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Senator calls for rethink to avoid postponing November presidential election due to coronavirus

Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut wants to expanded absentee balloting and a rethink of how Americans vote in November to avoid delaying the contest due to coronavirus concerns.




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Joe Biden rejects another Democrat debate with Bernie Sanders

Joe Biden suggested he was done debating Bernie Sanders during a virtual press conference with reporters Wednesday.




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Biden DENIES sexually assaulting member of his Senate staff in 1993

Joe Biden's campaign came to his defense Friday over sexual assault claims an ex-staffer has been making in the press this week.




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Late Night With Seth Meyers to return with an interview with presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

He last appeared in a full in-studio episode of his late night chat show over two weeks ago, but he 'went back to work (ish)' this week for new editions from home as the pandemic rages on.




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How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went from scrubbing scrubbing toilets to leading 'The Squad'

New biography AOC: The Fearless Rise and Powerful Resonance of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by Lynda Lopez, gives an inside look of AOC's rise to Congress, out June 2.




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Emily Ratajkowski is 'devastated and disheartened' that Bernie Sanders officially dropped out

Emily Ratajkowski is very upset that Bernie Sanders announced Wednesday he was dropping out of the race for the White House.




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Poll: Trump is handling coronavirus better than Biden if he were president but Obama would be better

Voters believe Donald Trump is responding to the coronavirus outbreak better than Joe Biden would if he were president, a poll released Wednesday revealed.




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Cardi B is furious young voters did not show up to support Bernie Sanders in his presidential bid

The Grammy-winning artist, 27, took to Instagram Live and chastised her fans who didn't show up at the polls to support the Democratic senator from Vermont.




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Democrats urge Obama to get campaigning for Biden with Sanders out

Now that Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the presidential race, some Democrats are eager to see President Obama jump into the race and endorse his former vice president, Joe Biden.




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AOC calls Joe Biden's Medicare olive branch to progressives 'almost insulting'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she's never spoken to Joe Biden - nor has his campaign reached out to the progressive congresswoman, who was a surrogate for Bernie Sanders.




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Elizabeth Warren endorses Joe Biden saying 'empathy matters'

Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden for president on Wednesday, following Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders as the Democratic Party coalesces around their nominee.




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Rosario Dawson is taking care of her parents in LA rather than quarantining with 'love' Cory Booker

The 40-year-old Sundance Jury Prize winner and the 50-year-old politician celebrated their first anniversary of dating on October 13




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Joe Biden hints at signing up to more of the Green New Deal

Joe Biden indicated jr will incorporate more of the Green New Deal after he scored a key environmental endorsement and works to appeal to Bernie Sanders voters.




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Bernie Bros are furious over Tara Reade's sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden

Senator Bernie Sanders' (left) fiercest backers are furious the Democratic Party over its silence in the face of sexual assault allegations made by Tara Reade (top right) against Joe Biden (bottom right).




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Esther Rantzen says coronavirus is a chance to eliminate 'modern plague' of loneliness among elderly

Esther Rantzen has said the coronavirus pandemic is a 'test for humanity'. 'Not just for the doctors and nurses, the paramedics, the epidemiologists and the Government, but for all of us.'




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EasyJet charging passengers up to £860 for return flight from Birmingham to Belfast

The airline is charging customers up to £860 for a return flight from Birmingham to Belfast next weekend. But long haul flyers can currently get to Australia and back for just over £600.




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Love Island's Siannise Fudge grinds on boyfriend Luke T as they indulge in some dirty dancing

Love Island's Siannise Fudge grinds on boyfriend Luke T as they indulged in some dirty dancing at a Nelly concert at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on Thursday.




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Police charge six teenage suspects over attacks on officers in mass machete brawl at cinema

Six teenagers have been charged after seven police officers were left with minor injuries at a mass machete brawl outside Star City cinema complex, in Birmingham, on November 23 last year.




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Moment armed police arrest drunk killer, 37, hours after he stabbed father-of-two, 32, to death

Ravinder Heer, 37, stabbed Dale Grice, 32, to death after threatening his ex-girlfriend in a jealous rage outside her home in Birmingham. Five minutes later he bought two cans of Stella Artois.




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Chilling moment schoolboy, 15, is stabbed with machete by masked thug outside school

The teenager was attacked by a machete-wielding gang outside Central Academy in Birmingham city centre at 3.10pm on Wednesday. Police have arrested a 15-year-old for assault.




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Jude Bellingham to choose between Manchester United, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich

Jude Bellingham reportedly has the choice of four of Europe's biggest clubs this summer after they all agreed to meet Birmingham City's £30 million valuation for the 16-year-old wonderkid.




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Jet2 passengers were 40 minutes away from Alicante when their flight had to turn around

EXCLUSIVE Beryl Carrick, 78, flew from Leeds for a holiday in Benidorm. Her and her family were mid-flight when they were told they weren't allowed to enter the country 'because of coronavirus'.




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Police arrest man for murder after two women were found dead in house

A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two women were found in Moseley, Birmingham (Belle Walk, pictured), West Midlands Police said.




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Pictured: Property developer, 40, charged with murdering his wife then stabbing neighbour to death

British property developer Tamer Moustafa, 40, has been charged with murdering his wife and stabbing his next-door neighbour to death on her doorstep in a leafy suburb.




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Birmingham City ask players to take 50 per cent pay cut for 16 weeks amid coronavirus pandemic

Birmingham have asked their players to take a 50 per cent pay cut for the next four months to help the club deal with the crushing financial pressure put on by the coronavirus pandemic. 




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Commonwealth Games chiefs strive to protect Birmingham 2022 after Olympics postponement

The Commonwealth Games have moved to tackle a potential scheduling nightmare around Birmingham 2022 after the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo were postponed until 2021.




