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Student Biden called 'lying dog-faced pony soldier' says she was humiliated
New York Post - 10 Feb 2020 23:20
The college student branded a “lying dog-faced pony soldier” by Joe Biden said on Monday that being on the receiving end of a dig from the former vice president was “humiliating.” Madison Moore, 21, told the Maco...
Bong Joon-ho's Oscar Night Had All the Genre-Bending Twists of His Movies
Slate - 10 Feb 2020 23:58
Like Parasite, it had suspense, sly humor, binge-drinking, and at least one tear-jerking moment.
Photo shows US couple moments before being buried by ash from New Zealand volcano
New York Post - 10 Feb 2020 19:10
A Massachusetts woman has posted a touching photograph of herself and her husband just moments before they were buried alive and suffered critical injuries in a New Zealand volcano eruption. Rick and Ivy Kohn Reed, weari...
Heavy rains bring both relief and new dangers to bushfire-hit Australia
Reuters - 10 Feb 2020 04:37
A four-day downpour across Australia's east coast has brought relief after months of devastating bushfires and years of drought, but also widespread storm damage and forecasts of more wild weather to come.
Taiwan scrambles armed jets as Chinese air force flies around island
Reuters - 10 Feb 2020 04:46
Taiwan's air force scrambled armed fighters on Sunday to intercept Chinese jets that flew around the island claimed by Beijing as its own, in a move denounced by Taiwan's Defence Ministry as a threat to regional peace an...
UN health agency goes to China as mainland deaths rise above 900
Al Jazeera English - 10 Feb 2020 04:42
WHO to look at virus transmission, China response, as human-to-human cases outside mainland raise concerns.
Plastic surgery inspired by filters and photo editing apps isn't going away
CNN - 10 Feb 2020 16:04
Over the years, a number of publications have covered the controversial trend of plastic surgeries inspired by photo filters on social media, with headlines calling it "troubling," "disturbing" and "desperate."
Trump's Budget Math Grapples With Economic Reality
The New York Times - 10 Feb 2020 16:46
The budget predicts the economy will grow significantly faster than most economists anticipate.
Coronavirus infections surge on cruise ship in Japan
CBSNews - 10 Feb 2020 16:56
The potentially deadly coronavirus is being blamed for more than 900 deaths, including one American. The outbreak aboard a cruise ship in Japan is getting worse with more than 130 cases confirmed, including more than two...
President Donald Trump's budget reflects campaign priorities such as immigration, defense spending
USA Today - 10 Feb 2020 16:48Trial to begin for man accused of killing 8 in Mississippi
ABC News - 10 Feb 2020 16:38
Jury selection is expected to begin Monday for the trial of a man accused of killing eight people in Mississippi
5 Turkish troops killed in 'intense' Syrian army attack in Idlib
Al Jazeera English - 10 Feb 2020 16:30
Turkish defence ministry says army retaliated by destroying 'targets' after attack on its forces in northwest Syria.
Airbnb stops all Beijing bookings as coronavirus fears grow
New York Post - 10 Feb 2020 16:28
Airbnb has paused taking bookings in Beijing for the rest of this month because of the coronavirus outbreak. The San Francisco-based home-rental company has suspended bookings in China’s capital with check-in dates fro...
Exclusive: Top lithium miner seeks to monitor water scarcity in parched Chile salt flat
Reuters - 10 Feb 2020 05:09
With residents and courts ringing the alarm about depleted water supplies in Chile's Atacama salt flat, the world's top lithium miner Albemarle quietly filed a proposal in December for a network to monitor flows beneath ...
40,000 coronavirus cases may be 'tip of the iceberg' as death toll nears 1,000
USA Today - 10 Feb 2020 16:47Biden defends poor finish in Iowa: "We're just getting going"
CBSNews - 10 Feb 2020 16:47
Biden said he is confident in how he is doing in New Hampshire and nationally.
Neymar and Mbappe hailed as 'two of the best four players in the world'
CNN - 10 Feb 2020 16:43
Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo says the French club has nothing to fear ahead of a crucial Champions League tie against Borussia Dortmund, particularly when armed with "two of the best four players in the...
U.K. authorities boost quarantine powers as coronavirus spreads
CBSNews - 10 Feb 2020 16:38
"This measure will rightly make it easier for health professionals to help keep people safe across the country," officials say.
Kellyanne Conway bewilderingly argues the Vindman brothers weren't fired
The Week - 10 Feb 2020 16:22
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway would like to make a distinction. Conway on Monday disputed the idea that Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and his brother, Yevgeney Vindman, were fired from their posts at the National S...
Taiwan to bar entry of many Hong Kong, Macau residents to halt virus
Reuters - 10 Feb 2020 08:40
Taiwan expanded its restrictions on visitors from Hong Kong and Macau on Monday to freeze the entry of many residents from the two Chinese-run cities to help control the spread of the new coronavirus.
Sanders to seek partial recanvass of Iowa caucus results
Al Jazeera English - 10 Feb 2020 19:32
A recanvass would check the vote count against paper records to ensure it was reported accurately.
Van Jones Has A Stark Warning For Democrats Regarding Black Voters
The Huffington Post - 10 Feb 2020 12:22
The CNN commentator showed how Trump could take just enough African-American votes to win in the swing states.