LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The Democratic presidential contenders begin a frantic dash for votes on Thursday after a fiery debate featuring a volley of attacks on big-spending billionaire Michael Bloomberg, who was making his debut on the national debate stage. With two days to go before the presidential caucuses in Nevada and contests looming in
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped and so did the region’s currencies on Thursday, as virus cases rose in South Korea and Japan and investors quit local assets in favor of safety further afield. FILE PHOTO: A men wearing a mask walk at the Shanghai Stock Exchange building at the Pudong financial district in Shanghai,
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – Coronavirus fears spread to South Korea on Thursday where the mayor of the country’s fourth-largest city urged residents to stay indoors after a spike in infections linked to a church congregation, while China reported a sharp drop in new cases. A man wearing a mask as a preventive measure against the coronavirus?walks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jurors in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial appeared to take a methodical approach in their deliberations on Wednesday, asking to review testimony from a former production assistant who says Weinstein raped her as well as from actress Rosie Perez. Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives to New York Criminal Court for the second
As Michael Bloomberg has risen in the Democratic primary polls, much of the national conversation has turned to his current campaign—and to his public record as one of the world’s richest men. Bloomberg has recently made a point of saying he “would not be where I am today without the talented women around me,” but
[Warning: The following contains spoilers for the series finale of Criminal Minds. Read at your own risk!] It started with an unsub and it ended with a party. After 15 years on the air, Criminal Minds finally said goodbye on Wednesday evening with a two-hour finale that saw some old faces return, a gun fight,
There’s been a lot of nostalgic build-up to the Foo Fighters’ big 25th anniversary, starting last summer with the unveiling of the Foo Files archival series, leading up to yesterday’s announcement of their 25th anniversary “Van Tour”. Today, the band took a moment to celebrate how it truly began: the very first show. Foo Fighters
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LONDON (Reuters) – One scientific post suggests links between the new coronavirus and AIDS, a second says it may have passed to people via snakes, while a third claims it is a pathogen from outer space. The emergence in China of a new human coronavirus that is causing an epidemic of flu-like disease has sparked
(Reuters) – U.S. satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp on Wednesday posted fourth-quarter profit and revenue that beat expectations as it lost fewer pay-TV subscribers. Dish has struggled to retain pay-TV subscribers as it repositions itself as a wireless phone carrier, because customers are shifting to online streaming services including those from Netflix Inc, Walt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s decision to back a tax on trades marks a blow for Wall Street lobbyists which had seen the moderate Democrat as a potential ally, said analysts and lobbyists. FILE PHOTO: Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at the Bloomberg Global Business forum in New York, U.S.,
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google is planning to move its British users’ accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead, sources said. FILE PHOTO: The Google internet homepage is displayed on a product at a store in London, Britain January 23, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall The shift, prompted
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump offered to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he said that Russia had nothing to do with WikiLeaks’ publication of Democratic Party emails in 2016, a London court heard on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Britain at an earlier appearance
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Rod Blagojevich, a former Illinois governor forced out of office for trying to peddle Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat, thanked President Donald Trump on Wednesday for commuting his prison sentence and again proclaimed his innocence. Rod Blagojevich, the ex-Illinois governor convicted of trying to peddle Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat,
What do you get when you have two artists who are both from Canada, on the same management team, and make complementary music? You get “Into The Abyss” from Zeds Dead and Rezz, out today via Deadbeats. This one has been teased since last year, a bass-fueled attack on the senses that climaxes in a
Exclusive TMZ.com Rapper Obie Trice is going 1 for 2 in his Michigan gun case — avoiding a more serious charge for shooting a guy, but the D.A.’s Office isn’t letting him off the hook completely. The former Shady Records MC will NOT be charged with felony aggravated assault after a gun went off and