A few years ago, Anna Ponnampalam did something out-of-the-box. She entered a lottery. But she wasn’t buying scratch-off tickets promising cash for life. She was trying to win funding for her medical research. Her application wasn’t successful. All proposals go through an initial quality and eligibility check, which hers did not pass; those that get […]
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Davide Moretti scored 18 points, including a 3-pointer right after Cartier Diarra missed an easy breakaway dunk that would have tied the score midway through the second half, and Texas Tech beat Kansas State 69-62 February 20, 2020, 6:09 AM 4 min read LUBBOCK, Texas — Davide Moretti flinched as a pass the Texas Tech
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At one point, a moderator, Lester Holt, had to beckon Mr. Bloomberg to defend himself, observing that there was “a lot for you to respond to.” “Um,” Mr. Bloomberg began. He said he was the best candidate to defeat President Trump and the leader with the experience to succeed if he did. “I’m a mayor,”
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Here are some questions and answers about high school money classes: Does personal finance instruction help students make better decisions? Yes, but the impact varies, depending on details like the amount of instruction time and the topics covered, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. “Well-implemented state financial education mandates lead to a clear improvement
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A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 75,000 people globally February 20, 2020, 4:37 AM 2 min read A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 75,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus
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Millie Bobby Brown is celebrating her Sweet 16 by getting real about the public scurrility she receives. The “Stranger Things” star turned 16 on Wednesday and marked the occasion by sharing a video on Instagram that features several harsh (and slightly ridiculous) headlines about her as Justin Bieber‘s “Changes” plays in the background. These headlines
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Image copyright BECKY PALMER Image caption Becky received a section 21 notice for her rental property of 12 years in February “It’s a lovely place to live. We have so many friends on our road, but all of this is being wrenched away from us.” Becky Palmer and her family have lived in a rental
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David Pastrnak scored the winner 1:14 into overtime to give the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers February 20, 2020, 5:06 AM 2 min read EDMONTON, Alberta — David Pastrnak scored the winner 1:14 into overtime to give the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.
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LAS VEGAS — President Trump is not exactly a fan of life on the road. He agreed to a four-day Western trip this week on the condition that he spend every night at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. And that location had another attraction: It placed him at the current center of the
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WASHINGTON — Senators will vet Judy Shelton, a prominent Federal Reserve critic, for one of the central bank’s top jobs on Thursday, a moment that many economists will be watching closely because they see her as a potential threat to the Fed’s prized independence. Ms. Shelton has rhetorically questioned whether America even needs the Fed.
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