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US election 2020: Biden endorsed by Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has been boosted by endorsements from former rivals Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg. Ms Klobuchar and Mr Buttigieg both suspended their 2020 campaigns ahead of Super Tuesday, when voters in 14 states will pick their preferred Democratic candidate for November’s election. They joined him at campaign events in Dallas,

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St Oswald’s hospice patients get ‘magical’ robot assistance

Children at a Newcastle hospice are benefiting from new technology which allows them to retain their independence. Thanks to the 30cm (1ft) unit named AV1, children at St Oswald’s in Gosforth can communicate remotely with family and friends, ensuring they don’t feel isolated. The robot, which essentially acts as the children’s eyes and ears, is

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Lawmakers Propose Making E-Commerce Companies Liable for Counterfeits

WASHINGTON — A group of bipartisan House lawmakers on Monday outlined a plan to stem the flow of counterfeit products from China and other countries into the United States by making e-commerce companies such as Amazon legally liable for fake goods sold on their websites. The proposed legislation was a rare show of bipartisanship in

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Is Fiscal Stimulus the Answer to Preventing a Coronavirus Recession?

As governments seek to contain the economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak, expect to hear two words that have been absent from the Washington lexicon for years: fiscal stimulus. Prominent economists and some lawmakers — most notably the senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, who released a stimulus plan Monday — are starting to wrestle

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Coronavirus: School closures and travel curbs in UK plans

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBoris Johnson on coronavirus: “We will face a challenge in the weeks, months ahead” Plans to contain coronavirus if it spreads, involving possible school closures, cancelling events and bringing NHS staff out of retirement, are to be set out by the UK government. Unnecessary travel could be

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James Lipton, Scholarly Host Of ‘Inside The Actors Studio,’ Dies At 93

James Lipton, best known as the distinctive host of the long-running talk show “Inside the Actors Studio,” died Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 93. Lipton’s wife, Kedakai Turner, confirmed his death to TMZ, citing bladder cancer as the cause.  “There are so many James Lipton stories, but I’m sure he would like to

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