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Mitt Romney: Marco Rubio Being 'Thoroughly Vetted' for Vice President

Grassroots Republicans were livid that Rubio, 40, one of his party’s rising stars and its most prominent Latino voice, was being passed over without a serious look.




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Marco Rubio's plane makes safe emergency landing as he misses Iowa rally for possible presidential running mate Mitt Romney

Florida Senator Marco Rubio had to make an emergency landing in New Mexico after a sensor went off on his private jet that indicated electrical problems.




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Mitt Romney slams Donald Trump's pandemic response saying he is 'not the smartest guy in the room'

Mitt Romney made a series of thinly-veiled digs at President Trump's leadership amid the pandemic when speaking on the Georgetown Politics Forum Tuesday.




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New cookbook by doctor who invented the intermittent fasting diet

EXCLUSIVE: In an exclusive extract from his new book, the Obesity Code Cookbook, Dr Jason Fung, who lives in Toronto, explains the idea that obesity is often caused by our hormones.




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Mercedes' Toto Wolff buys £37million stake in Aston Martin but remains committed to German company

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has bought a stake worth about £37million in Aston Martin, the British sports car company that will return to the Formula One grid as a works team next year.




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Jeb Bush admitted in his own book that 'leaky' immigration policy led to 9/11

Jeb Bush wrote in a 2013 book that 'leaky' immigration policies led to the 2001 terrorist attack on the U.S. - although he attacked Donald Trump last week for saying the same thing.




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Mitt Romney is planning to give Marco Rubio his endorsement as Jeb Bush quits

Mitt Romney is preparing to endorse Florida Senator Marco Rubio for the Republican presidential nominee. Two Republican sources confirmed the Romney endorsement.




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Real Madrid 'keeping watch of Harry Kane' after the striker admitted he could quit Spurs

Real Madrid are keeping a close eye on Harry Kane ahead of the summer transfer window after the Tottenham striker admitted he could leave north London if they don't start winning trophies.




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FIFA committee backs prevention of domestic matches being played abroad

FIFA announced that its football stakeholders committee had endorsed new regulations which would place limits on the number of international loans permitted of players aged 22 and over.




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Greyhound suspends bus service from Sydney to Brisbane to stop backpackers transmitting coronavirus

The decision comes after residents in Byron Bay lobbied to have the buses stop to make sure COVID-19 was not transmitted to regional areas.




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Ricky Gervais goes for a walk with Jane after admitting he 'had a blast' hosting Golden Globes

The 58-year-old comedian shared a few words saying goodbye to the 77th annual program on Twitter Monday morning.




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Smitten with the bug: RAY MASSEY tests the Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet

It’s no slouch. On Germany’s unrestricted motorways, it’ll cruise happily and legally top-down in the ‘slow’ lane at 100 mph.




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Boris Johnson admitted to hospital after testing positive for coronavirus 

His overnight stay at a London NHS hospital, believed to be St Thomas' in Westminster, comes 10 days after he first tested positive for the infection and began self-isolating in his Number 11 flat.




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House Armed Services committee chair demands Donald Trump FIRE his navy secretary

President Donald Trump said it was 'unselfish' of acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly to resign his post but noted he had 'no role' in getting rid of the official.




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Victoria's Secret Angel Elsa Hosk puts on a smitten display with her beau Tom Daly in New York City 

Elsa Hosk looked loved up with her man Tom Daley when they were spotted cosied together during in New York on Saturday. Elsa cuddled up to her boyfriend, while her beau gave her a loving kiss.




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5SOS's Luke gives an update on drummer Ashton after he admitted he was 'starting to get sick'

5 Seconds of Summer drummer Ashton Irwin admitted he was feeling unwell earlier this week on Twitter.




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Coronavirus UK: Names of 50 SAGE committee scientists revealed

The names of those who sit on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) had not previously been published on security and independence grounds.




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Head of Australia-China relations committee RESIGNS amid rising tensions

Warwick Smith has resigned as chairman of the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations as government officials clash over China's response to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Dua Lipa looks smitten in a padded pink coat after appearing on Good Morning America

Dua Lipa enjoyed a break from her hectic schedule as she packed on the PDA with beau Anwar Hadid on a stroll in New York City on Friday.




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Second sailor from USS Theodore Roosevelt with COVID-19 is admitted to ICU

The Navy confirmed that the sailor - who has not been publicly named - was admitted to the ICU at Naval Hospital Guam on Tuesday due to a shortness of breath.




