The news media tends to focus on the Bernie or Bust types, supporters of Mr. Sanders who have vowed not to vote for any other Democrat in November; last weekend, the well-known comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan, who had endorsed Mr. Sanders in January, said that he would probably support Mr. Trump over Mr. […]
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BEIJING — The world is opening its wallet to fight the effects of the coronavirus outbreak. The United States unveiled a $2 trillion rescue package. European countries have announced their own spending blitz, and Japan approved a nearly $1 trillion economic stimulus plan. Then there’s China. The country that famously helped kick-start the world economy
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The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR — Virus outbreaks flatten in some places, while others see more cases — Slovakia orders
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Author Stephen King said the coronavirus pandemic has already led to one change in his writing. The book he’s currently working on was initially set in 2020, which seemed like a harmless choice at the time he started. “I thought, ‘OK, when I publish it, if it’s in 2021, it will be like in the past,
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Image copyright Getty Images Oil prices have risen ahead of a meeting of major global oil producers on expectations that they will agree production cuts to counter the slump in demand caused by coronavirus lockdowns. Brent crude rose 3% to $33.95 a barrel on hopes that up to 15 million barrels a day will be
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For most travelers nowadays, home is the only destination. Yet thanks to some imaginative podcasts, you can still explore the world. The following were selected because rather than focus on such things as miles and points, they’re transportive — rife with the sounds of cities and wilderness, conversations with creative thinkers, and ways to change
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Dr. Ramzan posits that the opportunities Animal Crossing affords players contribute to its wide appeal. For children, being able to engage in adultlike chores, like building and decorating a house, gives them power often out of reach. For adults, especially millennials who have lived through the Great Recession and current coronavirus-induced economic stress, it offers
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Southampton has become the first Premier League club to announce its players will defer some of their salaries amid the coronavirus pandemic April 9, 2020, 9:00 AM 1 min read The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ——— Southampton has become the first Premier League club to announce
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“How well did the president respond to a new and totally surprising set of circumstances and did he keep Americans safe? That’s the question,” said Senator Patrick J. Toomey, Republican of Pennsylvania, who reluctantly supported Mr. Trump in 2016. Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump are facing a combination of conventional and wildly atypical challenges as
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Champagne corks no longer pop at Dubai’s infamous alcohol-soaked brunches. The blaring flat-screen televisions stand silent in the sheikhdom’s sports bars. And the city-state’s pubs have shrink-wrapped their now-idle beer taps. This skyscraper-studded desert metropolis on the Arabian Peninsula has long been one of the wettest places in the
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