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Dance, dance, dance! Toni Basil has all the right moves
CBSNews - 9 Feb 2020 16:33
The dancer, actress and choreographer who guided Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret in "Viva Las Vegas," and who had a worldwide hit with "Mickey," also taught Leonardo DiCaprio to dance for "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"
Republican Senators Tried to Stop Trump From Firing Impeachment Witness
The New York Times - 9 Feb 2020 04:01
A handful of senators reached out to the White House to warn the president not to dismiss Gordon D. Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union who testified in the House hearings. But Mr. Trump went ahead anyway.
Strike shuts Kashmir to remember man executed by India in 2013
Al Jazeera English - 9 Feb 2020 11:11
Shutdown in Indian-administered Kashmir to mark hanging of Mohammed Afzal Guru over the 2001 Parliament attack.
Singapore issues advisory for financial sector amid higher virus alert level
Reuters - 9 Feb 2020 04:33
Singapore's central bank on Sunday said it had advised financial institutions in the city-state to take additional measures and precautions after the government raised its coronavirus alert level.
Young woman mauled to death by lions in South Africa
New York Post - 9 Feb 2020 02:13
Swans van Wyke, 21, managed to escape the pen, but later died from her wounds.
Accelerating progress on sexual and reproductive health and rights is key driver towards SDGs
OpEdNews - 9 Feb 2020 16:17
This article is based on interview with head of biggest Asia Pacific regional meet on reproductive and sexual health and rights later this year. ----To ensure health security for everyone, especially the marginalized peo...
Bruins rookie Jeremy Lauzon suspended for 2 games
Boston - 9 Feb 2020 19:38
He could be available to play in Saturday's re-up with the Red Wings at TD Garden.
U.K. Battered by Storm Ciara's Hurricane-Force Winds
Time - 9 Feb 2020 16:41
At least 10 rail companies in Britain have sent out 'do not travel' warnings
A small town silver-screen fairy tale, with real buttered popcorn
CBSNews - 9 Feb 2020 16:41
Craig Smith used his life savings to turn a former firehouse in Kingston, Wash., into the tiny town's only movie house, the Firehouse Theater
Thai forces believe shooter in mall basement as death toll hits 21
Reuters - 9 Feb 2020 03:47
A Thai soldier who has killed at least 21 people in a shooting rampage was thought to be holed up in the basement of a shopping mall in northeastern Thailand on Sunday and security forces were closing in on him, a police...
3 arrested for stabbing tourists in the Maldives
New York Post - 9 Feb 2020 03:43
Three people have been arrested in the stabbings of two Chinese nationals and an Australian, according to The Associated Press. The attacks took place on Hulhumale Island, near the capital Male. The victims are in stable...
Mainland China reports 89 new coronavirus deaths on February 8
Reuters - 9 Feb 2020 03:24
The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China reached 811 as of the end of Saturday, up 89 from the previous day, the country's National Health Commission said on Sunday morning.
Why Jewish voters are turning on Bernie Sanders
New York Post - 9 Feb 2020 00:40
Sen. Bernie Sanders is angling to be the first Jewish president, but it seems the chosen people are choosing other Democratic Party candidates.
Switzerland votes for law against homophobia
Eyewitness News - 9 Feb 2020 16:42
Incomplete results showed 60.5% voted in favour of widening existing laws against discrimination of incitement to hatred on ethnic or religious grounds to include sexual orientation.
China's virus death toll surpasses SARS, but fewer new cases reported
Boston - 9 Feb 2020 16:32
The fatality toll passed the 774 people believed to have died of SARS, another viral outbreak that originated in China. The total of 37,198 confirmed cases of the new virus vastly exceeds the 8,098 sickened by SARS.
Two U.S. service members killed, six injured in Afghanistan
Reuters - 9 Feb 2020 06:55
Two U.S. service members were killed and six others injured when an individual in an Afghan uniform opened fire on them with a machine gun in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
Why was the word "boy" carved into the arm of an accused killer?
CBSNews - 9 Feb 2020 06:15
Ezra McCandless claimed the carving was part of an attack on her - but the evidence told a different story.
Coronavirus death toll surpasses SARS, as first American fatality reported in China
USA Today - 9 Feb 2020 06:09
A 60-year-old U.S. resident, who has not been identified, died after being diagnosed with the coronavirus in Wuhan, the U.S. Embassy says
Police investigating whether Trump campaign volunteers were targeted in van incident
CNN - 9 Feb 2020 05:48
Law enforcement officials say a brown van drove through a tent in a Walmart parking lot Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida, where Trump campaign volunteers were registering people to vote.
Trump's Trade War Will Cost Average Family $1,277 This Year, Budget Office Reveals
The Huffington Post - 9 Feb 2020 05:30
The extra costs will effectively wipe out savings from the President's tax cuts.
Police Officer Shot in the Bronx While in Patrol Vehicle, Officials Say
The New York Times - 9 Feb 2020 05:26
The officer was conscious and alert, the authorities said.
Thai soldier who killed 20 shot dead in shopping mall siege
Reuters - 9 Feb 2020 05:09
Thai security forces on Sunday shot and killed a rogue soldier who went on a rampage in a shopping mall in a northeastern city, ending an overnight siege after a series of attacks that left at least 20 people dead.