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‘Daily Show’ Drops Mock Trailer For Trump Coronavirus Disaster Movie ‘Pandumbic’

“The Daily Show” has released a parody trailer for a disaster movie about President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, “Pandumbic.” The trailer recaps the president’s numerous blunders in his response to the COVID-19 epidemic, showing several incidents in which the president shared misinformation, undermined the severity of the outbreak, was fact-checked by health […]

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UK interest rates cut in emergency move

Business / En Sound Media

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in interest rates to shore up the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak. Policymakers reduced rates from 0.75% to 0.25%, taking borrowing costs back down to the lowest level in history. The Bank said it would also free up billions of pounds of extra lending power to

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Miller scores only goal in shootout, Canucks top Islanders

Sports / En Sound Media

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — J.T. Miller scored the only goal in the shootout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the New York Islanders 5-4 Tuesday night to move into a wild-card playoff spot in the tight Western Conference. “I think in the third, the difference today was we brought another level,” said Miller, who won the

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Congress, Warning of Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities, Recommends Overhaul

Politics / En Sound Media

WASHINGTON — A yearlong congressional study of American cyberspace strategy concludes that the United States remains ill-prepared to deter attacks, including from Russia, North Korea and Iran. It calls for an overhaul of how the United States manages its offensive and defensive cyberoperations. The report, mandated by Congress and led by a bipartisan group of

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Employee of US-owned hemp farm in Myanmar gets 20 years jail

Finance / En Sound Media

A court in Myanmar has sentenced an employee of an American-owned hemp farm to 20 years in prison for violating drug laws concerning marijuana By PYAE SONE WIN Associated Press March 11, 2020, 5:17 AM 2 min read YANGON — A court in Myanmar on Tuesday sentenced a local employee of an American-owned hemp farm

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US heart surgeon treats children lacking care in Libya’s war

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

TRIPOLI, Libya — Yazan, a 1-year-old Libyan boy, was born with congenital heart disease. With just one chamber, the organ pumped so little blood that when Yazan cried, his skin turned black. Without surgery, he would not survive. But Yazan’s country, Libya, has only one heart surgeon who can’t possibly perform surgeries on 1,200 or

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Harvey Weinstein Reportedly Said Jennifer Aniston ‘Should Be Killed’

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Harvey Weinstein once made threatening comments about Jennifer Aniston when he was asked if he had sexually assaulted her, newly unsealed court documents reportedly reveal. Court documents made public Monday include dozens of emails sent by the Hollywood mogul in the wake of exposés in October 2017 about his history of sexual harassment and assault,

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Coronavirus: Is China getting back to business?

Business / En Sound Media

In China, where the coronavirus outbreak first started, the government has taken drastic steps to minimise human interaction and slow the spread of the disease. And now – with official figures appearing to show that the crisis there may have stabilised for the time being – there are signs that more people are heading back

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Ducks’ Deslauriers gets natural hat trick in win over Ottawa

Sports / En Sound Media

Nicolas Deslauriers scored the fastest hat trick in Anaheim history, Ryan Miller made 40 saves and the Ducks rolled to a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer March 11, 2020, 5:59 AM 4 min read ANAHEIM, Calif. — Nicolas Deslauriers is known as a grinder and an enforcer, not

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Treasury Considers Delaying Tax Day Over Coronavirus

Politics / En Sound Media

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department is considering delaying tax payments beyond the April 15 deadline, according to a person familiar with the plans, as taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service brace for economic disruption from the spread of the coronavirus. Treasury and White House officials have been discussing the idea of extending the tax deadline

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