| Why isn't there a male birth control pill? Posted: 29 Feb 2020 09:34 AM PST  No male birth control product has made it to market, but over the past year, there has been promising early progress on new treatments — including a pill, a gel that's rubbed onto the skin and an injection that acts as a nonsurgical vasectomy — that could finally bring the first male contraceptive to the public. If that happens, research suggests a "male pill" could drastically reduce unplanned pregnancies, especially in developing countries.
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| Mike Bloomberg addresses US in TV ad on coronavirus and Trump response Posted: 01 Mar 2020 08:44 AM PST  Purchase of prime time slots for pseudo-presidential address draws taunting tweets from man in the real Oval Office * Pence defends Trump Jr claim Democrats want 'millions' to dieMike Bloomberg has bought three minutes of primetime TV on Sunday night, in order to address the US about the coronavirus outbreak and Donald Trump's response.News of the billionaire former New York mayor's latest campaign advertising outlay, reckoned to be between $1.25m and $3m, was followed by a pair of tweets from the White House."Mini Mike Bloomberg's consultants and so-called 'advisors' (how did that advice work out? Don't ask!), are on the 'gravy train'," Trump wrote, "all making a fortune for themselves pushing Mini hard, when they knew he never had what it takes."Don't pay them anymore Mike, they led you down a very dark and lonely path! Your reputation will never be the same!"Reportedly impressed, if not cowed, by Bloomberg's personal fortune of around $60bn, Trump was initially said to have urged aides to take seriously the formerly Republican mayor's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.But despite massive spending Bloomberg has struggled in two Democratic debates and failed to oust Joe Biden as the moderate frontrunner. The key test of his ambitions comes on Tuesday, when 14 states and one territory, American Samoa, will stage primaries.In the ad which will air on CBS and NBC around 8.30pm ET on Sunday – and which is entitled "Leadership in Crisis" – Bloomberg appears in suit and tie and American flag pin, in front of a background which thanks to more flags and a sunlit window looks not unlike the Oval Office."At times like this it is the job of the president to reassure the public that he or she is taking all the necessary steps to protect the health and wellbeing of every citizen," Bloomberg says."The public wants to know their leader is trained, informed and respected. When a problem arises, they want someone in charge who can marshal facts and expertise to confront the problem."Bloomberg does not mention Trump and instead touts his experience in public health management while mayor of New York City between 2001 and 2013, which he says included dealing with "a hurricane, a blackout, attempted terror attacks, the West Nile virus and swine flu".In response, the Trump campaign said the president was "effectively managing the coronavirus situation and has placed the United States ahead of the curve in its comprehensive response".A spokesman added: "Mike Bloomberg is shamelessly politicising the issue and only further exposing himself as an unserious candidate. He's a joke."Trump, who complained at a rally on Friday night that Democrats were perpetrating a "hoax" in seeking to use the outbreak against him, has been accused of politicising the virus himself.On Sunday his vice-president Mike Pence, the leader of much-criticised White House efforts to contain the outbreak, parried questions about remarks by Trump and key supporters.The first US death from coronavirus was reported in Washington state on Saturday. According to the World Health Organization, there have been 83,652 cases and nearly 2,800 deaths worldwide. Most are in China but international travel, trade, business and sporting events have been affected. This week saw steep falls on most financial markets.At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland on Saturday, meanwhile, Trump mocked Bloomberg physically."We've got Mini Mike [Bloomberg] but I think he's out of it," said Trump, 73 and 6ft 3in, about his 78-year-old, 5ft 4in challenger."That was probably the worst debate performance in the history of presidential debates. It just shows you can't buy an election. I mean, there's a point at which people say, 'You gotta bring the goods a little bit, too.'"Trump then pretended to be Bloomberg, crouching behind the lectern to audience laughter and chants of: "Four more years!"According to the New York Times, on NBC Bloomberg's ad will run "during Little Big Shots, a variety show featuring child performers hosted by the [actor] Melissa McCarthy".
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| Jimmy Carter: Buttigieg "doesn't know what he's going to do" after South Carolina Posted: 01 Mar 2020 10:51 AM PST  Buttigieg said South Carolina was a "convincing" victory for former Vice President Joe Biden.
