BEIJING — Asian stocks were mixed Thursday after a White House warning that as many as 240,000 Americans might die of the coronavirus sent Wall Street tumbling and signs of the outbreak’s global economic cost increased. Benchmarks in Tokyo and Sydney declined but losses were smaller than Wall Street’s 4.4% overnight fall. Shanghai opened down […]
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Image copyright XAG Image caption An XAG drone flown over a children’s play park in China A group of drone experts is calling on the UK government to relax regulations on chemical spraying from the air during the coronavirus pandemic. It wants to train drone pilots from the emergency services to spray public areas with
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K-Pop star Kim Jaejoong faced backlash on social media after he reportedly falsely claimed — as part of an April Fools’ Day stunt — to have been hospitalized in Japan for the coronavirus. Multiple K-pop websites reported Wednesday that Jaejoong initially posted on Instagram that he’d been infected “as a result of my negligence, ignoring the
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The Dallas Cowboys have signed suspended defensive end Aldon Smith, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer April 2, 2020, 5:27 AM 3 min read The Dallas Cowboys are taking a chance on another suspended defensive end, signing Aldon Smith to a contract while his
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Democrats’ infrastructure plan includes billions of dollars to expand the country’s passenger rail network, improve Amtrak stations and services, maintain ports and harbors, increase climate resiliency and further address greenhouse gas pollution. It would also dedicate funds to expand broadband access, a response in part to the extent that millions of Americans have depended on
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You can always look at the HuffPost Taste Instagram account to see what our readers are loving, and now that we’re all hunkering down at home because of the coronavirus outbreak, we’re scrolling and cooking more than ever. In an attempt to help you guys figure out what to eat, we’ve shared 18 unexpected ingredients
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Police showed up to raid a comedy club in Liverpool, England, over the weekend after being tipped off about an illegal gig that was being held in front of a packed audience during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. But officers from Merseyside Police found the Hot Water Comedy Club shuttered and completely empty. It later emerged
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Organizers of the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing say they will conduct a “detailed assessment” of the impact on their plans of the decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics to mid-2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic April 2, 2020, 4:41 AM 2 min read BEIJING — Organizers of the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing say
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WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Wednesday night called for moving the Democratic National Convention from mid-July to August, making him the most prominent member of his party to say the convention must be rescheduled because of the coronavirus outbreak. “I doubt whether the Democratic convention is going to be able
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wants to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure projects to create jobs and help the collapsing economy rebuild from the coronavirus‘ stunning blows. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that seems about right. Sounds like the prelude to a bipartisan deal. Except that when it comes to trying to upgrade the country’s
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