A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to hire Ben Cherington as their general manager By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer November 15, 2019, 7:50 PM 1 min read A person familiar with the decision says the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to hire Ben Cherington as their […]
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WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren vowed on Friday to pass major health care legislation in her first 100 days as president, unveiling a new, detailed plan to significantly expand public health insurance coverage as a first step, and promising to pass a “Medicare for all” system by the end of her third year in office
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Twitter says its new ban on political ads will cover appeals for votes, solicitations for campaign contributions and advocacy for or against political content. By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer November 15, 2019, 7:05 PM 2 min read Twitter says its new ban on political ads will cover appeals for votes, solicitations for campaign contributions
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Image copyright Griffin family Image caption Matthew Griffin woke up four days after being admitted to hospital A student rushed to hospital after being found collapsed by his father has warned about the dangers of bacterial meningitis. Mathew Griffin, of Stourport-on-Severn, had assumed he had flu or food poisoning after feeling “shivery” and vomiting but
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Future brides and grooms have now been warned: Invite Lilly Singh to perform the pre-wedding turmeric scrub ritual known as Haldi at your own risk. Singh, who met Jonas and Chopra separately through projects, was invited to do the skin-revitalizing rub on Jonas. She said she asked Chopra if she could “go to town on
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When we first solicited reader stories of travel disasters, we immediately received four individual emails concerning Europcar, the rental car company that operates in 140 countries. Although anyone renting a car from any rental company on Earth might find themselves in the situations below, we felt that strength in numbers might be valuable here, so
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SAN FRANCISCO — The Alzheimer’s Association, a health care advocacy group, recently spent more than $200,000 on an ad campaign on Twitter. The campaign had a singular purpose: To persuade people to ask Congress for larger investments in medical research for the disease. Now the nonprofit is worried about whether those messages will still fly.
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Rafael Nadal staged another comeback to stay in contention for a semifinal spot at the ATP Finals By MATTIAS KAREN Associated Press November 15, 2019, 6:43 PM 3 min read Rafael Nadal staged another comeback to stay in contention for a semifinal spot at the ATP Finals. The top-ranked Spaniard still needs help from Daniil
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Sir Rod Stewart has said it would be “a shame” if Scotland became independent when asked about the UK’s political situation. However, the singer said he would support Scotland leaving the union “if it was good” for the country. Speaking to BBC Scotland’s The Nine programme, Sir Rod also said he believed Boris Johnson “will
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Another factor, Ms. Hume said, may be confusion about how a 529 account affects a student’s chance of receiving need-based financial aid. The effect depends on who owns the account. Student aid experts say the effect is generally minimal when a parent owns the account for the benefit of a dependent student. The impact can
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