy decisions, I do what 'higher' tells me to do. Does that mean they will have nothing to do? That's not for me to say," he tells me.

In any war, the individual fighting men and women and their units don't know exactly what they are going to be doing and how that might change. It is a cliche to say no battle plan survives contact with the enemy. But in the Libyan crisis, there is greater uncertainty. The natural evolution of any conflict is further fogged by the uncertainty of what happens if Col Muammar Gaddafi doesn't lose quickly, and fears that the mission will change.

Nonetheless, those 2,200 Marines had better be prepared for a dull and uneventful trip. If they ever come off the front ramp of this landing craft, if they are ever deployed, it will be in defiance of the UN's resolution.

Mr Obama's words are clear, but the US military likes to be prepared for anything.




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Cody Zeller recalls Harbaugh brothers telling IU basketball team to be 'blood-sucking bats'

IU basketball alum Cody Zeller recalls getting an unusual pep talk from Super Bowl coaches John and Jim Harbaugh

       




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Cody Zeller recalls Harbaugh brothers telling IU basketball team to be 'blood-sucking bats'

IU basketball alum Cody Zeller recalls getting an unusual pep talk from Super Bowl coaches John and Jim Harbaugh

       




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You'll see these changes at the grocery as stores battle coronavirus

Grocery stores continue to make changes for the safety of shoppers and employees during the coronavirus pandemic.

      




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Former foe of Pacers center Rik Smits once battled Larry Bird for collegiate scoring title

Friday, the Dunking Dutchman took over the Indiana Pacers' Twitter to do a question and answer session with Pacer fans.

      




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Energizer is bringing 440 jobs to Franklin, and getting a hefty tax abatement

Energizer is planning to open a facility in Franklin. Here's how much money they'll save in a 10-year tax abatement.

      




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Entertainment: National Debate 娱乐:全国民众争论

TV producers are being quizzed over their treatment of up and coming stars. Find out more in this programme.




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Entertainment: National Debate 娱乐:全国民众争论

TV producers are being quizzed over their treatment of up-and-coming stars. Find out more in this programme.




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Brian Bolus: Former England, Yorkshire, Notts and Derbyshire batsman dies

Former England, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire batsman Brian Bolus dies aged 86.




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Meg Lanning: Australia captain joins Ireland squad for batting 'masterclass'

Ireland captain Laura Delany says she gained valuable insights into the importance of mental preparation as Meg Lanning joins Isobel Joyce for a virtual batting session.