This should be peak season for a 12-room hotel near the train station in the Chinese industrial hub of Wuhan. The Chinese New Year usually brings in plenty of travelers and delivers profits of around $3,000 a month. But the place is empty. Wuhan, the center of a deadly viral outbreak, is on lockdown. “There […]
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NAIROBI, Kenya — For all his 73 years, Ahmed Khalil Kafe lived as a citizen of Kenya. Born in the capital, Nairobi, Mr. Kafe worked as a police officer and even served with the presidential guard, court documents show. But last April, when he tried to register for a national ID in the giant biometric
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A person with knowledge of the negotiations says Baker is working to finalize an agreement to become manager of the Houston Astros By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer January 28, 2020, 6:52 PM 1 min read HOUSTON — Dusty Baker is working to finalize an agreement to become manager of the Houston Astros, a person
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MUSCATINE, Iowa — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Tuesday seized on comments by Senator Joni Ernst, Republican of Iowa, suggesting that the White House’s arguments at the impeachment trial could hurt his political fortunes. At the impeachment trial on Monday, President Trump’s legal team spent time walking through Mr. Biden’s son Hunter’s
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France has confirmed a fourth case of a new virus spreading in China, an elderly Chinese tourist who is in intensive care in a Paris hospital January 28, 2020, 5:54 PM 3 min read BEIJING — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China that has sickened thousands of people and killed
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The millions who have seen clips of Billie Eilish scoop five Grammy Awards probably assumed the smartly-dressed man leaping to his feet in delight right behind her was some sort of music industry bigwig. He is not. Terry George, from Leeds, is a successful businessman, but he says he found himself among the US pop
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Image copyright Getty Images Royal Bank of Scotland has won a legal case against a property developer who alleged that it ruined his business. Oliver Morley had maintained that RBS’s controversial Global Restructuring Group (GRG) placed him under duress by seizing some of his assets after he struggled to repay a £75m loan. But the
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A woman who claims she suffered an electric shock at a Universal Orlando water park last year has filed a lawsuit, but the theme park resort is blaming the woman for negligence January 28, 2020, 5:31 PM 1 min read ORLANDO, Fla. — A woman who claims she suffered an electric shock at a Universal
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The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store January 28, 2020, 5:39 PM 2 min read Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Plague Inc. Ndemic, Creations 2. TouchRetouch, ADVA Soft GmbH 3. Minecraft, Mojang 4. Bloons TD 6, Ninja Kiwi 5. Procreate Pocket, Savage Interactive Pty Ltd 6. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 7. Monopoly, Marmalade
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SAN DIEGO — Jay Monahan was at Torrey Pines for the annual players meeting, most of it pertaining to the potential of a financial windfall for top players. Five days later, after so much chatter and speculation, the possibility had moved close enough to reality that the PGA Tour commissioner felt compelled to return. After
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