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Birmingham stars AGREE to 50 per cent wage deferral from next month to ensure other staff are paid

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Many of Birmingham's players have agreed to defer up to 50 per cent of their wages from April to help ensure all the non-footballing staff will be paid in full




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Homeowner is lucky to survive when hit-and-run Ford Fiesta driver smashes into her kitchen

A woman had a lucky escape when a red Ford Fiesta ploughed into her kitchen, missing her by just two yards. The vehicle careered into the side of her property on Wednesday evening.




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Petrol sells for less than £1 per litre - the lowest its been in UK for 15 years

The Murco garage on the A435 near Kings Heath, Birmingham, has cut the price of unleaded to 99.7p - when seven weeks ago the same litre of petrol cost between £1.25 and £1.42.




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Robbie Savage stole shirt Thierry Henry scored 100th Arsenal goal in

Robbie Savage has revealed he hid from Arsenal's kit man when Thierry Henry asked for the shirt he'd scored his 100th Gunners goal in back.




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PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Jack Grealish is pictured leaving the scene of Range Rover crash

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: This is the moment Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish makes a hasty exit from an estate in the suburbs of Birmingham moments before police arrive to the scene of a car crash.




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Danielle Lloyd wears a face mask and plastic gloves to shop for essentials amid Covid-19 lockdown

The model, 36, took a break from being a teacher to pick up sanitary towels, a can of red bull and multiple bars of Cadbury's chocolate, on Monday.




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Jude Bellingham only earns £145 a week but with his maturity and talent, he is destined for the top

TOM COLLOMOSSE: It says everything about Jude Bellingham that, at 16, he is seriously considering the idea of living and working in a high-pressure environment in a foreign country.




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Parents boost bicycles in clever hack to help children pretend they're outside

Parents from around the worlds have shared their clever hacks to keeping their children entertained amid the lockdown, including Louise Graham from Glasgow who placed static bikes by the window.




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Coronavirus UK: NHS nurse crowdfunds for cancer treatment

Heather Wilson, 55, from Grimsby, has to raise £50,000 for life-saving cancer treatment. The NHS nurse's surgery was delayed by five months due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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The Queen thanks 'all those working hard to complete' new 4,000-bed NHS Nightingale Hospital

The monarchy's official Twitter account paid tribute to the military who have been on 15-hour shifts as they transform the ExCel convention centre into a 4,000 bed hospital for coronavirus patients.




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Coe reveals plans are being formulated to squeeze a trio of major events into the summer of 2022.

Asher-Smith could have a shot at three gold medals in a mad six-week stretch after Sebastian Coe revealed plans are being formulated to squeeze a trio of major events into the summer of 2022.




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Covidiot is jailed for six months after threatening to cough and spit at police

Thomas Wilson, 19, from Coventry was jailed for six months after threatening to cough and spit at police while Bevan Burke, 22, was jailed for nine months after coughing at an officer in Birmingham last week.




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Amazing time-lapse photography shows how TWO NHS Nightingale hospitals have been built in a few days

The NHS Nightingale Hospital in Birmingham will initially have 500 beds to treat coronavirus patients, with the capacity for 2,000. A conference centre at UWE Bristol is also being constructed into a hospital.




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NHS doctor evicted and told to live in tent due to landlord fears he'll infect them with coronavirus

Vincent Okafor, 57, said his landlord thought he might be infected and bring the killer bug into the property. He was given five days' notice to vacate his rented accommodation on March 23.




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Giant supernova discovered by scientists is TWICE as bright as any previously found

Dying stars are discovered every night but most are in vast galaxies while this one appeared to stand alone, according to a team from the University of Birmingham.




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Married heart doctor keeps his job despite trying to kiss a senior nurse while showing family photos

Dr Syed Akbar, 43, has returned to work despite trying to kiss a senior nurse while showing her photos of his family. The married heart doctor expressed regret over his actions.




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Tyrone Mings to offer free academy spots to children of NHS staff

Tyrone Mings is looking to give something back to NHS staff and key workers after the coronavirus crisis by offering a free football academy term to their children when it is safe to do so.




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Police chief left fighting for life with coronavirus shares image of moment he 'cried like a girl'

Phil Dolby, of West Midlands Police, was struck down with the killer bug a fortnight ago and said he'd never known an illness as bad as the one he was experiencing.




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NHS intensive care nurse, 56, who worked a 72-hour week 'devastated' to find her car window smashed

Sarne Mawby, 56, of Stoke-on-Trent, had worked six consecutive nights, including an extra shift, transporting seriously ill children to Birmingham when she discovered the crime.




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Coronavirus UK: NHS Birmingham Nightingale hospital opens

Prince William, 37, officially opened Birmingham Nightingale hospital today - before personally recognising the hard-working staff who had made the project a reality.




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ISABEL HARDMAN reveals how the wonders of the wild pulled her back from a mental health crisis

ISABEL HARDMAN: On the day of my breakdown, I was at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, trying to write the political briefing for the Spectator magazine.




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Alabama barbershop will defy stay-at-home orders and re-open TOMORROW

The Male Room, located in the city of Birmingham, announced the news in Facebook Tuesday, saying they faced financial ruin if they continued to keep their doors closed.




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Dortmund confident they can beat Manchester United to a deal for Birmingham star Jude Bellingham

The Bundesliga club were competing with Manchester United to sign Bellingham, who does not turn 17 until June 29, at the end of the season, and were confident of winning the race.




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Coronavirus UK: Duchess of Cornwall is set to open Britain's third NHS Nightingale Hospital

The NHS Nightingale Hospital North West at the Manchester Central Convention Centre has already started treating coronavirus patients from the region after being completed this week.