INDIANAPOLIS — Mark Brunell would love to see the members of 2020 class of quarterbacks have a long career like him. What he doesn’t want them to do is start out like he did. The former Jaguars star just wrapped up his fifth season serving as a mentor at the NFL scouting combine, where he […]
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WASHINGTON — President Trump spoke on Tuesday with the deputy leader of the Taliban, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in the latest sign of his determination to see that a peace deal signed Saturday with the Afghan insurgent group holds, allowing him to withdraw thousands of American troops from Afghanistan in an election year. “I spoke
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The World Bank says it is making $12 billion available to provide immediate support to low-income countries dealing with the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus March 3, 2020, 9:53 PM 4 min read NEW YORK — AID AVAILABLE: The World Bank announced Tuesday that it is making $12 billion available to provide immediate
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SEATTLE — Tensions over how to contain the coronavirus escalated Tuesday in the United States as the death toll climbed to nine and lawmakers expressed doubts about the government’s ability to ramp up testing fast enough to deal with the crisis. All of the deaths have occurred in Washington state, and most were residents of
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Flavor Flav (left) and Chuck D won a lifetime achievement award at the Grammys last month Hip-hop group Public Enemy have clarified their decision to part ways with rapper Flavor Flav, saying he was not fired for his political views. The band said their co-founder had been “on suspension”
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Image copyright AFP Image caption World Bank President David Malpass The World Bank has committed $12bn (£9.4bn) in aid for lower income countries grappling with the spread of the coronavirus. The emergency package includes low-cost loans, grants and technical assistance. The action comes as leaders around the world pledge action to shield their countries from
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ORLANDO, Fla. — The Ryder Cup is more than six months away, and all it took was a four-letter word from Paul Azinger to get Europe worked up over defending more than just the gold trophy. Azinger regrets using the word, one he says he slips into speech all the time. T-H-A-T. The scene was
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Notably, the three candidates who completed the survey all agreed with the statement that “the federal government has an obligation to proactively address racially discriminatory housing policies from the past.” But there are also significant points of disagreement. Mr. Sanders, for instance, is the only candidate calling for a national rent control law. Specifically, he
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LONDON — The people who worry about money had hoped for so much more. The news that the world’s wealthiest countries were convening to orchestrate a response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak had resonated across economies like the sound of whirring helicopters bringing relief to a disaster zone. But the relief proved underwhelming. As leaders
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Making friends is notoriously difficult in adulthood, which might be why it’s so disheartening when a close friend moves away. In Los Angeles, even just a move across town from ― say, the Valley to West Hollywood ― can cause friends to wonder if their friendship will survive, said Caroline Madden, a marriage and family
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