As a royal, Kate Middleton gets to meet all kinds of important people with impressive resumés. But during a video call on Wednesday with the children of essential workers amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Duchess of Cambridge was asked to narrow down her favorite celebrity to just one person. She had a ready answer for […]
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A founder of Royal Caribbean Cruises who helped shape the modern cruise industry has died April 12, 2020, 7:02 PM 2 min read MIAMI — Arne Wilhelmsen, a founder of Royal Caribbean Cruises who helped shape the modern cruise industry, has died. He was 90. The Miami-based company said in a statement that Wilhelmsen died
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WASHINGTON — By the time President Donald Trump first spoke publicly about the coronavirus, it may already have been too late. Interviewed at Davos, a gathering of global elites in the Swiss Alps, the president on Jan. 22 played down the threat posed by the respiratory virus from China, which had just reached American shores
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Billie Eilish is a multiplatinum, Grammy-winning teen musical sensation, but, of course, all anyone can talk about is what she’s wearing. The 18-year-old, who prefers to sport baggy clothes that cover up her body, has faced public scrutiny over her signature sense of style ever since she popped up on the music scene. But whenever she wears
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Ruth Blumenstock was born on Aug. 29, 1938, in Vienna to Mechel and Lea (Schmelzer) Blumenstock. (After marrying she would use B, for Blumenstock, as her middle initial.) After the ill-fated voyage, the family lived in England for nine years before moving to Brooklyn to be near relatives. Mr. Blumenstock found work as a shipping
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The OPEC oil cartel and other oil producers agreed Sunday to boost oil prices by cutting nearly 10 million barrels a day in production, or a tenth of global supply, according to several national energy officials who participated in the talks April 12, 2020, 6:20 PM 2 min read DUBAI — The OPEC oil cartel
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Virginia-based Smithfield Foods is closing its pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, until further notice, after dozens of employees tested positive for the coronavirus April 12, 2020, 6:11 PM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Virginia-based Smithfield Foods announced Sunday that it
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Russia’s Foreign Ministry has accused the U.S. State Department of spreading disinformation by not mentioning Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in a Facebook post about the International Day of Human Space Flight April 12, 2020, 5:38 PM 1 min read MOSCOW — Russia’s Foreign Ministry has accused the U.S. State Department of spreading disinformation by not
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On the back of a bucking bronco, bareback rider Jamie Howlett tries his best to hang on for eight fierce seconds. That’s how the cowboy from Australia feels at the moment. Only in this case, there’s no horn to signal an end. Howlett and the rest of the rodeo riders remain in a holding pattern
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WASHINGTON — For some supporters, President Trump’s daily appearances with his coronavirus task force are a reassuring ritual during a time of crisis, consumed from the folds of a leather sectional, snacks and beverages within easy reach. “If anybody is going to give us the most answers, it’s the White House,” said August Gernentz, 19,
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