Wireless equipment maker Ericsson, which is a rival to China’s Huawei, is pulling out of the industry’s biggest trade fair this month to protect employees from potential exposure to the new virus outbreak February 7, 2020, 1:48 PM 3 min read BEIJING — Wireless equipment maker Ericsson is pulling out of the industry’s top annual […]
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Timo Meier had two goals and an assist and the San Jose Sharks battled back for a 6-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers February 7, 2020, 6:59 AM 3 min read EDMONTON, Alberta — Timo Meier had two goals and an assist and the San Jose Sharks battled back for a 6-3 victory over the
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WASHINGTON — Joe Walsh, the conservative radio show host and former Tea Party congressman from Illinois who was running a presidential campaign challenging President Trump’s fitness for office, announced on Friday that he was ending his bid for the Republican nomination. That leaves Mr. Trump with only one Republican challenger, former Gov. William F. Weld
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Ford is shaking up its management after a poor fourth-quarter financial performance and the botched launch of the Explorer SUV By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer February 7, 2020, 2:49 PM 3 min read DETROIT — Ford is shaking up its management after a poor fourth-quarter financial performance and the botched launch of the Explorer
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A Dutch organization that carries out euthanasia says it received 22% more requests last year compared to 2018 By MIKE CORDER Associated Press February 7, 2020, 2:20 PM 3 min read AMSTERDAM — A Dutch organization that carries out euthanasia received 3,122 requests last year, a 22% increase from the year before, the Euthanasia Expertise
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kesha recently released her fourth album, High Road, while still under contract to Dr Luke’s label, Kemosabe Lukasz Gottwald, the music producer better known as Dr Luke, has won several pre-trial arguments in his defamation case against pop star Kesha. Gottwald sued Kesha in 2014, saying she had fabricated
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Image copyright Getty Images The US economy added 225,000 jobs in January, beating forecasts. Hiring at construction firms helped drive the gains, as milder weather allowed for more building. Economists polled by the Reuters news agency had forecast that payrolls, excluding farm workers, would rise by 160,000. However, the unemployment rate edged up to 3.6%
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Japan already had several confirmed coronavirus cases when a giant cruise ship arrived at the port of Yokohama last week. Now, with the disclosure that 61 people from that ship have tested positive for the virus, Japan is scrambling to prevent a larger outbreak even as it is also preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands
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Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and the New York Mets say talks have ended over a proposed sale of the team By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer February 7, 2020, 1:21 PM 3 min read ORLANDO, Fla. — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and the New York Mets say talks have ended over the proposed sale of
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LONDON — Britain has named Karen Pierce, a career diplomat and the country’s current ambassador to the United Nations, as its new ambassador to the United States, the prime minister’s office announced on Friday. Ms. Pierce succeeds Kim Darroch, who announced his resignation last year after his blunt assessments of President Trump as “radiating insecurity”
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