The world’s largest mobile event is losing some of its biggest names. Amazon, Ericsson, Facebook, Sony, Intel, Cisco, LG and other tech companies are withdrawing from this year’s Mobile World Congress because of the risk that attendees could catch the coronavirus that originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The event, scheduled to take place
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Nashua, Nueva Hampshire (CNN) — En Nueva Hampshire, el senador por Vermont Bernie Sanders obtuvo la celebración televisada que se le escapó una semana antes. Pero una vez más, el exalcalde de South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, lo hizo sudar. La victoria de Sanders solidificó su estatus en la carrera como favorito nacional, con sus
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Having a stroke is no laughing matter. But if you can stay optimistic about your recovery, a new study says you may be able to speed up your healing and reduce disability. Higher levels of optimism in stroke survivors was associated with reduced stroke severity, less physical disability and lower levels of inflammation at the
Continue Reading The Chinese government has made saving jobs a major priority as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts businesses and sends shockwaves across the world’s second biggest economy. Now some of the most prominent companies in China are taking in displaced workers to help cushion the blow. JD.com, one of China’s largest e-commerce firms, has promised to open
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s party suffered a dramatic local election defeat in New Delhi over the weekend, with voters in the capital choosing to ignore his divisive platform. Voters gave a resounding victory to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which won 62 out of 70 seats in the Legislative Assembly elections, held on February
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un juego de la Liga Nacional de Hockey de Estados Unidos (NHL, por sus siglas en inglés) se pospuso después de que el defensa de los St. Louis Blues, Jay Bouwmeester, sufriera un “episodio cardíaco” y se desplomara en la banca, dijo el gerente general del equipo en un comunicado. Jugadores de St.
Continue Reading Early Tuesday morning, health officials in Hong Kong partially evacuated residents from an apartment block over fears the coronavirus may have been transmitted via the building’s pipes. Two residents living on different floors of a high-rise tower called Hong Mei House, in northwestern Hong Kong’s Tsing Yi, had been infected with coronavirus, health officials said.
Continue Reading Another horse has died at Santa Anita Park, becoming at least the fifth to die at the Southern California thoroughbred racetrack this year. The 6-year-old horse named Double Touch died Saturday on the training track, according to an incident report on the track’s website. The report described it as a “sudden death.” The cause of
Continue Reading(CNN Español) – En medio de un aluvión de críticas se encuentra el presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, y su esposa, la primera dama María Juliana Ruiz, por cuenta del uso de un avión oficial para celebrar el cumpleaños de una de las hijas del mandatario en el Parque Panaca, ubicado en el departamento del
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China expects around 160 million employees to return to their workplaces in the next week, as the country seeks to minimize the economic impact of the novel coronavirus. Next Tuesday marks the official end of the Lunar New Year period, an auspicious occasion on the Chinese calendar, that this year has been marred by the
Continue Reading A massive bet on Sprint is finally paying off for Masayoshi Son. Shares in his company SoftBank rallied on Wednesday, after a US court approved the $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, the carrier SoftBank acquired nearly a decade ago. SoftBank stock closed up nearly 12% ahead of its quarterly earnings Wednesday in Tokyo.
