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The Islanders Are Saying Goodbye to Brooklyn

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By BY ALLAN KREDA from NYTSports https://ift.tt/399PJK8

At CPAC, Trump Takes Aim at Rivals

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By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYTU.S. https://ift.tt/2wkvvhX

NHS gender clinic 'should have challenged me more' over transition

A woman is taking legal action against an NHS gender clinic which treated her as a teenager. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3cjqB5x

Northern rail: Government takes over after chaos

The government takes over services from Sunday which were previously operated by Arriva Rail North. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2I8uJr6

St David: Ten things about the Patron Saint of Wales

The patron saint of Wales was a teetotal vegetarian who was born in a storm from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/32F582z

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary, Fox News projects, in crucial boost to campaign after early losses 02/29/20 4:01 PM

South Carolina primary: Joe Biden projected to win

It comes as a major boost to the former vice-president's flagging presidential campaign. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PALoaR

Berlin International Film Festival: Iranian film about executions wins top prize

Director Mohammad Rasoulof is banned from leaving Iran and filmed There Is No Evil in secret. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Tdyt14

Afghan conflict: What will Taliban do after signing US deal?

A sense of cautious optimism is rising, but Afghanistan's political future is yet to be decided. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32BUtFX

Trump Team Testing ‘Off-the-Shelf’ Drugs to Cure Coronavirus

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(Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration is testing existing “off-the-shelf” drugs to combat the coronavirus, a cabinet official said Saturday.A national lab in Tennessee recently made “an important discovery” involving existing drugs, Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland.“The scientists at our Oak Ridge National Laboratory were able to look at the protein strains and determine -- perhaps, it’s still early -- that we can find some off-the-shelf drugs that can help us not only cure the disease but stop the spread of the infection,” Brouillette said.Brouillette was responding to a question about what his agency is doing to help combat the virus, which has caused markets to plunge and killed nearly 3,000 people across the globe. In the U.S., where 22 cases have been reported, the virus has killed one person -- a woman from Washington state -- and more cases are likely, President Donald Trump said Saturday.In addition to the labor...

Man whose son was found encased in cement sentenced to 72 years in prison

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A Colorado man whose seven-year-old son was repeatedly abused before being found encased in concrete in a Denver storage unit has been sentenced to 72 years in prison for the death.Leland Pankey received the sentence on Friday, with one count of child abuse landing him 48 years in prison and 24 years for tampering with the body. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TaIVX3

After chemical attack and kidnapping, migrant mom tries again to enter U.S.

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“They’re putting us at risk,” the asylum-seeker said. “After all we’ve been through.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2VwtLwF

South Korea virus cases surge as WHO sounds maximum alert

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South Korea reported its biggest surge in new coronavirus cases on Saturday as concerns grew of a possible epidemic in the United States and the World Health Organization raised its risk alert to its highest level. The virus has rapidly spread across the world in the past week, causing stock markets to sink to their lowest levels since the 2008 global financial crisis over fears that the disease could wreak havoc on the world economy. The vast majority of infections have been in China but more daily cases are now logged outside the country, with South Korea, Italy and Iran emerging as major hotspots. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/389nqKr

Billionaire Tom Steyer shakes up primary with slavery reparations plan

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For centuries, South Carolina’s Charleston was the largest port of entry for the transatlantic slave trade. Now, billionaire presidential candidate Tom Steyer is shaking up the state’s Democratic primary by advocating slavery reparations for African-Americans. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32zZWgt

The FDA just announced the first drug shortage caused by the coronavirus, but wouldn't identify the drug

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China is a critical player in the global supply chain for drugs, as many ingredients in the medicines we take are manufactured there. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2I9cnWQ

Rejected by Jamaica, Caymans over virus fears, cruise ship docks in Mexico

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A cruise ship turned away from Jamaica and the Cayman Islands after a crew member tested positive for flu has docked in Mexico and passengers will be allowed to disembark as long as "health standards" are met, the country's president said Thursday. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told reporters that the Meraviglia, which has been anchored off Cozumel island in the Caribbean since Wednesday, "is being allowed to dock" and those aboard may be allowed off. The operator, MSC Cruises, lashed out at authorities for refusing to allow it to dock at its previous destinations for "acting out of fears" over the new coronavirus. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/389i55V

Clyburn's endorsement of Biden 'a factor' for a majority of South Carolina voters: poll

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Voters in South Carolina's Democratic primary on Saturday appeared to be more moderate than those who took part in earlier presidential nominating contests, and a majority said a senior black congressman's endorsement of Joe Biden influenced their vote, according to exit polling by Edison Research. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2TpF7zX

Biden Wins in South Carolina, Adding New Life to His Candidacy

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By BY JONATHAN MARTIN AND ALEXANDER BURNS from NYTU.S. https://ift.tt/2I7NCdQ

Joe Biden wins South Carolina primary with overwhelming support.

