skynewsus--2020-03-06--21 people stranded on cruise ship test positive for coronavirus

Twenty one people stranded on a cruise ship off the coast of California have tested positive for coronavirus , the US vice president says .
Mike Pence confirmed the people infected on the Grand Princess , which has been held off San Francisco , included 19 crew members .
All 3,500 passengers and crew on board , which includes more than 140 Britons , will now be tested for COVID-19 , the disease caused by coronavirus .
Mr Pence said the US government is working with California officials on a plan to bring the ship to a non-commercial port this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He added that it was likely the crew members caught the virus on two different voyages of the ship and he expects 1,110 members of staff on the vessel to be quarantined .
`` We would ask elderly Americans to use caution in planning a cruise vacation , '' Mr Pence said .
US President Donald Trump said earlier on Friday that he would rather have the Grand Princess passengers remain on board but he would let others make the decision whether to left them leave .
`` I 'd rather have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I fully understand if they want to take them off , '' he told reporters .
Passengers on the ship had been told to stay in their cabins while dozens of people on board were tested for coronavirus .
A military helicopter flew testing kits to the Grand Princess before they were lowered on to the vessel on a 950-ft rope .
The ship had been due to dock in San Francisco on Wednesday but has been held at sea .
It comes after seven passengers on a previous voyage of the ship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one man who died in California 's first coronavirus fatality .
Some passengers from that trip to Mexico stayed aboard for the Grand Princess 's current voyage , which was returning to San Francisco after visiting Hawaii .
Samples from the coronavirus tests on board the ship were analysed at a laboratory in the San Francisco Bay area .
Passenger Michele Smith said she had been told that only people who had been on the previous Mexico voyage or those showing flu-like symptoms had to isolate themselves .
`` Spirits are as high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' she said .
`` We are blessed to be healthy , comfortable and well-fed . ''
Another Princess cruise ship , the Diamond Princess , was quarantined for two weeks in Japan last month after 700 people on board contracted coronavirus .
A British man in his 70s who was on board the ship died from the virus - the first UK fatality of the global outbreak .
The United States is said to be considering ways to discourage people from taking cruises as part of its effort to limit the spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discussed ahead of a meeting between the cruise industry and US Vice President Mike Pence , who is leading America 's response to the coronavirus outbreak .
The US could advise Americans to temporarily avoid travelling on cruise ships or potentially impose travel restrictions related to cruises , officials told Reuters .
Shares in Royal Caribbean Cruises , Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings have fallen around 50 % since January .
A cruise ship was forced to abandon its planned stop in Malta after doctors reportedly threatened industrial action if it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The MSC Opera , which is carrying more than 2,300 passengers and crew , will no longer stop in Malta `` to avoid unnecessary public unrest '' , its operator MSC Cruises said .
It comes after the Medical Association of Malta and the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses insisted they would order industrial action if the ship was allowed to berth , according to Malta Today .
MSC Cruises said `` this unfortunate situation was caused locally by misinformation that had circulated regarding the medical conditions of the ship '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the ship were told not to leave the vessel when it docked in Greece after a former passenger contracted coronavirus .
They were kept on board the MSC Opera for several hours while officials conducted a review of the ship 's full medical records .
It was then allowed to leave the port city of Piraeus and sail to Corfu as planned , MSC Cruises said .
The company has insisted there are no passengers or crew members on board the ship with any flu-like symptoms .
It is now sailing it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Europe 's biggest coronavirus outbreak , where it is due to arrive on Sunday .
Twelve cases of coronavirus have been recorded on board a cruise ship on the River Nile , Egypt 's health ministry said .
All of the cases were asymptomatic , meaning they carry the virus but display no symptoms of illness such as fever .
The patients were diagnosed after a Taiwanese-American woman , who had been on the cruise , tested positive for COVID-19 after she returned home .
The 12 people with the virus will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who had contact with them will be placed under a 14-day quarantine , Egypt 's health ministry said .
: : Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker The cruise ship was towed to an area about 12 miles away from Luxor and placed under quarantine , according to local media .
The ship had reportedly been on a two-day Nile voyage , passing tourist sites such as the Kom Ombo temple and Edfu .
Before the ship 's coronavirus cases , Egypt had only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of whom it said had fully recovered after receiving treatment .
COVID-19 surfaced in China latest last year and has spread to over 85 countries , with more than 100,000 infections and 3,300 deaths .

Passengers on a cruise ship that has been quarantined off the US coast were only told 21 people had tested positive for coronavirus after Vice President Mike Pence announced it on TV.
Mike Pence said all 3,500 passengers and crew on board the Grand Princess, which includes more than 140 Britons, will now be tested for COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus.
He said 19 crew members on the vessel, which has been held off San Francisco, were among those that had tested positive.
Image: A helicopter delivered coronavirus testing kits to the Grand Princess
US President Donald Trump has said he would prefer the passengers to stay on board, but would listen to experts if their advice is for people to be taken off.
Before the test results were released, he said allowing passengers back onto US soil who might become sick later would end up increasing the number of coronavirus cases in the country.
"I don't need to have the numbers double because of one ship that wasn't our fault," he said.
He has signed a bill to provide $8.3bn (£6.4bn) to bolster the capacity to test for coronavirus and fund other measures in the US.
Image: Mike Pence confirmed 21 people on board the Grand Princess had tested positive for coronavirus
At least one passenger expressed anger that the captain relayed the information 20 minutes after Mr Pence's announcement.
"Why did we not know before the vice president announced it on TV?" Kari Kolstoe, a retired teacher from Grand Forks, North Dakota, said.
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The 60-year-old, who has a rare form of cancer, went on the cruise ahead of more planned treatment. She is now concerned she will miss her appointment.
She told Reuters news agency: "It's still a worry that I'm going to not get back."
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It is not the first cruise ship to be affected by coronavirus.
Experts have criticised Japanese bureaucrats' handling of the Diamond Princess, where ultimately about 700 people were infected and six died after it was quarantined off the coast of Japan.
There have been claims the large number of infections occurred because the situation was mismanaged.
A British man in his 70s who was on board the ship died from the virus - the first UK fatality of the global outbreak.
Mr Pence said the US government is working with California officials on a plan to bring the Grand Princess - a sister ship to the Diamond Princess - to a non-commercial port this weekend where all passengers will be tested.
He added that it is likely the crew members caught the virus on two different voyages of the ship and he expects 1,110 members of staff on the vessel to be quarantined.
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Passengers on the ship have been told to stay in their cabins, and a military helicopter has been seen lowering testing kits on to the vessel via a 950-ft rope.
The ship had been due to dock in San Francisco on Wednesday but has been held at sea.
British couple Neil and Victoria Hanlon are also among those on the boat.
They told Sky News: "There is a very ill passenger on board and they are hopefully going to airlift this passenger off some time this evening."
Image: A military helicopter hovers over the Grand Princess cruise ship
Mr and Mrs Hanlon said they have not been tested yet and the captain is getting annoyed about the lack of information he has to pass on to passengers.
The couple were to due to disembark the ship on today and arrive back in the UK tomorrow.
Mr Hanlon, from Somerset, continued: "Spirits are still pretty high but it's still early days.
"We're a bit fed up just sitting and lying around and getting no exercise. We're waiting for an update to tell us where we're going."
Image: The helicopter crew lowered the coronavirus testing kits on a 950ft rope
It comes after seven passengers on a previous voyage of the ship became infected with the virus, including one man who died in California's first coronavirus fatality.
Some passengers from that trip to Mexico stayed aboard for the Grand Princess's current voyage, which was returning to San Francisco after visiting Hawaii.
Samples from the coronavirus tests on board the ship were analysed at a laboratory in the San Francisco Bay area.
Image: Passengers on board the cruise ship have been tested for coronavirus
Passenger Michele Smith said she had been told that only people who had been on the previous Mexico voyage or those showing flu-like symptoms had to isolate themselves.
"Spirits are as high as can be under these circumstances," she said.
"We are blessed to be healthy, comfortable and well-fed."
Image: The ship is stranded of the coast of California
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in UK to consider empty stadiums and over-70s ban Iran says there have been 1,000 new coronavirus cases and a further 21 people have died after contracting the virus, taking the total number of deaths in the country to 145 and cases to 5,823
South Korea reports 448 new cases which takes its total to 7,041
The number of people to test positive for COVID-19 in Germany rises by 45 overnight to 684
Malta reports its first case: a 12-year-old Italian girl who lives on island
15 Americans are quarantined in a Bethlehem hotel over coronavirus fears
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte declares a national emergency
The lender Intesa Sanpaolo says it is ready to donate up to €100m to Italy to tackle the outbreak and grant up to €5bn in loans to affected firms
Cases are up from 30 to 45 in the United Arab Emirates, its health ministry says
Globally, the number of coronavirus cases has passed 100,000 and there have been 3,400 deaths worldwide
US considers advising against cruise holidays
The United States is said to be considering ways to discourage people from taking cruises as part of its effort to limit the spread of coronavirus.
The proposals are being discussed ahead of a meeting between the cruise industry and US Vice President Mike Pence, who is leading America's response to the coronavirus outbreak.
The US could advise Americans to temporarily avoid travelling on cruise ships or potentially impose travel restrictions related to cruises, officials told Reuters.
Shares in Royal Caribbean Cruises, Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings have fallen around 50% since January.
Cruise ship avoids Malta to prevent 'public unrest'
A cruise ship was forced to abandon its planned stop in Malta after doctors reportedly threatened industrial action if it was allowed to dock over coronavirus fears.
The MSC Opera, which is carrying more than 2,300 passengers and crew, will no longer stop in Malta "to avoid unnecessary public unrest", its operator MSC Cruises said.
It comes after the Medical Association of Malta and the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses insisted they would order industrial action if the ship was allowed to berth, according to Malta Today.
MSC Cruises said "this unfortunate situation was caused locally by misinformation that had circulated regarding the medical conditions of the ship".
Image: The MSC Opera cruise ship was forced to abandon its planned stop in Malta
Earlier this week, passengers and crew on the ship were told not to leave the vessel when it docked in Greece after a former passenger contracted coronavirus.
They were kept on board the MSC Opera for several hours while officials conducted a review of the ship's full medical records.
It was then allowed to leave the port city of Piraeus and sail to Corfu as planned, MSC Cruises said.
The company has insisted there are no passengers or crew members on board the ship with any flu-like symptoms.
It is now sailing to Messina in Italy, the country facing Europe's biggest coronavirus outbreak, where it is due to arrive on Sunday.
12 coronavirus cases on Nile cruise
Twelve cases of coronavirus have been recorded on board a cruise ship on the River Nile, Egypt's health ministry said.
All of the cases were asymptomatic, meaning they carry the virus but display no symptoms of illness such as fever.
The patients were diagnosed after a Taiwanese-American woman, who had been on the cruise, tested positive for COVID-19 after she returned home.
The 12 people with the virus will be transferred to an isolation facility and those who had contact with them will be placed under a 14-day quarantine, Egypt's health ministry said.
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The cruise ship was towed to an area about 12 miles away from Luxor and placed under quarantine, according to local media.
The ship had reportedly been on a two-day Nile voyage, passing tourist sites such as the Kom Ombo temple and Edfu.
Before the ship's cases, Egypt had only diagnosed three people with the virus, one of whom it said had fully recovered after receiving treatment.
COVID-19 surfaced in China late last year and has spread to over 90 countries, with more than 100,000 infections and 3,400 deaths.
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skynewsus--2020-03-06--Republican congressman dares Biden and O'Rourke to take his gun

