Even the oddsmakers aren’t sure about this Super Bowl By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer January 30, 2020, 7:52 PM 4 min read MIAMI — Even the oddsmakers aren’t sure about this Super Bowl. That’s how close the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers match up. The Chiefs are a 1-point favorite, which […]
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DES MOINES — Two billionaires will pitch their presidential candidacies amid the beer and car commercials during the Super Bowl on Sunday, with Michael R. Bloomberg spending a full minute addressing gun violence and President Trump using 30 seconds to highlight his first years in office. The Bloomberg ad, which his campaign says it hopes
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Environmental groups and women from Alaska and Louisiana are suing the Environmental Protection Agency, asking a federal court to make the agency set new rules for use of oil spill dispersants By JANET McCONNAUGHEY and DAN JOLING Associated Press January 30, 2020, 7:17 PM 5 min read NEW ORLEANS — Environmental groups and women from
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Image caption Brendan O’Carroll has said Mrs Brown’s Boys appeals to an audience “left behind” by other comedies It has been called “the worst comedy ever made,” but after eight years, Mrs Brown’s Boys remains a huge hit with viewers. This was evidenced once again on Tuesday night after it won a fifth comedy prize
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Image copyright Getty Images Speaker-maker Sonos has apologised after accidentally revealing the email addresses of hundreds of its customers to each other. The firm upset people last week by saying it will stop issuing software updates for its older devices from May. A staff member was emailing customers who had complained about the decision. But
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Top executives of most of Atlantic City’s casinos say the city needs to become cleaner and safer, with a better public perception in order for business conditions to improve By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press January 30, 2020, 6:18 PM 4 min read ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Top executives of most of Atlantic City’s casinos say
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Kobe Bryant’s jersey number will be chased at this year’s NBA All-Star Game By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer January 30, 2020, 6:56 PM 4 min read Kobe Bryant’s final jersey number will be something this year’s NBA All-Stars play to reach. The NBA announced major changes to the All-Star format on Thursday, turning every
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DECORAH, Iowa — Pete Buttigieg escalated his attacks on Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Thursday, taking direct aim at the two leading presidential candidates as he tries to gain ground before the Iowa caucuses. Mr. Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., dismissed disputes between the
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Stocks are moving lower on Wall Street in afternoon trading Thursday as a surge in the number of confirmed cases and fatalities from a virus in China stokes fears that the outbreak could slow global economic growth By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer January 30, 2020, 6:35 PM 3 min read Stocks moved lower on
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The drug was much quicker to market than ones developed in more traditional ways A drug molecule “invented” by artificial intelligence (AI) will be used in human trials in a world first for machine learning in medicine. It was created by British start-up Exscientia and Japanese pharmaceutical firm Sumitomo
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