Smoking or vaping increases risks for those with coronavirus: NYC mayor

(Reuters) – Smoking or vaping makes people more vulnerable to suffering severe illness once infected by coronavirus, a spokeswoman for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Sunday. De Blasio... Read more »

U.S. Senator Cruz self quarantines after contact with coronavirus carrier

WASHINGTON/WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – Two U.S. Republican lawmakers, Senator Ted Cruz and Rep. Paul Gosar, said on Sunday they will quarantine themselves after contact at a late February gathering of... Read more »

Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect

The email arrived on a Tuesday afternoon in January, startling Zachary McCoy as he prepared to leave for his job at a restaurant in Gainesville, Florida. It was from Google’s legal investigations... Read more »

Americans quarantined in Bethlehem hotel in coronavirus scare: Palestinian official

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) – Fifteen Americans have been quarantined in a hotel in Bethlehem as part of precautions against the coronavirus, a Palestinian government spokesman said on Saturday. The city in... Read more »

The king of chess

Mottaz Abdulrahman Al-Sulaiman was born in Jeddah KSA and spent most of his childhood between Jeddah, Washington and London. He received his education from Al Anjel Private School and attended London Metropolitan... Read more »

Despite Trump assurances, corporate America scrambles to tackle coronavirus

For the past three years, many American business executives have cheered on President Donald Trump as they saw their stock prices soar and their taxes fall. But as the number of confirmed... Read more »

Madoff shouldn’t get out of prison early, even if it means he’ll die there, prosecutors say

NEW YORK — Bernie Madoff should not be released early from prison even if kidney disease kills him within months, prosecutors said Wednesday as they cited the scope and magnitude of his decades-long Ponzi scheme... Read more »

Global sports face ‘unprecedented’ test amid coronavirus outbreak

Dozens of international sport events have been cancelled or postponed around the world amid an outbreak of a new type of coronavirus. The pathogen’s effect has been felt across a range of sports –... Read more »

Erdogan to meet Putin with hopes of reaching Idlib ceasefire

The Turkish and Russian presidents prepare to meet in Moscow for talks over a ceasefire deal amid increasing fighting between Turkish and Syrian government forces in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province. Last week, Turkey and... Read more »

3 still missing after EF-4 tornado in Tennessee’s Putnam County

The deadly tornado that hit a Tennessee county early Tuesday was an EF-4 storm with 175 mph winds, the National Weather Service said Wednesday, and officials lowered the number of missing from... Read more »