Author Archives: Foreaders

‘Economic tsunami’: US cities and states hit by Covid-19 face dire budget cuts 

State and local governments facing deep shortfalls wrestle with the devastating economic impact of the coronavirusEvery day, New Yorkers throw out 10,000 tons of trash – a third of which is food and yard scraps that could skip the incinerators and landfills and be turned into compost.Over the last several years, a curbside pick-up program allowed New Yorkers […]

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Debenhams to cut 2,500 jobs after taking hit from coronavirus lockdown 

Struggling department store chain announces fresh round of redundancies and warns trading is ‘clearly a long way from returning to normal’

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Experienced Man United stars unfazed by Cologne lockdown, says Lindelof 

CHRIS WHEELER IN COLOGNE: United’s win over Copenhagen in the Europa League quarter-finals means Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his players will be staying here for at least another six days.

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Google’s app for the visually impaired adds food and document scanning 

Google launched its Lookout app in 2019 for people who are blind or have low-vision to navigate the world with their phones, but it was only available on Pixel phones with languages set to English. Today, the company is rolling out an update that not…

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Three decades after Jones fight, gold still stings for Park 

The last South Korean boxer to win an Olympic gold has spent the past 32 years wishing it was a silver

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Trump suggests flu of 1918 ended WWII in 1945 

During a Monday press conference, the president incorrectly said the 1918 flu ‘probably ended’ WWII, which happened two decades later. Joe Scarborough weighs in on the president’s remarks.

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At Least 97,000 Children Tested Positive For Coronavirus In Last 2 Weeks Of July 

President Trump falsely claimed that children are “almost immune” from the coronavirus, but a new review of state data finds child cases are up 40%.

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From HTML and CSS to JavaScript, Git and Python, this coding training bundle has everything you need 

TLDR: With freelance opportunities exploding, The 2020 Ultimate Web Developer and Design Bootcamp bundle can help you master becoming a web creation professional. It’s no revelation to most that the professional world is spinning right now. With unemployment rampant and millions out of work, many companies aren’t rehiring the old full-time workers they shed […]

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Economic Report: Wholesale prices surge 0.6%, but don’t be fooled: Inflation no threat to the economy 

The wholesale cost of U.S. goods and services posted the biggest increase in July in nearly two years, led by higher oil prices, but inflationary pressures in the economy were still largely invisible owing to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tim Cook joins the billionaire club as Apple nears $2tn valuation 

Apple has thrived under Cook’s leadership with the iPhone X and a move into subscription TVApple chief executive Tim Cook has joined the billionaire club as the iPhone maker is poised to become the US’s first $2tn company.Apple’s performance has so far proved to be coronavirus-proof, crushing Wall Street expectations in each of the last two quarters, and pus […]

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Aeroplanes could be fuelled by ammonia with zero emissions 

The collaboration between Oxford-based Reaction Engines and the UK the Science and Technology Facilities Council could see kerosene replaced in the role of jet fuel.

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YouTube Music makes collaborative playlists available to everyone 

In May, Google launched a solution that will let you transfer Play songs to the YT Music app in one click, and it’s a feature you may want to take advantage of before the Play Music app starts shutting down in September.

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US stocks open higher, pushing S&P 500 near all-time record 

Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, pushing the S&P 500 ever closer to the all-time high it reached back in February, before the coronavirus shutdowns slammed the economy

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Racism at Bayern Munich’s youth training campus — reports 

A German public broadcaster has made explosive allegations about racism at Bayern Munich’s youth training center. The club say they are conducting an “internal investigation”, with a particular coach under scrutiny.

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Tracking The Pandemic: Are Coronavirus Cases Rising Or Falling In Your State? 

View NPR’s maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.

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