A gun-wielding Republican congressman has dared former vice president Joe Biden and former Democratic congressman Beto O'Rourke to `` come and take '' his AR-15 rifle in an online video message .
In the clip , Ken Buck taunts his rival politicians as he takes the inoperable gun off his office wall in Washington DC .
`` I have a message for Joe Biden and Beto O'Rourke , if you want to take everyone 's AR-15s in America , why do n't you swing by my office in Washington DC and start with this one , '' he says .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Buck - an avid supporter of the US Constitution 's Second Amendment - appeared to be referring to statements made by Democrats calling for tougher regulation on firearms .
During his time as a Democratic presidential candidate last year , Mr O'Rourke had tweeted : `` Hell yes , we 're going to take your AR-15 . ''
Replying to Mr Buck 's video message on Friday , Mr O'Rourke tweeted : `` This guy makes the case for both an assault weapons ban and a mandatory buyback program better than I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of war that have no place in our communities , in our politics or in our public discourse . ''
A press release on Mr Buck 's website read : `` Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden recently announced that he will put O'Rourke in charge of his gun control efforts ... Rep. Ken Buck has just one message for the gun-grabbing duo : Come and take it . ''
The congressman added : `` I have always been a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and will continue to stand up to any attacks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Fourth District . ''
The statement added that Mr Buck was given permission from Capitol Hill to display the `` unloaded , locked , American flag-wrapped '' AR-15 in his office .
Democratic representative Judy Chu was among those criticising Mr Buck for his video .
`` Even after members of both parties have been victims of gun violence , the @ HouseGOP is silent on this threat to shoot politicians he disagrees with , '' she tweeted .
`` These kinds of threats are dangerous and unacceptable .
We should know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''

A gun-wielding Republican congressman has dared former vice president Joe Biden and former Democratic congressman Beto O'Rourke to "come and take" his AR-15 rifle in an online video message.
In the clip, Ken Buck taunts his rival politicians as he takes the inoperable gun off his office wall in Washington DC.
"I have a message for Joe Biden and Beto O'Rourke, if you want to take everyone's AR-15s in America, why don't you swing by my office in Washington DC and start with this one," he says.
"Come and take it."
Mr Buck - an avid supporter of the US Constitution's Second Amendment - appeared to be referring to statements made by Democrats calling for tougher regulation on firearms.
Image: Beto O'Rourke has called for changes to America's gun laws
During his time as a Democratic presidential candidate last year, Mr O'Rourke had tweeted: "Hell yes, we're going to take your AR-15."
Replying to Mr Buck's video message on Friday, Mr O'Rourke tweeted: "This guy makes the case for both an assault weapons ban and a mandatory buyback program better than I ever could.
"These are weapons of war that have no place in our communities, in our politics or in our public discourse."
A press release on Mr Buck's website read: "Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden recently announced that he will put O'Rourke in charge of his gun control efforts... Rep. Ken Buck has just one message for the gun-grabbing duo: Come and take it."
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Image: Mr Buck included Joe Biden in his 'gun-grabbing duo' jibe
The congressman added: "I have always been a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and will continue to stand up to any attacks on the law-abiding gun owners of Colorado's Fourth District."
The statement added that Mr Buck was given permission from Capitol Hill to display the "unloaded, locked, American flag-wrapped" AR-15 in his office.
Democratic representative Judy Chu was among those criticising Mr Buck for his video.
"Even after members of both parties have been victims of gun violence, the @HouseGOP is silent on this threat to shoot politicians he disagrees with," she tweeted.
"These kinds of threats are dangerous and unacceptable. We should know better. We promised to be better."


skynewsus--2020-03-06--Woody Allen memoir release cancelled over claims he abused daughter

Woody Allen 's publisher has cancelled the planned release of his memoir Apropos of Nothing after dozens of its staff staged a walkout .
It comes after days of criticism focusing on claims the film director sexually abused his daughter Dylan Farrow .
`` The decision to cancel Mr Allen 's book was a difficult one , '' a spokesman for Hachette Book Group said .
`` At HBG we take our relationships with authors very seriously , and do not cancel books lightly .
`` We have published and will continue to publish many challenging books .
As publishers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our work that different voices and conflicting points of views can be heard . ''
Allen 's book was scheduled to come out next month .
He has denied any wrongdoing and was never charged after two separate investigations in the 1990s .
But the allegations have received new attention in the # MeToo era .
Allen 's agreement with Hachette meant that he briefly shared a publisher with one of his biggest detractors , his son Ronan Farrow , whose Catch and Kill was released last year by the firm 's division @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hachette 's publishing of Woody Allen 's memoir is deeply upsetting to me personally and an utter betrayal of my brother whose brave reporting , capitalised on by Hachette , gave voice to numerous survivors of sexual assault by powerful men , '' Dylan Farrow said in a statement on Monday .
Ronan Farrow followed up a day later , calling Hachette 's decision `` wildly unprofessional '' .
Both he and his sister complained that the publisher had not reached out to fact check their father 's book .

Woody Allen's publisher has cancelled the planned release of his memoir Apropos of Nothing after dozens of its staff staged a walkout.
It comes after days of criticism focusing on claims the film director sexually abused his daughter Dylan Farrow.
"The decision to cancel Mr Allen's book was a difficult one," a spokesman for Hachette Book Group said.
"At HBG we take our relationships with authors very seriously, and do not cancel books lightly.
Image: Mia Farrow (R) has backed allegations by her daughter Dylan (L) that Woody Allen molested her
"We have published and will continue to publish many challenging books. As publishers, we make sure every day in our work that different voices and conflicting points of views can be heard."
But the move was criticised by horror writer Stephen King who was worried that a precedent had been set.
He tweeted: "The Hachette decision to drop the Woody Allen book makes me very uneasy. It's not him; I don't give a damn about Mr Allen. It's who gets muzzled next that worries me."
Allen's book was scheduled to come out next month.
He has denied any wrongdoing and was never charged after two separate investigations in the 1990s.
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But the allegations have received new attention in the #MeToo era.
Allen's agreement with Hachette meant that he briefly shared a publisher with one of his biggest detractors, his son Ronan Farrow, whose Catch and Kill was released last year by the firm's division Little, Brown and Company.
"Hachette's publishing of Woody Allen's memoir is deeply upsetting to me personally and an utter betrayal of my brother whose brave reporting, capitalised on by Hachette, gave voice to numerous survivors of sexual assault by powerful men," Dylan Farrow said in a statement on Monday.
Image: Ronan Farrow described Hachette's decision as 'wildly unprofessional'
Ronan Farrow followed up a day later, calling Hachette's decision to publish it "wildly unprofessional".
Both he and his sister complained that the publisher had not reached out to fact check their father's book.


skynewsus--2020-03-06--Irish woman and family die in apparent murder-suicide in Nevada

An Irish woman has died along with her husband and teenage children in an apparent murder-suicide in Nevada .
The victims have been named as Joan Huber , 53 , Adam Huber , 50 , and their two sons Adam Huber , 17 , and Michael Huber , 16 , according to the Washoe County medical examiner 's office .
All four died from gunshot wounds .
Their bodies were discovered at their home in Reno at about 11am on Wednesday .
Irish media reports say Mrs Huber was originally from Coolcuslaugh , County Kerry .
The teenage boys were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which described the deaths as a `` domestic incident '' .
Grief counsellors are supporting students and staff at the school .
Three other students at the school have died in separate , unrelated incidents recently .
Police said they believe it to be an isolated incident and the rest of the community is not under threat .
Sergeant John Silver told the Reno Gazette Journal that police did not know what led up to the incident .
`` We did n't have prior calls or anything like that , '' he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beginning stages .
We need to determine exactly what happened .
`` We 're going to have to go through this whole house to make sure we cover all the bases and make sure our initial thoughts are accurate . ''
It is not clear whether a weapon was found at the property .

