An Ohio man was sentenced to 15 years in a federal prison for selling cocaine laced with heroin and fentanyl to a Greek billionaire’s son who was found dead in a Cleveland hotel room February 14, 2020, 3:37 PM 1 min read CLEVELAND — An Ohio man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison […]
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WASHINGTON — Russia is intensifying a pressure campaign on U.S. military forces in northeastern Syria following the American withdrawal from much of that area ahead of a Turkish cross-border offensive last fall, American military and diplomatic officials say. Russian military personnel have increasingly had run-ins with U.S. troops on highways in the region, breaking agreements
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Trying to guess how and when the tax code is going to change and plan for those changes now is an impossible task. Most prognosticators guessed correctly that President Trump was going to slash the corporate tax rate in 2017. But the doubling of the estate and gift tax exemption to more than $23 million
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Hong Kong’s leader has unveiled a 25 billion Hong Kong dollar ($3.2 billion) fund to bolster efforts to fight the virus outbreak, as the city announced three new cases, bringing its total to 56 February 14, 2020, 2:24 PM 3 min read BEIJING — The Latest on a new virus that originated in China (all
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Pratt, a guest on the talk show, took questions from the audience in a staged bit. “Spider-Man” hero Holland stood up in the seats and asked Pratt who his favorite actor was. The “Jurassic World” star immediately answered “Denzel,” as in Denzel Washington. But he wasn’t done dissing Holland. As Holland kept angling for Pratt
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Image copyright Getty Images Holidaymakers lucky enough to travel into Europe during the February half-term holiday are getting an extra boost from the value of the pound. Sterling is close to its highest level against the euro since the immediate aftermath of the EU referendum, with tourist rates also at recent highs. The pound is
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Each week, we review the week’s news, offering analysis about the most important developments in the tech industry. Hello, I’m Dai Wakabayashi, and I cover Google in San Francisco for The New York Times. For the most part, writing about smartphones over the last few years has been pretty boring. Can you get that excited
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A California man has pleaded not guilty to a charge of threatening a shooting at Ohio State University and vowing to hurt players on the football team February 14, 2020, 2:52 PM 2 min read COLUMBUS, Ohio — A California man pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of threatening a shooting at Ohio
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After the chaos in Iowa, Nevada Democrats want to show the country what a caucus should look like. Nevada holds the next Democratic nominating contest, on Feb. 22, and the differences with Iowa will go far beyond how the results are tabulated. Nevada’s caucuses will be the first to offer early voting, which begins Saturday.
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Facebook has decided to allow a type of paid political message that had sidestepped many of the social network’s rules governing political ads By BARBARA ORTUTAY and AMANDA SEITZ The Associated Press February 14, 2020, 2:32 PM 4 min read SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook decided Friday to allow a type of paid political message that
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