Daily Archives: August 5, 2020

Emotional Fulham boss Scott Parker reveals his role in Bryan’s surprise strike in play-off final 

Scott Parker revealed how he and two-goal hero Joe Bryan discussed pretending to cross while targeting Brentford goalkeeper David Raya’s near post before breaking the deadlock.

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North Korea Is Expanding Its Nuclear Arsenal and Ballistic Missile Capability Despite Sanctions, U.N. Report Says 

The independent panel quoted several unidentified countries as saying North Korea has “probably” developed miniaturized nuclear weapons that can fit into its ballistic missiles

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Beirut Explosion: ‘I Was Bloodied and Dazed. Beirut Strangers Treated Me Like a Friend.’ 

In a land conditioned by calamity, people knew what to do, including helping wounded people they didn’t know.

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WNBA Players Escalate Protest of Anti-BLM Team Owner, Kelly Loeffler 

Led by the members of the Atlanta Dream, players have begun wearing T-shirts supporting a political opponent of Senator Kelly Loeffler, who co-owns the Dream and has spoken against the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Malaysian police raid Al Jazeera’s office, seize computers 

Al Jazeera condemns ‘troubling escalation’ in crackdown on press, urges authorities to immediately cease criminal probe.

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LG Velvet review: sexy, futuristic and stylish, and a match for the iPhone, apart from lower photo quality 

LG’s newest smartphone, the mid-range LG Velvet, comes loaded with stylish hardware and sleek fingerprint-reading technology, and comes as the Korean tech giant adopts a new design language and device naming scheme.Could the new flagship phone convert an Apple addict?I’ve been #TeamiPhone for 10 years, trapped in the iOS ecosystem and pretty satisfied with e […]

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U.S. and China set to review phase one trade deal in mid-August 

Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will review the implementation of the phase one trade deal and likely air mutual grievances due to growing tensions in an August 15 video conference, sources told Reuters.

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Earnings Results: Square stock surges after ballooning bitcoin interest drives huge revenue beat 

Square Inc. posted a double earnings surprise Wednesday as the payments company delivered an unexpected surge in revenue for the second quarter in a release that came out a day early due to “early external access” of its financials.

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U.S. pursues nearly $13 billion of claims in Purdue Pharma opioid probes, sources say 

U.S. prosecutors are pursuing possible penalties of nearly $13 billion to resolve investigations of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.

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Grizzlies’ Jackson (torn meniscus) out for season 

The Grizzlies suffered a blow to their playoff hopes Tuesday when Jaren Jackson Jr. was ruled out for the rest of the season due to a torn meniscus in his left knee.

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Indie darling Alto’s Adventure and its sequel are finally coming to PS4, Xbox One and Switch 

Alto’s Adventure and Alto’s Odyssey, two mobile games we at The Verge love because of their beautiful art style and polished gameplay, are finally coming to PS4, Xbox One, and the Epic Games Store as The Alto Collection on August 13th. This will also be the first time Alto’s Odyssey comes to Windows. A Nintendo Switch port is “coming soon,” with no firm rele […]

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WNBA players arrived at games wearing shirts opposing Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler 

The players wore shirts saying “Vote Warnock” in support of Loeffler’s opponent in race for a Georgia senate seat

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Saqlain Mushtaq urges Pakistan to target England’s ‘fragile’ batting order ahead of first Test 

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY ISAAN KHAN: Ahead of Pakistan’s three Tests against England, the 43-year-old gives an insight into why this country struggles to produce an influx of spinners.

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Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Holds Virtual Staff Meeting: There’s ‘Negative And Fearful Vibe,’ Source Says 

“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” held a virtual staff meeting to discuss the update on the investigation concerning the alleged misconduct in its workplace.

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CNN reporter describes scene from destroyed CNN bureau 

A massive explosion ripped through central Beirut, Lebanon, injuring hundreds of people and blowing out windows in buildings across the city. CNN’s Ben Wedeman reports from the damaged CNN bureau.

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