An Irish woman has died along with her husband and teenage children in an apparent murder-suicide in Nevada.
The victims have been named as Joan Huber, 53, Adam Huber, 50, and their two sons Adam Huber, 17, and Michael Huber, 16, according to the Washoe County medical examiner's office.
All four died from gunshot wounds.
Their bodies were discovered at their home in Reno at about 11am on Wednesday.
Irish media reports say Mrs Huber was originally from Coolcuslaugh, County Kerry.
The teenage boys were students at Damonte Ranch High School, which described the deaths as a "domestic incident".
Grief counsellors are supporting students and staff at the school.
Three other students at the school have died in separate, unrelated incidents recently.
Police said they believe it to be an isolated incident and the rest of the community is not under threat.
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Sergeant John Silver told the Reno Gazette Journal that police did not know what led up to the incident.
"We didn't have prior calls or anything like that," he said.
"We are still at the beginning stages. We need to determine exactly what happened.
"We're going to have to go through this whole house to make sure we cover all the bases and make sure our initial thoughts are accurate."
It is not clear whether a weapon was found at the property.


skynewsus--2020-03-06--Coronavirus-hit cruise ship passengers find out about cases on TV

Passengers on a cruise ship that has been quarantined off the US coast were only told 21 people had tested positive for coronavirus after Vice President Mike Pence announced it on TV .
Mike Pence said all 3,500 passengers and crew on board the Grand Princess , which includes more than 140 Britons , will now be tested for COVID-19 , the disease caused by coronavirus .
He said 19 crew members on the vessel , which has been held off San Francisco , were among those that had tested positive .
US President Donald Trump has said he would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but would listen to experts if their advice is for people to be taken off .
Before the test results were released , he said allowing passengers back onto US soil who might become sick later would end up increasing the number of coronavirus cases in the country .
`` I do n't need to have the numbers double because of one ship that was n't our fault , '' he said .
He has signed a bill to provide $ 8.3bn ( £6.4bn ) to bolster the capacity to test for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US .
At least one passenger expressed anger that the captain relayed the information 20 minutes after Mr Pence 's announcement .
`` Why did we not know before the vice president announced it on TV ? ''
Kari Kolstoe , a retired teacher from Grand Forks , North Dakota , said .
The 60-year-old , who has a rare form of cancer , went on the cruise ahead of more planned treatment .
She is now concerned she will miss her appointment .
She told Reuters news agency : `` It 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to not get back . ''
It is not the first cruise ship to be affected by coronavirus .
Experts have criticised Japanese bureaucrats ' handling of the Diamond Princess , where ultimately about 700 people were infected and six died after it was quarantined off the coast of Japan .
There have been claims the large number of infections occurred because the situation was mismanaged .
A British man in his 70s who was on board the ship died from the virus - the first UK fatality of the global outbreak .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ working with California officials on a plan to bring the Grand Princess - a sister ship to the Diamond Princess - to a non-commercial port this weekend where all passengers will be tested .
He added that it is likely the crew members caught the virus on two different voyages of the ship and he expects 1,110 members of staff on the vessel to be quarantined .
Passengers on the ship have been told to stay in their cabins , and a military helicopter has been seen lowering testing kits on to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ship had been due to dock in San Francisco on Wednesday but has been held at sea .
British couple Neil and Victoria Hanlon are also among those on the boat .
They told Sky News : `` There is a very ill passenger on board and they are hopefully going to airlift this passenger off some time this evening . ''
Mr and Mrs Hanlon said they have not been tested yet and the captain is getting annoyed about the lack of information he has to pass on to passengers .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ship on today and arrive back in the UK tomorrow .
Mr Hanlon , from Somerset , continued : `` Spirits are still pretty high but it 's still early days .
`` We 're a bit fed up just sitting and lying around and getting no exercise .
We 're waiting for an update to tell us where we 're going . ''
It comes after seven passengers on a previous voyage of the ship became infected with the virus , including one man who died in California 's first coronavirus fatality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mexico stayed aboard for the Grand Princess 's current voyage , which was returning to San Francisco after visiting Hawaii .
Samples from the coronavirus tests on board the ship were analysed at a laboratory in the San Francisco Bay area .
Passenger Michele Smith said she had been told that only people who had been on the previous Mexico voyage or those showing flu-like symptoms had to isolate themselves .
`` Spirits are as high as can be under these circumstances , '' she said .
`` We are blessed to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Second person in UK dies after contracting coronavirus • UK Sports authorities and broadcasters are to meet officials for discussions on UK coronavirus contingency plans • Premier League in UK to consider empty stadiums and over-70s ban • Iran says there have been 1,000 new coronavirus cases and a further 21 people have died after contracting the virus , taking the total number of deaths in the country to 145 and cases to 5,823 • South Korea reports 448 new cases which takes its total to 7,041 • The number of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rises by 45 overnight to 684 • Malta reports its first case : a 12-year-old Italian girl who lives on island • 15 Americans are quarantined in a Bethlehem hotel over coronavirus fears • The lender Intesa Sanpaolo says it is ready to donate up to €100m to Italy to tackle the outbreak and grant up to €5bn in loans to affected firms • Cases are up from 30 to 45 in the United Arab Emirates , its health ministry says • Globally , the number of coronavirus cases has passed 100,000 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States is said to be considering ways to discourage people from taking cruises as part of its effort to limit the spread of coronavirus .
The proposals are being discussed ahead of a meeting between the cruise industry and US Vice President Mike Pence , who is leading America 's response to the coronavirus outbreak .
The US could advise Americans to temporarily avoid travelling on cruise ships or potentially impose travel restrictions related to cruises , officials told Reuters .
Shares in Royal Caribbean Cruises , Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January .
A cruise ship was forced to abandon its planned stop in Malta after doctors reportedly threatened industrial action if it was allowed to dock over coronavirus fears .
The MSC Opera , which is carrying more than 2,300 passengers and crew , will no longer stop in Malta `` to avoid unnecessary public unrest '' , its operator MSC Cruises said .
It comes after the Medical Association of Malta and the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses insisted they would order industrial action if the ship was allowed to berth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cruises said `` this unfortunate situation was caused locally by misinformation that had circulated regarding the medical conditions of the ship '' .
Earlier this week , passengers and crew on the ship were told not to leave the vessel when it docked in Greece after a former passenger contracted coronavirus .
They were kept on board the MSC Opera for several hours while officials conducted a review of the ship 's full medical records .
It was then allowed to leave the port city of Piraeus and sail to Corfu as planned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has insisted there are no passengers or crew members on board the ship with any flu-like symptoms .
It is now sailing to Messina in Italy , the country facing Europe 's biggest coronavirus outbreak , where it is due to arrive on Sunday .
Twelve cases of coronavirus have been recorded on board a cruise ship on the River Nile , Egypt 's health ministry said .
All of the cases were asymptomatic , meaning they carry the virus but display no symptoms of illness such as fever .
The patients were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been on the cruise , tested positive for COVID-19 after she returned home .
The 12 people with the virus will be transferred to an isolation facility and those who had contact with them will be placed under a 14-day quarantine , Egypt 's health ministry said .
: : Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker The cruise ship was towed to an area about 12 miles away from Luxor and placed under quarantine , according to local media .
The ship had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , passing tourist sites such as the Kom Ombo temple and Edfu .
Before the ship 's cases , Egypt had only diagnosed three people with the virus , one of whom it said had fully recovered after receiving treatment .
COVID-19 surfaced in China late last year and has spread to over 90 countries , with more than 100,000 infections and 3,400 deaths .


skynewsus--2020-03-06--Republican dares Democrats to take his 'American flag-wrapped' AR-15


skynewsus--2020-02-24--'Filthy rich': How the biggest counterfeiter in US history walked free

