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  2. X-ray - Wikipedia

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    X-ray art and fine art photography, artistic use of X-rays, for example the works by Stane Jagodič; X-ray hair removal, a method popular in the 1920s but now banned by the FDA. [140] Shoe-fitting fluoroscopes were popularized in the 1920s, banned in the US in the 1960s, in the UK in the 1970s, and later in continental Europe.

  3. Ray Brooks (actor) - Wikipedia

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    He rose to prominence in the UK after starring alongside Michael Crawford and Rita Tushingham in the 1965 film The Knack …and How to Get It. [3] The film, directed by Richard Lester, won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1965. [7] Brooks followed up this success starring in the ground-breaking 1966 television drama Cathy Come Home ...

  4. 24-hour news cycle - Wikipedia

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    The 24-hour news cycle (or 24/7 news cycle) is 24-hour investigation and reporting of news, concomitant with fast-paced lifestyles. The vast news resources available in recent decades have increased competition for audience and advertiser attention, prompting media providers to deliver the latest news in the most compelling manner in order to ...

  5. Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd - Wikipedia

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    Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2020] EWHC 2911 (QB) was a defamation lawsuit brought in England.The case was initiated by American actor Johnny Depp, who sued News Group Newspapers (NGN) and then-executive editor [a] Dan Wootton for libel after The Sun ran an article [b] that claimed Depp had abused his ex-wife and criticised his casting in the Fantastic Beasts film series.

  6. 2012 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Egypt lifts a travel ban on seven Americans employed by pro-democracy U.S. groups, including the son of U.S. Transportation secretary Ray LaHood, who is among 16 Americans on trial in Egypt for trying to foment unrest and incite protests against the nation's military rulers. [57]

  7. COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    By mid-April the peak had been passed and restrictions were gradually eased. A second wave, with a new variant that originated in the UK becoming dominant, began in the autumn and peaked in mid-January 2021, and was deadlier than the first. The UK started a COVID-19 vaccination programme in early December 2020. Generalised restrictions were ...

  8. 2013 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Defense Secretary Leon Panetta lifts the ban upon women serving in combat. Congress will have a month to review the decision before it goes into effect, and could block lifting the rule. [35] David Headley is sentenced to 35 years in prison for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. [36] [37] [38] [39]

  9. Adil Ray - Wikipedia

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    Adil Ray OBE (Punjabi: عادل رے, born 26 April 1974) is a British actor, comedian and radio/television presenter.Ray stars in the BBC One comedy Citizen Khan, which he created and co-writes, as well as presenting on various BBC radio stations.