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Orson Bean, the widely acclaimed comedian who has performed on television, stage, and movies, died in a car crash in Los Angeles, California at the age of 91. Bean was an ever-present personality on television in the 50s and 60s, and appeared regularly on the Johnny Carson's late-night talk show throughout its run. Bean also founded a progressive school and penned several books and a memoir.

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The US embassy in China has confirmed the death of a 60-year old U.S. citizen from Coronavirus in Jinyintian Hospital in Wuhan, China. This is the first American death from the virus outbreak. World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus as a global health emergency The US has continued the efforts to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan and quarantining them at military bases across the country.

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Friday became the deadliest day to date in Coronavirus outbreak as 86 people died in a single day with the number of infections topped 34,000. The coronavirus death toll reached 720 with the number of infected people reached 34,400 across 27 countries. The virus is hurting the Chinese economy massively as major car plants in the country have been ordered to remain closed for safety measures.

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According to the regional leader of Catalonia, Quim Torra, the region will be independent of Spain soon. The Spanish Government invited Torra for talks following the political instability in the country. Talking to Reuters on Friday, he said that he wants to agree on a date for an independence referendum. He added that the path to independence for Catalonia was irreversible.

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Swiss bank Credit Suisse's CEO Tidjane Thiam has resigned from his position following a shocking revelation involving former employee Iqbal Khan, who left the company for rival firm UBS, and discovered a private investigator hired by Credit Suisse spying on him and his wife in Zurich. Thiam maintains he did not know about the incident.

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An Airbus A320 carrying 172 passengers en route from Tehran to Damascus was forced to undertake an emergency landing in the Khmeimim Air Base under Russian control, narrowly escaping Syrian air defense systems which were on high alert due to Israeli air raids. A timely intervention from Damascus airport dispatchers proved crucial in enabling the passenger plane's safe escort from the danger zone.

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Responding to the state of New York's recently passed bill allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain drivers' licenses, the Department of Homeland Security has immediately instated a ban on New York citizens barring them from participating in several Trusted Traveler programs which allow people to acquire expedited travel permissions between the US and its bordering countries.

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Today's Google Doodle on the company's homepage celebrates the life and work of Jewish German poet Else Lasker-Schuler, widely considered one of the greatest German poets in history, who was born 150 years ago and enjoyed an illustrious literary career writing Expressionists poetry until she was forced to flee her home following Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the country.

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Ohio Republican Jim Jordan, one of US President Donald Trump's most fierce defenders in the recent Senate impeachment trials, has been elected to lead the powerful House Judiciary Committee by the GOP Steering Committee. North Carolina Republican Mark Meadows, another loyal Trump defender, has also been elected to lead the House Oversight Committee.

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The results of the Iowa caucus usually lead to several candidates withdrawing from the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, but the significant delay in announcing the results has led to all the candidates proceeding to the New Hampshire primaries without any concessions, with US Senator Bernie Sanders and Mayor Pete Buttigieg virtually tied in the lead.

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Michael Barrymore, the now 62-year-old former star TV host in the UK, has repeated his denial of any involvement with the 2001 death of 31-year-old Stuart Lubbock, who drowned in Barrymore's pool, in light of a recently released documentary on the case called Barrymore: The Body in the Pool. Barrymore was arrested over the death in 2007 but was acquitted due to a lack of evidence.

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Elizabeth Smart, a Utah native who survived a kidnapping in 2002 when she was 14 years old, has launched an innovative self-defense program called Smart Defense, after Smart claims she was assaulted on a Delta Airlines flight last year. Delta Airlines has confirmed the incident and has revealed that investigations into the incident are ongoing.

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Jennifer Tilly, a friend of Keanu Reeves' girlfriend Alexandra Grant, revealed in a recent interview promoting the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection details about Reeves and Grant's relationship, saying the couple has been dating for much longer than previously thought when the two were seen together at the LACMA Art + Film Gala red carpet five months ago.

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Swedish telecom company Ericsson has announced its withdrawal from this year's Mobile World Congress, arranged by GSMA, to be held in Barcelona, Spain, stating it could not sufficiently guarantee the safety of its employees attending the conference due to the worsening Coronavirus outbreak. The MWC is slated to have an attendance of over 100,000 visitors and has been under increasing scrutiny by the World Health Organization.

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57-year-old ITV presenter Phillip Schofield announced today that he is gay, the announcement was made on his Instagram account. After 27 years of marriage to his wife Stephanie Lowe, the news came out as a shock for most of the people. Presenter of the programme Dancing on Ice and This Morning said that he is feeling pain and confusion because of the hurt he caused to his family.

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Liverpool Chairman Tom Werner said in a recent interview that he still can’t believe the standard his team has set this season, “I’m pinching myself to believe but we haven’t done the job yet”. He praised Jurgen Klopp who helped Liverpool to gain a 22-point lead in the Premier League with an unbeaten record. Liverpool also reached the knockout stage of the Champions League and fifth round of FA Cup.

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Lionsgate has announced that the studio is now officially working on a sequel to their massively popular murder mystery film 'Knives Out'. The original is set to make $300 million at the box office and its director Rian Johnson is expected to stick around for the sequel. He has said that he would like to have Daniel Craig return as well but nothing has been confirmed.

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Israeli forces have killed 4 Palestinian civilians in the last 24 hours as demonstrations keep popping up all over the region. Two were killed while protesting against the Israeli forces who were about to demolish the house of a Palestinian. Surveillance footage of the events showed some of the victims not even participating in the demonstration when they were killed.

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Australia is following Europe in the transition away from petrol or diesel-powered vehicles. Electric and hybrid car sales have gone up by 50% this month as sales of fuel-powered vehicles go down. This could be the result of all the climate issues that the country is currently facing. Tesla is currently shipping 665 cars to Australia.

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Another 41 people have been tested positive for Coronavirus on the Japanese cruise ship which has been stranded for the last two weeks. The total number of cases on board reaches 61. The ship is docked off the coast of Japan and there are 3700 people on board. The total number of cases in Japan raised to 86.

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Uber's stock rose after its latest earnings report showed that the company had lost much less money than expected. This is a sign that the company is much closer to its profitability goal than expected. It was previously thought that Uber would only become profitable by 2021. This growth is thanks to its global expansion.

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According to some inside sources, the long-awaited 'Friends' reunion special may just be happening at HBO Max. The studio is almost done closing all the necessary deals and has reportedly even got the entire cast to return for the hour-long unscripted special. The show has remained incredibly popular ever since it first aired decades ago.

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US President Donald Trump has announced that the US military has killed, Qassim al-Raymi, the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. He did not say when and how he was killed although many suspects he was killed in a drone strike. The government also claimed that he was planning attacks on Yemeni citizens as well as the US.

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Australia's fire-ravaged East Coast is getting some relief as heavy rains sweep the region, putting out numerous fires. This is the biggest rainfall the area has seen in 20 years and has also provided the local farmer's relief from an extended drought. Meteorologists claim the rainfall will stick around for a couple of days.

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EA has raised the prices of most of their old games on Steam, sometimes making it double its previous price. Some are speculating that this is happening so that the company can appear to give much larger discounts when the next Steam sale happens. Although the prices in the US have remained the same.

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