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‘Weekend Update’ Does Epic Takedown Of Trump Over Impeachment, Attacks

“Saturday Day Night Live’s” spoof news show “Weekend Update” often mocks President Donald Trump, but Saturday’s episode could have marked a record number of especially hard-hitting takedowns. Hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che slammed Trump for mocking religion at the National Prayer Breakfast, for the president’s weird apparent make-up line in a photograph, and for […]

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Huawei: UK 5G concerns ‘a witch-hunt’ says Chinese ambassador

Business / En Sound Media

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLiu Xiaoming: “I think what they are doing is a kind of a witch-hunt.” China’s ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, says Tory politicians opposed to Huawei playing a role in the UK’s 5G network are conducting “a witch-hunt”. Some senior Conservatives have written to Tory MPs

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Arctic Dining: Think Frozen Sashimi, With a Side of Reindeer Blood

Travel / En Sound Media

YAR-SALE, Russia — The tundra at dusk looks like the open ocean, waves of shades of blue, gray and white. Indigenous reindeer herders traverse this terrain, eking a nomadic living out of the barren land. The biting cold this time of year keeps their provisions perpetually frozen, but they sometimes lack the time — or

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Bozek’s power-play goal in OT lifts U.S. to win over Canada

Sports / En Sound Media

Megan Bozek’s power-play goal 42 seconds into overtime helped the United States rally to a 4-3 victory over Canada in the final game of this year’s Rivalry Series By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer February 9, 2020, 7:25 AM 3 min read ANAHEIM, Calif. — Megan Bozek provided a perfect ending to the Rivalry Series

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Why the Turnout in Iowa Has Some Democrats Worried

Politics / En Sound Media

New Hampshire officials say they expect independents, who can participate in party primaries, to join Democrats and come out in high numbers: Secretary of State Bill Gardner is predicting more than 500,000 residents will vote in the primary, a turnout of more than 50 percent of the state’s registered voters. “I’m not worried about it,”

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Its Wuhan plants shut, Honda reports quarterly profit drop

Finance / En Sound Media

Japanese automaker Honda is reporting a nearly 31% dive in its October-December profit as strong demand for its motorcycles failed to make up for falling vehicles sales By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer February 7, 2020, 9:32 AM 3 min read TOKYO — Japanese automaker Honda reported Friday a nearly 31% dive in its October-December

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Mapping app location data shows how virus spread in China

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

SHANGHAI — For weeks after the first reports of a mysterious new virus in Wuhan, millions of people poured out of the central Chinese city, cramming onto buses, trains and planes as the first wave of China’s great Lunar New Year migration broke across the nation. Some carried with them the new virus that has

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RuPaul Preps The Unlikely Future Of Drag — Pete Davidson — On ‘Saturday Night Live’

Entertainment / En Sound Media

A super-glam RuPaul zeroed in on the “future of drag” in the extremely unlikely person of Pete Davidson’s super-slacker “Chad” in a hilarious sketch on “Saturday Night Live.” Asked if he’s ever done drag, Davidson answers: “No. Just weed and pills.” “There’s a queen inside of you. All she needs is a crown. Get my

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Immigration: Salary threshold set to be lowered

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright PA Media Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel are expected to set out their immigration reforms, including a drop in salary threshold for some migrants, at a cabinet meeting on Friday. Currently, skilled migrants from outside the EU need to have a job offer with a minimum salary of £30,000. The BBC

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Carolina tops Vegas in shootout, spoils DeBoer’s home debut

Sports / En Sound Media

Andrei Svechnikov and Justin Williams scored in the shootout, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-5 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press February 9, 2020, 7:26 AM 5 min read LAS VEGAS — For a brief moment, after the jumbotron inside T-Mobile Arena played a highlight reel and Erik Haula’s

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