4 GOP senators ask Twitter to ban Iran leaders from platform
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The US economy added 225,000 jobs in January, beating expectations
New York (CNN Business)The US economy added 225,000 jobs in January, as the surprisingly strong pace of hiring continues. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate edged slightly higher to 3.6%, as more people decided to look for jobs. But the sector’s weakness isn’t yet a cause for concern for investors until transportation jobs follow a similar pattern, said JJ Kinahan, chief market strategist at TD Ameritrade. This suggests the manufacturing downturn is somewhat contained. A slump in transportation jobs would imply a more broad-based downturn in the production, trade and delivery of…
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Prince Andrew defers military promotion honour
Prince Andrew said his links to the US financier, who was found dead in his jail cell in August while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, had become a “major disruption” to the Royal Family. Prince Andrew stepping back from royal duties ‘Zero co-operation’ from Prince Andrew over Epstein The Duke of York retired from the Navy in 2001, but it is a tradition that senior members of the royal family continue to receive military promotions as they get older. Buckingham Palace said: “By convention, the Duke of York would be…
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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, built to carry astronauts, faces new safety concerns
New York (CNN Business)Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which is designed to carry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, encountered a second, previously undisclosed, software issue during a botched test flight in December. Paul Hill, a member of NASA’s safety adviser panel, disclosed a separate software problem during a public meeting on Thursday, saying it could have caused a “catastrophic failure,” according to Space News. Hill said Boeing (BA) was able to identify and correct the error before it impacted Starliner’s behavior. The error could have caused another misfire during the…
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Dancing on Ice stars get engaged
Skip Instagram post by brianne_tv View this post on Instagram Report End of Instagram post by brianne_tv Report Caprice quits Dancing on Ice TV same-sex dance duo don’t want to ‘stand out’ Last month, Kilbane told OK! magazine he had asked Delcourt out after week one and she said no initially, but they then spent more time together. “There was an attraction with Brianne the first time I met her,” he said. “But it was way more than that. Everything clicked.” Related Topics Dancing on Ice Television Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51402725
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Secondary schools league tables to be published
Soon after it is published, readers will be able to check how schools in their area have performed, by entering a full postcode into the BBC postcode search. But there is also a whole range of data on what types of pupils make up each school and how they perform, as well as information about different groups of pupils’ performance at the national level. Data on how well Scottish pupils do in reading, writing and numeracy is published as part of its Curriculum for Excellence. The Welsh Assembly publishes school…
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Giada De Laurentiis talks World Nutella Day, what never to cook for your Valentine
“Nutella has been sort of part of my life as long as I can remember,” said Giada De Laurentiis. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images) THE ONE THING GUY FIERI DOESN’T LIKE TO SEE AT HIS GAME-DAY PARTY CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER FOX: In honor of Valentine’s Day, what can fans make with the spread for their special someone? DE LAURENTIIS: When it comes to Nutella, I like it also as a spread on fruit as well. I think it’s really lovely on strawberries or even…
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RNC chairwoman disagrees with her uncle Mitt Romney on impeachment vote
Washington (CNN)Sen. Mitt Romney’s vote on Wednesday to convict President Donald Trump on one of the articles of impeachment not only rankled his fellow Republicans but also led his niece, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, to publicly disagree with him. “For an incoming Republican freshman senator to attack (Trump) as their first act feeds into what the Democrats and media want and is disappointing and unproductive,” she said in a Twitter post at the time. Vice President Mike Pence called Romney’s decision a “disappointment” during an interview on…
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Illinois suspects enter Walmart with ‘Caution I have the Coronavirus’ sign and spray substance on $7K worth of produce
The individual who spray the substance, which was later identified as Lysol, wore a yellow medical mask and was seen with a handmade sign fashioned to his back that read “Caution I have the Coronavirus.” (Joliet Police Department) Walmart employees told police that an estimated $7,300 worth of produce was lost as a result and the cleanup will cost over $2,400. The suspects, believed to be in their 20s, were last seen leaving in a white 2003 GMC Yukon registered in Oswego. Police did not say what charges, if any,…
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What Trump’s reality show speech revealed
(CNN)CNN asked commentators for views on President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. The opinions expressed are solely those of the authors. View more opinion articles on CNN. Let’s be clear, as fact-checker Daniel Dale was busy pointing out on Twitter, it was full of half-truths and total distortions. But the broad themes Trump hit on are likely to be very popular with wide swaths of American voters. The economy is good, unemployment is down, and his administration passed key pieces of legislation like paid family leave for…
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NHS orders ‘coronavirus pods’ in England hospitals
The new measure means that A&E departments will be able to direct people who think they have symptoms of the coronavirus to a pod away from other patients, where they can call specialist NHS 111 teams on a dedicated phone. An NHS spokeswoman said: “Anyone with a cough, fever, or shortness of breath who attends hospital and has recently returned from China will be advised to follow signs to NHS 111 pods and call for advice, so they stay isolated from other patients and avoid causing unnecessary pressure in A&E.”…
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Louis Tomlinson ‘to boycott’ BBC Breakfast
The former One Direction singer was also quizzed about his time with the band – who went on hiatus in 2016 – and his reported feud with former band member Zayn Malik. The 28-year-old accused the hosts of “proper going in” on him. Skip Twitter post by @Louis_Tomlinson Defo wont be going on there again Haha! Love to all my fans for always having my back — Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) February 3, 2020 Replying to Tomlinson directly on Twitter, Walker wrote: “Sorry you feel like that. It was nice to…
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PM: ‘No need’ for UK to follow EU rules on trade
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPM: We want a Canada-style deal with the EU Boris Johnson has set out his vision for a trade deal with the EU, saying there is “no need” for the UK to follow Brussels’ rules. The PM called for a Canada-style free trade deal, saying the UK would return to the Withdrawal Agreement if such a deal was not reached. But the EU’s Michel Barnier said its “ambitious” trade deal offer required a “level playing field”. Labour said Mr Johnson’s “ideology had…
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A climate activist swam under the Antarctic ice sheet to prove how fast glaciers are melting
(CNN)50-year-old Lewis Pugh was terrified when he plunged into East Antarctic water in nothing but a speedo, swim cap, and goggles. He was even more terrified when he swam below the Antarctic ice sheet, through melting tunnels. The study explains that supraglacial water is concerning because it can pour into cracks, fracturing glaciers and speeding up glacier melt and sea level rise. This alarms Pugh, who says that climate change is already moving rapidly. He wants immediate action at this November’s climate change negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland, which is why…
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The US has at least 11 confirmed cases of Wuhan coronavirus, which has killed more than 420 people in China
(CNN)While the Wuhan coronavirus keeps spreading within the United States, health officials are trying to rush testing capabilities across the country. “The process is extremely expedited, and our colleagues at (the US Food and Drug Administration) have been working with us closely ever since we made the plan that we were going to do this in this way,” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Her comments Monday came a day after officials confirmed three new cases of infection in California. That…
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