Trial starts to see if dogs can ‘sniff out’ infection
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Little things people are doing while socially distanced
Little things people are doing while socially distanced Jump to media player We saw flyovers by the Blue Angels, the…
Kobe Bryant helicopter crash post-mortem released
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The last ‘typical’ image on your phone
The coronavirus pandemic has changed how we live. What was ordinary just a couple of months ago seems almost unrecognisable.We…
Coming Soon: A Nuclear Reactor—With a 3D Printed Core
Kurt Terrani wants to accelerate the future of nuclear energy—so he’s turned to its past. Over the last year and…
REI Anniversary Sale: 21 Best Summer Outdoor Deals for 2020
After almost two months of sheltering in place, I've become very familiar with the interior walls of my house. Often,…
Why Facebook Censored an Anti-Trump Ad
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Ricardo Barbaro appears in court charged with murder of Melbourne female Ellie Rate
A man charged with the murder of Melbourne woman Ellie Price has been remanded until September.The 26-year old woman was…
NSW Health verifies three new coronavirus cases, stresses social-distancing guidelines after constraints alleviated
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard is warning people not to flout social distancing rules in light of eased lockdown restrictions,…
Centrelink accused of inadequate service in remote West Australian communities
The closure of a Centrelink agent in a remote West Australian town has brought the challenges faced by some in…
Stale beer reaching use-by date goes to waste as pubs and clubs remain closed due to coronavirus restrictions
Millions of litres of beer is being tipped down the drain in Australia as huge quantities of the liquid gold…
Coronavirus-infected Rockhampton aged care nurse went back to work while waiting for test result
All people tested after possible contact with a central Queensland aged care centre nurse with COVID-19 have so far tested…
Adelaide lady’s ‘breaking down’ death reveals neighborhood’s ‘devaluation’ of individuals with disabilities
The case of an Adelaide woman who died after being left by carers in a cane chair 24-hours-a-day for a…
New York Churches Open COVID-19 Testing Sites In Push To Reach Minority Communities
The first day of coronavirus testing at Bethany Baptist Church, a historic Black congregation in Brooklyn, New York, got off…
California officials reject subsidies for Musk’s SpaceX over Tesla spat
FILE PHOTO: SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk speaks at a post-launch news conference to discuss the SpaceX Crew…
Amazon says ‘appropriate’ executive to be available, as U.S. panel calls on Bezos to testify
FILE PHOTO: Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin speaks during the JFK Space Summit, celebrating the 50th anniversary…
Special: U.S. Justice Dept. subpoenas Wall Street banks for small business loans details
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has sent grand jury subpoenas to big banks seeking records as part of…
Fearing COVID-19, most significant U.S. university system makes fall term virtual
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As uncertainty about the spread of COVID-19 continues, the biggest university system in the United States…
As Australia gradually unwinds lockdown, Victoria battles COVID-19 clusters
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Struggling to curb the spread of the coronavirus while the rest of Australia has begun relaxing a…
Trump administration to restore partial funding to World Health Organization: Fox News
FILE PHOTO: The World Health Organization (WHO) logo is pictured at the entrance of its headquarters in Geneva, January 25,…
House passes $3 trillion coronavirus aid bill opposed by Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday narrowly approved a $3 trillion bill crafted by Democrats to…
House passes $3 trillion coronavirus help costs
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news conference with Capitol Hill reporters in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020.…
Throughout U.S., students in lockdown celebrate graduations practically with celebrity visitors
(Reuters) - Graduation ceremonies are a rite of passage in the United States, a chance to don a scholarly cap…
Tony Hawk 1 and 2 Soundtrack Exposed
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Facebook buys Giphy for $400 million
Facebook just announced that it's acquiring the popular GIF-sharing platform, Giphy. Reportedly, the deal cost Facebook $400 million and its…
Microsoft Surface Duo leaked specs reveal 3460mAh battery and possibly no NFC
Microsoft’s dual-screen Android phone was announced back in October of 2019, yet very little is still known about the device.…
A Xiaomi staff member flaunts a special transparent Redmi K30 Pro, but it may never ever go on sale
In the past, Xiaomi has released “Explorer Edition” versions of its phones. These special edition devices featured transparent (or faux…
The OnePlus 8 Pro’s Infrared Camera Can See Through Plastic and More
The new OnePlus 8 Pro is a great Android phone for lots of reasons. It’s got a 120Hz display, Snapdragon…
OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z review: Affordable almost-wire-free audio [Video]
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The classical retreat
* Starved of a livelihood classical artistes are undergoing a cultural emergency.There is a tremor in the voice of Kalapini…
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The best methods to utilize all the beans in your kitchen
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Ozone layer deal may have led to new contaminant problem, researchers say | CBC News
A landmark environmental agreement that helped close the ozone hole in the 1990s has led to new chemical contaminants forming…
Two Canadian soldiers serving in Quebec nursing homes test positive for COVID-19 | CBC News
Five Canadian Forces soldiers have been infected with the novel coronavirus while serving in Quebec and Ontario nursing homes —…
Hudson’s Bay Company has 350 years of history — but does it have a future? | CBC News
May 2 should have been an epic 350th birthday party for one of the longest continuously running companies in the…
More details coming on COVID-19 wage-subsidy program extension | CBC News
The government's emergency wage subsidy program will be extended to the end of August to help employers keep their workers…
Watch briefing: Maine CDC reports 38 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
Local & State Posted 12:18 PM Updated at 3:00 PM increase font size Education Commissioner Pender Makin joined Maine Center…
How Covid-19 Testing Works
There are three types of Covid-19 tests: genetic, antibody and antigen. More than 630 distinct tests are commercially available or…
Coronavirus vaccine: This week’s updates from Oxford and the NIH
The race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine is on, as scientists work as quickly as they can to find a…
Over 100 experts are getting in touch with states to mandate masks, deal with coverings
(CNN)Experts, medical professionals even Nobel Prize winners are urging governors in an open letter to mandate that anyone in public…
France: First case of child dying from Kawasaki-like disease
A nine-year-old boy has died in France from a Kawasaki-like disease believed to be linked to coronavirus, his doctor said…
S&P swings as investors weigh weak data, trade concerns with reopening optimism
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 zig-zagged on both sides of unchanged on Friday as investors weighed worries about…
In patchwork restart, parts of New York and other U.S. states reopen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Less populated areas of New York, Virginia and Maryland took their first steps towards lifting lockdowns on…
Special Report: Caught in Trump-China feud, WHO leader under siege
By Kate Kelland and and Stephanie Nebehay FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks…
Biden project sees larger ‘battleground’ in race against Trump
(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign is betting that as many as 16 states could be up for…
Trump: U.S. government working with other countries on vaccine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. government was working with other countries to develop a…
U.S. moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers as China eyes retaliation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Friday moved to block global chip supplies to blacklisted telecoms equipment giant Huawei…
New York to join neighbor states in opening beaches for Memorial Day: governor
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday the state would join New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware in…
U.S. to stockpile vaccine candidates as trials continue: health secretary
FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken…
Five detained for brazen teen drug financial obligation abduction
Image copyright Toronto Police Image caption Solaiman Nassimi (far right) is one of five men in police custody for kidnapping…