London’s FTSE 100 share index has seen its worst week since the depths of the financial crisis in 2008 as markets continue to reel from the impact of the coronavirus. Shares have shed almost 13% of their value, wiping as £210bn from the value of companies on the index. Investors are worried after a surge […]
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IOC President Thomas Bach has given an interview to Japan’s main media outlets to assure people that the Tokyo Olympics will go on as scheduled By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer February 28, 2020, 10:15 AM 7 min read TOKYO — Hoping to boost morale in Japan by assuring people that the Tokyo Olympics will
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OXON HILL, Md. — Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, on Friday blamed the media for exaggerating the seriousness of coronavirus because “they think this will bring down the president, that’s what this is all about.” Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, an annual gathering of conservative activists, Mr. Mulvaney played
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Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street, shaving another 3.8% off major U.S. indexes, putting the market on track for its worst week since October 2008 By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer February 28, 2020, 3:15 PM 3 min read NEW YORK — U.S. stocks fell sharply in early trading Friday and were on track
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Concerns have been raised that universal credit leaves people struggling A study has linked a spike in mental-health problems among the unemployed with the rollout of universal credit and other government welfare changes. The number of unemployed people with psychological distress rose 6.6% between 2013 and 2018, it suggests.
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Prince Harry can now add “singer” to his illustrious resume. The Duke of Sussex teamed up with rocker Jon Bon Jovi on Friday for a special appearance at Abbey Road Studios. There, the two recorded a special version of Bon Jovi’s song “Unbroken” with members of the Invictus Games Choir. The SussexRoyal Instagram account shared
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street, putting the market on track for its worst week since October 2008 during the global financial crisis. U.S. indexes fell 1.8% following steep losses in Europe and Asia. The rout is driven by fear that the virus that emerged in China will derail
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DAYTON, Ohio — Trey Landers survived one of his hometown’s worst moments. Now he’s contributing to one of its best. A Dayton native, the senior guard has helped lead the University of Dayton basketball team to its best start ever at 26-2 and to No. 4 in the current Associated Press poll, its highest ranking
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WASHINGTON — House Democrats are scrutinizing whether President Trump has improperly interfered at the Justice Department for political reasons, a prominent committee chairman said Friday, requesting documents and interviews with more than a dozen U.S. attorneys related to the cases of three Trump associates and a review of the F.B.I.’s Russia inquiry. The requests are
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Colleges are increasingly assigning digital books and study tools instead of paper textbooks. But one electronic option in particular has come under criticism from some student advocates. That model is called inclusive access, in which colleges have contracts with education publishers to provide required digital texts and study tools at a discount. Then, colleges automatically
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