Most people have at some point considered a change of career .
They might be looking to earn more money , learn new skills , or have simply grown bored of their current profession .
Frank Bourassa was running a brake factory in the city of Trois-Rivieres in Quebec , Canada , before he sold the business after suffering from burnout in 2004 .
The 34-year-old did n't know what he was going to do next , but thought `` one thing is for sure , I am longer going to work myself to death '' .
The former factory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Trois-Rivieres , told Sky News : `` I had been working 20 hours a day and was burned out so bad .
`` There was this moment where I was stopped at a red light , and I was like - 'why do we go to work ?
Why do we set up businesses ?
The end goal is money .
`` It was at that moment that I decided I was going to start printing fake money . ''
In the years that followed Bourassa became the most prolific counterfeiter in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ £194m ) in forged American bank notes in an illicit print shop he set up on a farm .
The scale of the operation meant it was perhaps inevitable he would eventually be caught , but it also served as a bargaining chip when $ 1m ( £774,000 ) in fake cash was found in a raid on his girlfriend 's home .
Bourassa printed off his stash in the form of 12.5 million counterfeit $ 20 notes , before selling stacks of them for 30 % of their fake value .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` fairly large cannabis growing operation '' , but had never committed a crime on the scale of his counterfeiting enterprise .
He was set to make $ 75m ( £58m ) , in real money , if he was able to shift his entire supply of bogus bank notes .
Although Bourassa came up with the idea in 2004 , it was another few years before he was ready to start printing off his fortune .
`` The paper , the ingredients - I knew nothing about it .
`` There is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that paper , everything about it is different . ''
The first step was to work out `` the exact recipe '' of US bank notes before finding a paper mill that was willing to replicate it .
Bourassa said his notes had to be made from roughly 75 % cotton and 25 % linen .
He also needed them to have watermarked images of the former US president Andrew Jackson , which would show when the note was held up to the light .
The supplier would also have to fit security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ twenty '' , before it was delivered to Bourassa as what would appear to be a blank canvas .
The counterfeiter would add more security features and the bank notes ' green and peach colouring in his print shop .
Bourassa said paper mills were `` quite suspicious '' when he contacted them in 2008 .
`` I told these guys I was high up in an investment company and I needed a very secure type of paper .
`` I said we were making our own bonds . ''
The counterfeiter contacted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before a `` very specialised '' firm in another part of the world accepted the order .
`` I had to order enough to print off $ 250m because that was the minimum quantity they were prepared to make for a custom batch . ''
Printing fake money does n't come cheap , with the paper alone costing Bourassa around 50,000 Canadian dollars ( £29,000 ) .
It then had to be shipped from the country where it was produced to the Port of Montreal in Canada .
`` Perhaps the most nerve-wracking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for it to be picked up .
`` I paid a guy to go and get that order .
`` When I took ownership of that paper I knew I was going to be filthy rich . ''
Bourassa had rented a garage from a farmer who allowed him to set up the print shop no questions asked .
The counterfeiter kitted it out with a full colour printing press that cost 125,000 Canadian dollars ( £73,000 ) .
He also had a printing plate which would transfer the images you see on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phoney cash .
`` I had cutters , slicers , bundling and counting machines , I had it all . ''
Bourassa said the whole venture cost him around 325,000 Canadian dollars ( £189,000 ) and was funded through the profits from his brake business and cannabis operation .
He was finally ready to sell his forged bank notes in 2010 , and had an accomplice responsible for finding criminal groups to buy them .
`` My friend specifically targeted gangs involved in the import/export business so we could get that paper as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Before I started the venture I decided I wanted it to end up in Europe , Asia and Africa .
The buyers over there could flood it into the US system however they saw fit . ''
Bourassa said he had sold around $ 50m ( £39m ) in forged notes before dawn on 23 May 2012 , when he heard loud bangs on the door and shouting outside of his girlfriend 's home .
Around a dozen representatives from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP ) were waiting outside .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ printing plates and $ 1m in counterfeit bank notes .
`` The police were excited to find so much in one place .
`` Officers later said the notes were so good they were barely detectable to the naked eye .
`` I had been caught because of a transaction I did with the fifth customer I had obtained .
He was unaware that he had been infiltrated by the police . ''
Bourassa said the client had been selling stolen heavy good vehicles to an undercover agent , and had eventually asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purchasing forged bank notes .
The counterfeiter said : `` When I was arrested , man , I do n't think there are words to describe that feeling .
`` They had me locked up in custody and it felt like doomsday . ''
Bourassa said his girlfriend , a schoolteacher , had nothing to do with the crime and was released without charge .
He was told he was facing up to 14 years in prison , but said he only expected to serve a sixth of his sentence .
His optimism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involved .
`` This changed everything because they wanted to extradite me to the US .
`` They told me I could be facing up to 60 years . ''
Bourassa was charged with the possession of the printing plates , possession of forged notes , and the transferring of the fake cash to the client who was caught in the sting .
The Secret Service told him he could serve 20 years for each of the three changes .
He was then jailed without the option of bail ahead of his trial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an arrangement which allowed him to walk free after paying a 10,000 Canadian dollars ( £5,800 ) bond .
He would n't face trial until over a year later in December 2013 .
Just minutes before the first hearing got under way , the counterfeiter admitted to his lawyer he had another $ 200m ( £155m ) in fake notes .
Bourassa said he and his lawyer were able to negotiate an agreement where he would walk free if he told Canadian and US officials where the forged notes were .
`` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 31 January 2014 for when the counterfeit money had to be handed over .
`` I believe their plan was to follow me everywhere and try to catch me before that date , that was their thing . ''
The bogus $ 200m had earlier been transported to the car park of a hotel in Trois-Rivieres , where it had been sat in the back of a truck for several months .
Bourassa said he led the officers to the vehicle on the drop-date and walked free having only served six weeks in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good it 's hard to describe , because when they told me it could be 60 years I thought that was the end of my life . ''
The counterfeiter says he made $ 15m ( £12m ) from the sale of $ 50m in forged notes , but said he would rather not discuss what happened to it after his arrest .
He is now back to earning money through legitimate means , having set up a consultancy company which helps clients to avoid having their products faked .
`` I 've @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the pharmaceutical industry , I 've been working a lot .
`` I would n't say I 'm living off that money , but I 'm getting work from it . ''