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| 'They are starting to get more and more desperate': Greta Thunberg responds to a Canadian oil company accused of creating a vulgar cartoon depicting her in a non-consensual sex act Posted: 01 Mar 2020 06:57 AM PST  X-Site Energy Services has denied creating the vulgar sticker that shows 17-year-old Thunberg engaged in a non-consensual sexual act.
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| Embattled Chris Matthews Left Out of MSNBC’s S.C. Primary Coverage Posted: 29 Feb 2020 05:39 PM PST  A day after he was accused of sexual harassment by a journalist, MSNBC decided to keep host Chris Matthews off its airwaves during coverage of the South Carolina primary results.Matthews is normally a fixture of election night coverage, which made his absence on Saturday all the more notable. His disappearing act came as MSNBC faced calls from a feminist organization to fire him because of sexism and sexual misconduct allegations—after raised eyebrows over other on-air remarks.A week ago, Matthews likened Sen Bernie Sanders' (I-VT) victory in the Nevada caucuses to France falling to the Nazis in World War II. He apologized to Sanders—who is Jewish and whose family lost members in the Holocaust—but quickly shoved his foot in his mouth again.Laura Bassett Accuses MSNBC Host Chris Matthews of Sexually Harassing Her in 2016After Tuesday's Democratic debate, Matthews pressed Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) about why she confronted former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg about accusations of sexist behavior in his past, including an allegation he told a pregnant employee to "kill it.""Why would he lie?" Matthews said of Bloomberg's denial. "Because just to protect himself?"Then, on Friday, columnist Laura Bassett wrote in a GQ article that Matthews harassed her in 2016, looking her over while she was getting her makeup done for an appearance and remarking, "Why haven't I fallen in love with you yet?"'Senator Sanders, I'm Sorry': Chris Matthews Apologizes for Nazi AnalogyBassett said Matthews continued to comment on her appearance, at one point telling the makeup artist, "Make sure you wipe this off her face after the show. We don't make her up so some guy at a bar can look at her like this."It was reported in late 2017 that NBC had paid separation compensation to a producer who accused Matthews of sexually harassing her. The network claimed at the time that the host had been "formally reprimanded" over the incident.On Friday night, Matthews had another cringe-worthy moment. While covering President Donald Trump's South Carolina rally, he mistook South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Jaime Harrison with footage of another black politician, Tim Scott (R-S.C.).MSNBC did not immediately return a request for comment.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Former youth pastor accused of revenge plot over sexual assault case Posted: 01 Mar 2020 02:55 PM PST  He is alleged to have tried to hire a prison inmate to kill a senior church official and a judge involved in his 2017 conviction in Pennsylvania.
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| Russian march combines tribute for opposition leader with Putin protest Posted: 29 Feb 2020 04:30 AM PST  Thousands of people gathered in Moscow on Saturday to mark five years since the murder of prominent Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, joining a march that organizers said was also a protest against planned changes to Russia's constitution. The annual march is the first major demonstration organized by Russia's political opposition since President Vladimir Putin proposed a raft of changes to the constitution last month.
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| Britain's health service not for sale in US free-trade talks Posted: 01 Mar 2020 12:08 PM PST  Any free-trade deal with the United States must protect Britain's cherished National Health Service, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government declared Sunday as it published an outline of its negotiating objectives for the transatlantic deal. The British government estimates its economy will get a 3.4 billion-pound ($4.3 billion) boost and trade between the close allies will increase by 15.3 billion pounds ($19.6 billion) if trade barriers between the United Kingdom and the United States are removed. Among objectives outlined Sunday were a clear statement saying that British negotiators would protect the state-funded National Health Service.
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| Could This Be the Navy's New Super Bomber? (Wait, What?) Posted: 29 Feb 2020 02:00 PM PST  While bombers could certainly contribute to searches for adversary shipping, quite likely potential targets will more often be relayed to them by other maritime surveillance assets.
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| Trump seeks to quell fear as first U.S. coronavirus death is reported Posted: 29 Feb 2020 12:14 PM PST  President Trump sought to ease rising fears about the coronavirus epidemic on a day when the first U.S. death from COVID-19 was reported and more cases were reported on the West Coast.
