2020

Countering Trump on Health Care, Democrat Will Call Impeachment ‘Tragic’

WASHINGTON — Democrats planned to criticize President Trump on Tuesday for seeking to repeal a landmark health care law and presiding over an economy they argue has left working people struggling, in a pair of official responses to his State of the Union address that were also to issue a searing indictment of his conduct and […]

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Unknowns of the new virus make global quarantines a struggle

SEOUL, South Korea — Health authorities are scrambling to halt the spread of a new virus that has killed hundreds in China. But with important details about the illness and how it spreads still unknown, officials and medical personnel are struggling. Governments have rushed to get their citizens out of China while also restricting visitors

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Nick And Vanessa Lachey Deny Sending Jessica Simpson A Gift In Cringe-Worthy Q&A

Maybe it was the chicken by the sea — but apparently it wasn’t the Lacheys who sent Jessica Simpson a gift. Nick and Vanessa Lachey were having a totally normal “Today” Q&A on Monday when things took a turn for the weird when host Hoda Kotb brought up Nick Lachey’s ex-wife, Simpson. Last week, Kotb

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Fact-Checking Trump’s State of the Union Address and the Democratic Response

This is exaggerated. It’s a stretch to claim that all 275 pieces of legislation have garnered bipartisan support. According to the nonpartisan Factcheck.org, half passed by a voice vote and at least two dozen of those bills passed with fewer than 17 Republican votes. Of the three bills Ms. Whitmer cited, the Paycheck Fairness Act

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Oscars 2020: 17 quirky facts about this year’s Academy Awards

Image copyright Getty/Lionsgate/Sony/Pixar The short gap between the Baftas and the Oscars this year has barely left Joaquin Phoenix enough time to wash his multi-use tux. The Joker star is just one Hollywood actor currently hot-footing it from London to Los Angeles in time for the Academy Awards on Sunday. This year’s ceremony is being

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Pretty Little Thing: ‘Overly sexualised’ advert banned

Image copyright Pretty Little Thing An advert for fashion retailer Pretty Little Thing which featured women wearing exposing lingerie has been banned for being “offensive”. The YouTube ad presented the firm’s products in an “overly-sexualised way” and depicted women as sex objects, the Advertising Standards Authority said. The retailer is one of several online fast

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