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Trump Expected to Name Richard Grenell as Acting Head of Intelligence

WASHINGTON — President Trump was expected to name Richard Grenell, the American ambassador to Germany, to be the acting director of national intelligence, three people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Mr. Grenell, whose outspokenness throughout his career as a political operative and then as ambassador has prompted criticism, is a vocal Trump loyalist […]

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Finally let off cruise, passengers desperate for flight home

Finance / En Sound Media

BANGKOK — The cheers of celebration have faded. The waving of roses has ceased. Having finally reached a friendly port in Cambodia willing to accept them after nearly two weeks of uncertainty at sea, hundreds of cruise ship passengers eyed warily over fears of a new virus are now simply trying to find a way

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New coronavirus case confirmed among cruise ship evacuees

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

A new case of coronavirus has been confirmed among people evacuated from a cruise ship to a California military base February 19, 2020, 11:49 PM 3 min read TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A new case of coronavirus was confirmed among people evacuated from a cruise ship to a California military base, authorities said

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V Unbeatable: The India dance troupe that won America’s Got Talent

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright Instagram/V Unbeatable Image caption The Mumbai-based dance group won the latest season of America’s Got Talent Watching V Unbeatable, a dance group from India’s Mumbai city, perform is almost like watching an Olympics 100m final. It’s exhilarating, nerve-wracking and an athletic marvel. The group just won season 15 of America’s Got Talent: The

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New polymer £20 featuring painter Turner enters circulation

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Bank of England You’ll soon no longer find Adam Smith in your wallet or purse. The economist has been replaced as the face of the £20 note by artist JMW Turner. The Bank of England said the new polymer £20 – which enters circulation on Thursday – is its most secure ever banknote.

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Coronavirus: Walking through Beijing’s near empty streets

World / En Sound Media

China’s entire population of 1.4 billion people are, to some extent, having their movements restricted in an attempt to slow the spread of the potentially deadly coronavirus. The lockdown is most strict in Hubei Province, where the outbreak started, but elsewhere there are compulsory quarantine periods. Businesses remain closed and life is anything but normal

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In Trippy Times, Bill Graham Took Care of Reality

Travel / En Sound Media

Many concert promoters keep a low profile. Theirs is mostly a backstage job, dealing with the mundane: contracts and equipment, schedules and security, advertising and accounting. Yet those tasks are essential to building any live music scene. Bill Graham — the promoter who got started in hippie-era San Francisco, opened the Fillmore East in New

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Jeff Bezos Buying $165 Million Estate, a California Record

Technology / En Sound Media

The national housing market has cooled, but in Los Angeles the ultrarich are still shattering price records. An heiress to the Formula One racing empire sold her home for $119.75 million last July. In December, Lachlan Murdoch paid $150 million for a home in Bel Air. The latest buyer at the top: Jeff Bezos, the

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Berhalter made almost as much as Ellis in his 1st few months

Sports / En Sound Media

Newly hired American men’s soccer coach Gregg Berhalter earned nearly as much from the U.S. Soccer Federation in the fiscal year ending last March 31 as women’s counterpart Jill Ellis By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer February 19, 2020, 11:49 PM 3 min read NEW YORK — Newly hired American men’s soccer coach Gregg Berhalter

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Judge Excuses 9/11 Defense Lawyer and Postpones Torture Testimony

Politics / En Sound Media

This article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — A military judge responded on Wednesday to a defense lawyer’s request to be released on health grounds from the case of the accused plotters of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, ruling that the 75-year-old lawyer would no longer

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