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| Washington state declares emergency after first patient dies from coronavirus in US Posted: 29 Feb 2020 03:06 PM PST  Washington state officials confirm the first coronavirus death in the U.S. Here's the latest on the COVID-19 outbreak.
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| Pentagon looks to China in wake of Taliban peace deal Posted: 01 Mar 2020 03:26 PM PST  The Trump administration's peace deal with the Taliban opens the door for an initial American troop withdrawal that Defense Secretary Mark Esper sees as a step toward the broader goal of preparing for potential future war with China.
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| Police find 25-year-old alligator in basement of Ohio home Posted: 01 Mar 2020 09:24 AM PST  Ohio investigators made a scaly new friend this week when they learned an American alligator was being held in the basement of a Groveport, Ohio, home.
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| Turnout tops corruption as factor in Israel vote Posted: 01 Mar 2020 05:11 AM PST  Ex-military chief Benny Gantz, the main challenger Blue and White alliance leader, has tried to make Netanyahu's upcoming trial a central issue in his campaign, warning Israelis that the premier's legal woes will distract him from the national interest. At Gantz's closing rally in Tel Aviv, his focus was squarely on turnout, as he urged the crowd to broadcast on Facebook live, hoping to expand the network of people tuned into his speech. "Get out and vote!" the Blue and White leader said.
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| Australia's first coronavirus death confirmed as former Diamond Cruise passenger Posted: 29 Feb 2020 06:42 PM PST  A former passenger on the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined off Japan for coronavirus died in a hospital in Perth early on Sunday, a health official said, becoming Australia's first death from the virus. "Our condolences are with his family and unfortunately he's the first death we've had from coronavirus in Australia," Andrew Robertson, the chief health officer of Western Australia state, told journalists. The man's widow also caught the virus, but is in stable condition, the health official said.
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| Trump ally cheered by Republicans for speech claiming Bernie Sanders presidency would lead to ‘another Holocaust’ Posted: 01 Mar 2020 11:04 AM PST  Glenn Beck, a former Fox News pundit an an ally to Donald Trump, was cheered on by Republicans during a conference in which he claimed a Bernie Sanders presidency would lead to "another Holocaust".In an incendiary speech full of false claims and misinformation, delivered at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, Mr Beck compared Mr Sanders and his supporters to the Bolsheviks while warning of violent revolution should the "democratic socialist" assume office.
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| Biden addresses supporters following South Carolina victory Posted: 29 Feb 2020 06:20 PM PST  Joe Biden addressed his supporters on Saturday, following his campaign victory in South Carolina.
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| Several young doctors in China have died of the coronavirus. Medical workers are far more vulnerable to infection than the general population. Posted: 29 Feb 2020 05:03 AM PST  Older people are the most likely to die from the coronavirus. But overworked, under-protected healthcare workers are at risk, too.
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| Bizarre Email Is Latest Clue in Saga of Doomsday Couple With Missing Kids Posted: 01 Mar 2020 08:03 AM PST  The latest clue in the investigation of doomsday couple Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell is a weird email sent in her previous husband's name shortly before he was shot dead.Investigators want to question Vallow and Daybell about the June 29 message as they try to put together pieces of a puzzle that includes two dead spouses, two missing children, and an obsession with the apocalypse and near-death experiences, KSL-TV reported.Vallow's 17-year-old, Tylee Ryan, and adopted 7-year-old, J.J., have been missing since September—and the search for them has also raised questions about the deaths of Vallow's ex, Charles Vallow, and Daybell's wife, Tammy.Doomsday Mom Told Her Husband's Kids Their Dad Was Dead Via Text MessageCharles Vallow, 62, was killed by his wife's brother, Alex Cox, during what was initially described as a domestic dispute on July 11 in Chandler, Arizona.Two weeks earlier, Charles wrote an email to another brother-in-law, Adam Cox, in which he claimed that Lori had created an email account in his name and used it invite Daybell, who lived in Idaho, to visit him in Arizona."I would gladly fly you down here early next week," the bogus invite read. "You could stay in