Senator Lamar Alexander this week at the Capitol. He was one of four Republicans considered critical to the question of whether to call witnesses.Credit…Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee, said late Thursday that he would vote against considering new evidence in President Trump’s impeachment trial, a strong indication that Republicans […]
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Will Mario follow in the steps of Mickey Mouse? Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. is bullish about profiting from its characters by mirroring the historical appeal of the Disney franchise By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer January 31, 2020, 3:52 AM 3 min read TOKYO — Will Mario follow in the steps of Mickey
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Japan and South Korea have sent planes to fly back home more of their nationals from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a new virus that has sickened nearly 10,000 people January 31, 2020, 2:25 AM 1 min read BEIJING — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all
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The “Cheer” cast was rooting for Kendall Jenner on “Ellen” this week. During an appearance on Ellen DeGeneres’s talk show, the supermodel was stunned to learn that she’d be doing a lot more than chatting. The popular Netflix docuseries “Cheer” follows the impressive Navarro College student athletes as they compete for the national cheerleading title.
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Image copyright AFP A major investor in leading e-cigarette-maker Juul has seen its stake in the company drop by more than two-thirds. Tobacco giant Altria Group has blamed the $8.5bn (£6.5bn) fall in value on rising legal and regulatory threats. Having paid $12.8bn for a 35% stake in Juul in 2018, it revealed a huge
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North Korea has postponed plans to tear down South Korean-made hotels and other facilities at the North’s Diamond Mountain resort to prevent the spread of a new virus that has reached the South after sickening thousands in China By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press January 31, 2020, 4:07 AM 4 min read SEOUL, South Korea —
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Freshman Rickea Jackson scored 18 of her season-high 22 points in the second half and No. 9 Mississippi State rallied to beat Auburn 78-73 Thursday night By ROBBIE FAULK Associated Press January 31, 2020, 4:02 AM 4 min read STARKVILLE, Miss. — A week after having to overcome a fourth quarter deficit at Vanderbilt, No.
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“Many of you may come to conclude, or may have already concluded, that the call was less than perfect,” Mr. Ray said on Monday. “It would have been better in attempting to spur action by a foreign government in coordinating law enforcement with our government to have done so through proper channels.” However, Mr. Ray
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WASHINGTON — President Trump’s nonstop attacks on the Federal Reserve have raised eyebrows and broken with recent presidential norms. But an Aug. 23 tweet in which Mr. Trump called the Fed chair, Jerome H. Powell, an “enemy” of America appears to have prompted some hand-wringing inside the central bank. “My only question is, who is
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Image copyright Gwen Edwards Image caption Five years apart – Gwen Edwards says diabulimia has taken its toll on her When it was at its worst, Gwen Edwards thought: “How on earth am I still here?” She lives with insulin-dependant type 1 diabetes. But nearly five years ago, she started skipping the injections that were
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