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What the Polls Say About a Donald Trump vs Joe Biden Presidential Matchup
Newsweek 31 Mar 2020
Nearly all recent polls show Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden beating incumbent President Donald Trump in a hypothetical general election matchup, with several surveys even showing the former vice president in the lead by double digits ... Currently, national polling suggests that Biden is the frontrunner in the general election as well ... ....
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White House projects 100K to 240K U.S. deaths from virus
Asahi News 01 Apr 2020
President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “rough two-week period” ahead as the White House released new projections that there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained ... “We really believe we can do a lot better than that,” said Dr ... ....
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US Planning To Impose Ban On Travel From Brazil, Says Donald Trump
NDTV 01 Apr 2020
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is strongly considering a ban on travel from Brazil, where his close ally Jair Bolsonaro dismisses the danger of the coronavirus ... ....
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“It Shattered My Life”: Former Joe Biden Staffer Tara Reade Says He Sexually Assaulted Her in 1993
Democracy Now 31 Mar 2020
In an exclusive Democracy Now! TV/radio broadcast, we speak with Tara Reade, the former staffer in Joe Biden’s Senate office who has come forward with allegations that Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993 ... This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. Donate. Related Story. StoryMar 16, 2020“Something Is Wrong in America” ... ....
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Taliban team arrives in Kabul to monitor prisoner release
Dawn 01 Apr 2020
KABUL. A three-member Taliban technical team arrived on Tuesday in the Afghan capital to monitor the release of their prisoners as part of a peace deal signed by the Taliban and the US, a spokesman for the insurgent group said. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the team’s arrival in a tweet ... “We have seen a team identified ... ....
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Stock market down as it closes worst quarter since 2008
Las Vegas Review-Journal 01 Apr 2020
NEW YORK — Stocks fell Tuesday to close out Wall Street’s worst quarter since the most harrowing days of the 2008 financial crisis. The S&P 500 dropped a final 1.6%, bringing its loss for the first three months of the year to 20% as predictions for the looming recession caused by the coronavirus outbreak got even more dire ... ....
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Boris Johnson tweets first cabinet Zoom meeting, accidentally shares meeting ID
The Daily Dot 31 Mar 2020
With England’s coronavirus lockdown entering its second week and members of the British government infected, it makes sense for them to have moved their meetings online. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. The Daily Dot is committed to filtering the noise every day as COVID-19 seizes the internet’s attention worldwide ... READ MORE -> ... READ MORE. ... ....
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Jeffrey Epstein kicked Harvey Weinstein out of his house after mogul’s ‘aggressive treatment’ of his ‘favourite girl’
The Independent 31 Mar 2020
A lawyer for some of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers has claimed the disgraced financier fell out with Harvey Weinstein over “one of his favourite girls” ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... ....
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US Outlines Plan for Venezuela Transition, Sanctions Relief
Voa News 31 Mar 2020
The Trump administration is prepared to lift sanctions on Venezuela in support of a new proposal to form a transitional government representing allies of both Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido, U.S. officials said ... attempts to pull the military apart from Maduro ... Neither Maduro nor Guaidó would be on the council ... For months, the U.S ... ....
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Blood test 'can detect more than 50 types of cancer'
RTE 31 Mar 2020
A blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer before any clinical signs or symptom of the disease has been developed by scientists. The test is based on a type of DNA that is shed by tumours into the bloodstream known as cell-free DNA (cfDNA) ... But experts say more work is needed to improve the test ... He added ... ....
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The coronavirus has now killed more Americans than the 9/11 terror attacks
Vox 31 Mar 2020
The coronavirus has now killed more Americans than the 9/11 terror attacks — and the death toll is poised to rise in the weeks ahead. Nearly 3,000 people died after terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and a third plane that had been hijacked crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on 9/11 ... Dr ... Biblical,” he continued....
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New York City Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 1,000, Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Exceed 41,000
Newsweek 01 Apr 2020
The COVID-19 death toll in New York City surpassed 1,000 on Tuesday as the most populous U.S. region continues their battle with the coronavirus pandemic that has now infected more than 41,000 people in the city. At 5.00 p.m ... The city's death toll was reported at 914 on Monday night and 776 on Sunday ... Angela Weiss/Getty. Trump also said the U.S ... ....
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Europe and Iran complete first INSTEX deal dodging US sanctions
Deutsche Welle 31 Mar 2020
European nations have exported medical supplies to Iran as part of a mechanism set up to circumvent US sanctions on Tehran. The two sides have struggled over the past year to establish the INSTEX barter system ... ....
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Coronavirus epidemic 'far from over' in Asia: WHO official
Reuters 31 Mar 2020
The coronavirus epidemic is "far from over" in the Asia-Pacific region, and the current measures to curb the spread of the virus are merely buying time for countries to prepare for large-scale community transmissions, a WHO official said on Tuesday ... ....
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Russia's Top Coronavirus Doctor Who Met Putin Tests Positive
Moscow Times 31 Mar 2020
The head of Moscow's main coronavirus hospital who met with President Vladimir Putin a week ago has tested positive, he said Tuesday, as the Kremlin announced the Russian leader's health was fine. Last Tuesday Denis Protsenko met with the Russian leader who inspected the Kommunarka hospital while wearing a bright yellow hazmat suit ... ....
