European and Asian markets tumbled on Friday, and U.S. futures pointed to a continuing sell-off on Wall Street, as investors continued to worry about the potential harm to worldwide economic growth from the coronavirus outbreak. The slide in Asia and Europe followed a 4.4 percent nose-dive in the S&P 500 index on Thursday, the worst […]
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A deepening health crisis from the worldwide virus outbreak is hitting finances too By FOSTER KLUG and MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press February 28, 2020, 10:51 AM 3 min read TOKYO — A deepening health crisis became an economic one too Friday, with the virus outbreak sapping financial markets, emptying shops and businesses, and putting major
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Image copyright Chris Redgrave/Historic England Image caption Some of the sculptures are displaying signs of cracks and disrepair A dinosaur park featuring 30 reptilian replicas has been added to a list of sites at risk of being lost. The collection of life-size creations at Crystal Palace Park in London has developed cracks, with some statues
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Airports are not generally known as fun and carefree places. But that doesn’t mean you have to add to the unpleasantness. “Traveling is stressful,” Jodi R.R. Smith, president of Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting, told HuffPost. “But if you go into a situation that you know is going to be stressful with a negative attitude, it will
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Venture capital arrives for psychedelics. Feb. 28, 2020 Goop, Moon Juice and Daily Harvest are women-led companies oriented toward wellness, that fuzzy intersection of health and well-being. They share an ethos — and also an investor, Able Partners. “We probably are the first fund to focus exclusively on wellness,” said Amanda Eilian, 42, one of
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A major cycling race in the United Arab Emirates has been canceled after two Italians involved tested positive for the new coronavirus By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press February 28, 2020, 4:56 AM 3 min read DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A major cycling race in the United Arab Emirates was canceled early Friday after two
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WASHINGTON — The United States and Iran may have pulled back from the brink of war, but they have refused to stand down since the American drone strike in January that killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, commander of Tehran’s elite Quds Force. Instead, the two adversaries have needled each other with increasing pressure. The Trump
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NEW YORK — The stock market‘s current slide hit a big milestone Thursday after indexes got pounded for a sixth straight day. The S&P 500 has dropped more than 10% from its record high, set just over a week ago, as worries have increased that a fast-spreading new virus will slam economies and corporate profits
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Image copyright European Photopress Agency Three more cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK, including the first one in Wales. This brings the total number of cases in the UK to 19 – following the first confirmed case in Northern Ireland on Thursday. Two new patients in England contracted the virus while
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lee Phillip Bell, who co-created “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” and hosted her own daytime talk show in Chicago for 33 years, has died. She was 91. Bell died Tuesday of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles, according to Eva Basler, a spokeswoman
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