Some good news from around the world on Thursday
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AMC Theatres Splits With Universal After ‘Trolls World Tour’ VOD Release
Greetings, and welcome to a fresh new edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s entertainment news roundup. This time around we have…
Jaguar Pictures Cars And Truck Style for a Post-Pandemic World
Adapting to the coronavirus lockdown and the move en masse to working from home has been easier for some professions…
Forget the Techlash. The Lawlash Is Long Overdue
As physical distancing and lockdowns make us more dependent on technology than ever, some are proclaiming that the coronavirus pandemic…
Equipped lockdown protesters in Michigan statehouse
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMichigan protestors decry Covid-19 state of emergencyGun-toting protesters against Michigan's coronavirus lockdown…
US intelligence unmasks manmade coronavirus theory
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWATCH: 'One of two things happened'US President Donald Trump has appeared to…
‘Angry’ alligator check outs United States family’s home
The large reptile, known locally as Big George, ambled onto a property on Hilton Head Island, South Carolin
Nasa names business to develop Moon landers
Image copyright Blue Origin Image caption The National Team partnership, led by Blue Origin, will build a lander that's split…
Russian PM tests positive for coronavirus
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The diagnosis was announced during a televised video-call with President Putin Russian Prime Minister Mikhail…
House prices up despite coronavirus, finds CoreLogic
Despite a sharp drop in market activity and a severe weakening in consumer sentiment, home price rises were recorded across…
Queensland Government released nearly half of $80 million bond to business that acquired Blair Athol mine
A company linked to an array of Labor figures, which bought a mine for just $1, enjoyed multimillion-dollar refunds from…
COVIDSafe coronavirus contact-tracing app deals with software bugs and sticking around iPhone issues
More than 3 million Australians have downloaded COVIDSafe, but concerns remain about the performance of the Federal Government's coronavirus contact-tracing…
Donald Trump points to Wuhan laboratory as origin of coronavirus pandemic, concerns if China ‘let it out’
US President Donald Trump says he is confident COVID-19 originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, ratcheting up tensions with China…
Coronavirus update: Trump continues attack on China, France and Italy suffer financial contractions, 30 million Americans now unemployed
Donald Trump has told reporters he's seen evidence that coronavirus originated in a Chinese institute, Russia's Prime Minister has been…
Australia’s coronavirus restrictions are easing — here’s what you can and can’t do
After more than a month of stay-at-home orders and progressively stricter rules around social movements, some Australian states and territories…
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla trailer is finally here: We have Vikings this time
Home / Tech / Assassin’s Creed Valhalla trailer is finally here: We have Vikings this time The protagonist of Assassin’s…
Xiaomi Releases Mi Note 10 Lite, Redmi Keep In Mind 9 & Keep In Mind 9 Pro Internationally
Today Xiaomi is launching a trio of mid- to low-end devices, and we’re seeing the global launch of the new…
New Xbox on schedule but video game production might be slowed by coronavirus, Microsoft exec states
Microsoft executive vice president of gaming and head of Xbox Phil Spencer said coronavirus won't impact when Microsoft launches its…
Trump threatens brand-new tariffs on China as U.S. mulls vindictive action over infection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary…
Half of U.S. states reducing coronavirus limitations as out of work numbers grow
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - As White House economic reopening guidance expired on Thursday after two weeks in place, half of…
U.S. appeals court guidelines versus Trump effort to keep funds from ‘sanctuary’ cities
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about Trump Administration efforts to protect senior citizens from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic during…
Trump says he could bring back fired ex-national security adviser Flynn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would consider bringing his fired former national security adviser…
U.S. states, local governments could need nearly $1 trillion for pandemic: Pelosi
FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) hosts a signing ceremony after the House of Representatives approved a $2.2…
Biden to offer first interview reacting to sexual attack accusation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden for the first time on Friday is set to personally…
Apple sales inch higher regardless of coronavirus but CEO Tim Cook sees unsure future
(Reuters) - Apple Inc reported sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations Thursday, with Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook…
Hundreds protest in Michigan seeking end to governor’s emergency powers
DETROIT/LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters, some armed, gathered at Michigan’s state Capitol in Lansing on Thursday objecting to…
Wall St. caps finest month in decades with broad sell-off
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks lost ground on Thursday as grim economic data and mixed earnings prompted investors to…
Deadly toll grows at Minnesota’s New Hope nursing home, with 47 dead and 130 sickened by coronavirus
Floyd Dalseth tried not to panic as he watched three of his roommates at the St. Therese of New Hope…
Grandfather who made it through Spanish Flu and The second world war beats coronavirus on his 107th birthday
Grandfather who survived the Spanish Flu, Great Depression and WWII beats coronavirus on his 107th birthdayRudolph 'Rudi' Heider tested positive…
Oxford University, AstraZeneca Join Forces for Coronavirus Vaccine
AstraZeneca PLC has agreed to manufacture and distribute an experimental coronavirus vaccine from the University of Oxford—one of the most…
Three African Skeletons Found in Mexico Show Horrors of Early Slavery in the New World
A skull analyzed in the new study, along with tubes for genetic and isotope testing. Image: Rodrigo BarqueraThree skeletons belonging…
WHO ‘urgently’ investigating link between coronavirus and syndrome that affects young kids
LONDON — The World Health Organization is “urgently” investigating a potential link between the coronavirus and Kawasaki syndrome, an illness…
Letter from the Editor: Keeping hope
The past few weeks have been immensely challenging. Every single one of us has been affected by COVID-19 in some…
Tiny air-borne particles may bring the new coronavirus
A study in Wuhan, China, detected genetic material of the new coronavirus in airborne suspensions, or aerosols, in hospitals and…
Loss of smell might recommend milder COVID-19, study finds
New research suggests that loss of smell as a symptom of COVID-19 may indicate a mild case of the disease.Share…
Federal deficit could top $252 billion, says budget officer | CBC News
Parliament's budget watchdog says that it's likely the federal deficit for the year will hit $252.1 billion as a result…
Excitement, caution follows upbeat news about trial of antiviral drug for COVID-19
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Canadian military helicopter crashes during NATO operations near Greece | CBC News
One Canadian military member is dead and five others are missing after a helicopter serving with a NATO naval task…
CBC News confirms identity of one victim in Cyclone helicopter crash | CBC News
A young Nova Scotia naval officer, Sub.-Lt. Abbigail Cowbrough, is the first known casualty after a Canadian military helicopter crashed…
Garry Monckton ‘remarkable in so many ways’ | COVID-19 Lives Remembered
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Fed: Main Street program expanded to diverse set of brand-new companies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve expanded its Main Street lending program to be sure it captured larger firms that…
Coronavirus death of pregnant lady in federal jail prompts outrage in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats condemned the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for its treatment of a 30-year-old incarcerated pregnant…
U.S. states come to grips with resuming as infection forces millions more out of work claims
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than two dozen U.S. states moved ahead with plans to relax restrictions on business and…
Macy’s resuming 68 stores, targets all within six weeks as U.S. restrictions loosen
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Macy’s Inc plans to reopen 68 U.S. stores on Monday in states that have loosened coronavirus…
S&P 500, Dow slip after grim unemployed claims information
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes dipped on Thursday as a grim U.S. jobless claims report took…
Fed to broaden reach of ‘Main Street’ loaning program
FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve seal is seen during Chairman Jerome Powell news conference following the two-day meeting of the…
Millions of Americans continue to seek jobless benefits; consumer spending tanks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions more Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits last week, suggesting that layoffs were spreading to industries…
China says it has no interest in meddling in U.S. election
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has no interest in interfering in the U.S. presidential election, it said on Thursday, after U.S.…