For weeks, the Trump administration has fought speculation that it was no longer backing Juan Guaidó, the leader of Venezuelan’s opposition movement, frustrated that he has yet to push President Nicolas Maduro from power. On Tuesday, the White House gave Mr. Guaidó its most visible show of support yet: a seat in Mr. Trump’s guest […]
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Ford Motor Co.’s profit last year plunged by more than $3.6 billion, weighed down by slowing U.S. sales, the cost of a botched SUV launch and some big pension expenses By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer February 5, 2020, 12:38 AM 3 min read DETROIT — Ford Motor Co.’s profit last year plunged by more
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BEIJING — Japan said Wednesday 10 people on a cruise ship have tested positive for a new virus and were being taken to hospitals. Health Minister Nobukatsu Kato said all the 3,700 people and passengers on the ship will be quarantined on board for up to 14 days under Japanese law. The 10 are among
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Dynamo in July 2019 Magician Dynamo has said his struggle with Crohn’s disease and arthritis has made him “150% better at magic”. At the height of his illness, doctors told Dynamo, whose real name is Steven Frayne, that he may never be able to use his hands to perform
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Image copyright Getty Images The way Ray Kroc tells the story, when he first encouraged the McDonald brothers to open more hamburger restaurants, they winced. The year was 1954. The place: San Bernardino, California, then a quiet town on the edge of the desert, some 50 miles east of Los Angeles. Kroc sold milkshake machines
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In the 1980s deaf children in Nicaragua invented a completely new sign language of their own. It was a remarkable achievement, which allowed experts a unique insight into how human communication develops. “What we learnt from Nicaragua about language still isn’t over,” says American linguist Judy Shepard-Kegl, who documented the emergence of Nicaraguan Sign Language.
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The luxury resorts along serene white-sand beaches have long propped up the economy of Anguilla, a tiny British territory in the Caribbean. But the island is also the lucky financial beneficiary of two hot trends in technology: artificial intelligence and vanity internet addresses. Anguilla is the landlord for internet addresses that end in “.ai” —
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American teenager Gio Reyna has scored his first goal for Borussia Dortmund in style in a 3-2 loss at Werder Bremen in the German Cup February 5, 2020, 12:30 AM 2 min read American teenager Gio Reyna scored his first goal for Borussia Dortmund in style on Tuesday night in a 3-2 loss at Werder
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DUBUQUE, Iowa — Troy Price, the head of the Iowa Democratic Party, said at a Tuesday afternoon news conference that it’s a conversation that happens every four years: Does Iowa deserve to hold the first presidential nominating contest? This time, though, the critique comes after a stunning crackup of the state’s prized caucuses. Democratic officials
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Image copyright Other Louisa Doyle should be working for the NHS, caring for cancer patients. She is fully trained to provide vital chemotherapy treatment, having worked for five years in Australia before coming to the UK. But this week, the 31-year-old will fly back home. With about one in eight nurse posts vacant, the NHS
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