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Six Nations committee allow Joe Marler to serve 10-week ban for groping during shutdown

England forward Joe Marler will be free to play rugby when sport returns after the coronavirus shutdown - despite being handed a 10-week ban for squeezing Alun Wyn Jones' genitals.




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Kate Beckinsale, 46, looks smitten with new toyboy Goody Grace, 22, as she adjusts his mask

The English actress, 46, and Canadian musician, 22, held glove-covered hands while leaving the trendy Erewhon grocery store in Pacific Palisades, California.




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Declan Rice in Chelsea transfer hint, admitting he'd 'love to play with' his best pal Mason Mount

Mason Mount could be the key to Chelsea securing West Ham talent Declan Rice this summer, with the midfielder admitting he wants to play with the Blues youngster once again. 




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Premier League clubs remain committed to finishing the 2019-20 season

The issue of finishing the Premier League season by June 30 to avoid contract and sponsorship disputes was not raised when top-flight clubs met on Friday.




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iPhones could be emitting TWICE the legal radiation limit

RF Exposure Lab, an independent laboratory dedicated to this form of testing in California, decided to scrutinise an off-the-shelf iPhone 11 Pro.




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Act now if you were mis-sold PPI as final deadline for submitting a claim nears 

If you believe you had loans or credit agreements such as an account with a catalogue company or a long-forgotten credit card – you could be eligible to make a claim for mis-sold PPI.




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Alien hunters are searching for signatures emitted from 'interstellar beacons' using telescopes

SETI scientists are sure aliens have placed a beacon in the center of the galaxy and are building a system that 'piggyback' off VLA telescope in New Mexico to detect the device's signatures.




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Pangolins blamed for transmitting coronavirus from bats to humans may be IMMUNE to the disease 

Pangolins - which lack a virus-sensing gene, meaning they can carry the virus without necessarily suffering - may hold the key to beating COVID-19, Austrian researchers said.




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TDP chief urges PM Modi to set up scientific experts' committee to probe Vizag gas leak incident

A day after the Andhra Pradesh government constituted a five-member team to probe the Visakhapatnam gas leak incident, TDP chief N Chandrababu Nadu on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set up a scientific experts' committee to investigate the matter. In a letter to Modi, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief also commended the "quick response" of the central government in controlling the styrene vapour leak from the plastics manufacturing plant on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam that left 12 people dead and hundreds hospitalised on Thursday. Naidu suggested that the prime minister set up a scientific experts' committee to inquire into the gas leakage and the circumstances that led to the release of toxic vapours. A thorough investigation needs to be done to understand the health impact as the company claims that only styrene gas was leaked but there are conflicting reports of other toxic gases being leaked, he said. "The long-lasting impact on the health of those undergoing ..




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KMC forms special committee to contain COVID-19 spread in city

A special committee has been formed by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation for containing the spread of COVID-19 in different parts of the city, a member of the panel said. Chairperson, caretaker board of administrators of the civic body and Municipal Affairs minister Firhad Hakim, former deputy mayor Atin Ghosh, four community medicine experts and KMC health officials are members of the newly formed committee. The panel was formed after Hakim assumed charge as chairperson of the caretaker board of administrators (BOA) of the KMC on Friday. The state government appointed the board since elections could not be held to the KMC owing to the coronavirus outbreak. The Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed the BOA to act as the KMC's caretaker board for a month. Ghosh told PTI on Saturday, "We will sit every afternoon to take stock of the situation and decide accordingly. "Apart from containment zones, we will review the situation in other areas of the city as well. There ...




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Expert committees under the lens


"Why are the Expert Committees of Ministry of Environment and Forests dominated by ex-bureaucrats, politicians and engineers?" asked over 60 non-profit organizations earlier this month in an open letter. Kanchi Kohli was one of the drafters of the letter to Ministry that has asked for a reconstitution of the flawed committees.




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Hydropower: Will new committee break new ground?


An expert committee set up by the MoEF to study the impact of hydropower projects in the Alaknanda-Bhagirathi basin raises hope, but can it break the mould of the past to bring about the measures so critically needed? Shripad Dharmadhikary explores.




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A committee to exonerate industry?


