Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the U.S. military and its warfighting command centers in the Pentagon are prepared to continue operations even if there is a local outbreak of the new coronavirus By by LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press March 5, 2020, 11:12 PM 4 min read WASHINGTON — The U.S. military and its warfighting […]
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Mariah Carey announced on Wednesday that she is postponing her upcoming concert in Honolulu amid the coronavirus outbreak. The singer was slated to perform in Hawaii next Tuesday, March 10, but has rescheduled her show for November. “I’m so so sad to have to announce that I’m postponing my show to November,” she wrote on Instagram, noting that
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Image copyright Getty Images The failure of Europe’s biggest regional airline Flybe could be the start of more casualties, analysts predict. On Thursday, a global airline industry body warned the financial hit from coronavirus could reach $113bn (£87bn) this year. The bleak prediction came on the same day UK-based Flybe went into administration. Airline experts
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Seoul has expressed “extreme regret” over Japan’s ordering 14-day quarantines on all visitors from South Korea due to a surge in viral infections and warned of retaliation if Tokyo doesn’t withdraw the restrictions March 6, 2020, 4:11 AM 2 min read SEOUL, South Korea — Seoul expressed “extreme regret” Friday over Japan’s ordering 14-day quarantines
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Aaliyah Patty had 15 points and eight rebounds to help No. 6 seed Ohio State beat No. 11 seed Minnesota 77-56 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament March 6, 2020, 4:10 AM 1 min read INDIANAPOLIS — Aaliyah Patty had 15 points and eight rebounds to help No. 6 seed Ohio State
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Mr. Sanders personally managed the Soviet delegation’s visit to Burlington in October to sign the sister-city agreement, holding at least three phone calls with Yaroslavl officials and transmitting a detailed program covering seven days. There was a pilgrimage to the ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s, where co-founder Ben Cohen told the Soviet officials they
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DETROIT — Prosecutors on Thursday charged the former president of the United Auto Workers with corruption, alleging he plotted with others to embezzle more than $1 million to splurge on private villas, golf outings, boozy meals and horseback rides on beaches. The federal government has been marching toward Gary Jones for months, after an embarrassing
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionEast Kent Hospitals: ‘Lessons have not been learned’ The parents of a baby who nearly died after a series of failings during his birth said they were “heartbroken” mistakes continued to be made East Kent Hospitals told Harry Halligan’s parents they would learn lessons from his delivery
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Long Goodbye is the first album Riz Ahmed has released under his real name Riz Ahmed, the London-born, Emmy-winning star of Rogue One and The Night Of, has made an album, short film and live show about being dumped by an abusive lover – his home country. “Britain’s
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A couple prepare for a flight by buying masks, hand sanitiser and wipes. A rush on hand sanitiser to protect against the coronavirus has seen homemade versions spring up, including one based on a handmade vodka. But vodka maker Tito’s quickly shot down a tweet suggesting the use of
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