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Louis Tomlinson ‘to boycott’ BBC Breakfast

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The former One Direction singer was also quizzed about his time with the band – who went on hiatus in 2016 – and his reported feud with former band member Zayn Malik. The 28-year-old accused the hosts of “proper going in” on him. Skip Twitter post by @Louis_Tomlinson Defo wont be going on there again Haha! Love to all my fans for always having my back — Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) February 3, 2020 Replying to Tomlinson directly on Twitter, Walker wrote: “Sorry you feel like that. It was nice to…

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PM: ‘No need’ for UK to follow EU rules on trade

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPM: We want a Canada-style deal with the EU Boris Johnson has set out his vision for a trade deal with the EU, saying there is “no need” for the UK to follow Brussels’ rules. The PM called for a Canada-style free trade deal, saying the UK would return to the Withdrawal Agreement if such a deal was not reached. But the EU’s Michel Barnier said its “ambitious” trade deal offer required a “level playing field”. Labour said Mr Johnson’s “ideology had…

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White nationalist has long worked at conservative outlets under real name

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Guardian findings support watchdogs report that Paul Kersey, a prominent author and activist, is actually Michael J Thompson A new report has revealed that a prominent white nationalist author, activist and podcaster known as Paul Kersey has in fact worked for more than a decade at mainstream conservative institutions and media outlets under his real name. According to RWW investigation, published on Monday, reveals the work of Paul Kersey, whom it calls a barely underground member of the white nationalist movement and a fixture on the roster of racist media…

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A climate activist swam under the Antarctic ice sheet to prove how fast glaciers are melting

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(CNN)50-year-old Lewis Pugh was terrified when he plunged into East Antarctic water in nothing but a speedo, swim cap, and goggles. He was even more terrified when he swam below the Antarctic ice sheet, through melting tunnels. The study explains that supraglacial water is concerning because it can pour into cracks, fracturing glaciers and speeding up glacier melt and sea level rise. This alarms Pugh, who says that climate change is already moving rapidly. He wants immediate action at this November’s climate change negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland, which is why…

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The US has at least 11 confirmed cases of Wuhan coronavirus, which has killed more than 420 people in China

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(CNN)While the Wuhan coronavirus keeps spreading within the United States, health officials are trying to rush testing capabilities across the country. “The process is extremely expedited, and our colleagues at (the US Food and Drug Administration) have been working with us closely ever since we made the plan that we were going to do this in this way,” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Her comments Monday came a day after officials confirmed three new cases of infection in California. That…

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Cantina Talk: Who Really Made The Rise of Skywalker, Anyway?

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It’s a strange time for Star Wars fans right now. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker closed a chapter of the main series in a way that divided critics, and now the future of the movie side of the franchise is in a bit of limbo. (Although, according to some, suggestions that JJ Abrams didn’t have full control of the finished movie, with the writer-director surprised by what he saw onscreen during the premiere. That seems fairly unlikely, to say the least, but it oddly dovetails with Lucasfilm was pushing…

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For newsrooms, a ‘balancing act’ between Iowa caucuses and the impeachment trial

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New York (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. News outlets have been attempting a “balancing act,” Alexi McCammond of Axios said on Sunday’s “Reliable Sources.” This data from Andrew Tyndall tells the story. In 2016, the ABC, CBS and NBC nightly newscasts devoted 86 minutes of airtime to campaign coverage in the run-up to the Iowa caucuses. This year? About 10 minutes. Impeachment had a clear impact. But has it affected candidates and voters? Hard…

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Self-Trust Is The New Self-Care

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Sonya Matejko Updated February 3, 2020 Jenna Anderson Sonya Matejko Updated February 3, 2020 Jenna Anderson Something I’ve begun to notice lately is how much your world changes when you start to trust yourself. In taking that one step forward, however small or gigantic, you tell yourself and the world that you believe in yourself enough to move ahead. ⁣⁣ When you do that? It’s like the universe takes notes, the ground shakes, and doors start to open everywhere from the quake. Maybe you don’t even notice at first. Maybe…

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Snow and Ice Pose a Vexing Obstacle for Self-Driving Cars

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In late 2018, Steven Waslander, a professor at the University of Toronto, compiled a data set of images from snowy and rainy Canadian roads. It includes footage of foggy camera views, blizzard conditions, and cars sliding around, captured over two winters. The individual frames are annotated so that a machine can interpret what the scene conveys. Autonomous driving systems typically use annotated images to inform algorithms that track a car's position and plan its route. The Canadian data should help researchers develop and test algorithms against challenging conditions. But the…

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