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TOKYO (AP) — Japan's schools prepared to close for almost a month and entertainers, topped by K-pop superstars BTS, canceled events as a virus epidemic extended its spread through Asia into Europe …
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By FOSTER KLUG and KIM TONG-HYUNG
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2/28/20
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Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led to a global run on sales of face masks despite medical experts' advice that most people who aren't sick don't need to wear them.
Many businesses are sold …
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN, ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and JOSEPH PISANI
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2/28/20
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Schools across the United States are canceling trips abroad, preparing online lessons and even rethinking “perfect attendance” awards as they brace for the possibility that the new coronavirus …
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By COLLIN BINKLEY
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2/28/20
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iowa Democratic Party on Thursday released updated results of the Iowa caucuses after the completion of a recount requested by the campaigns of Bernie Sanders and Pete …
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2/27/20
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A government whistleblower has filed a complaint alleging that some federal workers did not have the necessary protective gear or training when they were deployed to help …
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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
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2/27/20
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC is giving three-year renewals to its drama series from veteran producer Dick Wolf, including the perennial “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”
The pickups for the …
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2/27/20
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — What if a neighborhood precinct was voting in Nevada's presidential caucuses and nobody came?
Democrats in one county were left scratching their heads about the possibility …
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By SCOTT SONNER
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2/27/20
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.1% in the final quarter of last year, but damage from the spreading coronavirus is likely depressing growth in the current quarter and …
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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
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2/27/20
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NEW YORK (AP) — New evidence against Mexico's former top security official has been uncovered since he was charged with taking tens of millions of dollars in bribes to protect Joaquin “El …
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By JIM MUSTIAN
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2/27/20
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is painting a misleading portrait of the risks of the , citing statistics to suggest it is far less dangerous than the flu when in fact, it’s not yet …
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By HOPE YEN
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2/27/20
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the universe, originating from a super-massive black hole.
Scientists reported Thursday that the blast came …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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2/27/20
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Bernie Sanders will swing through North Carolina, Virginia and Massachusetts in the coming days. Elizabeth Warren will make stops in Texas and Arkansas. Amy Klobuchar will …
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By THOMAS BEAUMONT and ALEXANDRA JAFFE
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2/27/20
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BALTIMORE (AP) — The disgraced former mayor of Baltimore was sentenced to three years in federal prison Thursday for arranging fraudulent sales of her self-published to nonprofits and foundations …
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO
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2/27/20
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Competent, a fighter, good. Old, out of touch, disingenuous. And, of course: who's that?
As the 2020 campaign intensifies, a poll from The asked Americans to say what word or …
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT
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2/27/20
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood mustered its creative forces in the 1940s when Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany sought to conquer the world, with Humphrey Bogart standing up to the fascist regime in …
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By LYNN ELBER
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2/27/20
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MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A Republican congressman's decision to challenge is pitting two visions of the GOP's future against each other. So far, it's divided voters and been anything but …
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By BEN NADLER and ALAN FRAM
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2/27/20
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NEW YORK (AP) — About 4 in 10 American adults are obese, and nearly 1 in 10 is severely so, government researchers said Thursday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention findings come …
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By MIKE STOBBE
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2/27/20
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THIES, Senegal (AP) — The only place in the world where fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are cooperating is in West Africa's sprawling Sahel region, giving the extremists …
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By CARLEY PETESCH
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2/27/20
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India accused a U.S. government commission of politicizing communal violence in New Delhi that killed at least 30 people and injured more than 200 as President Donald Trump was …
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EMILY SCHMALL and SHEIKH SAALIQ
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2/27/20
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Shares fell in Asia on Thursday after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. was stepping up its efforts to combat the virus outbreak that began in China, as the number of cases surpassed …
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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2/27/20
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