Dozens of people have pushed aside police barriers to protest the closing of a crossing point in the capital of ethnically divided Cyprus February 29, 2020, 8:27 PM 3 min read NICOSIA, Cyprus — Dozens of people pushed aside police barriers Saturday in Cyprus to protest the closing of a crossing point in the medieval […]
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Luka Garza scored 25 points and had 17 rebounds as No. 18 Iowa pulled away in the second half for a 77-68 win over No. 16 Penn State on Saturday February 29, 2020, 8:00 PM 2 min read IOWA CITY, Iowa — Luka Garza scored 25 points and had 17 rebounds as No. 18 Iowa
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Federal Reserve officials and their global counterparts are staring down an economic threat unlike any they have ever faced, as markets look to them to contain the fallout from a rapidly spreading virus with limited ammunition and tools ill-suited to deal with broken supply chains and quarantined consumers. No playbook exists for dealing with the
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The case has been heard at the Royal Courts of Justice in London A woman who claimed she would have had an abortion if she had known her father had a fatal, inherited brain condition has failed in her bid to sue the NHS. She claimed three NHS Trusts
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Stephen Curry had hoped to play for the Warriors on Sunday at home against the Washington Wizards, but he won’t return quite yet from a broken left hand February 29, 2020, 6:59 PM 1 min read SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry had hoped to play for the Warriors on Sunday at home against the Washington
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As they neared the turn of the millennium, and steeled themselves for the Y2K bug, Americans faced a critical question: Whom would they crown the teen queen of pop? In 1999 there were four candidates. Britney Spears was an early front-runner, riding the breakout success of “… Baby One More Time.” Christina Aguilera, her fellow
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged that the Fed will “use our tools” to support the economy, a strong signal of a likely rate cut, perhaps at its next meeting March 17-18 By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer February 28, 2020, 8:41 PM 3 min read WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged Friday
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The Netflix Highlight: “I Am Not Okay With This,” Season 1 What’s up: Netflix’s “I Am Not Okay With This” is a superpower, coming-of-age comedy about high schoolers living in a Pennsylvania town near Pittsburgh. While going through puberty, the female protagonist discovers that she has a superpower that involves controlling and destroying objects with
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Clayton Kershaw struck out four without allowing a hit in his spring training debut Friday, the first step toward a possible opening day start for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kershaw faced a Milwaukee Brewers lineup with five expected regulars, including Brock Holt and Keston Hiura at the top of the order. The left-hander struck out
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In Mr. Sanders, she faces an opponent who has already competed statewide in Massachusetts, in 2016, when he lost narrowly to Hillary Clinton. Mr. Sanders won 48.7 percent of the vote in that race and was strongest in the more working-class areas of western Massachusetts, carrying more than 70 percent in some precincts that bordered
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