Most people have at some point considered a change of career.
They might be looking to earn more money, learn new skills, or have simply grown bored of their current profession.
Frank Bourassa was running a brake factory in the city of Trois-Rivieres in Quebec, Canada, before he sold the business after suffering from burnout in 2004.
The 34-year-old didn't know what he was going to do next, but thought "one thing is for sure, I am no longer going to work myself to death".
The former factory owner, now 49 and still living in Trois-Rivieres, told Sky News: "I had been working 20 hours a day and was burned out so bad.
"There was this moment where I was stopped at a red light, and I was like - 'why do we go to work? Why do we set up businesses? The end goal is money.
"It was at that moment that I decided I was going to start printing fake money."
Image: Bourassa used to run a brake factory in the city of Trois-Rivieres
In the years that followed Bourassa became the most prolific counterfeiter in US history, producing $250m (£194m) in forged American bank notes in an illicit print shop he set up on a farm.
The scale of the operation meant it was perhaps inevitable he would eventually be caught, but it also served as a bargaining chip when $1m (£774,000) in fake cash was found in a raid on his girlfriend's home.
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Bourassa printed off his stash in the form of 12.5 million counterfeit $20 notes, before selling stacks of them for 30% of their fake value.
The money-maker said he had previously run a "fairly large cannabis growing operation", but had never committed a crime on the scale of his counterfeiting enterprise.
He was set to make $75m (£58m), in real money, if he was able to shift his entire supply of bogus bank notes.
Image: Officers released this image of some Bourassa's unfinished notes after his arrest. Pic: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Although Bourassa came up with the idea in 2004, it was another few years before he was ready to start printing off his fortune.
"The paper, the ingredients - I knew nothing about it.
"There is a ton of work that goes into that paper, everything about it is different."
The first step was to work out "the exact recipe" of US bank notes before finding a paper mill that was willing to replicate it.
Bourassa said his notes had to be made from roughly 75% cotton and 25% linen.
He also needed them to have watermarked images of the former US president Andrew Jackson, which would show when the note was held up to the light.
Image: An image shows some of the counterfeit notes and equipment found by police after Bourassa's arrest. Pic: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The supplier would also have to fit security strips to the product reading "USA twenty", before it was delivered to Bourassa as what would appear to be a blank canvas.
The counterfeiter would add more security features and the bank notes' green and peach colouring in his print shop.
Bourassa said paper mills were "quite suspicious" when he contacted them in 2008.
"I told these guys I was high up in an investment company and I needed a very secure type of paper.
"I said we were making our own bonds."
The counterfeiter contacted "tens and tens" of companies before a "very specialised" firm in another part of the world accepted the order.
"I had to order enough to print off $250m because that was the minimum quantity they were prepared to make for a custom batch."
Printing fake money doesn't come cheap, with the paper alone costing Bourassa around 50,000 Canadian dollars (£29,000).
Image: The paper mill had to produce the words 'USA twenty' that are found on a $20 bank notes. Pic: US currency education program
It then had to be shipped from the country where it was produced to the Port of Montreal in Canada.
"Perhaps the most nerve-wracking bit about the whole thing was waiting for it to be picked up.
"I paid a guy to go and get that order.
"When I took ownership of that paper I knew I was going to be filthy rich."
Bourassa had rented a garage from a farmer who allowed him to set up the print shop no questions asked.
The counterfeiter kitted it out with a full colour printing press that cost 125,000 Canadian dollars (£73,000).
He also had a printing plate which would transfer the images you see on a real bank note on to his phoney cash.
"I had cutters, slicers, bundling and counting machines, I had it all."
Image: The counterfeiter needed a paper mill to emboss the Andrew Jackson watermark into the paper. Pic: US currency education program
Bourassa said the whole venture cost him around 325,000 Canadian dollars (£189,000) and was funded through the profits from his brake business and cannabis operation.
He was finally ready to sell his forged bank notes in 2010, and had an accomplice responsible for finding criminal groups to buy them.
"My friend specifically targeted gangs involved in the import/export business so we could get that paper as far away from us as possible.
"Before I started the venture I decided I wanted it to end up in Europe, Asia and Africa. The buyers over there could flood it into the US system however they saw fit."
Bourassa said he had sold around $50m (£39m) in forged notes before dawn on 23 May 2012, when he heard loud bangs on the door and shouting outside of his girlfriend's home.
Around a dozen representatives from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were waiting outside.
Image: Bourassa, pictured here in 2019, produced the forged bank notes in a print shop he set up on a farm
The counterfeiter was handcuffed and officers found printing plates and $1m in counterfeit bank notes.
"The police were excited to find so much in one place.
"Officers later said the notes were so good they were barely detectable to the naked eye.
"I had been caught because of a transaction I did with the fifth customer I had obtained. He was unaware that he had been infiltrated by the police."
Bourassa said the client had been selling stolen heavy good vehicles to an undercover agent, and had eventually asked the officer if he was interested in purchasing forged bank notes.
The counterfeiter said: "When I was arrested, man, I don't think there are words to describe that feeling.
"They had me locked up in custody and it felt like doomsday."
Image: The paper was delivered to the Port of Montreal in Canada
Bourassa said his girlfriend, a schoolteacher, had nothing to do with the crime and was released without charge.
He was told he was facing up to 14 years in prison, but said he only expected to serve a sixth of his sentence.
His optimism dissipated when the US Secret Service got involved.
"This changed everything because they wanted to extradite me to the US.
"They told me I could be facing up to 60 years."
Bourassa was charged with the possession of the printing plates, possession of forged notes, and the transferring of the fake cash to the client who was caught in the sting.
The Secret Service told him he could serve 20 years for each of the three changes.
He was then jailed without the option of bail ahead of his trial.
Image: Bourassa would sell the forged notes for 30% of their fake value. File pic
After six weeks his lawyer agreed an arrangement which allowed him to walk free after paying a 10,000 Canadian dollars (£5,800) bond.
He wouldn't face trial until over a year later in December 2013.
Just minutes before the first hearing got under way, the counterfeiter admitted to his lawyer he had another $200m (£155m) in fake notes.
Bourassa said he and his lawyer were able to negotiate an agreement where he would walk free if he told Canadian and US officials where the forged notes were.
"The police gave me a drop-off date of 31 January 2014 for when the counterfeit money had to be handed over.
"I believe their plan was to follow me everywhere and try to catch me before that date, that was their thing."
Image: Bourassa only served six weeks in prison after agreeing to hand over $200m in forged bank notes to the police
The bogus $200m had earlier been transported to the car park of a hotel in Trois-Rivieres, where it had been sat in the back of a truck for several months.
Bourassa said he led the officers to the vehicle on the drop-date and walked free having only served six weeks in prison.
"That feeling was so good it's hard to describe, because when they told me it could be 60 years I thought that was the end of my life."
The counterfeiter says he made $15m (£12m) from the sale of $50m in forged notes, but said he would rather not discuss what happened to it after his arrest.
He is now back to earning money through legitimate means, having set up a consultancy company which helps clients to avoid having their products faked.
"I've worked a lot in the fashion industry, the pharmaceutical industry, I've been working a lot.
"I wouldn't say I'm living off that money, but I'm getting work from it."


skynewsus--2020-03-07--'Sordid' Weinstein must be punished with harsh sentence - prosecutors

Harvey Weinstein deserves a harsh sentence after decades of carrying out his `` own sordid desires and fixations over the well-being of others '' , prosecutors have said .
The disgraced former movie mogul will be sentenced next week after being convicted of rape and sexual assault charges in New York .
Ahead of the hearing , prosecutors detailed a number of allegations starting with a claim by a woman that she woke up in the middle of the night in a hotel room in Buffalo , New York , in 1978 to find Weinstein on top of her and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Prosecutors said that encounter fit a pattern that continued for decades which saw Weinstein getting young women alone in hotel rooms and other settings before sexually attacking them , often while trying to trick them into thinking it was a path to stardom .
Based on `` a lifetime of abuse toward others , sexual and otherwise '' , prosecutors said they are seeking a sentence that `` reflects the seriousness of the defendant 's offences '' and punishes him for `` his total lack of remorse for the harm he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Weinstein has shown a `` staggering lack of empathy , treating others with disdain and inhumanity '' the letter to Justice James Burke read .
`` He has consistently advanced his own sordid desires and fixations over the well-being of others .
`` He has destroyed people 's lives and livelihoods or threatened to do so on whim . ''
One of Weinstein 's lawyers , Arthur Aidala , declined to comment on Friday .
The letter to the court comes in advance of Weinstein 's sentencing on Wednesday for his conviction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ act for forcibly performing oral sex on a woman in 2006 and one count of third-degree rape for a 2013 attack on another woman .
His lawyers had said at trial that any sexual contact was consensual .
: : Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker On the criminal sex act count , Weinstein faces a minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of 25 years in prison , while the third-degree rape count carries a maximum penalty of four years in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sentences run concurrently .
Weinstein , 67 , was moved to New York City 's notorious Rikers Island jail complex on Thursday after undergoing a heart procedure at the hospital where he had been held since his conviction last month .

Harvey Weinstein deserves a harsh sentence after decades of carrying out his "own sordid desires and fixations over the well-being of others", prosecutors have said.
The disgraced former movie mogul will be sentenced next week after being convicted of rape and sexual assault charges in New York.
Ahead of the hearing, prosecutors detailed a number of allegations starting with a claim by a woman that she woke up in the middle of the night in a hotel room in Buffalo, New York, in 1978 to find Weinstein on top of her and "forcing himself sexually on her".
Prosecutors said that encounter fit a pattern that continued for decades which saw Weinstein getting young women alone in hotel rooms and other settings before sexually attacking them, often while trying to trick them into thinking it was a path to stardom.
Based on "a lifetime of abuse toward others, sexual and otherwise", prosecutors said they are seeking a sentence that "reflects the seriousness of the defendant's offences" and punishes him for "his total lack of remorse for the harm he has done".
Throughout his adult life, Weinstein has shown a "staggering lack of empathy, treating others with disdain and inhumanity" the letter to Justice James Burke read.
"He has consistently advanced his own sordid desires and fixations over the well-being of others.
"He has destroyed people's lives and livelihoods or threatened to do so on whim."
One of Weinstein's lawyers, Arthur Aidala, declined to comment on Friday.
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The letter to the court comes in advance of Weinstein's sentencing on Wednesday for his conviction on one count of a criminal sex act for forcibly performing oral sex on a woman in 2006 and one count of third-degree rape for a 2013 attack on another woman.
His lawyers had said at trial that any sexual contact was consensual.
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On the criminal sex act count, Weinstein faces a minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of 25 years in prison, while the third-degree rape count carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison.
The judge could have the sentences run concurrently.
Weinstein, 67, was moved to New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail complex on Thursday after undergoing a heart procedure at the hospital where he had been held since his conviction last month.


skynewsus--2020-03-07--RuPaul's Drag Race contestant disqualified over catfishing claims

A contestant on the reality show RuPaul 's Drag Race has been disqualified over multiple allegations he `` catfished '' men .
Joey Gugliemelli , a drag act who uses the stage name Sherry Pie , is alleged to have posed as a casting director and asked aspiring performers to submit embarrassing audition tapes , according to a report by Buzzfeed News .
Catfishing involves the practice of creating a deceptive social media account which is usually used to target victims for abuse or fraud .
Gugliemelli apologised for causing `` much trauma and pain '' in a Facebook statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embarrassed and disgusted '' with himself .
The 27-year-old , writing in a statement from his Sherry Pie account , added : `` I also want to say how sorry I am to my sisters of season 12 and honestly the whole network and production company .
All I can do is change the behaviour and that starts with me and doing that work . ''
At least five aspiring young actors told BuzzFeed News that Gugliemelli catfished them over several years via email by posing as a casting director .
The alleged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embarrassing audition tapes of themselves saying and doing degrading things .
Producers have said Gugliemelli appears in season 12 of RuPaul 's Drag Race but has now been disqualified .
The season premiered in the US last month but Gugliemelli will not appear in the grand finale , which is due to be filmed in the coming weeks .
A statement on behalf of network VH1 and production company World Of Wonder said : `` In light of recent developments and Sherry Pie 's statement , Sherry Pie has been disqualified from RuPaul @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respect for the hard work of the other queens , VH1 will air the season as planned .
`` Sherry will not appear in the grand finale scheduled to be filmed later this spring . ''
RuPaul 's Drag Race has the premise of searching for `` America 's next drag superstar '' .
Drag queen contestants perform different challenges every week for a panel of judges before an eventual winner is picked in the final .
Season 12 of the show streams on Netflix in the UK .

