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Black and Latino Voters Are Looking for ‘More Than Just Some Token Words’

LAS VEGAS — Kristina Alvarez, a 36-year-old medical aide in Las Vegas, knows how badly the Democrats want her attention and ideally her vote. So does JA Moore, 34, a state representative in Charleston, S.C., whose endorsement was highly sought after. The people being wooed most aggressively by Democratic candidates at the moment — Latino […]

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Stress, rumors, even violence: Virus fear goes viral

Finance / En Sound Media

TOKYO — You might have heard that the fear of a new virus from China is spreading faster than the actual virus. From earnest officials trying to calm a building panic. From your spouse. From the know-it-all who rattles off the many much more likely ways you’re going to die: smoking, car accidents, the flu.

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Virus cases balloon in S. Korea as outbreak shifts, spreads

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Schools are shuttered, churches are telling worshipers to stay away and some mass gatherings are banned as South Korea grapples with a ballooning number of cases of a new virus By HYUNG-JIN KIM and MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press February 21, 2020, 10:06 AM 4 min read SEOUL, South Korea — Schools were shuttered, churches told

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Golden Globe-Winning Actor Julie Walters Battling Bowel Cancer

Entertainment / En Sound Media

LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Julie Walters, one of Britain’s most famous actresses, said she had undergone surgery to remove 12 inches of her colon and taken a course of chemotherapy after being diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer. Walters, who rose to prominence for her portrayal of a mature student learning beside an alcoholic

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‘SNITCH!’: David Ortiz Tears Into MLB Whistleblower Who Exposed Houston Astros Cheating

Sports / En Sound Media

Retired Red Sox icon David Ortiz slammed the whistleblower who exposed the cheating scheme used by the Houston Astros in 2017, when the team won the World Series. “I’m mad at this guy, the pitcher that came out talking about it,” Ortiz said on Thursday, referring to former Astros pitcher Mike Fiers. “You look like

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What Exactly Is An NDA? Here’s What Workers Need To Know Before They Sign.

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

“So, Mr. Mayor, are you willing to release all of those women from those nondisclosure agreements so we can hear their side of the story?” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) asked former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a fiery highlight of Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate. Warren was referring to employees of Bloomberg’s financial services

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Coronavirus: Car sales in China fall 92% in February

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Car sales in China fell 92% in the first half of February as the coronavirus shutdown took its toll, according to an industry trade body. Car dealerships have remained closed while buyers have stayed away to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. Nationwide car sales slumped 96% in the first

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Robots gain lessons in hot dogs and other tech news

Technology / En Sound Media

BBC Click’s Paul Carter looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Apple warns that the disruption caused by the coronavirus in China will affect the production and supply of iPhones Amazon boss Jeff Bezos pledges $10bn (£7.7bn) to help tackle climate change Two robots at Boston University are taught

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Heat retiring Dwyane Wade’s No. 3 this weekend

Sports / En Sound Media

Dwyane Wade is about to get the highest honor the Miami Heat can bestow on a former player February 21, 2020, 8:24 AM 3 min read MIAMI — Dwyane Wade says that whenever he would hear the national anthem play before Miami home games, he would take a moment and look to the rafters. “I

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Who Can Beat Trump? Who Knows?

Politics / En Sound Media

Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your guide to the day in national politics. I’m Giovanni Russonello, your morning newsletter writer taking over your afternoon edition. Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every weekday. At Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate, the candidates bickered and battled over health care policy; over Michael Bloomberg’s

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