Daily Archives: August 5, 2020

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia has no intention of sharing Chinese app TikTok 

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has distanced himself from US President Donald Trump’s threat to ban the Chinese-owned app.

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Ex-WHO doctor says world will be fighting coronavirus for years 

Dr Larry Brilliant, an epidemiologist from California, said the global fight against COVID-19 will carry on for at least the next four years as the virus moves from one hotspot to the next.

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Ellen DeGeneres has her WORST ratings ever amid scandal her show has made for toxic work culture 

Amid a scandal that the show’s work culture is rife with bullying, racism and harassment, the daytime talk show garnered only a 1.0 Live + Same Day rating though the week spanning July 26.

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SpaceX’s Starship prototype flies hundreds of feet for the first time 

Almost a year after we saw SpaceX’s ‘Starhopper’ test vehicle make a short trip into the air, the company has successfully flown and landed a full-size Starship prototype. The SN5 vehicle is missing its nose cone, so it’s a bit like a taller “flying…

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Aho, Reimer help Hurricanes beat Rangers 4-1 for sweep 

Sebastian Aho scored twice in the third period while James Reimer was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Tuesday night and sweep the Stanley Cup qualifier series

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Champions League last-16 ties: How they stand 

The UEFA Champions League returns on Friday with the remaining places at the final tournament in Lisbon up for grabs as Europe’s top clubs look to go all the way and lift the trophy on August 23 after a suspension of five months because of the coronavirus. It is nearly six months since officials in Lyon questioned the decision to allow the first leg to […]

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How Babylon’s revolutionary approach makes health care accessible and affordable for everyone 

[Sponsored article] The full scale of the global health crisis has been brought into sharp focus by the spread of the coronavirus disease, Covid-19, with existing systems struggling to cope with growing populations, round-the-clock care and insufficient resources. Babylon, an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) and digital health company, is starting to […]

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Ex-Google, Uber engineer Levandowski sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing trade secrets 

One of Silicon Valley’s most prominent trade-secret cases in recent years came to a close Tuesday, as former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

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PSUs struggle to meet FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s target for capital-spend 

This delayed floating of tenders, addressing technical specification issues, transportation of equipment and travel of technical experts.

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Rapper Kanye West files in Wisconsin to run for president 

Rapper Kanye West has filed signatures in Wisconsin to run for president as an independent candidate in November

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Barack Obama issues his first round of 2020 endorsements

WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama released his first slate of 2020 candidate endorsements on Monday, putting his considerable political weight behind 118 candidates up and down the ballot in 17 states.

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Roles reversed as Guardiola seeks to follow trail blazed by Zidane 

Zinedine Zidane may never have been hired as Real Madrid coach but for the success of Pep Guardiola at Barcelona, but it is Guardiola who now must follow the Frenchman’s example to complete his mission at Manchester City. Zidane’s Madrid travel to Manchester on Friday looking to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit from February as the Champions League […]

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Chelsea Houska Panics Before Taking COVID Test On ‘Teen Mom 2’: I’m ‘Getting Scared’ — Watch 

Chelsea Houska winces in pain while undergoing a COVID-19 test in a new trailer for ‘Teen Mom 2,’ which dropped on Aug. 4. She can also be heard yelling in fear in the sneak peek!

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COVID-19 strikes Washington state farmworkers and swamps rural hospitals 

Jamaican farmer Earl Edwards died Friday in quarantine housing for foreign laborers in Washington state, where he worked in a cherry-packing facility. A coronavirus outbreak at one of Washington state’s largest fruit farms has renewed concern for agricultural workers, who live and work in close quarters.

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At least seven dead and more than 3 MILLION without power as Tropical Storm Isaias pummels Northeast 

The weather system spawned tornadoes and dumped rain Tuesday along the East Coast after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina.

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