Stocks fell back across Asia on Thursday after gains for big technology shares pushed most Wall Street benchmarks higher. U.S. futures also declined. Excitement over news of potentially effective vaccines...
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On Nov. 13, 1970, a young air force officer from the coastal hills of Syria launched a bloodless coup. It was the latest in a succession of military takeovers since...
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin is coming under pressure to move the country into Level 2 restrictions for Christmas.
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Retailers and carriers are preparing for an online holiday shopping surge that could tax shipping networks and lead to delivery delays. FedEx and UPS are ramping up their holiday hiring...
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Hong Kong's legislature opened on Thursday ahead of the planned mass resignation of its pro-democracy bloc, one day after the government ousted four of its members.
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From Argentina to Zimbabwe, from the Vatican to the White House, the coronavirus has spread relentlessly. It's been confirmed on every continent but one and in nearly every country. Yet...
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The decision of Peru's legislature to vote popular president Martin Vizcarra from office this week likely put the country's best chance at making a dent on endemic corruption on hold.
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CEO Albert Bourla sold off 60 percent of his shares in drugmaker Pfizer the day its stock price peaked following a favorable report on the effectiveness of its Covid-19 vaccine...
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Hong Kong's legislature opened Thursday ahead of the planned mass resignation of its pro-democracy bloc, one day after the government ousted four of its members. One of the pro-democracy lawmakers,...
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Texas on Wednesday became the first US state with more than 1 million confirmed Covid-19 cases as a surge of coronavirus infections engulfs the country.
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The accuracy of a rapid finger-prick antibody test to find out if someone had coronavirus may be considerably lower than previously suggested, a new study reveals today.
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The president is not present. He is not a lame duck. He is an invisible one.
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The president is not present. He is not a lame duck. He is an invisible one.
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With alternative assets such as gold and Bitcoin thriving in the pandemic, some top economists are predicting a sharp fall in the US dollar.
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While I never had much time for her husband's political agenda, I always thought that Barbara Bush was the business.
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One of Boris Johnson's most senior aides resigned last night after losing a highly public power struggle with the prime minister's fiancee.
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Pope Francis has pledged to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse and offered prayers to victims of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a day after the Vatican released a detailed...
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President Trump's firing of Defence Secretary Mark Esper, days after losing the election, and a Pentagon personnel shake-up that has followed have injected uncertainty into the ranks of national security...
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President-elect Joe Biden and his Democratic allies have rebuked President Donald Trump and top Republican leaders for refusing to acknowledge the results of the election, even as Mr Biden continued...
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Relief, joy and jubilation were welcome gifts, even among many in Ireland, for those who greeted the news that Joe Biden had made it to the magic 270 number of...
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Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers has been charged with drink-driving in California.
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California voters gave the state's landmark 1978 law to limit property taxes a makeover Wednesday, passing a measure that gives exemptions to older homeowners, the disabled and wildfire victims and...
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The Chicago Police Department has received hundreds of complaints against its officers since late May, when demonstrations broke out in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis,...
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Texas on Wednesday became the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California closed in on that mark as a surge of coronavirus infections engulfs the...
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President-elect Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience in the top role...
Posted by | November 12, 2020 | Science & Tech
Amazon sale finds to snag today range from a top-rated Ayesha Curry cookware set to our favorite Cuisinart electric can opener—shop our favorites.
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Efforts to identify cuts that can be made to Illinois' budget will continue despite the postponement of the General Assembly's veto session, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday. Pritzker also said...
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The Walmart Black Friday 2020 deals continue with the retailer's second round of markdowns—shop our top picks.
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The XFC mixed martial arts promotion is returning to competition this week with a unique strategy to incentivize its fighters. Every competitor on the promotion's return show Wednesday night in...
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Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 12 South China Morning Post on a recent prison sentence in a ‘doxxing' case: The violence and chaos...
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Illinois health officials urged residents Wednesday to stay home and strictly limit travel and social gatherings over the next three weeks, after the state recorded its sixth-deadliest day of the...
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The Missouri House has approved a $1.2 billion coronavirus spending bill, including a $135 million federal grant for testing, contact tracing, lab equipment and data collection. The House voted 133-4...
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Kansas set records again Wednesday for new coronavirus cases and COVID-19-related hospitalizations as some local officials reported having trouble getting people to cooperate in finding those who may have been...
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Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman and San Francisco starter Kevin Gausman accepted $18.9 million qualifying offers Wednesday, receiving one-year deals to stay with their teams rather than test what they could...
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The map showed an outlined area not far from Augusta National, only this isn't another neighborhood the club plans to purchase. It's the historic Harrisburg and Laney Walker area that...
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Veteran journalist takes a look a the Google Pixel 5's four video stabilization modes .
Posted by | November 11, 2020 | Politics
After North Miami Beach Mayor Anthony DeFillipo cast the decisive vote Tuesday to seal the approval, 4-3, of a massive redevelopment of the Intracoastal Mall, some residents wondered: What changed?...
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Shop the Macy's Black Friday 2020 sale for tons of incredible discounts on everything from furniture to festive holiday décor,—shop our top picks.
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The New Yorker has parted ways with longtime staff writer Jeffrey Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself during a Zoom conference last month. He had already been on suspension and...
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Singles' Day 2020 has arrived with pamper-me savings from Brooklinen, Coach Outlet, PopSockets and more.