By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYTU.S. https://ift.tt/2I5QPKK

After 12 hours, the polls in South Carolina have closed.

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By BY LISA LERER from NYTU.S. https://ift.tt/388KTeQ

A crowd waits for Warren in Houston: ‘I just love her energy.’

By BY MICHAEL HARDY from NYTU.S. https://ift.tt/32ER890

Looking to Super Tuesday, Buttigieg campaigns in Nashville.

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By Unknown Author from NYTU.S. https://ift.tt/32FTaWd

Joe Biden to win South Carolina vote - US media

It comes as a major boost to the former vice-president's flagging presidential campaign. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2PALoaR

Laura Kuenssberg: The decade that shattered trust in politics

Laura Kuenssberg explores the scandals that shook faith in elites at the start of the 21st century. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2I5OQGp

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert President Trump holds a rally in North Charleston, S.C., 24 hours before the polls close in the state's Democratic primary. Watc 02/28/20 4:09 PM

Walkout as Polanksi wins 'best director' at Césars

The Polish-French director is wanted in the US for the statutory rape of a 13-year-old in the 1970s. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wikSfz

Leap Year: What it's like being born on 29 February?

People around the world tell us what it's like being born on 29 February. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2TcbZ0p

Latvia railway: Why I love living in an old train station

Milda Romanova's home is an old rail station, and at 88 she still loves all things trains. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2VvjX6j

Map: Confirmed coronavirus cases, worldwide

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More than 81,000 people have been sickened by a coronavirus, mostly in China. This map is updated daily. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2uxBlw0

The Sinister Sanders Child-Care Plan

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Bernie Sanders announced a “universal child care” proposal at the end of his wide-ranging 60 Minutes interview with Anderson Cooper. The plan would guarantee “every child in America free full-day, full-week, high-quality child care from infancy through age three,” and the campaign estimates that it would cost taxpayers 1.5 trillion dollars over ten years. But aside from being prohibitively expensive and distressingly vague, the plan looks an awful lot like social engineering.Start with the price tag. After failing to explain how he would pay for his expansive agenda — “I can't rattle off to you every nickel and every dime,” Sanders told Anderson Cooper in a disastrous moment of candor — the Sanders campaign released a partial list of pay-fors the day after the interview, laying out the cost of the senator’s major proposals alongside the tax hikes a Sanders administration would pursue to finance its domestic agenda. The campaign pegged the child-care proposal at a $150 billion annua...

California bracing for spread of coronavirus

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California said Thursday it was monitoring some 8,400 people for the new coronavirus, after officials confirmed a woman had contracted the disease without traveling to outbreak-hit regions. Governor Gavin Newsom said travelers arriving from affected areas were being monitored and sought to reassure the public that the risk of contracting the virus remains low. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ceNwid

Pence tries to project calm as virus response coordinator

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Vice President Mike Pence sought to project calm Thursday in his new role as chief coordinator of the government's response to the coronavirus as the Trump administration rushed to contain mounting public concerns and some of the worst stock market declines in more than a decade. Pence convened his first meeting of President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force one day after the president made him the government's point-person for the epidemic. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Tq8AcX

The 6 largest coronavirus outbreaks outside of China

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More new coronavirus cases were reported outside of China than inside the country on Wednesday — the first time since global health officials began tracking the virus. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Thk8iR

Police identify victims, shooter in Milwaukee brewery shooting rampage

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Police in Milwaukee on Thursday identified the five brewery employees shot and killed by a co-worker who later took his own life in the latest spasm of gun violence plaguing U.S. workplaces and schools. The motive for the carnage was unclear a day after the shooting at the landmark Molson Coors Beverage Co complex shook Wisconsin's largest city. "Reasons for this are still under investigation," Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HXGtMX

Turkey loses 33 soldiers in attack, Russia deploys warships to Syria coast

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Turkish President Recep Erdogan is looking West for support, and at his country's request NATO will be holding a meeting on the situation. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32As5DQ

Ex-Phoenix area sheriff declares victory despite court loss

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Former Phoenix-area Sheriff Joe Arpaio lost a bid to erase his criminal conviction for disobeying a 2011 court order, but claimed victory Thursday after an appeal's court said the verdict no longer has any legal consequence because of President Donald Trump's pardon. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals explained Arpaio was pardoned before he could be sentenced and that the final judgment in the case ended up dismissing the contempt charge. “They can’t use that conviction against me in a court of law,” Arpaio said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2To3JZU