A contestant on the reality show RuPaul's Drag Race has been disqualified over multiple allegations he "catfished" men.
Joey Gugliemelli, a drag act who uses the stage name Sherry Pie, is alleged to have posed as a casting director and asked aspiring performers to submit embarrassing audition tapes, according to a report by Buzzfeed News.
Catfishing involves the practice of creating a deceptive social media account which is usually used to target victims for abuse or fraud.
Gugliemelli apologised for causing "much trauma and pain" in a Facebook statement, and said he was "horribly embarrassed and disgusted" with himself.
The 27-year-old, writing in a statement from his Sherry Pie account, added: "I also want to say how sorry I am to my sisters of season 12 and honestly the whole network and production company. All I can do is change the behaviour and that starts with me and doing that work."
At least five aspiring young actors told BuzzFeed News that Gugliemelli catfished them over several years via email by posing as a casting director.
The alleged victims claimed they were led to submit embarrassing audition tapes of themselves saying and doing degrading things.
Producers have said Gugliemelli appears in season 12 of RuPaul's Drag Race but has now been disqualified.
The season premiered in the US last month but Gugliemelli will not appear in the grand finale, which is due to be filmed in the coming weeks.
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Image: The cast of the 12th season of RuPaul's Drag Race at TRL Studios in February
A statement on behalf of network VH1 and production company World Of Wonder said: "In light of recent developments and Sherry Pie's statement, Sherry Pie has been disqualified from RuPaul's Drag Race.
"Out of respect for the hard work of the other queens, VH1 will air the season as planned.
"Sherry will not appear in the grand finale scheduled to be filmed later this spring."
RuPaul's Drag Race has the premise of searching for "America's next drag superstar".
Drag queen contestants perform different challenges every week for a panel of judges before an eventual winner is picked in the final.
Season 12 of the show streams on Netflix in the UK.


skynewsus--2020-03-08--Trump's ever-growing list of enemies 'making his speeches longer'

A expert has worked out that Donald Trump 's speeches are getting longer as he fends off an ever longer list of enemies .
Brian Ott , a Texas Tech University professor of communications , says the average length of the US president 's campaign speeches has increased from 59 minutes in 2016 to 80.7 minutes in 2020 .
The professor , who is also co-author of The Twitter Presidency : Donald J Trump and the Politics of White Rage , said : `` An overwhelming percentage of his discourse is about attacking others , and he simply has more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign rallies to air grievances and he 's just got more grievances at this point and never lets go of anything . ''
Mr Trump has been holding a series of rallies as he ramps up his attempt to get re-elected in November .
His increasingly long speeches have proved a tough task for the thousands who queue up to see him speak .
Dozens of people at his most recent speech in North Carolina headed for the exits 20 minutes before the end of his 67-minute speech .
Mr Trump has said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his speeches , but chooses not to .
During his presidency , Mr Trump has been forced to fend off attacks from a host of sources .
Democrats first pinned their hopes on the Mueller investigation into alleged electoral campaign collusion with Russia before aiming to remove him from office by impeaching him .
He has had run-ins with several world leaders , sparked criticism for his trade policies and seen many of his friends and allies tried on a range of charges .
The entertainment world in particular regularly attacks him , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do so .
He has remained solidly unpopular , compared to previous sitting presidents .
Currently , around 53 % disapprove and 43 % approve .
Even his highest rating ( 49 % approve ) was lower than the highest ratings of any of the last 13 presidents .
And while his Twitter following has grown worldwide , the number of people liking his tweets has slumped from an average of 5.37 per 1,000 followers to 1.29 in February .
Despite that , the election result is not clear cut .
While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a small lead over Mr Trump in the polls , which ask how people would vote if an election was held tomorrow , the strength of Mr Trump 's support in key areas may mean he could still hang on later this year .
US elections have typically favoured incumbent presidents and many commentators believe this one may be no different .

An expert has worked out that Donald Trump's speeches are getting longer as he fends off an ever longer list of enemies.
Brian Ott, a Texas Tech University professor of communications, says the average length of the US president's campaign speeches has increased from 59 minutes in 2016 to 80.7 minutes in 2020.
The professor, who is also co-author of The Twitter Presidency: Donald J Trump and the Politics of White Rage, said: "An overwhelming percentage of his discourse is about attacking others, and he simply has more enemies now.
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"He uses the campaign rallies to air grievances and he's just got more grievances at this point and never lets go of anything."
Mr Trump has been holding a series of rallies as he ramps up his attempt to get re-elected in November.
His increasingly long speeches have proved a tough task for the thousands who queue up to see him speak.
Dozens of people at his most recent speech in North Carolina headed for the exits 20 minutes before the end of his 67-minute speech.
Mr Trump has said that he could be more presidential in his speeches, but chooses not to.
During his presidency, Mr Trump has been forced to fend off attacks from a host of sources.
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Democrats first pinned their hopes on the Mueller investigation into alleged electoral campaign collusion with Russia before aiming to remove him from office by impeaching him.
He has had run-ins with several world leaders, sparked criticism for his trade policies and seen many of his friends and allies tried on a range of charges.
The entertainment world in particular regularly attacks him, with actor Mark Ruffalo among the latest to do so.
He has remained solidly unpopular, compared to previous sitting presidents.
Currently, around 53% disapprove and 43% approve. Even his highest rating (49% approve) was lower than the highest ratings of any of the last 13 presidents.
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And while his Twitter following has grown worldwide, the number of people liking his tweets has slumped from an average of 5.37 per 1,000 followers to 1.29 in February.
Despite that, the election result is not clear cut. While either Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have a small lead over Mr Trump in the polls, which ask how people would vote if an election was held tomorrow, the strength of Mr Trump's support in key areas may mean he could still hang on later this year.
US elections have typically favoured incumbent presidents and many commentators believe this one may be no different.


skynewsus--2020-03-08--Rat race: How rodents have evolved to mirror city-dwelling humans

Humans and rats have more in common than you may think - that 's according to a new study which suggests they have undergone parallel shifts in their genetic make-up in response to city life .
Scientists who analysed 29 brown rats from New York , suggest they - and us - are now more prone to similar health threats relating to pollution and the consumption of sugary foods .
The researchers - lead by Columbia University population geneticist Arbel Harpak - wanted to find out whether or not the animals were changing genetically as they adapted to modern life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the New York rats into traps with bacon , peanut butter and oats , and compared their genomes with those of nine brown rats from Heilongjiang , northeast China - where the species originated .
They found several dozen rat genes that had shown major changes in DNA over hundreds of years as the species moved across Asia and into Europe , and to the US .
The altered genes are related to diet , behaviour and movement , and reflect the need for the animals to adapt in order to live alongside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study published on the bioRxiv website .
One of the genes highlighted has been linked to location behaviour and could reflect how rats today have to move through artificial environments , meaning they could have evolved to move through sewers and pipes more easily .
`` The gait or other locomotory phenotypes could have also undergone adaptive changes , given that urban rats must move through a highly artificial , constructed environment that differs markedly from naturally vegetated habitats , '' the researchers wrote .
They say the city-dwelling rats are so closely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is possible that similar genetic changes have occurred in both species .
`` Humans and other animals have shown convergent adaptation to a change in environment in other cases , such as the move to high-altitude habitats , '' they explain .
`` Exposure to diseases such as tuberculosis in ancient cities promoted the evolution of resistance in urban humans .
`` Like humans , rats likely live in higher densities in cities , leading to increased pathogen transmission potential and load .
In addition , mosquito species that have rapidly invaded urban @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rats and humans , suggesting a novel , shared disease exposure in cities . ''
The study said the `` most striking '' commonality between brown rats and humans was their diets .
They wrote : `` Previously , humans have been shown to exhibit adaptations associated with shifts from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies .
`` Today , the human urban diet contains an increasingly large proportion of highly processed sugars and fats that lead to a number of public health concerns .
Some of these health concerns could conceivably apply to rats @ @ @ @

