Health authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan are reporting the first death from a new type of coronavirus January 11, 2020, 3:10 AM 1 min read BEIJING — Health authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan are reporting the first death from a new type of coronavirus. The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission […]
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Gavin Creel hopes his rock-infused take on “Something Wonderful” from the musical “The King and I” captures a modern view of love while honoring the power of the original. The Tony-winning actor and singer unveiled a music video for the song on Friday as part of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization’s “R&H Goes Pop!” YouTube series. When
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The latest projections indicate up to £650m in extra funding will be needed to complete the project London’s Crossrail is expected to be fully operational in mid-2022, according to the project’s developers. Europe’s largest transport scheme had been due to open in December 2018 but the central sections will
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Jordan McRae scored 29 points, Troy Brown Jr. added 18 and 10 rebounds, and the Washington Wizards overcame a poor shooting performance to beat the Atlanta Hawks 111-101 By RICH DUBROFF Associated Press January 11, 2020, 2:38 AM 3 min read WASHINGTON — Jordan McRae scored 29 points, Troy Brown Jr. added 18 and 10
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President Barack Obama set the refugee cap at 110,000 in 2016, his final year in office. Resettlement agencies have until Jan. 21 to submit to the administration their funding proposals, with the consenting letters from state and local governments. Mr. Trump has made the restriction of both legal and illegal immigration a central mission of
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Image copyright Columbia Records Image caption Lil Nas X’s Old Town Road is the shortest number one single since the 1960s Cast your mind back, if you can, to the 2010s. I know, I know. It seems like ages ago. The world’s on the brink of a war with Iran and the Royal Family is
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Hundreds of restaurants have launched tasty plant-based treats in conjunction with Veganuary, a campaign encouraging people to follow a vegan diet for the first month of the year. From pea protein pepperoni to watermelon steak, will any new products rival Greggs’s vegan sausage roll success from last year? Late at night on New Year’s Day,
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It has been a bad week for robots in the San Francisco Bay Area January 10, 2020, 9:39 PM 2 min read SAN FRANCISCO — It has been a bad week for robots in the San Francisco Bay Area. A Silicon Valley company that used robots to make its pizzas closed this week, and three
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Brendan Steele and Cameron Davis share the 36-hole lead at the Sony Open from the early starters Friday By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer January 11, 2020, 1:31 AM 4 min read HONOLULU — Brendan Steele atoned for one bad swing with three straight birdies for a 4-under 66 that gave him a share of
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WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered a triumphant message on Friday as the House moved on legislation, long sought by environmentalists, to force the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate toxic chemicals that can contaminate drinking water. “The Trump Administration’s E.P.A. is breaking its own promises every day that it delays and puts polluters ahead of
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