NEW YORK — U.S. stocks spun lower in a dizzying day of trading Thursday as worries about the viral outbreak that started in China knocked the S&P 500 off its record high. The market had started the day off higher following another round of stronger-than-expected reports on the U.S. economy, but it slumped suddenly in […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Britons trapped on a coronavirus-hit cruise ship in Japan are preparing to disembark after 16 days of quarantine. About 70 UK nationals are expected to leave the ship and board a repatriation flight on Friday. They are due to land in Wiltshire on Saturday, and will be quarantined at Arrowe Park
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“Star Wars” legend Mark Hamill hilariously skewered the president’s boast that he is America’s top law enforcement officer with a mocking appeal for a pardon for the embarrassingly bad “Star Wars Holiday Special,” which aired in a galaxy far, far away — aka American TV in 1978. Hamill took a swipe at Donald Trump by
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America’s top cyber-security official has said that the Trump administration has not given up its fight to stop the UK using Huawei for its 5G networks. Robert Strayer, the US deputy assistant secretary for cyber and communications, told the BBC he did not believe the UK government’s decision to give the Chinese firm limited access
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Mark Scheifele snapped a 12-game scoring drought with three power-play goals, helping the Winnipeg Jets beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 February 21, 2020, 3:31 AM 2 min read OTTAWA, Ontario — Mark Scheifele snapped a 12-game scoring drought with three power-play goals, helping the Winnipeg Jets beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Thursday night. Kyle
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At Mr. Bloomberg’s events, at least, some voters seemed amenable to his argument. “Mike is a uniter. Bernie’s a splitter,” said Kathy Littlefield, a retired pharmacist who professed anxiety about the glut of non-Bernie candidates still in the race. “Someone needs to give them a wake-up call. There are five of you tied for second
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What if I don’t have a workplace retirement plan? The rule works if you have an individual retirement account but may require more attention on your part. Ideally, if you save in an I.R.A., you should establish regular transfers from your checking account — or even a split deposit of your paycheck — into the
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The big relationship moments — like the first date, meeting the parents, moving in together, getting engaged and getting married — seem to get all the attention. Sometimes the smaller (but still significant!) moments don’t nearly get the credit they deserve. We asked people to reveal the “little” relationship milestones that were actually a big
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A new film called Escape from Pretoria tells the true story of two political prisoners who managed to break out of a notorious South African jail in 1979. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee had been imprisoned on charges of producing and distributing pamphlets on behalf of banned organisations – including the African National Congress. The
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Image copyright Getty Images Airlines stand to lose $29.3bn (£23.7bn) of revenue this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the global airline industry body has warned. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicts demand for air travel will fall for the first time in more than a decade. Airlines in China and other parts of
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