Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMatt Raw, who was flown out of Wuhan, shows the BBC his living quarters at Arrowe Park Hospital A new public health campaign advises people to use tissues to catch a cough or sneeze and to wash their hands regularly to slow the spread of the new […]
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NEW YORK (AP) — Guitarist Andy Gill, who supplied the scratching, seething sound that fueled the highly influential British punk band Gang of Four, died Saturday, according to a statement from the band. He was 64. Gill died after a brief respiratory illness. “His uncompromising artistic vision and commitment to the cause meant that he
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Ethan Wright had 15 points and Richmond Aririguzoh sank a pair of free throws in the final seconds to give Princeton a win over Harvard 70-69 February 2, 2020, 1:51 AM 1 min read PRINCETON, N.J. — Ethan Wright posted 15 points and Richmond Aririguzoh sank a pair of free throws in the final seconds
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CEDAR RAPIDS — At Pete Buttigieg’s campaign stops, the hard sell is an unsubtle reminder of another Midwesterner with an interesting name who won the hearts of Iowa Democrats. The former mayor of South Bend, Ind., rarely mentions Barack Obama by name, but he doesn’t have to. Like early adopters of a band that later
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China’s death toll from a new virus has increased to 304 amid warnings from the World Health Organization that other countries need to be prepared in the event the disease spreads among their populations February 2, 2020, 12:37 AM 4 min read BEIJING — China’s death toll from a new virus increased to 304 on
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Awards season is under way with both the Baftas and the Oscars coming up. And once again, the announcement of nominees has been criticised for its lack of diversity. The first feature film by a black British director – Pressure, by Horace Ove – was released in 1975. Since then, black filmmakers have been navigating
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Tyreke Key scored 27 points on 10-of-11 shooting with nine rebounds and Indiana State defeated Missouri State 78-68 February 2, 2020, 12:53 AM 1 min read SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Tyreke Key scored 27 points with nine rebounds and Indiana State defeated Missouri State 78-68 on Saturday. Jordan Barnes had 15 points for Indiana State (13-8,
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In 2016, more than 200 counties flipped from supporting President Barack Obama in 2012 to backing Trump in the 2016 election. Iowa is home to 31 of the counties. But none compare to Howard County in Northern Iowa – it was the single largest pivot county in the country, flipping by 41 percentage points. We
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Experts say travel restrictions and business closures aimed at stopping the spread of a new virus that has killed 259 people in China could end up hurting rather than helping the situation By IVAN MORENO Associated Press February 1, 2020, 10:44 PM 3 min read MILWAUKEE — Travel restrictions and business closures aimed at stopping
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NEW YORK — Life expectancy in the United States is up for the first time in four years. The increase is small — just a month — but marks at least a temporary halt to a downward trend. The rise is due to lower death rates for cancer and drug overdoses. “Let’s just hope it
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