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Apple reportedly rejecting coronavirus-related apps not from recognized institutions - CNET

Developers tell CNBC that Apple rejected apps that would have shown stats about the illness. from CNET https://ift.tt/2PQQCzI via Mobiles

The Kids in the Hall comedy series gets Amazon revival with original cast - CNET

Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson are back with new episodes. from CNET https://ift.tt/3czoSZQ via Mobiles

Nokia's first 5G phone to be revealed this month - CNET

It's also set to be shown off in James Bond ads from Sunday. from CNET https://ift.tt/2IlaExW via Mobiles

You can make $1,000 for binge-watching The Office - CNET

Everybody stay calm! from CNET https://ift.tt/2TrdmIF via Mobiles

Tito's Vodka: Please don't use our booze as coronavirus hand sanitizer - CNET

Save the spirits for sipping, not splashing on your hands. from CNET https://ift.tt/3cxWmrD via Mobiles

Business News Update BBC

When is the Budget, what does it do and what should we expect to hear from the chancellor? from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/39t31S4 via Online Shopping

Business News Update BBC

As the virus continues to spread, are consumers hoarding certain products, and is it necessary? from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2VNt4zi via Online Shopping

Business News Update BBC

Almost a third of British men say yes, however only 16% of their female counterparts agree from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/32Y8Og6 via Online Shopping

China is recording so few new coronavirus infections that South Korea looks like the new center of the epidemic

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The coronavirus is spreading in several new hot-spot countries — notably South Korea and Iran — but slowing considerably in China. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TzI2GA via Latest News

Billionaire Bloomberg who pumped $400 million into race says he achieved the impossible after winning American Samoa

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Billionaire Mike Bloomberg said his campaign has “achieved something no one else thought was possible” after winning his first Democratic primary delegates — in the territory of American Samoa.The victory gave the former mayor of New York, who has spent more than half a billion dollars of his own money in his bid for the nomination, his first delegates of the primary race. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/39mLhYw via Latest News

New Hampshire Coronavirus Patient Breaks Quarantine to Attend Dartmouth Event

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A N.H. hospital employee diagnosed with coronavirus broke quarantine to attend a Dartmouth Business School event on Feb. 28. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3czx7oG via Latest News

Seattle feels like 'ghost town,' business owners say as they face life in coronavirus hot spot

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As the death toll in Washington climbed, Seattle's mayor declared a civil emergency and businesses braced for economic fallout. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TjfIJx via Latest News

Carnival crisis grows after another Princess cruise ship goes on lockdown after a former passenger dies from coronavirus

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Passengers on Princess Cruises' Grand Princess ship have been told to stay in their rooms while they wait to get screened for the coronavirus. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ImwpO0 via Latest News

Mike Pence's press secretary snaps at reporter for asking coronavirus question

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Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary Katie Miller snapped at a White House correspondent on Wednesday following a press briefing dealing with the White House’s coronavirus task force.The reporter, Brian Karem, asked Mr Pence about whether the White House has any guidance for uninsured individuals to get testing. Mr Pence was nearing the end of his press conference when Mr Karem asked him about coronavirus testing for the uninsured. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2wvFYHB via Latest News

Jeff Sessions’ run-off and a Bush's loss: Super Tuesday races you may have missed

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While all the attention was focused on the Democratic primaries, other races played out across the USWhile all the attention of Super Tuesday focused on the presidential nomination race among the Democrats and the fight between the former vice-president Joe Biden and the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, other races and dramas across the US also played out.Here are five things you may have missed: A Bush loses in TexasPierce Bush was aiming to advance in the Republican primary for a Texas congressional seat in Houston. But the grandson of president George HW Bush and relative of president George W Bush and ex-Florida governor Jeb Bush, lost his race – the first Bush to lose in Texas in 40 years. A dynasty ends, not with a bang but a whimper. Broadcaster Cenk Uygur flames outFamed leftist broadcaster Cenk Uygur has a strong following thanks to his founding of the Young Turks progressive politics show. But that did not translate into meaningful support for his bid to fill the California co...

Elizabeth Warren Assessing Candidacy After Super Tuesday Rout

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San Francisco's first 2 coronavirus cases were just confirmed — authorities say the disease is likely being transmitted in the city

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"We do not know at this point how they were exposed to the virus, which suggests it is spreading in the community," the city's health director said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2vFPW9a via Latest News

What It's Like to Come Home to the Stigma of Coronavirus

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Frank King has gotten death threats. So many angry strangers have called his phone in recent weeks that he changed his number. And his neighbors have offered to bring food to his doorstep if he would just agree to stay inside his house."I have a whole new respect for the plight of pariahs," said King, who was among 650 Americans who returned to the United States last month after being stuck for more than a week on a cruise ship that no country initially allowed to dock because of fear of coronavirus.One person from that ship, the Westerdam, was said to have briefly tested positive on the way home, sparking an international panic. In the days that followed, 1,580 crew members and passengers tested negative, including King. Nonetheless, King has been the target of rage because of his decision to fly home before he received the test results.The scathing criticism he has received illustrates how swiftly societal pressure can bear down on people who are perceived to be endangering...

United is first to cut US flying due to virus outbreak

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United Airlines will reduce flights, freeze hiring and ask employees to volunteer for unpaid leave as the airline struggles with weak demand for travel because of the new virus outbreak. United said Wednesday that starting in April it will reduce passenger-carrying capacity 20% on international routes and 10% in the U.S. — the first airline to cut domestic flying. United officials said they will temporarily ground an unspecified number of planes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32QVMkd via Latest News

Biden scores major delegate haul on Super Tuesday, NBC News projects

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The former vice president is now in a position to potentially win an outright majority of delegates to clinch the nomination. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TjYH1U via Latest News

Stranded in southern Mexico, migrants struggle to make U.S. court dates

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By the time the first hearing in Yesenia's case for asylum in the United States arrived last month, she was 1,300 miles from the courthouse. The 28-year-old Honduran woman and her family were stranded in Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state, where they were taken in a Mexican government busing program under what they say were false pretenses. Yesenia, who asked for her full name not to be published over safety fears, applied for U.S. asylum last year but was sent back across the border to wait for her case to advance under the Trump administration's controversial "Remain in Mexico" program, formally known as Migrant Protection Protocols. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2vttYX7 via Latest News

For 21 years, millions of people helped a university search for alien life. Now it's time to analyze the results - CNN

For 21 years, millions of people helped a university search for alien life. Now it's time to analyze the results    CNN View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/39roTxf via Technology