Yeshiva University beat Penn State Harrisburg 102-83 to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time in the history of the Jewish Orthodox institution By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press March 8, 2020, 9:36 AM 4 min read BALTIMORE — First came the prayer ceremony at the conclusion of […]
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FLINT, Mich. — Cornel West pleaded with his “own black people” to support Senator Bernie Sanders. An African-American pediatrician praised Mr. Sanders’s health care plans, describing how “black lives matter so much” to the senator. And community activists assailed Mr. Sanders’s rival, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., attacking criminal justice and housing policies
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Every month, a group of London artists paint their faces with randomly colored shapes and patterns aimed at defying facial recognition cameras By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer March 8, 2020, 9:30 AM 4 min read LONDON — As night falls in London, Georgina Rowlands and Anna Hart start applying makeup. Instead of lipstick and
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“Saturday Night Live” host Daniel Craig and Kate McKinnon had fun with maintaining “social distance” and spraying antiseptic in a sketch about soap opera love in the coronavirus era. The bit from spoof “Sands of Modesto” begins with a message from producers warning that “the staging of certain scenes has been altered for the actors’ safety”
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Image copyright Press Association Image caption Staff on HSBC’s tenth floor were told to leave the office and work from home after a staff member returned from Asia with coronavirus Many of the City of London’s biggest institutions are taking steps to combat the spread of the coronavirus. On Monday many of JPMorgan’s UK-based staff
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SAN FRANCISCO — A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California, the captain told passengers, though they were destined to stay aboard the ship for at least another day. Grand Princess Capt. John Smith, in a recording provided by passenger Laurie Miller of San Jose, told guests
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Bahrain says its Formula One race this month will only allow “participants only” over fears about the new coronavirus By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press March 8, 2020, 9:02 AM 3 min read DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain on Sunday said its Formula One race this month will only allow “participants only” over fears about
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ROME — Italy announced a sweeping quarantine early Sunday, restricting the movements of about a quarter of its population in a bid to limit contagions and end the virus’ advance at the epicenter of Europe’s outbreak. Shortly after midnight, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree affecting about 16 million people in the country’s prosperous
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Dustin Brown had three goals and an assist and the Los Angeles Kings won their fifth straight game, 7-3 over the Minnesota Wild By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press March 8, 2020, 7:56 AM 3 min read LOS ANGELES — Dustin Brown had three goals and an assist and the Los Angeles Kings won their fifth
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Health ministers from the European Union held an emergency meeting in Brussels to boost their collective response to the novel coronavirus By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press March 6, 2020, 4:00 PM 5 min read BRUSSELS — Fearing a possible shortage in masks and protective equipment to fight the new coronavirus, top European Union officials are
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