WASHINGTON — Former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York unveiled a plan on Saturday that would raise an estimated $5 trillion in new tax revenue from high earners and corporations, a proposal that would almost certainly raise his personal tax bill but is less aggressive than those from his most liberal rivals for the […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Yangtze (brown) and Han rivers (blue) merge in Wuhan Wuhan may not be a well-known Chinese mega-city like Beijing or Shanghai. But the place where the coronavirus outbreak emerged is, in fact, a crowded metropolis with connections to every part of the globe. Estimates vary on the exact
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Andy Gill, who has died aged 64, had only recently come off tour. Andy Gill, the founding member and guitarist of British post-punk band Gang Of Four, has died aged 64. The musician’s scratchy, staccato riffs provided the band with their signature sound, and influenced the likes of Nirvana,
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No. 10 Seton Hall’s 10 game winning streak is over By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer February 1, 2020, 6:29 PM 3 min read NEWARK, N.J. — Tyrique Jones had 19 points and 18 rebounds and Xavier opened a big lead early and beat No. 10 Seton Hall 74-62 Saturday, ending the Pirates’ 10-game winning
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NORTH LIBERTY — John Kerry, the former secretary of state and presidential nominee, had just ticked through Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s record and his character as he urged Iowans to caucus for his longtime Senate colleague. Then he closed with a rhyme of sorts about Mr. Biden’s ability to defeat President Trump. “He’s going to
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Waymo says one of its self-driving vehicles was operating in manual mode when it was involved in a rear-end collision in a Phoenix suburb and that the crash was caused by reckless driving of the other vehicle January 31, 2020, 6:06 PM 2 min read TEMPE, Ariz. — A Waymo self-driving vehicle was operating in
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The lawyer for an Ohio doctor charged with murder in the deaths of 25 patients calls it “a very simple case” about hospital employees caring for people who were on life support and already facing imminent death By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press January 31, 2020, 7:18 PM 3 min read COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defending an
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Liverpool’s commanding lead in the English Premier League has grown to a scarcely believable 22 points with a 4-0 win over Southampton By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer February 1, 2020, 5:07 PM 2 min read Liverpool’s commanding lead in the English Premier League grew to a scarcely believable 22 points with a 4-0 win
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Pete Buttigieg spoke at an event in Waterloo, Iowa, on Saturday.Credit…Todd Heisler/The New York Times WATERLOO, Iowa — On the penultimate day of his Iowa caucus campaign, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., distilled his campaign message to a plea to Democrats: Let’s get over the fights that divided the party in 2016.
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NEW DELHI — India is stuck in its biggest economic slump in more than a decade, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s budget for the new year, unveiled on Saturday, offers only small steps to try to create a turnaround. The government’s $428 billion budget for 2020-21 laid out a series of modest initiatives, including planned
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