In the hours after the Iowa caucuses last Monday, officials with the Nevada Democrats watched cable news with increasing alarm. They were supposed to use a similar app to count the results of their own caucuses weeks later. Their questions to Iowa officials and the technology developers went unanswered. By early the next morning they […]
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Organizers of the world’s biggest mobile technology fair say the motive behind canceling the annual Mobile World Congress was purely health and safety concerns over the virus outbreak from China By RENATA BRITO and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press February 13, 2020, 4:16 PM 4 min read BARCELONA, Spain — Organizers of the world’s biggest mobile
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Japan has announced its first death from a new virus, hours after confirming 44 more cases on a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo as fears of the spreading disease mount in the country By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press February 13, 2020, 4:02 PM 4 min read TOKYO — Japan announced Thursday its first death from
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rick Moranis’s last on-screen film role was in 1997 Film favourite Rick Moranis is to return to our screens for a new sequel to 1980s family comedy Honey, I Shrunk The Kids. The actor also starred in Ghostbusters, The Flintstones, Little Shop of Horrors and Parenthood in the 1980s
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Image copyright Getty Images The founder of Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has urged the country’s smartphone industry to return to work. Analysts predict smartphone shipments within China will drop by around 40% in the first quarter as the coronavirus disrupts the country’s supply chain. Numerous factories across China have suspended production as the country continues
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A court in Moscow has fined Twitter and Facebook 4 million rubles each for refusing to store the personal data of Russian citizens on servers in Russia February 13, 2020, 1:45 PM 2 min read MOSCOW — A court in Moscow fined Twitter and Facebook 4 million rubles each Thursday for refusing to store the
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NASCAR has reached a deal with Verizon to upgrade the wireless infrastructure at the 12 tracks owned by the stock car racing seriesns By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer February 13, 2020, 3:23 PM 2 min read DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR announced a deal with Verizon on Thursday intended to give fans at
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Hope Hicks, a close aide to President Trump who resigned nearly two years ago, will return to the White House in a new role, administration officials said Thursday. Ms. Hicks, 31, worked on Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign from its inception and followed him to the White House after he was elected, eventually becoming communications director.
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American conservatives are global outliers in views about the fairness of income inequality, and they’re among the most likely to attribute such inequality to merit, an ambitious global survey reveals. Yet when it comes to actual behavior — whether to redistribute money to workers in an experimental setting — American conservatives act a lot like
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Image copyright Family handout Image caption Harry Richford would have survived but for failings by the hospital An independent review will be held into maternity services at the East Kent NHS Trust after up to 15 babies died there in recent years. Nadine Dorries, minister for patient safety, pledged immediate action and said NHS England
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