Ivan Barbashev scored twice and the St. Louis Blues snapped a season-worst five-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils By JOE HARRIS Associated Press February 19, 2020, 3:39 AM 3 min read ST. LOUIS — Ivan Barbashev scored twice and the St. Louis Blues snapped a season-worst five-game losing streak […]
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The Iowa Democratic Party announced on Tuesday that it had completed its partial recanvass, changing results in 29 precincts but shifting no national delegates. But the Epic of Iowa still isn’t over. The recanvass drastically narrowed Pete Buttigieg’s small lead over Senator Bernie Sanders in state delegate equivalents: Mr. Buttigieg now has 563.207 to Mr.
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A top campaign adviser says Mike Bloomberg would sell the financial data and media company that bears his name if elected U.S. president By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press February 19, 2020, 2:09 AM 4 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mike Bloomberg would sell the financial data and media company he created in the 1980s —
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Image copyright Getty Images No country offers a child both the chance of a healthy upbringing and an environment fit for their future, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Experts say climate change and harmful advertising encouraging fast-food consumption and under-age drinking are putting children at risk. The UK was ranked among the top 10
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Ja’net DuBois, a singer and actor who starred in the 1970s sitcom “Good Times,” was found dead in her home in Glendale, California. She was 74. DuBois was best known for her role as Willona Woods in CBS’ “Good Times,” but she also composed and sang “Movin’ On Up,” the iconic theme song for another
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Image copyright Getty Images Campaigners have called for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to save banknotes and coins, saying without urgent new laws the cash system could collapse within a decade. They want Mr Sunak to take action in his first Budget on 11 March. “We must ensure the shift to digital doesn’t leave millions behind or
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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has filed for bankruptcy as it faces increasing legal costs over sexual abuse cases. A spokesman said the move would make sure that the organisation would be kept running and that compensation would be paid to victims. The group has more than two million members across the United States
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Julian Robertson’s three new homes on New Zealand’s North Island are a matter of practicality. The co-founder, chairman and chief executive of the investment firm Tiger Management needs the residences for his growing family, which now includes his three sons, their wives and his nine grandchildren. When Mr. Robertson first built a vacation house on
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In an interview, Ms. Vestager said artificial intelligence was one of the world’s most promising technologies, but it presents many dangers because it requires trusting complex algorithms to make decisions based on vast amounts of data. She said there must be privacy protections, rules to prevent the technology from causing discrimination, and requirements that ensure
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Tyler Cheese scored 23 points with 11 rebounds and Loren Christian Jackson scored 17 and Akron held off Western Michigan for a 71-67 win February 19, 2020, 2:42 AM 1 min read KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Tyler Cheese scored 23 points with 11 rebounds and Loren Christian Jackson scored 17 and Akron held off Western Michigan
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