A sports betting proposal in the Maine Legislature is dead February 11, 2020, 5:38 PM 2 min read AUGUSTA, Maine — A proposal in the Maine Legislature to legalize sports betting died Tuesday when it failed to win enough support to override the governor’s veto. The 85-57 vote in the Maine House fell short of […]
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DES MOINES — After Iowa’s Democratic caucuses melted down into a long night of technology glitches and error-riddled results, Laura Hubka, the chairwoman of the Howard County Democrats, got up the next morning and faced the aftermath at the grocery store. The Democrats she met in the aisles of her local Fareway were edgy: How
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London police have started using facial recognition cameras to automatically scan for wanted people, as authorities adopt the controversial technology that has raised concerns about increased surveillance and erosion of privacy By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer February 11, 2020, 5:19 PM 3 min read LONDON — London police started using facial recognition cameras on
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Nearly 200 evacuees are ending a two-week quarantine at a Southern California military base where they have been living since flying out of China in the wake of a deadly viral outbreak February 11, 2020, 4:54 PM 3 min read RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Nearly 200 evacuees prepared Tuesday to end their two-week quarantine at a
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Rebecca Black is reflecting on her life on the nine-year anniversary of her song “Friday,” telling fans in a heartfelt note what she’s learned over the years in response to the bullying and hardships she’s endured. On Monday, Black explained in a note that it was the music video’s anniversary and that she wishes she
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Image copyright Getty Images Facebook and Intel have become the latest big tech firms to announce they are withdrawing from MWC in Barcelona, citing concerns about coronavirus. Spanish media is reporting that trade body the GSMA, which organises MWC, will meet to decide whether to cancel the event entirely on Friday. The GSMA declined to
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US citizen Ningxi Xu describes what it’s like to live under quarantine for coronavirus after evacuating from Wuhan. She managed to get on the first civilian flight out of the city and is part way through her 14-day quarantine at a military base in San Diego. The World Health Organization has named the virus, which
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But Thai restaurants still push up against unreasonable expectations that they be casual and cheap, spicy and scrappy. Many, for the sake of business, serve only a small group of familiar dishes, in familiar presentations, in familiarly decorated spaces. Choose your curry, choose your protein, choose your heat level. Ms. Techamuanvivit, 49, opened her first
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A story of puppy love — and human romance — gets a new chapter under the TV lights at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday night By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press February 11, 2020, 4:13 PM 3 min read NEW YORK — It’s a love story that all starts with Spuds MacKenzie. And this
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MANCHESTER, N.H. — A recording of Michael R. Bloomberg in 2015 offering an unflinching defense of stop-and-frisk policing was circulating widely on social media Tuesday, signaling that the former New York City mayor is about to face more intensive scrutiny as he rises in the polls as a Democratic presidential candidate. While Mr. Bloomberg apologized
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