March 2020

Senate passes rebuke of DeVos over student loan forgiveness

The Senate on Wednesday gave final congressional approval to a measure overturning Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ rules making it harder for students to get loans erased after being misled by for-profit colleges By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer March 11, 2020, 7:17 PM 4 min read The Senate on Wednesday gave final congressional approval to […]

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State agrees to ignore law on gay relationships in sex ed

South Carolina education officials have agreed not to enforce part of their own state law that bans sex education teachers from mentioning any relationships other than heterosexual ones — unless the talk involves sexually transmitted diseases By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press March 11, 2020, 7:09 PM 2 min read South Carolina education officials have agreed

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Indians’ Antonetti: `Earnest effort’ with Lindor came short

Cleveland Indians executive Chris Antonetti says the franchise and representatives for star shortstop Francisco Lindor made a “sincere and earnest effort” to agree on a long-term contract before deciding this week to suspend talks By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer March 11, 2020, 6:22 PM 4 min read GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Cleveland Indians executive Chris

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U.K. Shields Its Economy From the Virus, but Not Yet Its People

LONDON — Britain moved decisively on Wednesday to cushion its economy from the ravages of the coronavirus, even as its more cautious medical response came under fire, particularly after a health minister who had mingled at a reception with Prime Minister Boris Johnson fell ill from the contagion. The minister, Nadine Dorries, mixed with multiple

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Coronavirus confirmed as pandemic by World Health Organization

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCoronavirus outbreak has officially become pandemic says WHO The coronavirus outbreak has been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold over the past two weeks. He said he was

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Howie Mandel Heads To ‘America’s Got Talent’ In Hazmat Suit

Amid concerns over the coronavirus, comedian Howie Mandel is looking a little different lately. Here was the “America’s Got Talent” judge before: Amy Sussman via Getty Images Howie Mandel attends the “America’s Got Talent” Season 15 kickoff at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on March 4. GC Images/Getty Images Howie Mandel wears a gas mask costume on

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