Over the weekend, three new cases of the Wuhan coronavirus were confirmed in the United States: two in California and one in Arizona, bringing the national total to five. That number is expected to climb, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But we still don’t have a solid grasp on how easily […]
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Shaquille O’Neal said Monday that he’s making a major life change in the wake of Kobe Bryant’s unexpected death in a helicopter crash on Sunday. After learning about Bryant’s death, O’Neal said he called friends whom he still had disagreements with to put an end to any lingering conflicts. “Look, I’m all about being hard and all
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption You were only supposed to get the name right – his name is Michael Caine Several thousand Aviva customers have received an apology after the insurer mistakenly called them all Michael. The company, which has millions of customers, blamed a “temporary technical error” for the incorrect emails. It stressed
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US President Donald Trump has presented his long-awaited Middle East peace plan, promising to keep Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital. He proposed what he called “a realistic” two-state solution and said no Israelis or Palestinians would be uprooted from their homes. Mr Trump said the plan included a capital for Palestinians in eastern Jerusalem. Read
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This should be peak season for a 12-room hotel near the train station in the Chinese industrial hub of Wuhan. The Chinese New Year usually brings in plenty of travelers and delivers profits of around $3,000 a month. But the place is empty. Wuhan, the center of a deadly viral outbreak, is on lockdown. “There
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NAIROBI, Kenya — For all his 73 years, Ahmed Khalil Kafe lived as a citizen of Kenya. Born in the capital, Nairobi, Mr. Kafe worked as a police officer and even served with the presidential guard, court documents show. But last April, when he tried to register for a national ID in the giant biometric
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A person with knowledge of the negotiations says Baker is working to finalize an agreement to become manager of the Houston Astros By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer January 28, 2020, 6:52 PM 1 min read HOUSTON — Dusty Baker is working to finalize an agreement to become manager of the Houston Astros, a person
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MUSCATINE, Iowa — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Tuesday seized on comments by Senator Joni Ernst, Republican of Iowa, suggesting that the White House’s arguments at the impeachment trial could hurt his political fortunes. At the impeachment trial on Monday, President Trump’s legal team spent time walking through Mr. Biden’s son Hunter’s
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France has confirmed a fourth case of a new virus spreading in China, an elderly Chinese tourist who is in intensive care in a Paris hospital January 28, 2020, 5:54 PM 3 min read BEIJING — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China that has sickened thousands of people and killed
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The millions who have seen clips of Billie Eilish scoop five Grammy Awards probably assumed the smartly-dressed man leaping to his feet in delight right behind her was some sort of music industry bigwig. He is not. Terry George, from Leeds, is a successful businessman, but he says he found himself among the US pop
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