U.S. stocks are tumbling following a sell-off in markets in Europe and Japan after China announced a sharp rise in cases of a deadly new virus that threatens to crimp global economic growth By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer January 27, 2020, 4:54 PM 4 min read NEW YORK — U.S. stocks tumbled following […]
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Image copyright PA A nurse who smacked the legs of a patient in intensive care and moved him roughly in his bed has been struck off. Grzegorz Wawrzynczak was cautioned for assault on the man, who was on a ventilator, at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge in April 2018. Another nurse, who witnessed the attack, said
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Michelle Obama is now a Grammy winner. The former first lady took home the trophy in the Spoken Word Album category for the audio recording of her bestselling 2018 memoir “Becoming.” The Grammys’ Best Spoken Word Album award honors achievements in poetry readings, audiobooks and storytelling. In addition to Obama, nominees included members of the Beastie Boys,
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SHANGHAI — Recently, someone following the coronavirus crisis through China’s official news media would see lots of footage, often set to stirring music, praising the heroism and sacrifice of health workers marching off to stricken places. But someone following the crisis through social media would see something else entirely: vitriolic comments and mocking memes about
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The most compelling drama in the NFL this season unfolded on the field, not off it. And any thought that the league was in jeopardy of losing its spot as America’s favorite sport has been set on the back burner, which is mostly where the domestic abuse cases, national anthem controversies and even the concerns
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Boris Johnson said the government will “come up with a solution” when it comes to Huawei. There has been controversy about whether the UK should approve using the firm’s kit in its future 5G mobile networks. But Mr Johnson said: “There is no reason why we shouldn’t have technological progress here in the UK, allow
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The classics always tend to stick around, and for good reason. People across the country still make the journey to Graceland to visit the home of a man who hasn’t recorded a song in almost 50 years. “Citizen Kane” still ranks in the top three of most movie critics’ list of greatest of all time,
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Image copyright Getty Images Next month Bombay Bicycle Club will play two shows to more than 10,000 people at London’s Alexandra Palace. Twelve years ago they were playing “really, really, raucous shows” at Camden’s Barfly. “There were stage invasions with people stamping on all our stuff and breaking it,” smirks frontman Jack Steadman. “We think
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Image copyright Edward Armstrong Image caption Edward Armstrong is trying to live without Google and Facebook “We agree to give these companies ownership of our lives and they are cashing in,” says Edward Armstrong, a freelance copywriter and consultant originally from Newcastle, UK, but now based in London. He has abandoned using the services of
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Fans young and old poured onto the field, holding aloft replica FA Cups made of foil and yellow-and-blue scarves, headed to embrace their players. Right then, as gleeful supporters of third-tier team Shrewsbury filled the playing surface of the Montgomery Waters Meadow Stadium after seeing their team fight back to draw 2-2 with likely English
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