‘Stay firmly with the national government’ Many within India’s news firmament have embraced Mr. Modi, sensing how much the popular mood has swung away from India’s founding secularism and toward Mr. Modi’s brand of strident Hindu nationalism. Right-wing TV anchors, led by Arnab Goswami of Republic TV, compete to outdo one another as the loudest […]
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British health secretary Matt Hancock has asked Premier League players to “take a pay cut” as some clubs use a government scheme to furlough staff but continue to pay players in full By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer April 2, 2020, 8:37 PM 4 min read The request to Premier League players from British
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While senior FEMA officials, including Mr. Gaynor, the agency administrator, privately complain that Mr. Kushner’s team is disrupting their operations, they describe Mr. Kushner himself as helpful. He arrived at planning meetings in recent weeks prepared with data sets that FEMA officials did not think to ask for, including models for expanding the emergency response.
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Ms. Dunlap says she regularly makes calls to negotiate her cable and phone bills, a habit she learned from her father during childhood. Sometimes she gets what she asks for, and other times she doesn’t. But the important part of negotiating, she says, is not so much about having the grant requested, but getting comfortable
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We’re living in stressful and uncertain coronavirus times. And to that I say: Thank God we have the internet. Because of the internet, celebrity chefs have — in lieu of working in restaurants — turned their home kitchens into virtual classrooms for our benefit. It’s a horrible time for the restaurant industry, one we hope
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Adam Schlesinger (left), Rachel Bloom and Jack Dolgen with their 2019 Emmy Awards for Crazy Ex Girlfriend Adam Schlesinger, from the US power pop band Fountains of Wayne, has died aged 52 in a New York hospital, his family lawyer has confirmed. He had been receiving treatment for Covid-19,
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Here’s the good news: You now have a sharper camera in your pocket than professional photographers could dream of 30 years ago. Here’s the bad news: You can only shoot from your apartment. With museums and galleries largely shuttered around the world because of the coronavirus pandemic, Instagram has filled up these last weeks with
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The New England Patriots’ private team plane is returning to Boston from China carrying more than one million masks critical to health care providers fighting to control the spread of the coronavirus By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer April 2, 2020, 7:44 PM 3 min read BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker found himself in
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All over the country, businesses large and small are seeking breathing room from their lenders, landlords and business partners as they face the financial fallout from the coronavirus crisis. President Trump’s family company is among those looking for help. With some of its golf courses and hotels closed amid the economic lockdown, the Trump Organization
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The Trump administration is formalizing new guidance to recommend that many, if not all, Americans wear face coverings when leaving home, in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus By ZEKE MILLER and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press April 2, 2020, 8:09 PM 5 min read WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is formalizing
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