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Anyone but Bernie: moderate Democrats unite behind Joe Biden

Washington: Since the Democratic Party's presidential nomination contest officially began in Iowa, Bernie Sanders has had a big advantage over his rivals. With Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren's support declining, Sanders has had the bulk of progressive Democrats unified behind him. Meanwhile, moderate voters have been fragmenting their support across several candidates. Now those days are over. “By every conventional wisdom, but every historical measure, we were never supposed to get anywhere at all,” said Pete Buttigieg, pictured with his husband […]

03/04/2020

China’s coronavirus crisis wanes as epidemic takes hold elsewhere

Beijing: China's coronavirus caseload continued to wane Tuesday even as the epidemic took a firmer hold beyond Asia, with three countries now exceeding 1000 cases and the US reporting its sixth death. China's health ministry announced just 125 new cases detected over the past 24 hours, China's lowest number since January 20. Another 31 deaths were reported, all of them in the hardest-hit province of Hubei. The figures bring China's total number of cases to 80,151 with 2,943 deaths. The […]

03/04/2020

Bernie Sanders Takes The Lead In The Colorado Primary

With 82 percent reporting, Senator Bernie Sanders is the projected winner in Colorado’s primary election on Super Tuesday (March 3) with 35 percent of the vote, the New York Times reported. He was trailed by former Vice President Joe Biden who received 22 percent of the vote, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg who garnered 21 percent of the vote, and Senator Elizabeth Warren who earned 17 percent of the vote. President Donald Trump won the Republican primary, as expected. So far, Sanders has grabbed five of the 67 delegates up for grabs in Colorado, with […]

03/04/2020

'It looks like a war zone:' Nashville tornado survivors say they saw a green sky and gutted buildings following the storms

At least 22 people were killed when tornadoes ripped through Nashville Monday night and Tuesday morning. Residents of the city talked to Insider about the destruction to homes and businesses in their neighborhoods. The last time tornadoes touched down in Nashville was 1998. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Derrick Brown had just tucked himself into bed Monday night after traveling back to his Germantown townhouse from the airport when the neighborhood's tornado sirens were activated. At first he didn't […]

03/02/2020

Manila shooting – one wounded after gunman ‘with grenade’ takes 30 hostages at Philippines shopping mall – The Sun

ONE person has been shot and dozens taken hostage at a shopping centre in the Philippines by a recently-dismissed security guard, authorities said. The suspect, named by police as Archie Paray, is reported to have entered the V-Mall in Sun Juan city armed with a pistol and a hand grenade. The victim, thought to be an official at the mall, has been taken to hospital and is in a stable condition. A negotiator is now reportedly on the scene and […]

03/02/2020

Pope coughs his way through speech amid coronavirus outbreak

Pope Francis has pulled out of a week-long spiritual retreat for the first time in his seven-year papacy because he has been struck down with an illness. The 83-year-old pontiff spluttered and coughed his way through a speech addressing pilgrims on Sunday and had to pause twice to compose himself. He told thousands who gathered for his weekly appearance from a window high above St Peter’s Square, in the Vatican City, that he would not be able to attend due […]

03/02/2020

Tiny plastic particles are found in a Snowdon lake

Tiny plastic particles are found in a Snowdon lake sparking fears they were transported via polluted RAIN Scientists found three pieces of microplastic per litre of water in Llyn Glaslyn Number rose to eight pieces per litre by the time this water reached the sea Bangor University’s Christian Dunn said plastic ‘most likely’ appears in rainfall Microscopic plastic particles have been found in a lake near the summit of Snowdon – and experts say they were transported there via polluted […]

03/02/2020

Kangaroo survived after falling down an abandoned mineshaft

Gold prospector rescues a kangaroo that miraculously survived after falling 11 metres down an abandoned mineshaft – before making an incredible discovery after hauling the terrified animal to safety The prospector heard a sound coming from the mine and called experts for help The kangaroo was laying down in a cramped position with little room to move She was tranquilised before a animal rescue worker saved her A kindly gold prospector has saved a kangaroo and her joey after she fell […]

03/02/2020

Tories back Priti Patel in ‘bullying’ row and accuse civil servants being sexist to her – The Sun

TORIES last night accused civil servants of sexism against Priti Patel. They backed the Home Secretary after top mandarin Sir Philip Rutnam resigned claiming she had waged a vicious campaign against him. But ex-minister Nusrat Ghani said: “She is incredibly determined. Within men that is seen as a fantastic skill and for women sometimes it’s seen as challenging.” Ex-Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith called Sir Philip “basically incompetent” and said there was “a touch of misogyny” in briefings against Ms […]

03/02/2020

New York homes become ‘IGLOOS’ after ice blast sends temperatures plummeting – The Sun

IT WAS snow joke for New York residents who awoke to homes swathed in Narnia-like icicles. The igloos were created after "48 hours of battering wind off Lake Erie formed an otherworldly scene south of Buffalo", said veteran TV anchor John Kucko. Residents in parts of upstate New York were digging out from two feet or more of snow, ahead of additional snowfall falling on Saturday. And temperatures plunged below zero. Blowing snow has fallen around the state since Thursday, […]

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