Humans and rats have more in common than you may think - that's according to a new study which suggests they have undergone parallel shifts in their genetic make-up in response to city life.
Scientists who analysed 29 brown rats from New York, suggest they - and us - are now more prone to similar health threats relating to pollution and the consumption of sugary foods.
The researchers - lead by Columbia University population geneticist Arbel Harpak - wanted to find out whether or not the animals were changing genetically as they adapted to modern life.
To do so, they lured the New York rats into traps with bacon, peanut butter and oats, and compared their genomes with those of nine brown rats from Heilongjiang, northeast China - where the species originated.
They found several dozen rat genes that had shown major changes in DNA over hundreds of years as the species moved across Asia and into Europe, and to the US.
The altered genes are related to diet, behaviour and movement, and reflect the need for the animals to adapt in order to live alongside humans in cities, according to the study published on the bioRxiv website.
One of the genes highlighted has been linked to location behaviour and could reflect how rats today have to move through artificial environments, meaning they could have evolved to move through sewers and pipes more easily.
"The gait or other locomotory phenotypes could have also undergone adaptive changes, given that urban rats must move through a highly artificial, constructed environment that differs markedly from naturally vegetated habitats," the researchers wrote.
They say the city-dwelling rats are so closely linked with their human counterparts that it is possible that similar genetic changes have occurred in both species.
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Image: They found several dozen rat genes that had shown major changes in DNA over hundreds of years
"Humans and other animals have shown convergent adaptation to a change in environment in other cases, such as the move to high-altitude habitats," they explain.
"Exposure to diseases such as tuberculosis in ancient cities promoted the evolution of resistance in urban humans.
"Like humans, rats likely live in higher densities in cities, leading to increased pathogen transmission potential and load. In addition, mosquito species that have rapidly invaded urban areas across the world feed on both rats and humans, suggesting a novel, shared disease exposure in cities."
The study said the "most striking" commonality between brown rats and humans was their diets.
They wrote: "Previously, humans have been shown to exhibit adaptations associated with shifts from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies.
"Today, the human urban diet contains an increasingly large proportion of highly processed sugars and fats that lead to a number of public health concerns. Some of these health concerns could conceivably apply to rats as well."


skynewsus--2020-03-09--Indian Wells tennis tournament off over coronavirus fears

The Indian Wells tennis tournament in California has become the largest sporting event to be called off in the US due to coronavirus fears .
The decision came after a case of coronavirus was confirmed in the Coachella Valley .
Many players were already on site practicing .
`` We are here and still deciding what 's next '' ; tweeted men 's world number two Rafael Nadal .
`` So sad for all that is happening around the world with this situation .
Hopefully soon solutions from the authorities .
Stay all well and safe . ''
The NP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the `` fifth slam '' because of its stature .
This year 's field included Nadal , world number one Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams among other top players .
Its cancellation calls into questions future events in the packed tennis calendar as the world seals with the coronavirus outbreak .
The tournament was set to begin on Monday with qualifying matches , with the main draw starting on Wednesday .
Organisers said they wanted to protect the safety of players and attendees .
They add it is on the `` the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Disease Control ( CDC ) , and State of California '' .
California declared a state of emergency over the outbreak last week , after a flurry of cases in the state .
Tournament Director Tommy Haas said : `` We are very disappointed that the tournament will not take place , but the health and safety of the local community , fans , players , volunteers , sponsors , employees , vendors , and everyone involved with the event is of paramount importance .
`` We are prepared to hold the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ options . ''
The cancellation of the tournament comes off the back of a number of announcements about sporting events amid the coronavirus outbreak .
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In the UK , government ministers are meeting with sporting bodies to discuss how to tackle to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chief medical officer is so far to carry on with the events as normal .

The Indian Wells tennis tournament in California has become the largest sporting event to be called off in the US due to coronavirus fears.
The decision came after a case of coronavirus was confirmed in the Coachella Valley. Many players were already on site practicing.
"We are here and still deciding what's next"; tweeted men's world number two Rafael Nadal.
"So sad for all that is happening around the world with this situation. Hopefully soon solutions from the authorities. Stay all well and safe."
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The NP Paribas Open tournament is commonly referred to as the "fifth slam" because of its stature. This year's field included Nadal, world number one Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams among other top players.
Its cancellation calls into questions future events in the packed tennis calendar as the world seals with the coronavirus outbreak.
The tournament was set to begin on Monday with qualifying matches, with the main draw starting on Wednesday.
Organisers said they wanted to protect the safety of players and attendees.
They add it is on the "the guidance of medical professionals, the Centres for Disease Control (CDC), and State of California".
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California declared a state of emergency over the outbreak last week, after a flurry of cases in the state.
Tournament Director Tommy Haas said: "We are very disappointed that the tournament will not take place, but the health and safety of the local community, fans, players, volunteers, sponsors, employees, vendors, and everyone involved with the event is of paramount importance.
"We are prepared to hold the tournament on another date and will explore options."
The cancellation of the tournament comes off the back of a number of announcements about sporting events amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Formula One organisers have said that this month's Bahrain Grand Prix will take place behind closed doors, while all Serie A matches in Italy are currently being played in empty stadiums.
In the UK, government ministers are meeting with sporting bodies to discuss how to tackle to outbreak, but the advice from the chief medical officer is so far to carry on with the events as normal.


skynewsus--2020-03-09--Rapper apologises after video emerges of him 'slapping woman' at gig

Rapper DaBaby has apologised after video emerged of him apparently slapping a woman at a gig .
The US star , whose real name is Jonathan Kirk , lashed out as he made his way to the stage at a show in Florida on Saturday night .
It appears the woman was trying to film or take photographs of him on her phone .
: : Listen to the Backstage podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker The crowd at the gig , part of the Grammy-nominated star 's Up Close N Personal tour , reportedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incident that the show was cancelled .
In several videos posted on his Instagram Stories later on , DaBaby apologised , saying he was unable to see who was in front of him due to the flash from the phone being held so close to his face .
`` I do sincerely apologise , I do , '' he said .
`` I 'm very sorry that there was a female on the other end of that flashlight on that phone .
Keep in mind I could n't see , 'cus you got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' The rapper went on to acknowledge that being filmed is part and parcel of being famous , saying `` that 's what I sign up for '' , but said the woman could have zoomed in rather than getting so close .
He also said he would be happy to meet the woman to apologise in person .
According to US entertainment site TMZ , the woman has contacted personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan .

Rapper DaBaby has apologised after video emerged of him apparently slapping a woman at a gig.
The US star, whose real name is Jonathan Kirk, lashed out as he made his way to the stage at a show in Florida on Saturday night.
It appears the woman was trying to film or take photographs of him on her phone.
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The crowd at the gig, part of the Grammy-nominated star's Up Close N Personal tour, reportedly booed the star so much following the incident that the show was cancelled.
In several videos posted on his Instagram Stories later on, DaBaby apologised, saying he was unable to see who was in front of him due to the flash from the phone being held so close to his face.
"I do sincerely apologise, I do," he said.
"I'm very sorry that there was a female on the other end of that flashlight on that phone. Keep in mind I couldn't see, 'cus you got the flash this close to me."
The rapper went on to acknowledge that being filmed is part and parcel of being famous, saying "that's what I sign up for", but said the woman could have zoomed in rather than getting so close.
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He also said he would be happy to meet the woman to apologise in person.
According to US entertainment site TMZ, the woman has contacted personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan.


skynewsus--2020-03-09--Fake video shared by Trump gets first ever 'manipulated' tag on Twitter

A clip posted by a White House communications chief - and shared by Donald Trump - is the first ever to be flagged as `` manipulated media '' by Twitter .
Dan Scavino , the White House 's social media director , tweeted the clip of Joe Biden late on Saturday night .
It appeared to show the Democrat front runner Joe Biden saying voters `` can only re-elect '' Republican president Donald Trump .
In the clip , Mr Biden says : `` Excuse me .
We can only re-elect Donald Trump . ''
However , the clip had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ context of his speech in Missouri .
Mr Biden actually said : `` Excuse me .
We can only re-elect Donald Trump if in fact we get engaged in this circular firing squad here .
`` It 's got ta be a positive campaign so join us . ''
The clip , which is still on the platform , was flagged by Twitter as `` manipulated media '' as part of its new policy to label some content which it feels is misleading , manipulated or synthetic - such as deep-fakes and edited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known for frequently calling out what he feels is fake news , retweeted the flagged clip shortly after the tweet went out .
Twitter has confirmed it tagged the clip , but a glitch means it does not appear when the tweet is searched for or clicked into and can only been seen when it appears organically in timelines , something the company says it is working on .
Mr Scavino defended the video , which has been watched more than six million times , saying : `` The video is NOT manipulated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Facebook , where it has been given a similar tag , saying the video is `` partly false information '' .
Mr Biden 's campaign had previously accused Facebook of facilitating the `` spread of vile lies '' .
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Bernie Sanders and Mr Biden remain in the race to become the Democrats ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the White House .