our guest room like before. I hate to take you away from your family, but I would definitely make it worth your time."When Charles got wind of the email, he questioned Lori about it but got no answers."I'm not sure of the relationship with her and Chad Daybell but they are up to something… She will not explain it…" he wrote to Adam Cox, according to KSL."I am going to send it to Chad Daybell's wife. Her name is Tammy and I found her email address on their website too… I've got her cell number too."It's not clear if Charles ever contacted Tammy. And three months after he was killed, she was dead, too. Weeks later, Lori and Chad—who bonded in a doomsday prepper group—got married.Sgt. Jason McClimans of the Chandler, Arizona, Police Department called the email "suspicious.""It draws various questions that we would need to ask Lori and Tylee and possibly Chad to get to the bottom of it," he said.Crazy Custody Battle With Doomsday Mom's Niece Airs Claims of Cults, Child-Stealing, and Attempted MurderThere's no shortage of questions police want to ask Lori, 46, and Chad, 51, starting with the location of Tylee and J.J., the only other witnesses to Charles' death.Idaho police say Lori refused to cooperate with search for the children, lied about their whereabouts, and took off for Hawaii with Chad when they started investigating.A judge ordered her arrested for desertion and contempt, and she is being extradited from Hawaii to Idaho to face those charges. Her new husband has reportedly already returned to Idaho.Police have reopened the investigation into Tammy Daybell's Oct. 19 death and exhumed her body, and they are taking another look at Charles Vallow's killing and the unexplained December death of Alex Cox. They are also investigating an October incident in which someone driving Charles' car took a shot at Brandon Boudreaux, the estranged husband of Lori's niece.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Pete Buttigieg quits Democratic presidential race Posted: 01 Mar 2020 05:11 PM PST  The announcement comes after a poor showing in South Carolina's Democratic primary.
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| Europe Risks New Migration Meltdown as Erdogan Opens Floodgates Posted: 01 Mar 2020 12:21 AM PST  (Bloomberg) -- Europe risks a repeat of a migration crisis that five years ago tested its political limits and physical borders as increasing numbers of refugees gather anew on its doorstep.The rapidly evolving emergency came after Turkey signaled it won't stand in the way of people using its territory to escape Syria and other war-ravaged countries, as thousands of desperate asylum seekers flocked toward the Greek border and security forces deployed tear gas to hold them back.Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said more than 76,000 refugees have left the country through Edirne province, which is bordering both Greece and Bulgaria, as of 9:55 a.m. on Sunday, according to state-run Anadolu agency. It wasn't clear if all refugees crossed into Europe or some were stuck in no-man's land.With more expected to arrive, the prospect of a bloody showdown looms in a continent already gripped by fear and travel restrictions over the spread of the coronavirus, which is morphing into a pandemic and defies national frontiers.The situation began to spiral when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked for European Union support after Turkey suffered its biggest single-day military casualties in decades in Syria. The EU is in a bind: it opposes Turkey's campaign in Idlib province to support the last major rebel holdout against Syrian forces.Memories of the 2015 refugee crisis linger. At best, the EU hinted it can speed up aid to Turkey to stop another exodus.That prompted Erdogan to proclaim that his country can no longer accommodate people fleeing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime. "What did we do yesterday? We opened the doors," he said Saturday. The flow of migrants "may reach about 25,000-30,000 today. We will not close the doors hereafter."The stakes for neighboring Greece are escalating exponentially. The government plans to build more ring-fenced refugee camps despite widespread protests from local communities, and even as existing facilities have drawn universal condemnation for their inhumane conditions.On a political and economic level, another wave of migration could derail a delicate recovery not only for Europe's most indebted state — but for the entire region. Anti-immigration populist politicians, from Italy to Germany, are poised to seize the opportunity to go on the attack.Italy's Matteo Salvini, leader of the anti-migrant League, said in a Facebook video on Saturday that he would not accept Turkey letting refugees into the EU. "Now the Turks say everyone's free, everyone can go, we were joking," Salvini said. "No, we're willing to be kind, but not to be treated like idiots."How Committed?On Friday, the