YOKOHAMA, Japan — David Abel’s 50th wedding anniversary luxury cruise began with him eating his fill and enjoying the sights of East Asia. It’s ending with him quarantined in his cabin aboard the Diamond Princess for two extra weeks, eating a “lettuce sandwich with some chicken inside” and watching 20 infected people escorted off the […]
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“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert got serious for a few moments on Wednesday night as he praised Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) for voting to convict President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial. But he also had a warning for the Republicans who voted to acquit Trump ― about the meaning of an oath and its
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This should have been a good year for global tourism, with trade tensions gradually easing, certain economies growing and banner events like the Summer Olympics taking place in Tokyo. But the viral outbreak in China has thrown the travel industry into chaos, threatening billions in losses and keeping millions of would-be travelers at home. Gabrielle
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Trae Young had 38 points and 11 rebounds and John Collins added 27 points and 12 rebounds to lead Atlanta past Minnesota 127-120, as the teams braced for major roster shifts By ANDRES YBARRA Associated Press February 6, 2020, 6:07 AM 4 min read MINNEAPOLIS — After a dizzying 24 hours, the Atlanta Hawks gave
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NEPTIS, Iraq — The white Kia pickup turned off the desert road and rumbled onto a dirt track, stopping near a marsh. Soon there was a flash and a ripping sound as the first of the rockets fired from the truck soared toward Iraq’s K-1 military base. The rockets wounded six people and killed an
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Scotland’s finance minister has resigned after he reportedly sent hundreds of messages to a 16-year-old boy on social media February 6, 2020, 10:08 AM 1 min read LONDON — Scotland’s finance minister has resigned, hours before he was due to deliver his annual budget, after he reportedly sent hundreds of messages to a 16-year-old boy
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC’s online health editor on what we know about the virus A Chinese newborn has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus just 30 hours after birth, the youngest case recorded so far, state media said. The baby was born on 2 February in Wuhan, the epicentre
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Even celebrities have to find subletters sometimes. Madonna, the Queen of Pop and apparently a part-time realtor, offered up her swanky New York City apartment to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in an Instagram message Tuesday. “Do Megan [sic] and Prince Harry want to sublet my apartment on Central Park West??” Madge ― as she’s
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Image copyright PA Image caption Emissions from power stations could be captured at source Breakthrough technologies such as carbon capture and hydrogen cannot be relied on to help the UK meet its climate change targets, a report says. The government had hoped that both technologies would contribute to emissions reductions required by 2050. But the
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An international space station crew including NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who has spent more time in space on a single mission than any other woman, has landed safely in Kazakhstan February 6, 2020, 9:39 AM 1 min read MOSCOW — An international space station crew including NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who has spent more time
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