IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 07:44 Share this – Professor at Boston University’s Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, and New York Times’ senior writer, David Leonhardt, highlight the most pressing questions about the Delta variant and explain the ways businesses can require […]
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The comments captured Charles Barkley’s inevitable feeling the “Dream Team” would dominate any team it faced. Hence, Barkley’s scouting report on Team USA’s first opponent leading into the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. “I don’t know anything about Angola,” Barkley said, “but Angola’s in trouble.” Nearly 29 years later, it is Team USA that Barkley considers in […]
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All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. On this episode of Last of the Nintendogs, the crew talks about their favorite Nintendo 64 games. And the hype for Metroid: Dread has GamesBeat editor Jeff Grubb going back to try Metroid: Other M once again. Reviews editor Mike Minotti, meanwhile, can […]
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US smartphone market sales grew 27% YoY in H1 2021 despite component shortages; OnePlus rose by 428% YoY, Motorola by 83%, Apple by 53%, as Google dropped 7% — Denver, Boston, Toronto, Denver, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – July 27, 2021 — The US smartphone market saw …
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In the wake of Activision Blizzard’s lawsuit for alleged widespread sexual harassment and discrimination, World of Warcraft’s developers issued a statement that said it will be stripping out in-game references that are “not appropriate for [the game]”—most likely meaning NPCs and items related to former creative director Alex Afrasiabi who was directly named in the […]
Read MoreTOKYO — Did Simone Biles “quit” on the rest of the United States women’s gymnastics team Tuesday when, after a disastrously bad vault in the first rotation, she pulled herself out of competition citing a lack of focus caused by mental health concerns? More specifically, did that decision cost the Americans a chance at winning […]
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Vanderbilt’s Kumar Rocker pitches in 2021 Regarding the Mets and top draft pick Kumar Rocker, the information from league sources has been unchanging over the past week: Negotiations have been slower than initially expected and the team is still expected to sign Rocker. To get into the reasons thrown around to explain these complications would […]
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Just as striking as the officers’ testimony today is GOP lawmakers’ refusal to engage with it. By Elaine Godfrey Andrew Harnik / Getty 6:03 PM ET Share All along the hallways of the Capitol complex today, members of the Capitol Police stared at their phones and nearby TV screens. Four of their fellow officers were […]
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Tyler Anderson Pirates road grays night game delivering pitch 2021 Here is the latest trade deadline buzz surrounding the Mets… July 27, 5:55 p.m. The Philadelphia Phillies are close to a trade for Pittsburgh Pirates LHP Tyler Anderson, per multiple reports. At least that was the report two hours ago. It appears the deal for […]
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Australia will on Wednesday see Q2 figures for consumer prices, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. Overall inflation is expected to rise 0.7 percent on quarter and 3.8 percent on year after gaining 0.6 percent on quarter and 1.1 percent on year in the three months prior. The RBA’s trimmed mean is called […]
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(L-R) Raven-Symone, Retta, Marsai Martin and Egypt Sherrod.Photo: Slaven Vlasic for Tribeca Film Festival/Presley Ann/ Matt Winkelmeyer/ Marcus Ingram for Lifetime (Getty Images) There’s about to be some more melanin in this mid-century modern house! Per a press release sent to The Root, Discovery+ and HGTV are unveiling a handful of new shows in the […]
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Thanks to the Montgomery authorities, a family was reunited with their beloved dog after she fell 25 feet down a well. Roxy, a cattle dog and lab mix, was taking a walk with her owner Melissa Swensrud and her other two dogs. When the pups walked past a herd of deer, they all darted off in […]
Read MoreI remember sitting in the pub many years ago with a barrister friend who had just taken part in his first court case. It involved a sexual assault. “I’m glad we were prosecuting,” he said, draining the first of many shots. “Because there’s not one bit of that that’s nice.” And so to the latest […]
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The thing with music is that it’s subjective. Some people prefer the hard thumping bass from electronic dance music, while others prefer crystal clear vocals and guitar notes that sound like it’s sparkling. But if there is one thing most people can agree on, it’s that audio quality does matter (to a certain extent). Advertising […]
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US smartphone market sales grew 27% YoY in H1 2021 despite component shortages; OnePlus rose by 428% YoY, Motorola by 83%, Apple by 53%, as Google dropped 7% — Denver, Boston, Toronto, Denver, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – July 27, 2021 — The US smartphone market saw …
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The lone copy of a Wu-Tang Clan album has been sold by federal officials to pay off the debts of its owner, “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli, currently serving a seven-year prison sentence for fraud and conspiracy charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York confirmed the sale of the album, “Once Upon a […]