EU's chief diplomat, Josep Borrell, said he'd received reassurances that Turkey "remains committed" to a 2016 deal under which Ankara stemmed the flow of migrants toward Europe in exchange for financial assistance. That now seems entirely up for debate. Erdogan's spokesman said Ankara would "loosen" its stance on refugees if Idlib falls to Assad's forces.The humanitarian crisis would get worse unless the Syrian government stops attacks, Erdogan told French President Emmanuel Macron in a phone call late Saturday, according to a readout from his office.Erdogan urged the EU and the international community to share the burden of refugees and said Turkey would like to see NATO clearly show its solidarity in practice.The current financial arrangement with Turkey helped stem Europe's biggest refugee wave since World War II. It stopped displaced Syrians from entering the EU via Greece after the flow of people unleashed a wave of populism that had long-lasting consequences, not least the U.K. referendum to leave the EU that climaxed with one of the bloc's biggest contributors acrimoniously exiting.Rift ReopensThe tension is palpable. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who was in government with a far-right party in the past, took to Twitter to say there must be no repeat of 2015 -- or he will be forced to take unilateral action to protect Austria's borders.Germany, meanwhile, finds itself in a leadership vacuum. Angela Merkel, who took a bold stand in 2015 to welcome refugees, is in her twilight years and her governing party is in the throes of a fierce battle over who will take over — a centrist like herself or someone more conservative who will accommodate the growing anti-immigration sentiment.Merkel's diminished stature also highlights the EU's failure to tackle regional crises, from the wars in Syria and Libya, to engagement with Turkey's unpredictable leader.Border CrossingsAmid the political paralysis, Greece took steps to prevent more than 4,000 illegal border crossings and arrested 66 people.Turkey continues to carry out retaliatory strikes on Syrian soldiers. Its forces have killed 2,100 Syrian troops this year and there's no sign that Erdogan plans to scale back. How Turkey manages its relationship with Russia, the other key player in Syria, remains to be seen. Western powers have faded into the background.Russia has denied involvement in the attack on Turkish troops. Turkish officials, for their part, have criticized Moscow for not doing more to rein in Assad. Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet next week after the two men talked on Friday. The conversation was tense."I told Putin: 'What are you doing there? If you're going to build a base, build it but get out of our way'," Erdogan said of the call in his speech.(Updates with higher number of refugees leaving Turkey in third paragraph)\--With assistance from Constantine Courcoulas, Jonathan Stearns, Sotiris Nikas, Boris Groendahl, John Follain and Richard Bravo.To contact the reporters on this story: Cagan Koc in Istanbul at ckoc2@bloomberg.net;Selcan Hacaoglu in Ankara at shacaoglu@bloomberg.net;Nikos Chrysoloras in Brussels at nchrysoloras@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Onur Ant at oant@bloomberg.net, Flavia Krause-Jackson, Paul AbelskyFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
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| Vatican opens archives on history's most controversial pope Posted: 29 Feb 2020 07:26 PM PST  The Vatican unseals the archives of history's most contentious popes on Monday, potentially shedding light on why Pius XII stayed silent during the extermination of six million Jews in the Holocaust. Award-winning German religious historian Hubert Wolf will be in Rome on Monday, armed with six assistants and two years of funding to start exploring documents from the "private secretariat" of the late pope. Wolf, a specialist on the relationship of Pius XII with the Nazis, is anxious to discover the notes of the his 70 ambassadors -- the pontiff's eyes and ears during his time as head of the Catholic Church between 1939 and his death in 1958.
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| Nuke the Nukes: The Air Force Wanted to Attack Russian Nuclear Bombers with Nuclear Weapons Posted: 01 Mar 2020 06:22 AM PST  What could go wrong? Well, a lot.
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| Malaysia and India aim to repair soured ties that hit palm trade Posted: 01 Mar 2020 08:47 AM PST  Malaysia and India will work on improving ties that soured under former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and badly affected palm oil trade between the countries, officials from both nations said on Sunday. India is the world's biggest palm oil importer but its purchases from Malaysia, the second-biggest palm exporter behind Indonesia, dropped drastically in recent months after attacks on India's policies by Mahathir.
