BRUSSELS — For Europe, the coronavirus could not have arrived at a worse time. This was the year — with Britain out, terrorism waning and the migrant crisis at an ebb — that the European Union had hoped to repair and revive its cherished goal of open internal borders. But cases of the virus have […]
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The most physically dominant player in college basketball could have a hard time making it as a pro By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer February 26, 2020, 7:50 PM 5 min read LAWRENCE, Kan. — Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton had just finished watching Udoka Azubuike bully his way to 19 points and 16 rebounds
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Senator Elizabeth Warren had perhaps the most complicated argument to make, saying that Mr. Sanders was winning “because the Democratic Party is a progressive party” but comparing her own record of accomplishment favorably to his. “Progressives have got one shot,” she said, “and we need to spend it with a leader who will get something
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After a long day, you have probably done some back-of-the-napkin math and decided there was no point in going out for dinner when you could get food brought to your door for the same cost, plus a tip. So you fired up a delivery app. Too bad the numbers aren’t that simple. When you order
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Image copyright AFP Image caption Cases have emerged for the first time in countries such as Austria following the Italian outbreak Several European countries have announced their first coronavirus cases, all apparently linked to the growing outbreak in Italy. Austria, Croatia, Greece and Switzerland said the cases involved people who had been to Italy, as
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Image caption Medwin’s screen career spanned seven decades British actor Michael Medwin has died in hospital in Bournemouth at the age of 96. Best known for playing radio station boss Don Satchley in TV’s Shoestring, he was a prolific supporting player who appeared in films with Michael Caine, Sean Connery and Albert Finney. Alongside Finney,
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The new virus is taking a broader toll on airline travel February 26, 2020, 6:23 PM 2 min read Delta Air Lines said Wednesday it will reduce flights to South Korea as concern rises about the spread of the new virus beyond China. Delta said it will suspend flights between Seoul and Minneapolis after Saturday
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For the first time, one commercial satellite has grabbed hold of another one in orbit around Earth, demonstrating a technology that could help reduce the proliferation of space debris around our planet by enabling the repair and refueling of dying spacecraft. “This is the first time in history a docking has been performed with a
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ANN ARBOR, Michigan — An Olympic wrestler has accused a University of Michigan doctor of touching him inappropriately during medical exams at the school and said the physician’s reputation for such conduct was well known among his teammates. Andy Hrovat, who competed for the U.S. in the 2008 Summer Olympics, told The Associated Press on
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Internet memes have been made asking ‘Where’s Boris?’ as the PM has not been seen at flooding scenes, Jeremy Corbyn has said. The Labour leader asked Boris Johnson if he backed a Tory council leader who claimed the PM had “turned his back” on flooding victims. Mr Johnson said he was “proud” of the government
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