The spread of the new coronavirus around the world is jamming up business as companies suspend production, meetings, events and business travel February 27, 2020, 4:23 PM 2 min read LONDON — The spread of the new coronavirus around the world is hitting companies hard as they suspend production, meetings, events and business travel. Here’s […]
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Schools in the United States prepare for all manner of disasters and threats, whether hurricanes, mass shooters, tornadoes, influenza or head lice. But this week, a stark new order came from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Get ready for the coronavirus. Around the nation, school officials and parents were flummoxed by the sudden
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A female wrestler has made history by winning a state high school wrestling championship in North Carolina February 27, 2020, 3:54 PM 2 min read RALEIGH, N.C. — A female wrestler has made history by winning a state high school wrestling championship in North Carolina. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association said on its
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“I would think usually you might put a medical professional in charge,” Ms. Klobuchar said, though she acknowledged that the vice president’s involvement might help to elevate the effort. (President Barack Obama named Ron Klain, a Democratic operative, to coordinate the government’s response to the Ebola virus.) While calling out the president’s proposed cuts to
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Stocks are opening sharply lower, extending a weeklong rout and bringing the Dow Jones Industrial Average 10% below the record high it hit two weeks ago By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers February 27, 2020, 3:36 PM 4 min read NEW YORK — Stocks fell sharply in early trading Thursday, extending
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Italy is changing how it reports coronavirus cases and who will get tested in ways that could lower the country’s caseload even as an outbreak centered in northern Italy spreads in Europe By FRANCES D’EMILIO and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press February 27, 2020, 2:07 PM 2 min read ROME — With tourism tanking and panic
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After an investigation found legendary opera singer Plácido Domingo sexually harassed women and abused his power for over two decades, he issued an apology on Tuesday, saying “I accept full responsibility for my actions” and “have taken time over the last several months to reflect on the allegations.” On Thursday, he appeared to take back the
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell sharply in early trading Thursday, extending a weeklong rout and bringing the Dow Jones Industrial Average 10% below the record high it hit just two weeks ago. Microsoft and Budweiser maker InBev became the latest large companies to warn investors about the virus’ potential hit to their finances. Meanwhile
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TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the Japanese government went on the offensive Wednesday after a senior IOC member said the 2020 Games were being threatened by the spread of a viral outbreak, with their fate probably decided in the next three months. Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto abruptly called a news conference late
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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, hear constant warnings from allies about congressional losses in November if the party nominates Bernie Sanders for president. Democratic House members share their Sanders fears on text-messaging chains. Bill Clinton, in calls with old friends, vents about the party getting wiped out
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