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The House impeachment managers sought to put the Senate on trial while the president’s defense team argued he that had done nothing wrong.
A “quality control” issue with a new system of reporting results led to confusion and few solid numbers as Iowans turned out to select the candidate they thought could defeat President Trump.
Start-ups want unusual internet addresses to help stand out. One winner: The island of Anguilla, whose “.ai” domain is a favorite of A.I. start-ups.
A motley group of powerful companies have their knives out for Section 230, which shields platforms from lawsuits over content posted by users.
A growing number of Hawaiians say that tourism isn’t working for them. Here’s how they are trying to change it.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 29, 2020, covering February 4, 2020.
Eminem
Halsey
Mac Miller
Roddy Ricch
Post Malone
2020Daniel arap Moi, Former President of Kenya (born 1924)[†]
Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was a Kenyan politician who served as the second president of Kenya from 1978 to 2002. He is the country's longest-serving president to date. Moi previously served as the third vice president of Kenya from 1967 to 1978 under President Jomo Kenyatta, becoming the president following the latter's death.
2020The COVID-19 pandemic causes all casinos in Macau to be closed down for 15 days.[†]
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March.
In 2020, the world population was approximately 7,887,001,292 people[†]