A big U.S. survey finds that a smaller proportion of people are in families struggling to pay medical bills By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer February 12, 2020, 7:22 PM 2 min read The proportion of people in families struggling to pay medical bills is down, but the number isn’t dropping like it used to, […]
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Image copyright Santiago Felipe Image caption The Icelandic singer close the festival with Manchester’s Halle Orchestra Science and music festival Bluedot has revealed its 2020 headliners, with a “unique” work by singer Bjork and the Halle Orchestra topping the bill. The Cheshire event, held at Jodrell Bank Observatory, will also see Groove Armada and Metronomy
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Image copyright AFP The world’s largest mobile phone showcase, Mobile World Congress (MWC), has been cancelled over coronavirus concerns, organisers have confirmed. In a statement, the GSM Association (GSMA) said it had become “impossible” for the event to go ahead. BT, Facebook, LG, Nokia, Sony and Vodafone were among the high-profile exhibitors to have pulled
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SAN FRANCISCO — Essential Products, a consumer electronics start-up founded by the former Google executive Andy Rubin, said on Wednesday that it was ceasing operations. Once considered one of Silicon Valley’s most promising hardware technology start-ups, Essential had raised $330 million in outside funding because of the track record of Mr. Rubin, who is widely
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The families of three female high school runners have a federal lawsuit seeking to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from participating in girls sports By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer February 12, 2020, 7:02 PM 4 min read HARTFORD, Conn. — The families of three female high school runners filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking
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In 2007, Hillary Clinton defended her South Carolina presidential campaign against allegations of endorsement-buying after her campaign entered a $10,000-a-month consulting contract with state Senator Darrell Jackson, a Columbia lawmaker and pastor who also operated a consulting company. “Senator Jackson was someone who was involved in my husband’s campaigns,” Mrs. Clinton said at the time.
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Tech jobs are coming to New York City in droves. All the big tech companies — even Amazon, which abandoned plans for a headquarters-style campus a year ago — are expanding in the city. But many local workers could miss out because they are not receiving the training they need for well-paid careers in tech,
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionEast Kent baby deaths: Scale ‘not clear cut’ The boss of an NHS trust at the centre of concerns about preventable baby deaths has claimed the scale of the failings is not clearly defined. Susan Acott, chief executive of East Kent Hospitals Trust, said there had only
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Some viewers may have watched “Toy Story 4” and just seen a heartwarming tale about Woody, Buzz and a spork voiced by Tony Hale. But as it turns out, those people are wrong … dead wrong. “Toy Story 4” hides a darker story, lurking just below the surface. A new video from Disney and Pixar reveals
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A Cypriot court on Wednesday ordered the detention of a soccer club president and a referee for eight days as police investigate allegations that the two men were involved in fixing the outcome of a second-division match February 12, 2020, 3:35 PM 3 min read NICOSIA, Cyprus — A Cypriot court on Wednesday ordered the
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