Image copyright Jonathan Head Image caption Tourists have deserted Thailand over coronavirus fears Over the past 25 years, Thailand has experienced a spectacular economic crash (1997), a tsunami (2004), coups (2006, 2014), the occupation of its main international airport by protesters (2008) and serious political violence (2010). Yet the statistics speak for themselves. In 1960 […]
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When your phone rings at 2:15 a.m., it’s a safe bet the news isn’t good. Turns out the odds are even better when you’re an American traveling overseas amid the coronavirus pandemic. The voice on the other end was our daughter, wanting to make sure my wife and I had heard that “President Trump just
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Three former student-athletes say they were sexually abused by a track coach and are suing the NCAA, its board of governors and a coach By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer March 12, 2020, 11:51 PM 4 min read ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich claims one of her track coaches, John
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WASHINGTON — For the past year, the Democratic presidential candidates debated the merits of sweeping liberal ideas, fretted over notions of electability and bias, and rose and fell in the polls as voters struggled to choose a front-runner. And through it all, President Trump sniped from the sidelines, demonizing the party and its 2020 contenders
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Economists say that a recession fueled by the coronavirus pandemic is on the horizon and warn that if policymakers don’t move quickly, the damage could be painful. Yet so far, the White House and congressional Republicans haven’t released any actual policy proposals to deal with the economic blows of COVID-19. “It could very plausibly be
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As the number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases increase, more U.S employers in technology and other industries are encouraging or preparing their employees to work remotely for an indefinite period. If you are one of the workers who is making a sudden and new transition to full-time remote work, you may be getting a lot of
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Months after her relationship became red carpet official, Alexandra Grant is opening up about boyfriend Keanu Reeves. In November, the California-based artist inadvertently sparked a media frenzy when she appeared with Reeves at the LACMA Art + Film Gala in Los Angeles. Grant ― whose work has encompassed painting, sculpture, video and other media ― recalled the
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LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Company said on Thursday that it would close the Disneyland resort in Anaheim for the first time since the Sept. 11 attacks, and just the fourth time in its 65-year history, because of the coronavirus pandemic. Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure — two adjoining, but separately ticketed theme
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The world’s sports schedule cratered at warp speed Thursday, with one of the biggest events on the U.S. calendar, the fun-filled and colorful college basketball tournament known as March Madness, becoming the first mega-event to be scrubbed due to fear of the spread of the coronavirus. Leaders at all levels of sports, including the NCAA,
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Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced on Thursday that he had hired Jennifer O’Malley Dillon as his new campaign manager, elevating a veteran Democratic strategist as he tries to scale up his limited organization and pivot toward President Trump and the general election. Ms. O’Malley Dillon, 43, managed former Representative Beto O’Rourke’s presidential
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