The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant Amazon protested what it called a flawed bidding process March 13, 2020, 2:56 PM 2 min read WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant […]
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The coronavirus is affecting many aspects of our everyday lives, but one area it shouldn’t impact is your home kitchen. Researchers are still learning the specifics of how COVID-19 is transmitted, but we do know that the disease can spread through droplets that are released from the nose or mouth when someone coughs, sneezes or
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After a variety of different career endeavors, Jacqueline Francis knew she’d found a personal calling when she tried stripping for the first time. “I never felt shame,” Francis, known professionally as Jacq the Stripper, told HuffPost. “I was like, ‘Look at this money!’ It’s faster than any other money. That was it for me. I
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged more help European authorities are increasing efforts to try to stave off the economic effects of coronavirus. The European Union (EU) will put a package of measures in place including a €37bn euro (£33bn) investment initiative. And German finance minister Olaf
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The Latest on financial markets: German ship operator Aida Cruises says it is suspending all of its cruises due to “massive restrictions” being implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rostock-based company told The Associated Press on Friday that it would be suspending all cruises until April 5, and that all cruises currently underway
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MADRID — Spanish karate athlete Sandra Sánchez has always been the stubborn type. It’s been part of her personality for her entire life. Since a young age she had to work hard to get what she wanted, starting with convincing her parents to let her be in karate instead of dance classes. That never-give-up attitude
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration moved on Friday to dramatically speed up coronavirus testing, introducing an emergency hotline for private laboratories and new partnerships with companies developing tests that can detect the virus within an hour. The unit within the Department of Health and Human Services that does biomedical research will award over a million
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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration hoped to announce agreement Friday on a coronavirus aid package to reassure anxious Americans by providing sick pay, free testing and other resources in an effort to calm the teetering financial markets and the mounting crisis. Final details were being worked out, but the top
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Everything’s coming up coronavirus, and it’s leaving the Broadway community both unsure of what’s to come but happy to know someone’s watching out for their health. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced on Thursday that there would be a one-month ban on gatherings of 500 people or more in New York City in an
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Image copyright AFP One of the leading travel insurance providers, AXA UK, has become the latest in a string of insurers to restrict cover for claims relating to coronavirus. New policies will not cover trip cancellation or disruption relating to the virus, it said. AXA joins Aviva, the Post Office and InsureandGo in limiting or
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