The two-bedroom house with communal pool and small private pool had been on the market for nine months and had recently been reduced to a little over £150,000. However, Ben did note the owner would be open to negotiations – perfect for Mike and Diane’s newly-extended budget of £145,000. “If you like it, don’t hesitate,” […]
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The Last-Ditch Legal Fight to Stop 3-D Printed Guns
After five years, US lawmakers and law enforcement are starting to fight back against 3-D printed firearms and “ghost guns.” https://media.wired.com/photos/5b5fa054e489c313affed87f/master/pass/SELECTS_1-10%20copy.jpg
‘Red Alert’ Is a Last-Ditch Effort to Save Net Neutrality
On Wednesday, sites including Etsy and Reddit will urge users to support a vote to preserve net neutrality rules. https://media.wired.com/photos/5af0fb980b975d475fa7afa6/master/pass/JayInslee-AP_18009819583447.jpg
Real Madrid 1 Juventus 3: Cristiano Ronaldo scores last-ditch winner to reach semi-finals
Juventus made a dream start to the game as Mario Mandzukic headed home inside two minutes to pull a goal back from their 3-0 first-leg deficit. The Serie A outfit came close to making it two moments later but Gonzalo Higuain was denied by the legs of Keylor Navas. Isco, making a rare start for […]
Last-ditch deal ends West Virginia teachers’ 9-day strike
West Virginia lawmakers have agreed a deal to end a nine-day teachers’ walkout over pay and healthcare. The West Virginia Senate had rejected the pay raise that would have ended the state’s biggest teachers’ strike in 30 years. Governor Jim Justice tweeted on Tuesday morning that a deal had been reached in a last-minute conference […]
Philippe Coutinho ‘offered Liverpool captaincy’ in last-ditch bid to stop Barcelona move
Jordan Henderson was handed the club captaincy when Steven Gerrard retired but Spanish news outlet Mundo Deportivo say it’s now been proposed to Coutinho. It’s part of a last-ditch effort to keep him away from Barcelona – as well as a mega-bucks new deal. Mundo Deportivo claim Liverpool president Tom Werner has offered Coutinho a […]
Jimmy Kimmel criticizes Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy over last-ditch Obamacare repeal
ABC via Variety Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is mixing more and more serious stuff in with his comedy. Kimmel took to the stage of his ABC late-night program and, for the second time in five months, urged viewers to push back against Republican lawmakers seeking to repeal the Affordable Care Act. And, in a rare instance of a […]
Republican governors slam the Senate’s last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster It’s looking more likely that the Senate will vote on a last-resort effort to repeal Obamacare. The so-called “skinny repeal” plan, if passed, would roll back certain aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including the individual and employer health insurance mandates, and lead to the House and Senate working together to compromise on […]
Trump is making a last-ditch effort to resurrect the GOP’s health care push
AP Photo/Alex Brandon WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says it’s probably time to “just let Obamacare fail” after the latest humiliating heath bill collapse in the Senate. Still, he’s making a last-ditch effort to find some way to revive his party’s seemingly failed efforts on the bill. Trump stayed largely on the sidelines as […]