Geoffrey Sant (USA) first met his future father-in-law Huo Qingbao (Beijing) over a tense dinner in Beijing. It seemed that Huo would never accept his daughter to marry a foreigner – particularly after a number of disagreements with Geoff about paying the bill for their meal! But after spending time together in China and America, Geoffrey was able to show …
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday before he was supposed to greet President Donald Trump. Related: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/08/06/ohio-gov-mike-dewine-tests-positive-covid-19/3309769001/ DeWine took a COVID-19 test as part of the protocol to meet Trump on the tarmac at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland. Trump planned to tour the Whirlpool plant in Clyde, Ohio, before attending a private fundraiser in …
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After eight weeks in the hospital, this dad was brought to tears when his wife showed up at his bedside. 💕 RELATED » Elderly couple reunite after 215 days apart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foRQutaCIHE David Kachadourian spent eight weeks in the hospital missing his wife and 3 kids the whole time. Then his wife unexpectedly showed up at his bedside. Subscribe to Humankind’s …
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Stephen Kaplin (USA) met director Dai Ronghua (China) by chance in 2015. Stephen was doing workshops in China with his shadow puppet theatre and happened to be driving through Yangzhou, where they saw a sign that said there was a puppet theatre there. He knocked on the door and met Dai. Dai is the director of a renowned rod-puppet theatre …
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Are the U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia, in which the balance of power in the upper chamber is held, so close that they could be decided by voters who were not registered on Election Day in November, but will be for the runoff? Susan Page talks with Manny Rin of the New Voters Project about their efforts to get …
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News conference with attorney Benjamin Crump, who is representing the family of Jacob Blake – a Black man shot multiple times, apparently in the back, by police in Kenosha, WI, on August 23, 2020. RELATED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz4EcG8_4Ic Is it legal for Department of Homeland Security to send federal agents to cities? » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on …
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Three takeaways from USA TODAY’s interview with John Bolton. RELATED: https://bit.ly/3eyEeOM Susan Page, who sat down with John Bolton for the first print interview for his new book, “The Room Where it Happened”, talks about what we learned. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/2Vq6Nnq » USA TODAY delivers …
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White house press secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds press briefing. RELATED: Voter suppression, explained https://youtu.be/_TI9Zr443r0 As the pandemic reached new highs in Florida and across the world, New York City provided a glimmer of hope: zero deaths for the first time in four months. Total confirmed cases across the nation surpassed 3.3 million – about 1% of all Americans have now …
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Lu Xiao (Beijing, China) decided to open a photography gallery when he was just 24 years old. He admired the work of world-famous photographer Michael Kenna (who lives in the USA), so emailed him out of the blue. They met in Beijing, shot photographs together and decided they could work together. Lu has worked as Michael’s guide and interpreter – …
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The teaching of the history of the Confederacy, Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era. RELATED: Check out more mini documentaries from USA TODAY here https://bit.ly/38Kn1j0 As the nation faces a reckoning over social-justice issues and systemic racism, we are examining whether schools are adequately teaching the history of American slavery, the Confederacy, Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era. » Subscribe …
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A top official in Georgia said Republicans attacking the state’s election system are “complicit” in harassment and threats against election workers, including death threats against Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his family in recent weeks. RELATED: President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks and other roles in his administration https://youtu.be/AFC_xmwZWvk “It has all gone too far,” Gabriel Sterling said forcefully at …
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Dramatic time lapse of Perdido River’s rise. RELATED: Hurricane destruction continues in Pensacola, Florida https://youtu.be/UHqgmEkorEY Mark Sudduth, owner of HurricaneTrack, shot this time lapse video of the Perdido River during Hurricane Sally in Florida’s Panhandle. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/2IMPbAh » USA TODAY delivers current local and …
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Art Historian Sydney Picasso (USA) met gallery owner Pearl Lam (China) in 2005, and they immediately struck up a close friendship. Together they have travelled across China seeking out contemporary artists they can promote across the world. Here they reflect on how China’s vast changes have affected the international world of art. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch …
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Listen to the first words this little boy says to woman who cured him of a life of hospital visits. 🥰 RELATED » Toddler get life-saving kidney transplant from 21-year-old: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3tVf-N6-Ng Nicholas started receiving life-saving blood transfusions when he was only six weeks old. Thanks to his anonymous stem cell donor, that life is now behind him . Subscribe to …
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Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks and other roles in his administration. RELATED: Watch the full stream here https://youtu.be/JqstsCTO17s The President-elect says he wants a government as diverse as America when he enters the White House. Here are some of his Executive Branch picks. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/30HuLzS …
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