China reported 1,886 new virus cases and 98 more deaths in its update on a disease outbreak that has caused milder illness in most people, an assessment that promoted guarded optimism from global health authorities By YANAN WANG Associated Press February 18, 2020, 4:06 AM 4 min read BEIJING — China reported 1,886 new virus […]
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Doug Kiker, a garbage collector from Mobile, Alabama, began his audition for “American Idol” as one of the most inexperienced hopefuls the talent show had ever featured. He ended it by receiving the opportunity of a lifetime. Kiker got a ticket to Hollywood from panelists Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan in Sunday’s season
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Image copyright Getty Images HSBC has said its profits for 2019 fell by 33%, mainly due to its investment and commercial banking operations in Europe. The bank, which makes the bulk of its revenue in Asia, reported annual profit before tax of $13.35bn (£10.3bn). The results come as an announcement on strategy is being made
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Daytona 500 driver Ryan Newman was rushed to a hospital Monday night after a fiery crash in the Florida race. Newman was in the last lap of the NASCAR series race when a following car caught his back bumper, The Associated Press reported. Newman’s car flipped, then was struck again and skidded on its roof
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An Air Force veteran who has been imprisoned for nearly three years for leaking a classified report on Russian hacking while she was an intelligence contractor applied for clemency from President Trump on Monday. The contractor, Reality L. Winner, 28, petitioned the Office of the Pardon Attorney, which is part of the Justice Department, to
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People who steal, bully and lie throughout their lives may have smaller brains, researchers say. MRI scans suggested 45-year-olds who had shown antisocial behaviour from childhood had reduced surface area and a thinner cortex in parts of the brain previously linked to such behaviour. But it is unclear if this was inherited or due to
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Image copyright Getty Images It’s one of the biggest parties after one of the biggest award shows in music. The Brits Awards after-party hosted by record label Universal has, unsurprisingly, hosted some major names – from Taylor Swift and Ellie Goulding to Katy Perry and Lewis Capaldi. This year the likes of Billie Eilish, Sam
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Image copyright Getty Images What do you want in a savings account? Security? Ease of access? Interest rate? Or the chance of a cash prize? More financial institutions are flocking to prize draws to encourage savers. On Tuesday, the Nationwide building society launches a scheme offering customers the chance of a £100 reward for stashing
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Newman was involved in a ghastly crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500 on Monday night, hospitalizing him with non-life-threatening injuries. NASCAR delivered the news nearly two hours after Newman was extricated from his car, saying he is in serious condition at nearby Halifax Medical Center. The wait
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DURHAM, N.C. — John R. Bolton, the former national security adviser to President Trump, suggested on Monday that his unpublished book contained far more revelations than just the campaign to pressure Ukraine for help with domestic politics but said he was fighting “censorship” by the White House. In his first public appearance since the Senate
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