BOSTON — Did an artificial-intelligence system beat human doctors in warning the world of a severe coronavirus outbreak in China? In a narrow sense, yes. But what the humans lacked in sheer speed, they more than made up in finesse. Early warnings of disease outbreaks can help people and governments save lives. In the final […]
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Japan’s northern city of Sapporo went nearly two months without sow By JAE C. HONG Associated Press February 20, 2020, 7:22 AM 2 min read SAPPORO, Japan — After two months of almost no snow, Japan’s northern city of Sapporo was overwhelmed with the white stuff. Earlier this month, about 14 inches (34 centimeters) fell
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LAS VEGAS — On Monday morning, Senator Bernie Sanders hosted a soccer tournament at Eldorado High School in East Las Vegas, a heavily Latino area. Elotes were served and music was playing, but most important were the vans to take players and their families to and from early voting sites. That evening, Senator Elizabeth Warren
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Thanks to “contactless” payment systems, there’s a revolutionary change going on in how credit cards are used. While mildly convenient for purchases in the United States, the technology is a huge improvement for overseas travelers. What is contactless technology and why is it good for travel? Read on. Keep that wallet hidden, or better yet,
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption At least 621 people on the ship are infected Two Japanese passengers who contracted the Covid-19 virus on board a cruise ship quarantined in Japan have died. One passenger died from Covid-19, while the other died from pneumonia, said local reports. Both were in their 80s and had underlying health
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When Zoé Salicrup Junco was a 9-year-old living in Puerto Rico, her parents took her to see “Contact,” the 1997 movie starring Jodie Foster as a scientist researching alien life, part of which was filmed in Junco’s homeland. The opening credits began, a whoosh of stars and planets and asteroids hurling across the screen, prompting
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Image copyright Getty Images A surge in complaints about mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) weighed on Lloyds’ finances last year. The UK banking giant posted a 26% drop in pre-tax profits to £4.4bn as it paid out billions of pounds to customers in PPI compensation. The bill PPI claims in 2019 would be about £2.5bn,
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Each week, we review the week’s news, offering analysis about the most important developments in the tech industry. Hello, I’m Dai Wakabayashi, and I cover Google in San Francisco for The New York Times. For the most part, writing about smartphones over the last few years has been pretty boring. Can you get that excited
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Alex Galchenyuk scored the tying goal and the shootout winner as the Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 February 20, 2020, 8:11 AM 4 min read VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Alex Galchenyuk scored the tying goal and the shootout winner as the Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Wednesday night and delivered
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LAS VEGAS — Phew. That was a debate. Here are six takeaways from the most gloves-off, knives-out Democratic debate so far in the 2020 presidential race. Things got ugly in Vegas, and fast. After eight debates that had sparks of conflict but were relatively cordial, Wednesday night brought two hours of nonstop political battle. Every
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