Daily Archives: July 16, 2020

After Cruise Ships and Nursing Homes, Will Universities Be the Next COVID-19 Tinderboxes? 

The fall semester has yet to begin, but student athletes training for the season can already be found on college campuses across the U.S. And so can COVID-19. Since the start of July there have been at least two outbreaks among student athletes, coaches, and staff—with 37 infected at the University of North Carolina (UNC)…

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Sources: Garrett guaranteed $100M in record deal 

Myles Garrett’s contract extension with the Browns contains $100 million in total guarantees, the most ever paid to a defensive player, according to league sources, with $50 million guaranteed at signing.

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U.S. retail sales pop more-than-expected in June 

U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in June, but the budding economic recovery is being threatened by a resurgence in new Covid-19 infections and high unemployment.

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China says a US travel ban on Communist Party members would be ‘pathetic’ 

US media earlier reported the Trump administration was considering a travel ban on party members.

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Kenya: Kenya Airways Resumes Local Flights 

[Nation] National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has resumed local flights today.

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Number of inflation-beating savings accounts falls to 450 

Some 450 savings accounts now match or beat June’s inflation reading, but that is nearly 100 fewer than last month after inflation rose and savings rates fell.

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EU-US Privacy Shield for data struck down by court 

The EU-US Privacy Shield, governing the transfer of citizens’ data, has been declared invalid.

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AstraZeneca Pops Ahead of Covid-19 Vaccine Data Report Due July 20 

Shares in AstraZeneca (AZN) spiked almost 5% in after-market trading amid a report that early-stage human trial data on the drugmaker’s coronavirus vaccine candidate will be disclosed on July 20.The stock rose to $60.60 in Wednesday’s extended trading after earlier jumping 7%. Data results from the Phase 1 trial of the potential coronavirus vaccine, also kno […]

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Family wealth of super-rich increases despite coronavirus 

More than 75 per cent of family offices report meeting or exceeding financial targets this year

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As VCs favor B2B startups, B2C upstarts’ venture activity falls 

The Q2 2020 venture capital market did not bring a catastrophic slowdown to either the global private investment scene or the U.S.’s own VC scene. But inside the rosier-than-anticipated private capital results of the second quarter, there were pockets of weakness, and strength, that we should understand as we look to the rest of 2020 and […]

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T.I. Claps Back At Troll Who Thinks His Wife Tiny Needs An ‘Entanglement’ Just Like Jada Pinkett Smith 

T.I. doesn’t have time for the trolls. Tip shot back at a commenter on Instagram with a biting comment of his own when they suggested Tiny have an entanglement!

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Zimbabwe: No Nurses to Care for the Sick As COVID-19 Cases Surge 

[RFI] Imagine you’re in a country standing on the brink of coronavirus. More than 1,000 confirmed cases. Twenty deaths. You know the full force of the pandemic is coming — because it’s already hit the country next door. Your hospitals are marginally better prepared than they were in March. But only marginally: still less than 100 ventilators for a […]

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Washington State Beat Back Covid-19. Now It’s Rising Again. 

Washington was the initial epicenter of the nation’s coronavirus outbreak, and an early lockdown helped contain it. Six months later, cases are spiking again, and the future looks uncertain.

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A New Gadget Stops Voice Assistants From Snooping on You 

Meet LeakyPick, the low-cost audio spy detector for your Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and other network-connected devices.

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Two days with the Vivo X50 Pro: a gorgeous phone with a promising camera 

Vivo‘s launching its ambitious X50 pro smartphone with a gimbal-supported camera today in India. While the company’s pushing the camera to be the centerpiece of the show, the build and design of the phone are charming. I’ve been using the device for less than two days, and it has left a good impression in a lot of areas, including the camera. Before I talk a […]

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