WASHINGTON — The bipartisan partnership that propelled a $2.2 trillion economic rescue package through Congress just days ago is already showing signs of strain, raising questions about how quickly calls for massive followup legislation may bear fruit. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and fellow Democrats are collecting ideas for the next stab at stabilizing an […]
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Image copyright Getty Images A 13-year-old boy who tested positive for coronavirus has died, King’s College Hospital Trust in London said. Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, from Brixton in south London, died in hospital early on Monday. He is thought to be the youngest person to have died with the virus in the UK. A spokesman for
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People on social media mourned slain rapper and community activist Nipsey Hussle on Tuesday, the one-year anniversary of his death. Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom, was fatally shot on March 31, 2019, outside of Marathon Clothing, the store he founded in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Los Angeles City Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson called Hussle an “icon” and
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Image copyright ANGELA WEISS Image caption The normally-busy Times Square is almost deserted as New Yorkers stay in their homes Stock markets around the world suffered historic losses in the first three months of the year amid a massive sell-off tied to the coronavirus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and London’s FTSE 100 saw their
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Billy Gillispie is transitioning back to Division I basketball close to home By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer March 31, 2020, 9:24 PM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article FORT WORTH, Texas — Billy Gillispie said he had other opportunities to get back in NCAA Division I basketball
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The new legislation will allow the central bank to grow the size and scope of its programs and potentially push its boundaries even further. It funnels hundreds of billions into the Treasury Department’s Exchange Stabilization Fund that can be deployed to cover potential losses on the Fed’s loans to businesses, states and municipalities. Legislators have
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The coronavirus pandemic has turned our world upside-down, leaving people lost, scared, overwhelmed and — at times — defeated. Feeling helpless right now is totally normal. As humans, we like to think we have power over our lives. When we’re robbed of that, it can be unsettling. “When we lose control over any significant aspect
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This wrong response was a crime. On Monday’s episode of “Jeopardy!” Kyle Dallman of Cincinnati had a commanding lead going into Final Jeopardy! The subject was “Advertising Characters” and the clue: “Jack Keil’s team created this animal character rolled out in 1980, the year of the USA’s highest recorded murder rate.” McGruff the Crime Dog,
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Image copyright Getty Images Some of the UK’s biggest banks have agreed to scrap dividend payments and hold on to the cash, which may be needed during the coronavirus crisis. The Bank of England welcomed the decision and encouraged the banks not to pay bonuses to senior staff until the end of the year. The
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A Nobel Prize-winning physicist who expanded the world’s understanding of magnetism and superconductivity has died at 96 March 31, 2020, 8:34 PM 2 min read PRINCETON, N.J. — Philip Anderson, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who expanded the world’s understanding of magnetism and superconductivity, has died. He was 96. Anderson died Sunday at the Princeton Windrows
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