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China, Desperate to Stop Coronavirus, Turns Neighbor Against Neighbor

GUANGZHOU, China — One person was turned away by hotel after hotel after he showed his ID card. Another was expelled by fearful local villagers. A third found his most sensitive personal information leaked online after registering with the authorities. These outcasts are from Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, where a rapidly spreading viral […]

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Jackson, No. 8 Mississippi State overcome Georgia 67-53

Sports / En Sound Media

Freshman Rickea Jackson had a career high 24 points, and No. 8 Mississippi State ran past Georgia 67-53 February 4, 2020, 2:38 AM 2 min read STARKEVILLE, Miss. — Freshman Rickea Jackson had a career high 24 points, and No. 8 Mississippi State ran past Georgia 67-53 on Monday night. Jackson followed a 22-point effort

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Pelosi Says Democrats Have ‘Pulled Back a Veil’ on Trump’s ‘Unacceptable’ Behavior

Politics / En Sound Media

In the interview, Ms. Pelosi took aim at both Mr. Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader. Mr. McConnell managed to eke out the 51 votes he needed to prevent the Senate from subpoenaing witnesses like John R. Bolton, Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, whose forthcoming book confirms the allegations against Mr. Trump.

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I Never Cook, So Why Am I Hooked On Cooking Shows?

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

For as long as Kerianne Vianden can remember, she’s been in love with food. “My parents told me I skipped baby food and went straight to pizza crust as an infant,” the New Jersey-based writer told HuffPost. She also remembers being in middle school and writing lists of all the places she wanted to eat

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Warnings over British independent film scene’s ‘spiral of decline’

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Judy, for which Renee Zellweger won a Bafta, was one of 2019’s most successful British films British film may have been celebrated at the Baftas on Sunday, but new figures have revealed a sharp drop in the number of UK films made last year. The figures, from the BFI,

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Coronavirus: ‘We may have no clothes left to sell’

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright XUZHI CHEN Image caption Xuzhi Chen is a London-based fashion designer “At the moment, we’ll have no products to sell and we could miss Fashion Week in Europe,” says Xuzhi Chen, a fashion designer who runs just one of the UK businesses affected by the Coronavirus outbreak. The London-based designer is best known

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Experts prepare but new China virus not a pandemic yet

Technology / En Sound Media

Health authorities are preparing for a possible pandemic as they work to contain a respiratory illness in China that’s caused by a new virus By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer February 3, 2020, 11:59 PM 4 min read Health authorities are preparing for a possible pandemic as they work to contain a respiratory illness in

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Super Bowl betting brings big business to sports books

Sports / En Sound Media

Business was brisk at sports books around the country on Super Bowl Sunday By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press February 4, 2020, 1:18 AM 4 min read ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Business was brisk at sports books around the country on Super Bowl Sunday, with customers risking money on everything from the coin toss at the

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User-Error Problems With Iowa Caucus App Cause Online Confusion

Politics / En Sound Media

DES MOINES — Reports of Iowa precinct chairs struggling to use an app designed to help tally participation in the Democratic presidential caucuses on Monday fueled conspiracy theories on social media and raised questions about how smoothly the high-stakes nominating contest would unfold. Just hours before the beginning of the contest, the first of the

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Walgreens to pay $7.5M in settlement over phony pharmacist

Finance / En Sound Media

Walgreens will pay $7.5 million to settle with California authorities after an employee was charged with impersonating a pharmacist and illegally filling more than 745,000 prescriptions February 4, 2020, 1:09 AM 2 min read OAKLAND, Calif. — Walgreens will pay $7.5 million to settle with California authorities after an employee was criminally charged with impersonating

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