Shortly before authorities closed off the Chinese city at the epicenter of an outbreak of a new virus, the World Health Organization sent a team to check conditions on the ground in Wuhan, a city of more than 11 million people By SAM McNEIL Associated Press January 23, 2020, 8:37 AM 4 min read BEIJING […]
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Image copyright Inpho Image caption Alan Partridge on the red carpet in Norwich at the premiere of Alpha Papa in 2013 An Alan Partridge fan said he has spent hours scouring for “hundreds and hundreds” of second-hand props for a festival honouring the comic creation. Paul Wassell, 34, said he thought the event would be
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MELBOURNE, Australia — As one final backhand off her seeded Australian Open opponent’s racket sailed long, CiCi Bellis looked like someone who couldn’t contain her excitement, jumping and yelling. When she headed to the locker room moments later, the 20-year-old American shook her left fist, then put her hand to her ear to ask for
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Seven months later, Dr. Mitchell and Dr. Jessen waterboarded Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who allegedly led the Sept. 11, 2001, hijacking plot, 183 times. But Dr. Mitchell, testifying on the second day of two weeks of hearings centered on the C.I.A. torture program, described essentially putting on a show for visiting senior intelligence officials from C.I.A.
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Asian shares have reversed early gains as health authorities around the world move to monitor and contain a deadly virus outbreak in China and keep it from spreading globally By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer January 23, 2020, 6:54 AM 4 min read BANGKOK — Asian shares reversed early gains Thursday as health authorities around
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBritish passenger Thomas Crosby describes journey from virus-hit Wuhan A sense of anxiety is growing in Wuhan as the Chinese city goes into lockdown in an effort to control the spread of a new virus which has left 17 dead. The authorities have suspended planes and trains
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“Whether or not President Trump is removed from office, history will not forgive those who looked the other way at his abuses or forget those who stepped into the breach at this moment of crisis,” he said solemnly. So what were the top trending topics on Twitter as Schiff made the case against the president?
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Freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy hasn’t had much time to rehearse and practice new tricks heading into the Winter X Games this weekend. That’s no line, either. He’s just been too busy memorizing them. The 2014 Olympic slopestyle silver medalist is one tough act to follow as his talents have him starring in a variety of
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This is the Impeachment Briefing, The Times’s newsletter about the impeachment investigation. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every weeknight. What happened today The House managers began to deliver their opening arguments Wednesday afternoon, presenting the evidence and witness testimony they gathered in the impeachment inquiry to an audience — the Senate
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The State Department is establishing new rules for women traveling to the U.S. primarily to give birth so their children can enter the world as American citizens, an effort to curb “birth tourism” the Trump administration has criticized By MATTHEW LEE and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press January 23, 2020, 5:12 AM 3 min read WASHINGTON
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