NEW YORK — Major U.S. stock indexes gave up early gains and closed mostly lower Wednesday, extending the market’s heavy losses for the week. The benchmark S&P 500 fell for the fifth straight day after swinging between a 0.6% loss and 1.7% gain. Smaller company stocks bore the brunt of the selling. The bond market […]
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump faces a critical challenge in grappling with the new coronavirus outbreak: Asking Americans to believe him after he and top advisers have contradicted federal scientists in playing down the threat. The stakes could be enormous from a public health and economic perspective, and also for Trump’s personal credibility. As Americans
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The costume designer for “The Notebook” has spoken out in response to Vanessa Bryant’s emotional eulogy for her late husband, Kobe Bryant, revealing that the NBA legend had to have been very “determined” in order to gift his wife items from the film’s set. Earlier this week, Vanessa spoke during a special memorial ceremony hosted by the
The “Leaning Tower of Dallas” endures. The accidental landmark that has become a social media phenomenon will remain standing for days, and maybe weeks, as crews continue their work to bring it down, the demolition company laboring on the building said. After the former Affiliated Computer Services building was imploded with explosives on Feb. 16,
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Exhausted medical workers with faces lined from hours of wearing goggles and surgical masks. Women with shaved heads, a gesture of devotion. Retirees who donate their life savings anonymously in government offices. Beijing is tapping its old propaganda playbook as it battles the relentless coronavirus outbreak, the biggest challenge to its legitimacy in decades. State
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The NFL and its players are closer to a new collective bargaining agreement and the next decade of labor peace that would come with it By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer February 26, 2020, 10:47 PM 4 min read The NFL and its players have moved closer to a new collective bargaining agreement and
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Image copyright Catherine McConville Image caption Nurse Catherine McConville is astounded by how many people volunteered to help her When paediatric nurse Catherine McConville asked for help to create hand-made knitted sleeves for babies in her hospital neo-natal unit, she never expected thousands of people across the world to volunteer. Mrs McConville, who works at
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The internet can’t seem to stop thirsting after Leo Reilly, an up-and-coming musician and model who happens to have a famous father. The 21-year-old is the son of actor John C. Reilly and film producer Alison Dickey. Though he boasts more than 114,000 followers on Instagram, his parentage appeared to be mostly overlooked until HuffPost’s own Zeba Blay shared
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Microsoft says its supply chain is being hurt by the virus outbreak in China and will return to normal operations at a slower pace than expected February 26, 2020, 9:54 PM 2 min read REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft says its supply chain is being hurt by the virus outbreak in China and the company will
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Oft-injured New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton will likely miss opening day because of a strained right calf February 26, 2020, 9:33 PM 2 min read TAMPA, Fla. — Oft-injured New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton will likely miss opening day because of a strained right calf. Manager Aaron Boone said Stanton was injured near
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