Billionaire Steyer shakes up primary with slavery reparations plan

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For centuries, South Carolina's Charleston was the largest port of entry for the transatlantic slave trade. Now, a billionaire activist named Tom Steyer is shaking up the state's Democratic primary by advocating slavery reparations for African Americans. A California financier turned philanthropist and environmental campaigner, Steyer has poured tens of millions of dollars into the state ahead of Saturday's vote -- with a single-minded focus on the black voters who make up 60 percent of its Democratic electorate. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3afbYyq

U.S. to push production of protective gear for coronavirus; new case confirmed in California

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The United States will invoke a federal defense law to boost production of masks, gloves, gowns and other items to protect against the new coronavirus, the Trump administration said, as a new case was confirmed in California on Friday. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2Vs3eAO

Tenth coronavirus case confirmed in California: county health officials

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A tenth case of coronavirus has been confirmed in California, health officials from Santa Clara County said on Friday.The county's top health official said she would provide further information at a news conference later on Friday afternoon. It was the third confirmed case of coronavirus in the county, which includes the Silicon Valley tech hub. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2T9fpkw

U.S. warns Americans to reconsider travel to Italy due to coronavirus

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Americans should reconsider travel to Italy due to a coronavirus outbreak there, the U.S. State Department said on Friday. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2TnJQ5k

Who Will Care For Society’s Forgotten?

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By BY THERESA BROWN AND LEAH NASH from NYTOpinion https://ift.tt/2weKSc1

Joe Biden Needs a Win in South Carolina. Will He Get It?

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By BY NU WEXLER from NYTOpinion https://ift.tt/2weKQAV

We Don’t Really Know How Many People Have Coronavirus

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By BY ELISABETH ROSENTHAL from NYTOpinion https://ift.tt/2Tcnghj

Tom Steyer showered South Carolina in political spending. Will it pay off?

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By BY STEPHANIE SAUL AND KIM BARKER from NYTU.S. https://ift.tt/2TcmYHf

Celine: Fall 2020

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By Unknown Author from NYTFashion https://ift.tt/397CDwY

Trump urges Afghans to seize opportunity for peace

A deal will be signed with the Taliban on Saturday as the US prepares to exit Afghanistan. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2vtA5ur

Philippines volcano: Residents allowed to visit island

Philippines residents briefly allowed to return to homes near the Taal volcano find haunting scenes. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2uBigcm

Leap years and why we need them

It's a leap year which means there's an extra day in the calendar - 29 February 2020. But why do we need it? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2T4hbmU

Coronavirus: On the front line in Wuhan

The BBC speaks to a Chinese doctor who has been on the front line of fighting Coronavirus in Wuhan. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3950UDG

Burst water main leaves drivers stranded

Flooding in Houston led to cars being submerged and people having to take refuge on their roofs. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Tm0Mcf

Sanders has a convenient change of heart on delegate rules. Will Democrats buy it?

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There’s one big issue the Vermont senator has reversed himself on — and it could complicate his path to the nomination. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/395XUHn

Trump's coronavirus response includes many things he criticized President Obama for

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Elements of the response outlined by Trump mirror things he specifically criticized President Barack Obama for during the ebola outbreak in 2014. Yahoo News asked Trump about this contradiction and he argued the coronavirus epidemic is “a much different problem than ebola.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3a0MFjs

Dem Superdelegates Signal Willingness to Pass Over Sanders in Brokered Convention

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Only nine of 93 Democratic superdelegates interviewed by The New York Times said that Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) should be the nominee if he does not arrive at the Democratic national convention with a majority.Superdelegates have historically aligned with the candidate who wins the most delegates in caucuses and primaries. Sanders currently leads the field in delegates, but less than three percent have been allocated so far. But if the Vermont democratic socialist ends up not securing the 1,991 delegates necessary to win the nomination on the first ballot of the convention, then all 3,979 pledged delegates and 771 superdelegates would be free to vote for any candidate they choose on the second ballot.Interviews suggested that superdelegates still have major reservations about a Sanders ticket.“We’re way, way, way past the day where party leaders can determine an outcome here, but I think there’s a vibrant conversation about whether there is anything that can be done,” Jim Himes,...

Man gets life for kidnapping stepdaughter, holding her captive for 19 years

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Henri Michelle Piette kidnapped his victim in 1997 when she was 12 and subjected her to nearly 20 years of physical and sexual abuse before she escaped. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2T0KyX4

Doctors Inside Iran Believe Coronavirus Is More Serious Than Reported, and Getting Worse

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Medical professionals inside the Islamic Republic tell TIME they believe the country is now grappling with an “epidemic” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TijwcR

US envoy says Russia faceoff shows Turkey its true ally

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The United States called Thursday on Turkey to learn from clashes in Syria who its true friends are and drop its purchase from Russia of a major missile defense system. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday called an urgent meeting after at least nine Turkish troops were killed in an air strike in Syria's Idlib region. Russia is backing a devastating offensive by President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Idlib against rebel groups backed by Ankara. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2wRC7EV