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Coronavirus: CDC issues ‘unprecedented’ federal quarantine for Americans returning from Wuhan as US airlines halt China flights

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All 195 US citizens that were repatriated from Wuhan, China, have been placed under a federal quarantine order in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus.This is the first time the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a quarantine order in 50 years. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31mSxjR via Latest News

Biden Digs Deep Into Wall Street Rolodex to Brace for Fight

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(Bloomberg) -- Joe Biden’s campaign has added big-name Democratic fundraisers to the candidate’s national finance committee, including billionaire Penny Pritzker and Avenue Capital Croup’s Marc Lasry, as it braces for a protracted fight for the Democratic nomination.Muddied or close results in the first few contests paired with multiple candidates who have signaled plans to stay in the race indefinitely drag the nominating contest deep into the year, and Biden’s camp argued Friday that it’s ready for the fight.“The VP remains in a strong position to perform well in the first four states and on Super Tuesday, but we’re also planning for an extended process into the summer,” campaign manager Greg Schultz said in a memo to Biden supporters, hinting that the campaign expects Bernie Sanders will stay in the race at least until the end of the primary calendar, even if he doesn’t have a delegate advantage.“Monday’s contest begins the process, it doesn’t end it,” Schultz said. “And, it’s a pro

A US warship sailed along Venezuela's cost to gather intelligence and send a message to Maduro

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The USS Detroit sailed into disputed waters near Venezuela's coast on a closely watched mission. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2OjQM1r via Latest News

As coronavirus misinformation spreads on social media, Facebook removes posts

Philippine church denies FBI allegations, to fight in court

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A Philippine religious group on Thursday denied allegations by American law enforcement agents that it was involved in a scheme to trick followers into becoming fundraisers and arrange sham marriages to keep them in the U.S. FBI agents raided the Kingdom of Jesus Christ church in Los Angeles on Wednesday in a human trafficking investigation that led to the arrests of three church leaders. “Their aim, therefore, is to exact revenge, extortion commingled with a brazen but shameless desire to put (Quiboloy) and the (church) as a whole into a quagmire of shame, blatant humiliation and defeat through trumped-up charges,” lawyer Israelito Torreon said in a statement issued to reporters in southern Philippines' Davao city. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3b44U8Q via Latest News

Lori Vallow didn't meet the Thursday deadline to turn her kids over to the state. Their grandma believes the 'monster' will face consequences.

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Vallow had until Thursday to turn her children over to the state of Idaho. She missed it and is believed to still be in Hawaii. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/38V69W1 via Latest News

Why the F-35s Crazy 'Beast Mode' Should Terrify North Korea, China (Or Anyone)

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It can take out multiple targets with ease. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36OyxYk via Latest News

FCC approves $20B rural broadband fund, but not without disagreements - CNET

The agency's chairman says people in rural areas shouldn't have to wait for high-speed net access, but a dissenting commissioner says faulty data will leave some behind. from CNET https://ift.tt/37Ln0ui via Mobiles

Donkey Kong Has Mouths On His Feet And I Hate It - Kotaku

Donkey Kong Has Mouths On His Feet And I Hate It    Kotaku View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2OkEsyh via Technology

Coronavirus outbreak: Prices skyrocket for face masks - New York Post

Coronavirus outbreak: Prices skyrocket for face masks    New York Post from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/36JFb2c via Technology

15 Pointless Roadsters From The 2000s That Were Built To Crumble - TheThings

15 Pointless Roadsters From The 2000s That Were Built To Crumble    TheThings from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2vIZP5N via Technology

Mom of 2 missing Idaho children misses court deadline to bring kids to police

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Lori Vallow, 46, had until Thursday to present the two children to authorities in Idaho, but she, her new husband and her children were not present. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2GJfCnq via Latest News

Alaska Sen. Murkowski ends the suspense by coming out against witness testimony in Trump trial

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The Democrats' demand to call witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump evidently failed Friday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36QMB3X via Latest News

China's Chernobyl? Communism Is the Reason Coronavirus Is So Dangerous

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China’s communist system requires sycophancy, opaqueness, and an absence of information. Combatting coronavirus requires the opposite. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37LDPp6 via Latest News

India bans export of protective masks, clothing amid coronavirus outbreak

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India on Friday banned the export of personal protection equipment such as masks and clothing amid a global coronavirus outbreak. It did not give a reason for the ban but it reported its first case of the new coronavirus on Thursday, a woman in Kerala who was a student of Wuhan University in China. The central Chinese city of Wuhan is the epicentre of the outbreak, and the virus has since spread to more than 9,800 people globally and killed 213 people in China. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RNGitE via Latest News

Watch U.S. Citizens Document What It's Like to Live in Wuhan During the Coronavirus Lockdown

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Two U.S. citizens stay behind in Wuhan and document a city on lockdown. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2OfCwqA via Latest News

Bloomberg Proposes Tax Plan to Raise $5 Trillion for Policies

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(Bloomberg) -- Michael Bloomberg said Saturday he would raise taxes on the wealthy, increase the corporate tax rate, and curb tax-free inheritances of large estates, elements of a tax plan that he says would raise $5 trillion over a decade.Tax rates on low-income and middle-class Americans set by the 2017 Republican tax law would remain the same.Bloomberg’s plan serves to show how he’d pay for an array of proposed new spending initiatives, which so far top $3 trillion. But his campaign cautioned that the tax plan could still change as the former New York mayor rolls out even more policy plans in the near future.The tax overhaul would also close loopholes that the rich can exploit, according to a summary of the plan, which would allow for more spending on education, job training, infrastructure and in other areas and fight income inequality, Bloomberg said.“My tax plan will make the tax code more progressive,” Bloomberg said during a campaign event Saturday in Denver. “I’m a wealthy guy

Trump Told Bolton to Help His Ukraine Pressure Campaign, Book Says

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WASHINGTON -- More than two months before he asked Ukraine's president to investigate his political opponents, President Donald Trump directed John Bolton, then his national security adviser, to help with his pressure campaign to extract damaging information on Democrats from Ukrainian officials, according to an unpublished manuscript by Bolton.Trump gave the instruction, Bolton wrote, during an Oval Office conversation in early May that included the acting White House chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney; the president's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani; and the White House counsel, Pat A. Cipollone, who is now leading the president's impeachment defense.Trump told Bolton to call Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who had recently won election as president of Ukraine, to ensure Zelenskiy would meet with Giuliani, who was planning a trip to Ukraine to discuss the investigations that the president sought, in Bolton's account. Bolton never made the call, he wrote.The previously undisclosed dire

Why Did the Coast Guard Sail Right by Taiwan and China in 2019?

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A good idea? from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2vzk85r via Latest News

Brexit no detour for migrants hoping to cross Channel to UK

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Migrants and refugees waiting by the French side of the English Channel say Brexit hasn't derailed their determination to cross over to pursue better lives in Britain. Mingled alongside police officers in the French port of Calais, hundreds of people live in squalid conditions and watch for a boat or truck to carry them to their dreams as stowaways. Many of them came to Calais from former French colonies such as Ivory Coast and Niger, only to have their asylum requests rejected by French authorities. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3aYXBzk via Latest News