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Washington — President Biden urged the U.S. intelligence community on Tuesday to act with “vigilance” and speed to confront new and evolving security challenges ranging from climate change to cyber conflict to a more militarily assertive China. In public remarks delivered at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in Virginia, his first visit since […]
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Biden administration is considering mandating all federal employees get COVID-19 vaccine shots. Possible mandate comes amid a surge in coronavirus cases and as vaccination rates wane. CDC has recommended fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in high-transmission areas. WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said Tuesday his administration is considering requiring all federal workers to get […]
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All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su said the company should be able to grow and gain share despite the overall semiconductor industry shortage and that shortage should subside somewhat in 2022. “I’m extremely pleased with our execution as our business accelerated in the […]
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A group of good Samaritans are speaking out about saving an unconscious man slumped over the wheel of his pickup truck on a busy Georgia interstate. Several people began pummeling the vehicle’s windows with whatever they could grab, including a sledgehammer, a stroller and a tire jack in an attempt to reach the driver inside. […]
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At the height of the pandemic, Patti LaBelle engaged in a daily ritual. Shortly after waking up, she’d get on her knees and thank God – “Again, and again and again,” she says – for her health. This too shall pass, she would remind herself as the daily inundations of death and sickness pervaded the […]
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Americans who attend church services at least once a month are more likely to view the QAnon conspiracy theory favorably than those who attend less frequently, an Economist/YouGov poll released Tuesday finds. On the other end of the spectrum, Americans who say they never go to church are the most likely to view QAnon unfavorably. The […]
Read MoreBy Emily Davies, A 56-year-old man from Maryland has been charged with threatening to harm Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, and Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health. The criminal complaint, made public Tuesday, accused Thomas Patrick Connally Jr. of sending emails detailing the ways in which the leading health […]
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Report: Giants, Dodgers among favorites for Scherzer trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers will renew their rivalry when they open a three-game series at Oracle Park on Tuesday night. But their most meaningful showdown could occur later this week, as both National League West teams appear to be […]
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US smartphone market sales grew 27% YoY in H1 2021 despite component shortages; OnePlus rose by 428% YoY, Motorola by 83%, Apple by 53%, as Google dropped 7% — Denver, Boston, Toronto, Denver, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – July 27, 2021 — The US smartphone market saw …
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President Biden said Tuesday that a vaccination mandate for federal employees is “under consideration,” adding that “if you’re not vaccinated, you’re not nearly as smart as I thought you were,” ABC News reports. “We have a pandemic because of the unvaccinated, and they’re sowing enormous confusion,” the president said. “And the more we learn … about […]
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WASHINGTON – The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection held its first public hearing Tuesday, vowing to get to the bottom of the attack and recounting the horrific abuse police officers suffered when they fought off the mob. The nearly four-hour hearing offered a harrowing account of officers beaten unconscious, tear-gassed, taunted with racial epithets […]
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Three months ago, Paulina Velasquez was celebrating her 15th birthday as a healthy, vibrant teenager. Now she is on a ventilator in a medically induced coma after catching COVID-19. “I am terrified,” her mom told Inside Edition from Paulina’s bedside at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale. Florida hospitals are reporting more COVID-19 cases than […]
Read MoreThere’s a new Dune movie in the works, directed by Denis Villeneuve, and saying this will probably come back to bite me in the ass but it looks like it might actually be good. To promote the film, Warner Bros recently released a series of character posters featuring grim, underlit studies of each major member […]
Read MoreSecretary of State Antony Blinken has confirmed that a swastika was carved into an elevator wall at the state department’s main headquarters and said an investigation was underway. In a message sent to all department employees on Tuesday, Blinken said that the vandalism was a painful reminder that antisemitism remains an issue in the US […]
Read MoreLabour would legislate to make flexible working the default – including working from home or around the school-run – so that “work fits around people’s lives instead of dictating their lives”, Angela Rayner has announced. Employees already have the right to request flexible hours, but Labour says it would widen the definition of flexible working […]
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