William Wilkes and Peter Laca, Bloomberg Published 11:08 a.m. ET Feb. 15, 2021 | Updated 11:36 a.m. ET Feb. 15, 2021 Travel restrictions at Germany’s border with the Czech Republic risk severing automotive supply lines that could spark a wave of production stoppages, according to Germany’s VDA automaker association. From […]
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Lebanon’s coronavirus lockdown stokes hunger, fear among desperate families
Shadia has run out of rice for her family of nine. The Syrian mother had hoped the 5 kilos she bought last week would be enough to feed them for the duration of the draconian national lockdown that Lebanon imposed Jan. 14 in response to surging coronavirus case numbers. More […]
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Defense officials fear ‘insider attack’ on Biden inauguration
This is a rush transcript from “Special Report” January 18, 2021. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. BRET BAIER, FOX NEWS ANCHOR (on camera): Thin mints, I got it. Thanks,Dana. Good evening. Welcome to Washington, I’m Bret Baier. Breaking tonight, we are less […]
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Fear not, folks! Boris says just another 47 lockdowns to go
The year is 2051. At the age of 86, Boris Johnson is now in his fourth decade as Prime Minister. Unfortunately, however, his premiership continues to be dogged by a familiar problem. On the first Monday evening in January, he instructs a TV camera crew to set up their equipment […]
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Armenians displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh fear their medieval churches will be destroyed
The Ghazanchetsots Cathedral was damaged earlier this year during fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images A six-week war in Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous region in the South Caucasus, ended on Nov. 9 after Russia brokered a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Under the deal, several ethnically […]
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Carrie Underwood reveals she considered not competing on ‘American Idol’ due to fear: ‘I burst into tears’
Carrie Underwood almost didn’t travel to Los Angeles to take part in her star-making run on “American Idol.” The seven-time Grammy winner, 37, appeared on the 2005 season of the hit singing competition. She would ultimately go on to win, propelling her career to the immense heights she enjoys today. […]
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Bethlehem restaurateurs fear catastrophic winter, tell Rep. Wild they need federal relief
Bethlehem restaurateurs fear colder, blustery weather will causes sales to further plummet after already enduring financial blows during the coronavirus pandemic. Many of the small business owners lost significant revenue streams when Gov. Tom Wolf shut down indoor dining in March, forcing the food service industry to offer only takeout […]
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GOP convention takeaways: What virus? Fear motivates
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump refused to allow the coronavirus to deny him the crowd he craved for the Republican National Convention. He ordered up a scene never before seen at the White House: an American president using the South Lawn as the official backdrop for such overtly political […]
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Series of killings plunges Iraq activists into familiar fear
In under a week, two activists have been assassinated and three more narrowly survived murder attempts in southern Iraq, where tensions between pro-Iran groups and a Western-leaning government are claiming new victims. One of them was Riham Yaaqub, a 29-year-old athletics coach who was deeply involved in anti-government protests and […]
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Colleges navigate the uncertain world of a pandemic, as students and faculty fear for their safety
The University of Notre Dame had a plan it thought would allow it to safely welcome students back to campus during the pandemic. But then everything went south; tests were nowhere near as available as planned, and the positivity rate climbed as the first week of classes, starting Aug. 10, […]
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‘I can’t teach when I’m dead.’ Professors fear COVID-19 as college campuses open
Students’ return for fall semester was staggered over 10 days at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, to enforce social distancing during as they settled in. (Gerry Broome / Associated Press) When masked students walk back into his Northern Arizona University lab room at the end of the month, Tad […]