The recommendations of the committee constituted to look into the claims of endosulfan victims in Kasargod and decide on the need to set up a tribunal to settle those, appear to be largely sympathetic towards the Plantation Corporation and endosulfan manufacturers. P N Venugopal reports.




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Breathing new life into ward committees


Two different bodies established by successive governments have made recommendations for sweeping changes to the system of representation and governance in urban areas. The opportunity is now at hand to bring these together, and ensure that wards are accessible and accountable to urban residents. Vinay Baindur reports.




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Shunglu committee : familiar fait accompli


Both the Supreme Court and the Prime Minister recognised that rehabilitation for Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada river was incomplete, but neither was willing to fulfil their legal responsibility to actually stop construction. Instead, the the Shunglu Committee is now "independently" investigating rehabilitation and it appears compromised, worries Mike Levien.




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Still advising the Forest Committee?


For some time now, the Central Empowered Committee of the Supreme Court has been reviewing the decisons of the Forest Advisory Committee, which grants permission for converting forest land for non-forest use. But this oversight may be coming to an end. Kanchi Kohli reports.




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Is this committee overestimating leakages in ration to curb the food security act?


The report of a high level committee under BJP MP Shanta Kumar proposes radical restructuring of the PDS and reduced coverage of the food security act. But is the estimate of leakages in the report flawed in itself? Shambhu Ghatak presents alternative findings.




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"Only the idiots are committing suicide"


In Chhatisgarh's Durg district, there is no shortage of farmers who have taken their lives - the district ranks second in the state on this count. But equally, there is no shortage of those who don't see these suicides. Shubhranshu Choudhary reports.




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Verma Committee: Key recommendations


In late January, the Justice J S Verma Committee recommended amendments to the India's criminal law so as to provide for quicker and more effective redress of sexual assault against women. PRS Legislative Research provides highlights.




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Will Mittal Steel be a raw deal for Orissa?


With Mittal Steel moving into India, it becomes even more important to look at the firm's poor environmental and social track record around the world in its rise to become the world's largest steel maker. There are crucial lessons for the governments of Orissa and Jharkhand, but are they listening, asks Sunita Dubey.




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The CAG memoirs: A committed crusader’s log


Reading former CAG Vinod Rai’s autobiography Not Just an Accountant, Himanshu Upadhyaya feels that it is less about the individual and more about a constitutionally-mandated authority’s sustained efforts to uphold transparency in the face of concerted attempts by the powerful to thwart the same.




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WATCH: Delhi Cop's Soulful Rendition of 'Teri Mitti' for Corona Warriors Will Give You Goosebumps

Rajat Rathod, who has dedicated his performance to those who are working on the front line in dealing with COVID-19 pandemic, has sung the track titled 'Teri Mitti'.




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London Court Dismisses ArcelorMittal Appeal against Essar

The high court order of March 30 came as steelmaker ArcelorMittal looked to enforce a $1.5 billion arbitral award stemming from a soured supply agreement.




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Steel Giant ArcelorMittal Reports Net Loss of $1.1 Billion in First Quarter Amid Coronavirus

The company also had to reduce production due to reduced demand.




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ArcelorMittal Reports $1.1 Billion Net Loss in Jan-Mar Quarter

The world's largest steelmaker had posted a net income of USD 0.4 billion in the year-ago quarter.




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Ex-RBI Governor Rangarajan Heads Committee to Look at Tamil Nadu's Post-virus Fiscal Challenges

According to the Tamil Nadu government, the committee comprises economists, industrialists, vice chancellors, bankers, government officials and others.




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Nanjangud report submitted in haste: Minister

District minister ST Somashekar on Thursday said that IAS officer Harsh Gupta submitted his report on the Nanjangud cluster case in a hurry and indicated that it should have been probed thoroughly.




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Manchester City's Kyle Walker Says He is Being 'Harassed' after Admitting Lockdown Breaches

Kyle Walker was forced to issue an apology last month after media reports that he had hosted a party at his home.




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AIFF Technical Committee Recommends Foreign Players Cap in ISL, I-League

All India Football Federation recommended the implementation of the 3+1 foreigners' rule in Indian Super League and I-League starting XIs.




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Michael Schumacher Admitted in Paris Hospital, to Undergo ‘Secret Stem Cell Treatment’: Report

According to Le Parisien, the 50-year-old Formula 1 legend is in the cardiovascular department overseen by surgeon Philippe Menasche, described as a 'pioneer in cell surgery against heart failure'.