Continue Reading Two dolphins were found shot and stabbed within a week off the Florida coast, and authorities are now looking for whoever is responsible. At least 29 dolphins have been stranded in the Southeast since 2002, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, with four incidents just last year. There is evidence they
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From towering Star Wars sculptures and a 100-meter-long snow slide to food and parties, the annual Sapporo Snow Festival has long been a major tourism magnet for Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. But this year, even after the week-long festivities opened on January 31 amid fears over the coronavirus outbreak, the climate crisis threatened the
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EL PASO, Texas — As El Paso County continues to seek a historic designation for the entire downtown El Paso, it is considering submitting a separate application to seek historic designation for one of El Paso’s most iconic neighborhoods. El Segundo Barrio, or the Second Ward, dates back to the late 1880s when the City
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders clinched a hard-fought victory in the first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire, as he battles with Pete Buttigieg to claim the mantle as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination. After winning New Hampshire in 2016 with a margin of more than 20 points over Hillary Clinton, Sanders was expected to do well
Continue Reading (CNN) — Andrew Yang suspendió su campaña política el martes en Nueva Hampshire, poniendo fin a la carrera que hizo saltar al empresario de la oscuridad total a ser un contendiente demócrata respaldado por un grupo devoto conocido como Yang Gang (pandilla Yang). “Si bien queda mucho trabajo por hacer, sabes que soy el chico
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — If you’re looking for a respiratory face mask in El Paso, you may be out of luck. Medical supply businesses across the Borderland are reporting a shortage and are waiting on back orders from their vendors. ABC-7 found one inside the Casa Medical supply company in West El Paso. And that’s
Continue Reading Right now I’m watching a speech by NH primary victor Bernie Sanders, but I wish Michael Marando or Jonathan Kravis were speaking instead. Earlier I caught portions of a speech by Joe Biden, but I’d rather hear from Aaron S.J. Zelinsky or Adam Jed. Zelinsky, Marando, Kravis, and Jed all withdrew from the legal proceedings
Continue Reading Amy Klobuchar finally got the moment she desperately needed. Now the question is whether she can hold on. Klobuchar, who looked on track to finish in third place in New Hampshire, strode to the stage at a hotel here in Concord with the confidence of a candidate who, after a year’s worth of fits and
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EL PASO, Texas – For the 14th year, runners young and old from across the Borderland and from as far as Germany will lace up their shoes for the Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon, the TFCU Half Marathon and the Crave Kids Dash this Sunday, February 16. The starting line is in historic Sunset Heights
Continue Reading Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar won over moderates, college-educated and older voters in the last 72 hours of the primary in New Hampshire, according to CNN exit polls, a combination that helped lift her to a solid third-place finish on Tuesday night. The Democratic debate on Friday night proved pivotal for Klobuchar: 5 in 6 of
Continue Reading Siba, a standard poodle, was selected as Best in Show at the 144th edition of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York on Tuesday. Siba was chosen from seven finalists in front of a cheering crowd at Madison Square Garden. It is the fifth time a standard poodle has won Best in Show
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Click here for updates on this story GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) — A Genesee Intermediate School District school bus driver is off the job and charged with assaulting a student with special needs. Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said 61-year-old Thomas Norton lost his self-control driving students home from the Michigan School for the Deaf
Continue Reading Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet ended his 2020 presidential campaign on Tuesday in a speech to supporters in New Hampshire. “I think it’s fitting for us to end the campaign tonight,” Bennet told a crowd in Concord. He continued: “I really want to say that I appreciate the fact that you gave me a chance here,
Continue Reading An inmate who escaped from a Georgia sheriff’s office through the ceiling has been caught in Alabama, officials said. Gregory Keith Wyatt went through a light into the ceiling, worked his way into a pipe chase and escaped Monday night, the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. Investigators working with the Talledega
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Westminster Kennel Club dog show (all times local): 11:03 p.m. Siba the standard poodle has won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club. With the crowd at Madison Square Garden chanting for Daniel the popular golden retriever, judge Bob Slay instead picked the perfectly primped and
Continue Reading President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly withdrew the nomination for Jessie Liu, the former US attorney who headed the office that oversaw Roger Stone’s prosecution, to serve in a top Treasury Department position, three sources told CNN. Liu’s nomination was pulled the same day that the four federal prosecutors who had successfully taken Stone’s case
Continue Reading With a disappointing finish in today’s New Hampshire primary a near-certainty, former Vice President Joe Biden is insisting that he will remain in the race — pointing to the more diverse electorates in Nevada and, especially, South Carolina. “Whatever happens on Tuesday, Vice President Biden will still be in this race,” Symone Sanders, a top
Continue Reading As they tossed their face masks into the sky, 195 quarantined Americans were free once again. For 14 days, they were under mandatory quarantine at March Air Reserve Base in California. The evacuees were on the first State Department evacuation flight out of Wuhan, China — the center of the coronavirus outbreak. Health officials said
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