Monthly Archives: July 2020

Vegetarian family-of-four who spent £220 on weekly groceries save £1,000 in Eat, Shop, Save 

Jena Glen, her husband Aaron, and their two children, from Newton Abbot, Devon, appeared on the second episode of ITV’s Eat, Shop Save – which airs tonight at 7.30pm.

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Twitter enforces its new hate policy by banning David Duke 

Twitter has banned notorious white supremacist David Duke, enforcing a new policy against hate speech links it introduced earlier this month. He was “permanently suspended” for Twitter Rules on hateful conduct.

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Nokia posts surprise second-quarter profit jump as new CEO takes the helm 

Nokia saw its profits rise 22% to 316 million euros ($376 million) in the second quarter despite quarterly revenues falling 11% to 5 billion euros.

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Sen. Markey: Green New Deal can solve both climate and economic crises 

With the coronavirus devastating the U.S. economy, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) says the Green New Deal has the potential to create new jobs that help protect the planet. He tells Lawrence O’Donnell when originally proposed it “seemed radical at the time, it now

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Twitter says hackers targeted employees by phone 

The hack that took over large parts of Twitter’s site was caused by manipulating employees via phone.

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National Conversation About Race Brews In Rural Western Kentucky 

In an interview with David Greene, two men from Webster County, Ky., argue over race at first, but then a disclosure about deeply personal history leads to a bit of unexpected common ground.

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Fmr. CDC Director: Prioritize testing for schools to reopen 

Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under President Barack Obama, explains to Lawrence O’Donnell how prioritizing testing is necessary to prevent and contain coronavirus outbreaks.

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Saudi King Salman leaves hospital after gall bladder surgery 

The 84-year-old monarch tweets Eid greetings after ending 10-day stay at hospital where he underwent surgery.

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Prosecutor not charging Ferguson officer who killed Michael Brown 

The former police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown six years ago in Ferguson, Missouri, will not be criminally charged, the St. Louis County prosecutor said.

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Apple managed growth in China, helped by ‘record’ iPad and services revenue plus an iPhone bounce 

Apple CEO Tim Cook said that services revenue set a new June quarter record in China. Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri added that iPad also set a June quarter revenue record in Greater China.

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Hackers rang up Twitter employees and tricked them into handing over credentials 

Rolf Vennenbernd/picture alliance via Getty Images Twitter published an update on its investigation into the highly visible hack it suffered earlier this month. It says the hack began with a “phone spear phishing attack” on a small number of employees. The attackers used these initial employees’ credentials to learn more about Twitter’s p […]

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King Salman discharged from hospital: Saudi Royal Court 

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was discharged from a hospital in the capital Riyadh after more than a week following surgery to remove his gall bladder, the Royal Court said. The court said in a statement late Thursday the monarch, 84, left the Hospital after a recovery. News of his improved health comes just as Saudis mark the start of the Eid al-Adha fest […]

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Vocal for Local: Modi govt restricts ‘Colour TV’ imports; India imported TVs worth this much in recent years 

Around 30 per cent of TVs are imported from various countries and about 80-85 per cent TV components are imported as there is no local manufacturing.

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Trump’s economic rebound promise imperiled by worst U.S. quarter ever 

The U.S. economy sunk by nearly 33% in the second quarter making Trump’s promise of a quick economic recovery amid the coronavirus pandemic very unlikely. Stephanie Ruhle joins to discuss.

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Coronavirus trend: The pandemic is far from over 

While the first countries are easing their lockdowns, others report more and more new cases every day. Data for the global picture shows: The pandemic is far from over. DW has the latest statistics.

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