WASHINGTON — The House barreled toward a vote on Friday on a sweeping relief package to assist people impacted by the outbreak of the coronavirus, but after days of intensive negotiations, it remained unclear whether President Trump would agree to the measure, leaving its fate up in the air. Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California announced […]
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When mortgage rates fall to record lows, as they have in recent weeks, homeowners who see a chance to save some money race to refinance. Just be sure you don’t get stuck at the end of the line. Refinancing is a surefire way to give yourself extra cash — three digits’ worth for most people
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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency Friday, as deaths from the disease accelerated across Europe and nations around the world warned of nearly wartime measures to contain the outbreak. “I am officially declaring a national emergency,” Trump said in an address at the White House. The emergency decree
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Image copyright BBC Radio 2 Image caption Pete Mitchell was a great champion of Manchester bands Veteran radio DJ Pete Mitchell, who championed a generation of indie bands, has died aged 61. The former BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music broadcaster, originally from Crumpsall in Manchester, collapsed while walking near his home in Stockport on
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MIAMI — David Edelman can usually be found at a Denver Nuggets basketball game or a Colorado Rapids soccer game. As an usher, he interacts with fans in a role he calls a staple of his life. But there are no Nuggets games for at least a month. No Rapids games, either. And Edelman has
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It’s possible you do not remember “The Man Show.” Or perhaps you don’t want to. From 1999 to 2004, the show — created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla, and later Joe Rogan and Doug Stanhope — was, as Mr. Kimmel once put it, “a joyous celebration of chauvinism.” The idea was to
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NEW YORK — Movie theaters have long acted as a refuge in times of war and recession. Its screens have flickered virtually unabated for the last century. But the coronavirus presents a rare case and an acute crisis for a medium already under threat by the advent of streaming services. With few exceptions, movie theaters
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Patients lie one metre apart in a huge building outside the Spedali Civili hospital in northern Italy Europe is now the “epicentre” of the global coronavirus pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization says. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to use aggressive measures, community mobilisation and social distancing
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“Bachelor” star Peter Weber and his final choice, Madison Prewett, announced they have split two days after deciding to get back together on the show’s season finale. Weber, 28, and Prewett, 23, each announced the breakup on Thursday separately via their personal Instagram pages. In his post, Weber said that he “learned so many lessons” from being
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The Maryland Senate is planning to move forward with making the state the first in the nation to tax ads on the internet By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press March 13, 2020, 5:48 PM 4 min read ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A measure to make Maryland the first state in the nation to tax companies like Facebook
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