SAN FRANCISCO — A website intended to facilitate nationwide testing for coronavirus that was promoted by President Trump in a news conference on Friday quickly caused confusion when it went live in a small pilot project late on Sunday night. The website, created by Verily, a life sciences unit of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, fell […]
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Major League Baseball has pushed back opening day until mid-May at the earliest because of the coronavirus By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer March 16, 2020, 7:25 PM 4 min read NEW YORK — Major League Baseball pushed back opening day until mid-May at the earliest on Monday because of the new coronavirus after the
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Ohio said Monday that it would move to postpone its presidential primary, becoming the first of four states that had been scheduled to vote on Tuesday to try to push back its election because of worries about the coronavirus. The state’s governor, Mike DeWine, said that he did not have the authority to unilaterally delay
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The global economy is hurtling toward a disaster of historic proportions. Supply chains have been broken, businesses have been shuttered, and every measure that the United States can now take to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic will bring economic life to a standstill. If people are to avoid contact with one another
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Google sibling company Verily launched a website to screen people who think they might have COVID-19 and point them to testing sites, though it may be of limited use initially By RACHEL LERMAN AP Technology Writer March 16, 2020, 7:01 PM 3 min read SAN FRANCISCO — Google sister company Verily has launched a website
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Hudd starred in Coronation Street on and off between 2002 and 2010 Roy Hudd, who hosted BBC Radio 2’s The News Huddlines for 26 years and also starred in Coronation Street, has died at the age of 83. In a statement, his agent said: “We are sad to announce
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Image copyright La Voix du Nord Image caption Toilet queues spurred Nathalie Des Isnards to start her company making women’s urinals A few years ago, Nathalie Des Isnards was attending a music festival with her husband David, and planning to watch her favourite group. Before the show, they headed to the toilets. “I spent 30
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In a video posted last week, a mob of monkeys runs around a city plaza in Thailand. Something gets thrown in the macaques’ midst and they break into a giant brawl. This horde of animals lives in Lopburi, home of the country’s Phra Prang Sam Yot monkey temple. The macaques, which are usually fed by
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The Tennessee Titans have tagged Derrick Henry as their franchise player to make sure they keep the NFL rushing leader around at least this season By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer March 16, 2020, 6:24 PM 3 min read NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have tagged Derrick Henry as their franchise player,
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Monday that it would postpone its next argument session “in keeping with public health precautions.” The court was to hear six days of arguments over two weeks starting next Monday, including ones on whether the Manhattan prosecutors and the House of Representatives may obtain President Trump’s financial records. “The
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