Japan’s Olympic minister says the contract to hold the games only specifies the event has to be held during 2020 By YURI KAGEYAMA and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press March 3, 2020, 10:23 AM 2 min read TOKYO — Japan’s Olympic minister said Tuesday the contract to hold the games only specifies the event has to […]
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After a month focused on caucuses, primaries and debates in four states, the Democratic campaign is moving on. Super Tuesday, when 15 states and territories vote, presents a whole new map that could shake up the narrative of the race. Senator Bernie Sanders is currently leading in the delegate count and in the polls, but
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Epidemiologists are nervously tracking signs that the coronavirus is spreading widely beyond its origins in China. Economists are watching for much the same thing when it comes to the economic damage. The global outbreak has caused upheaval in stock markets and disrupted supply chains around the world. But so far, there have been few signs
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“Somehow, the president is not even the dumbest ‘Donald Trump’ to weigh in on this story,” said the host of NBC’s “Late Night.” President Donald Trump’s son on Friday accused Democrats of politicizing the spread of the virus and of hoping “it comes here and kills millions of people so that they can end Donald
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A third of Grenada, about 100 miles north of Venezuela, is agricultural, with top exports including nutmeg, cocoa and mace, with cinnamon, turmeric and other spices also being cultivated. Many farms on the oval-shaped island were once devoted primarily to nutmeg, a top export and so important to the country it appears on the national
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It’s reasonable to think Milwaukee is not going to win all 21 of its remaining games, which means not all is lost for the Golden State Warriors this season. They’ll still be the only team in NBA history to win 73 games. The Warriors were a record 73-9 in the 2015-16 season, and the Bucks
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He has blanketed the airwaves with half a billion dollars in ads and paid social media influencers to spread his message to their millions of followers. He has hired more than 2,400 people to fuel his campaign, paying them premiums and outfitting them in sweatshirts and fanny packs bearing his name. He has opened more
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Malaysia’s central bank has reduced its key overnight policy rate to 2.5%, citing worsening economic conditions from the virus outbreak in a growing number of countries March 3, 2020, 8:48 AM 2 min read KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s central bank reduced its key overnight policy rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.5% on Tuesday,
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The Middle East’s largest airline, Emirates, says it has reduced or grounded flights due to the new virus and as a result has asked employees to take paid and even unpaid leave for up to a month at a time March 3, 2020, 9:33 AM 2 min read BEIJING — The Latest on the virus
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