A clip posted by a White House communications chief - and shared by Donald Trump - is the first ever to be flagged as "manipulated media" by Twitter.
Dan Scavino, the White House's social media director, tweeted the clip of Joe Biden late on Saturday night.
It appeared to show the Democrat front runner Joe Biden saying voters "can only re-elect" Republican president Donald Trump.
In the clip, Mr Biden says: "Excuse me. We can only re-elect Donald Trump."
Image: President Donald Trump retweeted the edited clip. Pic: Twitter
However, the clip had been edited to remove some of the context of his speech in Missouri. Mr Biden actually said: "Excuse me. We can only re-elect Donald Trump if in fact we get engaged in this circular firing squad here.
"It's gotta be a positive campaign so join us."
The clip, which is still on the platform, was flagged by Twitter as "manipulated media" as part of its new policy to label some content which it feels is misleading, manipulated or synthetic - such as deep-fakes and edited clips.
President Trump, who is known for frequently calling out what he feels is fake news, retweeted the flagged clip shortly after the tweet went out.
Twitter has confirmed it tagged the clip, but a glitch means it does not appear when the tweet is searched for or clicked into and can only been seen when it appears organically in timelines, something the company says it is working on.
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Mr Scavino defended the video, which has been watched more than six million times, saying: "The video is NOT manipulated."
Image: Facebook has also flagged the video. Pic: Facebook
The video also remains on Facebook, where it has been given a similar tag, saying the video is "partly false information".
Mr Biden's campaign had previously accused Facebook of facilitating the "spread of vile lies".
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Social media companies are under pressure to better manage the spread of inaccurate information in politics ahead of November's US election.
Bernie Sanders and Mr Biden remain in the race to become the Democrats' nominee and ultimately take on Mr Trump for the White House.


skynewsus--2020-03-09--Prince Andrew has 'shut the door' on co-operating with Epstein investigation

Prince Andrew has stopped helping the inquiry into sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein , a US attorney in New York has said .
Geoffrey Berman told reporters : `` Contrary to Prince Andrew 's very public offer to co-operate with our investigation into Epstein 's co-conspirators , an offer that was conveyed via press release , Prince Andrew has now completely shut the door on voluntary co-operation and our office is considering its options . ''
The Duke of York was a longtime friend of the well-connected financier , who took his own life while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ duke 's failure to co-operate in January - two months after he said he was `` willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations if required '' .
That January statement prompted the prince 's lawyers to tell investigators their client would not submit voluntarily to an interview , Mr Berman 's spokesman James Margolin said .
Andrew , 60 , has been accused of having sex with a 17-year-old woman provided by Epstein , a claim he denies .
In December his accuser , Virginia Roberts-Giuffre , now 35 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gave up royal duties for the foreseeable future last November following a disastrous Newsnight appearance about his friendship with Epstein , a convicted sex offender .
The prince , who has described his association with the financier as `` ill-judged '' , has not been accused of criminal wrongdoing .
Sponsors have deserted the company he founded , Pitch @ Palace , which aims to support British entrepreneurs , but which has now removed his pictures from its website .
Last month , councils were told they no longer have to fly flags @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FBI is investigating Epstein 's longtime friend British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell , who is accused of facilitating the wealthy financier 's alleged trafficking of underage girls .
As well as the prince , Epstein 's high-profile contacts included US president Donald Trump and former president Bill Clinton .

Prince Andrew has stopped helping the inquiry into sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein, a US attorney in New York has said.
Geoffrey Berman told reporters: "Contrary to Prince Andrew's very public offer to co-operate with our investigation into Epstein's co-conspirators, an offer that was conveyed via press release, Prince Andrew has now completely shut the door on voluntary co-operation and our office is considering its options."
The Duke of York was a longtime friend of the well-connected financier, who took his own life while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in August.
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Image: Jeffrey Epstein took his own life in jail in 2019
Investigators complained about the duke's failure to co-operate in January - two months after he said he was "willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations if required".
That January statement prompted the prince's lawyers to tell investigators their client would not submit voluntarily to an interview, Mr Berman's spokesman James Margolin said.
Andrew, 60, has been accused of having sex with a 17-year-old woman provided by Epstein, a claim he denies.
In December his accuser, Virginia Roberts-Giuffre, now 35, dismissed Andrew's denial.
He gave up royal duties for the foreseeable future last November following a disastrous Newsnight appearance about his friendship with Epstein, a convicted sex offender.
The prince, who has described his association with the financier as "ill-judged", has not been accused of criminal wrongdoing.
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Image: Pitch@Palace has removed pictures of the prince from its website
A spokeswoman for Buckingham Palace refused to comment.
Sponsors have deserted the company he founded, Pitch@Palace, which aims to support British entrepreneurs, but which has now removed his pictures from its website.
Last month, councils were told they no longer have to fly flags for the duke's birthday.
The FBI is investigating Epstein's longtime friend British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who is accused of facilitating the wealthy financier's alleged trafficking of underage girls.
As well as the prince, Epstein's high-profile contacts included US president Donald Trump and former president Bill Clinton.


skynewsus--2020-03-09--5.8-magnitude earthquake hits north California coast

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the north California coast on Sunday night , according to the U.S. Geological Survey .
The agency said the quake hit an area about 86 kilometres west of the community of Petrolia at about 8pm and reached more than a mile deep .
NBC reported that residents of Eureka and nearby Arcata had felt weak to moderate shaking .
The National Weather Service 's US Tsunami Warning System said there was no danger of a tsunami from the quake .
But it comes just a few days after researchers warned that a `` major seismic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city of San Diego .
Scientists said the Rose Canyon fault , which runs through the heart of the city , had been underestimated .
They said that a 6.9 magnitude quake is possible and if it happened it could spark hundreds of fires , damage 120,000 buildings , make thousands of people homeless and swamp emergency services .
The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute spent five years studying the likely effects of a tremor .
They found that the airport , old town and downtown areas of San Diego could suffer `` major @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resulting in severe seismic damage consequences '' .

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the north California coast on Sunday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The agency said the quake hit an area about 86 kilometres west of the community of Petrolia at about 8pm and reached more than a mile deep.
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NBC reported that residents of Eureka and nearby Arcata had felt weak to moderate shaking.
The National Weather Service's US Tsunami Warning System said there was no danger of a tsunami from the quake.
Authorities reported no injuries or major damage.
But it comes just a few days after researchers warned that a "major seismic hazard" further south could devastate the city of San Diego.
Scientists said the Rose Canyon fault, which runs through the heart of the city, had been underestimated.
They said that a 6.9 magnitude quake is possible and if it happened it could spark hundreds of fires, damage 120,000 buildings, make thousands of people homeless and swamp emergency services.
The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute spent five years studying the likely effects of a tremor.
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They found that the airport, old town and downtown areas of San Diego could suffer "major geologic ground failure and ground shaking hazards resulting in severe seismic damage consequences".


skynewsus--2020-03-09--'I don't deserve to be alive': Mum who killed five kids in drink-drive crash jailed

A woman who killed five children and an adult in a drink-drive car crash has told a court : `` I do n't even deserve to be alive '' .
Dominique R Taylor , 33 , was jailed for 18 years by a judge in Maryland after admitting six counts of motor vehicle manslaughter in September .
Taylor had twice the legal limit of alcohol in her system when she left a house party near Bowie , Maryland , at around 4am on 2 February last year with six other people on board .
Her daughters London Dixon , 8 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were killed , along with three of their cousins : Damari Herald , 15 ; Zion Beard , 14 ; and Rickelle Ricks , 6 .
All the children were on the back seat and an adult , Cornell `` Donte '' Simon , 23 , was in the passenger seat .
The youngsters , who were not wearing seat belts , were thrown from her Chrysler Pacifica when the SUV veered off Route 301 and crashed into several trees at about 4.25 am .
All five children were pronounced dead at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hospital in critical condition .
He was placed on life support , but was taken off it weeks later .
Taylor , who escaped with minor injuries , repeatedly apologised to the court , including many of her own relatives , before telling the judge : `` I do n't even deserve to be alive '' .
First responders to the crash have since battled post traumatic stress disorder , Prince George 's County Assistant State 's Attorney Jennifer Rush said .
`` They all , even the 20-year veterans , described @ @ @ @ @ @ @ careers , '' she said .

A woman who killed five children and an adult in a drink-drive car crash has told a court: "I don't even deserve to be alive".
Dominique R Taylor, 33, was jailed for 18 years by a judge in Maryland after admitting six counts of motor vehicle manslaughter in September.
Taylor had twice the legal limit of alcohol in her system when she left a house party near Bowie, Maryland, at around 4am on 2 February last year with six other people on board.
Image: The Chrysler Pacifica SUV veered off Route 301 near Bowie, Maryland. Pic: NBC4
Image: The five children were thrown from the car. Pic: NBC4
Her daughters London Dixon, 8, and Paris Dixon, 5, were killed, along with three of their cousins: Damari Herald, 15; Zion Beard, 14; and Rickelle Ricks, 6.
All the children were on the back seat and an adult, Cornell "Donte" Simon, 23, was in the passenger seat.
The youngsters, who were not wearing seat belts, were thrown from her Chrysler Pacifica when the SUV veered off Route 301 and crashed into several trees at about 4.25 am.
All five children were pronounced dead at the scene, while Mr Simon was rushed to hospital in critical condition. He was placed on life support, but was taken off it weeks later.
Image: Dominique Taylor's car crashed into trees. Pic: NBC4
Taylor, who escaped with minor injuries, repeatedly apologised to the court, including many of her own relatives, before telling the judge: "I don't even deserve to be alive".
First responders to the crash have since battled post traumatic stress disorder, Prince George's County Assistant State's Attorney Jennifer Rush said.
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"They all, even the 20-year veterans, described this as the worst scene of their careers," she said.