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The Ancestors Welcome Bobby Smith, 76, Lead Singer of The Spinners

• March 18, 2013 • Comments Off

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Saturday Night Music, July 7, 2012: “Sowing the Seeds of Love,” Tears for Fears, 1989

• July 7, 2012 • Comments Off

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Tags: "Songs from the Big Chair", Curt Smith, George Martin, Margaret Thatcher, Oldies, Oleta Adams, Roland Orzabal, Seeds of Love, Sowing the Seeds of Love, Tears for Fears, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Sixties, United States, Woman in Chains

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On April Fool's, a Look at Coronavirus Pranksters Caught in the Law April 1, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has brought fear, panic and pranksters. In some cases, bad behavior has crossed the line into criminal terrorist acts.
Coronavirus Spreads in Veterans’ Home, Leaving ‘Shuddering Loss for Us All’ April 1, 2020
The mayor of Holyoke in Massachusetts confronted the superintendent of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home after hearing rumors that infections were spreading.
At the Top of the Covid-19 Curve, How Do Hospitals Decide Who Gets Treatment? April 1, 2020
Guidelines that could determine which coronavirus patients get prioritized for lifesaving care vary by state, involving factors such as age, health problems, pregnancy and cognitive abilities.
'Tiger King': What Happened to Carole Baskin’s Ex-Husband, Don Lewis? April 1, 2020
A popular Netflix documentary has brought a Florida sheriff a flood of new theories in the unsolved disappearance.
When Humans Are Sheltered in Place, Wild Animals Will Play April 1, 2020
Goats in Wales; coyotes in San Francisco; rats, rats, everywhere: With much of the world staying home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, animals have ventured out where normally the presence of people would keep them away.
Auto Sales Plummet in First Quarter as Buyers Stay Away April 1, 2020
After a strong first two months of the year, sales tumbled in March as people stayed home to avoid the coronavirus.
The Rev. Joseph O’Hare, Resourceful President of Fordham, Dies at 89 April 1, 2020
He transformed the university into a national institution and played a major civic role as the overseer of New York City’s public campaign finance law.
The Coronavirus Patients Betrayed by Their Own Immune Systems April 1, 2020
A “cytokine storm” becomes an all-too-frequent phenomenon, particularly among the young. But treatments are being tested.

The Guardian, UK

Coronavirus could be final straw for EU, European experts warn April 1, 2020
Leaders are warned that if division prevails, pandemic will be more destructive than Brexit, migration and bailout crisesCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe European Union has weathered the storms of eurozone bailouts, the migration crisis and Brexit, but some fear coronavirus could be even more destructive.In a rare interv […]
Viktor Orbán ditches mayor plan amid claims of coronavirus power grab April 1, 2020
Hungary’s prime minister criticised for inefficient and unworkable measuresCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHungary’s nationalist government announced measures to strip the country’s mayors of political autonomy, before appearing to ditch them hours later, the latest episode in a political drama in which the prime minister, Viktor […]
Oceans can be restored to former glory within 30 years, say scientists April 1, 2020
Major review reports recovery of marine life but a redoubling of efforts is still needed The glory of the world’s oceans could be restored within a generation, according to a major new scientific review. It reports rebounding sea life, from humpback whales off Australia to elephant seals in the US and green turtles in Japan.Through rampant overfishing, pollu […]
Jack Schofield, Guardian's Ask Jack tech columnist, dies at 72 April 1, 2020
Paper’s editor says Schofield was ‘one of the first true computing experts in British journalism’Jack Schofield, the Guardian’s former computer editor and author of its technology advice column, Ask Jack, for almost 20 years, has died aged 72.Schofield was taken to hospital following a heart attack on Friday night and died on Tuesday afternoon. Continue read […]
Canada shocked by double murder of Indigenous hunters April 1, 2020
Two Métis men were found shot dead in rural Alberta after what police believe was an ambush Police in Canada are investigating the murders of two Indigenous men who they suspect were ambushed after returning from a successful hunt in rural Alberta.The bodies of Jake Sansom, 39, and his uncle Morris Cardinal, 57, were found early on 28 March beside Sansom’s p […]
Polish government still planning to hold presidential election April 1, 2020
Based on current polling, current president Andrzej Duda would gain more than 50% of the voteCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Polish government intends to hold a presidential election in May, despite a growing chorus of voices saying that doing so amid a pandemic would be unfair, undemocratic and potentially dangerous.Based on […]
Ex-soldier's death casts light on Spaniards who helped liberate Paris April 1, 2020
Rafael Gómez Nieto, who has died from coronavirus, was last survivor of WW2 La Nueve forceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe death from coronavirus of a 99-year-old former soldier who was the last surviving member of a company of predominantly Spanish troops who helped liberate Paris from Nazi occupation has thrown a spotlight on […]
BP to cut spending amid 'most brutal' oil price rout in decades April 1, 2020
Budget to be slashed, including $1bn less on US shale projects, on back of coronavirus crisisCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBP is braced for a $1bn (£800m) financial blow in its first-quarter results and plans to slash its spending by a fifth this year to weather “the most brutal” oil market rout in decades.The oil giant told inv […]

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Coronavirus: Greatest test since World War Two, says UN chief April 1, 2020
UN boss António Guterres calls for an "immediate co-ordinated" global response to tackle the crisis.
Spain's deaths soar as infection rate slows April 1, 2020
With more than 9,000 deaths, Spain has the second-highest number of fatalities caused by coronavirus.
Afghanistan and Taliban begin direct talks with aim of prisoner swap April 1, 2020
The first face-to-face meeting takes place in the Afghan capital despite a coronavirus lockdown.
Coronavirus: Iran's official death toll passes 3,000 April 1, 2020
The health ministry reports 138 new fatalities and 2,987 more cases in the past 24 hours.
Coronavirus: US 'considers cloth face masks for public' April 1, 2020
Officials are debating their advice on face masks as a CDC memo says simple cloth masks would help.
Coronavirus threatens Myanmar's most vulnerable in displacement camps April 1, 2020
Around 350,000 people are sitting in the path of a "public health catastrophe", says Human Rights Watch.
Hungry black hole may be cosmic 'missing link' April 1, 2020
Astronomers say they have found the best evidence yet for an elusive class of black hole.
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia asks Muslims to delay Hajj bookings April 1, 2020
The kingdom says it is concerned about the safety of pilgrims amid the coronavirus pandemic.