Claim from man accused of mowing down MP Helen Haines in horror attack that cost her both legs: 'Accident'



Arsenal 3-0 Benfica: Russo eased the pressure on Renee Slegers on her way to becoming the leading English scorer in competition history

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Lawmakers, activists and union leaders across the US remember the co-founder of United Farm Workers union
Following the news that Dolores Huerta – the civil rights icon who popularized the rallying cry “Sí, se puede! – had died at the age of 96 on Wednesday, activists, lawmakers and civil rights leaders paid tribute to Hureta’s long and lasting legacy.
In California – where Huerta helped found the United Farm Workers (UFW) union – her death was deeply felt. It was in California’s central valley that she laid the foundations for the United Farm Workers, and helped organize the 1965 Delano grape strike – a national boycott of table grapes that resulted in better wages and working conditions for grape pickers. Several schools in California bear her name, and murals across the state depict her likeness. And in 2018, California declared 10 April – her birthday – Dolores Huerta Day.
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Software giant reports $36.6bn in profit, beating Wall Street expectations, as Azure cloud computing division grows 48%
Microsoft gained billions of dollars in stock market value Wednesday afternoon after it reported better than expected revenue and profit, just days after it offered voluntary buyouts to some 60,000 employees.
The office software giant’s growth was fueled by its Azure cloud computing division, which grew by 48% in the September quarter.
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Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea (6-5 on penalties): Alonso lost on his return to Anfield and, while the Carabao Cup is their ‘least important competition’, a first chance at silverware in a season without European football is gone

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Information released by Distributed Denial of Secrets is the third such government data disclosure in the last month
Data identifying more than 41,000 employees and contractors for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was released on Wednesday in an unprecedented leak that reveals how the agency is organized. The records, which were made public by the transpaency nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets reference operation names, surveillance programs and information on undercover initiatives.
DHS did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
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