Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A child plays in a playground of a public housing estate win Hong Kong while wearing a mask as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus Costs are growing for parents in Japan and Hong Kong with schools shut until April because of the coronavirus. Schools are […]
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A federal report expected Friday will address the feasibility of removing four hydroelectric dams on a major Pacific Northwest river in a last-ditch effort to save threatened and endangered salmon By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press February 28, 2020, 4:11 AM 4 min read PORTLAND, Ore. — A long-awaited federal report due Friday is expected to
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Colton Parayko scored on an unassisted wraparound at 3:23 of overtime, sending the St. Louis Blues to their sixth consecutive victory with a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders By WARREN MAYES Associated Press February 28, 2020, 4:14 AM 3 min read ST. LOUIS — Colton Parayko scored on an unassisted wraparound at 3:23 of
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Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your guide to the day in national politics. I’m Lisa Lerer, your host, writing to you aboard a flight to Texas, one of the states voting next week on Super Tuesday. Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every weekday. This week, I took a brief break
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NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Investment-advisors are increasingly worried that U.S. authorities are not doing enough to prevent a widespread outbreak of coronavirus in the country, potentially adding further downside to already-battered markets. Their criticisms include the number of people so far tested by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which
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BANGKOK — Saudi Arabia cut travel to Islam’s holiest sites, South Korea toughened penalties for those breaking quarantines and airports across Latin America looked for signs of sick passengers as a new virus troubled places around the globe. With the number of sick and dead rising, the crisis gave way to political and diplomatic rows,
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Imagine getting a string of texts from your friends about your ex ― and how he’s been tagged by the paparazzi as Lady Gaga’s new “mystery man.” It happened to a senior staff editor for the New York Times’ Opinion section, Lindsay Crouse, and she unpacked how it made her reevaluate life, celebrity and social
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Image copyright Getty Images Stock markets across the globe are suffering their worst week since the global financial crisis of 2008. Asian markets have reacted badly as the coronavirus outbreak spreads across Europe and unsettles investors. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones index fell almost 1,200 points yesterday – its biggest daily points-drop in history.
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In their 2018 contract negotiations, UPS and the Teamsters agreed to create a new job type, with lower pay, to service demand for weekend e-commerce deliveries, a trade-off that some union members resisted. In their petition, the unions ask the F.T.C. to study whether Amazon forces its third-party merchants to buy its delivery fulfillment services
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Defenseman Matt Dumba had two goals and an assist and the Minnesota Wild beat the Detroit Red Wings 7-1 By PAUL HARRIS Associated Press February 28, 2020, 3:17 AM 2 min read DETROIT — Defenseman Matt Dumba had two goals and an assist and the Minnesota Wild beat the Detroit Red Wings 7-1 on Thursday
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