WILDWOOD, N.J. — The president asked for nothing less than everything they had. “If you want your children to inherit the blessings that generations of Americans have fought and died for to secure,” President Trump told a crowd of supporters in Wildwood at one of a string of campaign rallies he has held this winter, […]
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Image copyright Family Photo Image caption Heather Planner died from a stroke on 1 April after being given another person’s medicine An 87-year-old woman died after her carers gave her the wrong medication, a coroner was told. Heather Planner, from Butler’s Cross in Buckinghamshire, died at Wycombe Hospital on 1 April from a stroke. Senior
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When Nashville musician Amanda asked violinmaker Ray to make her a new instrument, little did she know where it would lead. Not only did he share with her the secrets of his craft, but the two strangers soon became firm friends. Video by Hannah Long-Higgins in Tennessee This is part of the BBC’s Crossing Divides
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By Ingrid Gercama and Nathalie Bertrams Business reporters, Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia Image copyright Nathalie Bertrams Image caption Agus Joko Supriyatno farmed sustainable coral until exports were banned “After the ban, I lost everything,” says Agus Joko Supriyatno. “It cost me my house, my wife and my health.” For years, the 52-year-old made his living as
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Kazuhisa Hashimoto, a Japanese video game producer whose “Konami Code” allowed players to cheat their way to superhuman strength, additional firepower and extra lives, has died. He was 61. His death was confirmed by a spokesman for Konami, the Japanese video game maker where Mr. Hashimoto worked for decades. He did not specify the cause
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Jaime Jarquez’s 3-pointer with By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer February 28, 2020, 6:14 AM 2 min read LOS ANGELES — Jaime Jarquez’s 3-pointer with .6 seconds remaining gave UCLA a 75-72 victory over Arizona State on Thursday night and put the Bruins in a share of the Pac-12 Conference lead. Jarquez was one of
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WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Thursday an agreement with the University of Southern California that requires the school to overhaul its processes for responding to sexual assaults after the department found “systemic failures” in its response to abuse allegations against a former gynecologist, George Tyndall. The agreement requires the university to review the
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Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led to a global run on sales of face masks despite medical experts’ advice that most people who aren’t sick don’t need to wear them. Many businesses are sold out, while others are limiting how many a customer can buy. Amazon is policing its site, trying to make sure
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When it comes to the new coronavirus going around (aka COVID-19), good hygiene seems to be our best line of defense. Because the virus has only been on our radar for a couple of months, we don’t have a preventive vaccine yet, nor do we have an effective way to treat the respiratory illness the
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The markets sank again on Thursday amid fears over the COVID-19 coronavirus infection rapidly spreading around the world. But on TV, the late-night hosts were fighting fear with comedy. NBC’s Seth Meyers lamented that the nation’s health and safety were now in the hands of President Donald Trump… or, as he put it, a “mentally
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