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| Michael Bloomberg sees congregants turn their backs on him in historically black church in Selma Posted: 01 Mar 2020 02:05 PM PST  Churchgoers in Alabama turned their backs on Michael Bloomberg as the billionaire former mayor of New York and presidential hopeful joined Democrats vying for the party's nomination in Selma, where memorial events have been commemorating the 55th anniversary of a landmark moment of political violence in the Civil Rights movement.Mr Bloomberg has faced mounting criticism for a range of controversies while in office and as a company chief, from sexual harassment allegations and settlements to his continued defence for his police department's practice of racially profiling through "stop and frisk" measures, which he only publicly apologised for as he entered the presidential race.
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| Anthony Fauci, who the Trump administration barred from speaking freely, is a public-health hero. The disease expert guided the US through AIDS, Zika, and Ebola. Posted: 28 Feb 2020 08:41 PM PST  Fauci has been a US health official since 1984, advising six presidents. Trump's administration barred him from speaking publicly without approval.
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| Second case of unexplained coronavirus appears in California, raising fears of community infection Posted: 28 Feb 2020 06:55 PM PST  The nation's second case of unexplained coronavirus - in which a person emerges with the infection with no obvious indication of how the virus was transmitted - has been reported in California
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| Free child care is becoming a 2020 issue. Here's what it would mean for working moms. Posted: 29 Feb 2020 04:15 AM PST  "It relieved a lot of stress off of me," a mother of five in Washington, D.C., said of the city's free public preschool initiative.
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| South Carolina primary results in full – county by county Posted: 29 Feb 2020 12:00 PM PST  Get the results in the crucial early voting state * South Carolina Democrats vote as Biden looks for win to boost flagging campaign * Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contributionSouth Carolina is the first state in the deep south to cast its vote in the primary race, where African American voters form a majority of the electorate. Democrats and Republicans will be voting, but because Donald Trump faces no serious opposition, all eyes will be on the Democratic contest.default What is a primary?The primaries and caucuses are a series of contests, in all 50 US states plus Washington DC and US territories, by which the party selects its presidential nominee. Most US states hold primary elections, in which voters go to a polling place, mail in their ballots or otherwise vote remotely. A handful of states hold caucuses – complicated, hours-long meetings, which continue until one candidate emerges as victor. And the process is different for Democrats and Republicans. Why is the South Carolina primary important?The goal for the candidates is to amass a majority of pledged delegates whose job it is to nominate the candidate at the party's convention. In all states, delegates are awarded proportionally among top winners.To become the Democratic presidential nominee, the candidate must secure 1,991 pledged delegates before the Democratic Party's convention in Wisconsin in July. If there is no outright majority then so-called super delegates, unpledged senior party members, could decide who secures the presidential nomination.There are 54 delegates in play in South Carolina. Only 101 so far allotted after the first three primaries in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada. South Carolina serves as a launchpad for the vital Super Tuesday election in just three days time, when 16 states and territories will vote and over 1,300 delegates, around a third of the total in the entire election, will be up for grabs. Sanders so far leads the pack with 45 delegates. He is followed by former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg on 26, while Biden lags behind with 15. Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren holds 8 with Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar on 7.
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| Dollars under the mattress: Argentines' preferred savings Posted: 29 Feb 2020 05:58 PM PST  No sooner does she receive her paycheck in Argentine pesos than 43-year-old lawyer Eugenia exchanges them for dollars and takes them home to hide away. The fear of losing everything in a burglary pales in comparison with the mistrust she has for banks and her own country's currency. "I don't trust the peso; it's not just now, it's always been that way," she said.
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| Lady Gaga’s father won’t pay restaurant rent, citing homelessness as issue for business Posted: 01 Mar 2020 03:44 PM PST  Lady Gaga's father is refusing to pay $260,000 in rent and fees for his restaurant at New York City's Grand Central Terminal, saying the homeless population is hurting his business.
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| Polish LGBT activists protest at Warsaw church against Catholic archbishop Posted: 01 Mar 2020 06:27 AM PST |
| Why Don't We Celebrate the Doughboys As the 'Greatest Generation'? Posted: 01 Mar 2020 08:13 AM PST  World War I was just as important as World War II.
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| Thousands bury Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria's Idlib Posted: 01 Mar 2020 07:34 AM PST |
| At least 3,200 Amazon delivery drivers will be laid off by the end of April as the company keeps cutting ties with contractors Posted: 01 Mar 2020 10:22 AM PST  Amazon is cutting ties with some of its third-party delivery partners, resulting in thousands of layoffs in recent months.
