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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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The coronavirus has now killed more Americans than the 9/11 terror attacks
Vox 31 Mar 2020
Dr ... Biblical,” he continued ... “The various administrations all complain that there are too many threats to track, but that’s life.” “There is no reason — except bureaucratic inertia — that they could not redesign how they operate in light of a new threat environment,” added Burrows, who’s now at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington....
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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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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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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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Boris Johnson tweets first cabinet Zoom meeting, accidentally shares meeting ID
The Daily Dot 31 Mar 2020
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. The Daily Dot is committed to filtering the noise every day as COVID-19 seizes the internet’s attention worldwide ... I'm sure all of the accounts of all of the handles on display also have totally not-guessable passwords and no Zoombombing will be happening tomorrow.— 𝚁𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝙳𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚟𝚊𝚗 (@rdelevan) March 31, 2020 ... ....
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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 ... Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov swiftly told Russian news agencies that Putin took regular tests and there was no reason to worry about his health. ....
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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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US renews sanctions on Iran's nuclear program, threatens economic pressure despite calls to lift restrictions amid pandemic
Russia Today 31 Mar 2020
The US has renewed sanctions curtailing Iran's nuclear program for another 60 days, as Iran issued pleas for the US to ease its pressure campaign during the Covid-19 pandemic to avoid humanitarian and economic crisis ... The move was blasted by the EU, Russia and China, who were also signatories of the agreement ... ....
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Duterte warns execs vs using COVID-19 for own gain
Journal Online 31 Mar 2020
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte late Monday reminded local government authorities not to use the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis for their own gain. Duterte warned there will be sanctions for those who will steal or politicize the distribution of food packs to their constituents affected by the enhanced community quarantine ... ....
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As people are ordered to stay home, pope calls for help for homeless
Hawaii Catholic Herald 31 Mar 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As national and local governments have been issuing stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Pope Francis asked people to pray for and assist those who are homeless ... What is key, he said, is seeing how Jesus knew no sin but was made to be sin so that people might be reconciled to God ... ....
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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
Reade told journalist Katie Halper in an interview published Tuesday that Biden repeatedly touched her without her consent and sexually assaulted her ... Donate ... Please check back later for full transcript.The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License ... ....
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Andrew Cuomo: New York governor rules out running for president
The Independent 31 Mar 2020
But if Mr Trump views Mr Cuomo as a growing political threat, he can now rest easy in the knowledge that no matter how popular he becomes, the New York governor does not have his sights set on the White House....
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Will The COVID-19 Pandemic Have A Violent Leveling Effect Like The Black Death?
WorldNews.com 30 Mar 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. The world is filled with violent leveling forces that have reduced inequality ... The novel coronavirus may not be any different ... No one is sure what this means in the long-term ... Like insurance, there is no guarantee it will prevent urban revolts or riots, or that a nation may have to file for bankruptcy....
