Spanish soccer club Barcelona says it will reduce the salaries of its players amid the coronavirus pandemic March 27, 2020, 10:00 AM 2 min read The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ——— Spanish soccer club Barcelona says it will reduce the salaries of its players amid the […]
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Senator Mitt Romney, Republican of Utah, was spotted using his suit jacket to open doors, while other senators used elbows or tissues to push elevator buttons and turn handles. (Mr. Romney later joined the ranks of the quarantined, after having contact with Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, the first senator to test positive for
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That was how things were at No Limits, the New Jersey cafe. Then it got hit by that tidal wave that Mr. Delaney of the Nonprofit Council talked about. No Limits is in Middletown, not far from where Ms. Cartier and her husband, Mark, a government bond trader, live. The cafe was created with the
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Image copyright NHS Southend CCG Image caption Dr Habib Zaidi had worked as a GP in Leigh-on-Sea for more than 47 years The family of a GP who died while being treated for suspected coronavirus say he sacrificed his life for his job. Dr Habib Zaidi, 76, died in intensive care at Southend Hospital, Essex,
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption It is unclear whether the song heralds an album of new material from the star Bob Dylan’s first new song in eight years is a 17-minute rumination on the 1960s and the assassination of JFK. “They blew out the brains of the king / Thousands were watching at home
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Outside of a hospital, the busiest places during the coronavirus pandemic have been grocery stores. We talked to one grocer in charge of nine stores in Pennsylvania about what it’s like on the frontlines. “Just yesterday, my office manager said, ‘My God, you look deflated and you look tired.’ And I said, ‘You know, it’s
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The challenges and anxieties of authors shepherding books into the world pale before the ravages of a global pandemic. Nothing puts a professional disappointment into perspective like worrying about the health and safety of your loved ones. Still, the writers I know — in between calling their older relatives and fetching groceries for immunocompromised neighbors
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TOKYO — Things began to unravel this week when the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until next year — a decision announced by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a joint agreement with IOC President Thomas Bach. The Olympic behemoth involves 11,000 Olympic athletes and 4,400 Paralympic athletes. Add to this 206 national Olympic committees, dozens
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When it comes to electoral outcomes, however, young people are being outflanked: “Rather than increasing their influence in 2020, what’s happened is, their parents and grandparents have increased their influence,” he said. Those Democratic grandparents, especially, tend to be more moderate, more swayed by traditional government experience and more keenly focused on the tactics they
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India’s central bank has cut its key interest rate by a sizable 75 basis points to 4.4% from 5.15% to ease financing troubles caused by the coronavirus outbreak and help revive the economy March 27, 2020, 5:41 AM 1 min read NEW DELHI — India’s central bank on Friday cut its key interest rate by
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