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| University recruiter fired after getting US high school students to line up according to skin colour Posted: 01 Mar 2020 10:14 AM PST  A university admissions recruiter in the US has been fired after asking a group of high school students to line up according to their skin colour and hair texture.Students at Harding Charter Preparatory High School in Oklahoma City claim the recruiter, who was visiting on behalf of Oklahoma Christian University (OC), instructed them to follow the exercise without any explanation during an assembly on 24 February.
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| Pete Buttigieg to Drop Out of Presidential Race Posted: 01 Mar 2020 05:01 PM PST  Former South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg has decided to drop out of the presidential race, according to campaign aides.The decision comes after a poor showing in the South Carolina primary, in which Buttigieg won just over 8 percent of the vote. Former vice president Joe Biden won the popular vote in every county in the state, after getting an endorsement from South Carolina kingmaker, Representative James Clyburn. Buttigieg received the support of just 3 percent of black voters in the state, raising doubts as to whether he could build a broad coalition in the Democratic presidential race.Buttigieg cancelled a rally in Dallas, Texas, scheduled for Sunday night and announced he was returning instead to South Bend."So a little bit of news for you about our flight," Buttigieg said in comments reported by the New York Times. "We're making a change in our travel plans and traveling to South Bend rather than to Texas. We're going to be making an announcement there about the future of the campaign, and we are looking forward to sharing with our supporters and with the country where we're going from here."Buttigieg emerged as the winner of the Iowa Caucuses after inching past Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) as final results were tallied. However, the former mayor's campaign failed to gain traction in subsequent states, and polling averages at RealClearPolitics showed Buttigieg at most in third place among Super Tuesday states.Billionaire businessman Tom Steyer dropped out of the race on Saturday night. With the addition of Buttigieg, the remaining candidates are Sanders, Biden, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren.
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| Police clash with French islanders fearing coronavirus among tourists Posted: 01 Mar 2020 11:32 AM PST  Saint-Denis de la Reunion (AFP) - Police used tear gas on protesting residents of France's Indian Ocean territory Reunion Island on Sunday who tried to block passengers of a cruise ship turned away from nearby Madagascar for fear there may be people infected with the coronavirus on board. The incident came just hours after clashes between police and protesters near the airport in Martinique, another French overseas territory, demanding strict control of any new arrivals as panic over the outbreak spreads.
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| The facts about coronavirus: What you need to know Posted: 29 Feb 2020 06:37 PM PST  Dr. Jon LaPook with the latest information about the virus and how to protect yourself and others
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| This Is How Russia Would Survive a Nuclear Apocalypse Posted: 29 Feb 2020 10:41 PM PST  Well, some in Moscow would at least survive.
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| Iraqi prime minister candidate Allawi quits as vacuum looms Posted: 01 Mar 2020 05:51 AM PST  Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Allawi withdrew his candidacy for the post on Sunday, accusing political parties of obstructing him, deepening a domestic crisis and threatening an unprecedented power vacuum. Allawi's appointment was meant to ease a crisis as the Shi'ite-led country faces a mass protest movement that broke out in October and brought down Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi. President Barham Salih will begin consultations to choose a new candidate for a new prime minister within 15 days, the state news agency said.
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| Virus fears keep hundreds of cruise passengers at sea Posted: 29 Feb 2020 12:21 PM PST  Operators of a British cruise ship that was turned away from its destination due to fears of the new coronavirus said Saturday they have chartered planes to ferry passengers home — but don't yet have permission to dock anywhere. The Braemar, which had been scheduled to disembark its hundreds of passengers in the Dominican Republic on Friday, was still cruising through the Caribbean more than a day later, with no immediate word on where it might wind up. Olsen Cruise Lines issued statements insisting that nobody aboard had symptoms consistent with the COVID-19 illness.
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| At least 4 of the dozens of US coronavirus cases are not linked to overseas travel but are likely the result of 'community spread' Posted: 29 Feb 2020 08:20 AM PST  "Community spread means spread of an illness for which the source of infection is unknown," the CDC said.
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