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‘We’re All Gonna Die’: Trump’s Boast That He’s A Medical Whiz Appalls ‘Weekend Update’

“Oh my God; we’re all gonna die,” said “Weekend Update” co-host Colin Jost, shaking his head on “Saturday Night Live” after playing a clip of President Donald Trump bragging that he appears to have a “natural ability” to grasp the science behind the new coronavirus. “I like this stuff. I really get it,” Trump claimed […]

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Floods: Budget will double spending on defences, says Treasury

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright PA Media Funding for flood defences in England is expected to be doubled to £5.2bn over five years in the forthcoming budget, the Treasury has said. The money, due to be announced on March 11, will help to build 2,000 new flood and coastal defence schemes and protect 336,000 properties in the country.

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Yeshiva basketball team reaches first Sweet 16

Sports / En Sound Media

Yeshiva University beat Penn State Harrisburg 102-83 to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time in the history of the Jewish Orthodox institution By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press March 8, 2020, 9:36 AM 4 min read BALTIMORE — First came the prayer ceremony at the conclusion of

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Sanders Is Behind With Black Voters. He Didn’t Fix That in Flint.

Politics / En Sound Media

FLINT, Mich. — Cornel West pleaded with his “own black people” to support Senator Bernie Sanders. An African-American pediatrician praised Mr. Sanders’s health care plans, describing how “black lives matter so much” to the senator. And community activists assailed Mr. Sanders’s rival, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., attacking criminal justice and housing policies

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With painted faces, artists fight facial recognition tech

Finance / En Sound Media

Every month, a group of London artists paint their faces with randomly colored shapes and patterns aimed at defying facial recognition cameras By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer March 8, 2020, 9:30 AM 4 min read LONDON — As night falls in London, Georgina Rowlands and Anna Hart start applying makeup. Instead of lipstick and

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‘Saturday Night Live’ Mocks Romance In The Age Of Coronavirus In Soap Opera Spoof

Entertainment / En Sound Media

“Saturday Night Live” host Daniel Craig and Kate McKinnon had fun with maintaining “social distance” and spraying antiseptic in a sketch about soap opera love in the coronavirus era. The bit from spoof “Sands of Modesto” begins with a message from producers warning that “the staging of certain scenes has been altered for the actors’ safety”

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Big banks brace for the coronavirus

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Press Association Image caption Staff on HSBC’s tenth floor were told to leave the office and work from home after a staff member returned from Asia with coronavirus Many of the City of London’s biggest institutions are taking steps to combat the spread of the coronavirus. On Monday many of JPMorgan’s UK-based staff

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Cruise ship hit by virus to dock in Oakland, California

Travel / En Sound Media

SAN FRANCISCO — A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California, the captain told passengers, though they were destined to stay aboard the ship for at least another day. Grand Princess Capt. John Smith, in a recording provided by passenger Laurie Miller of San Jose, told guests

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Bahrain’s Formula One race ‘participants only’ due to virus

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Bahrain says its Formula One race this month will only allow “participants only” over fears about the new coronavirus By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press March 8, 2020, 9:02 AM 3 min read DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain on Sunday said its Formula One race this month will only allow “participants only” over fears about

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Italy quarantines northern regions to stop virus’ advance

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

ROME — Italy announced a sweeping quarantine early Sunday, restricting the movements of about a quarter of its population in a bid to limit contagions and end the virus’ advance at the epicenter of Europe’s outbreak. Shortly after midnight, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree affecting about 16 million people in the country’s prosperous

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