DC Fandome Returns Next Weekend for More Digital Convention Goodness
With in-person cons off the table for the foreseeable future, a number of companies have been experimenting with making something like a convention via streaming. DC Fandome, to date, has been the only particularly successful one, effectively emulating the full experience for better or worse. Read more...
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Race for Coronavirus Vaccine Pits Spy Against Spy
The intelligence wars over vaccine research have intensified as China and Russia expand their efforts to steal American work at both research institutes and companies.
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Covid-19 Live Updates: Northeastern University Dismisses 11 Students for Partying but Keeps Their Tuition
The U.N. warns of looming famines connected to the pandemic. Over 100 cases are connected to an indoor wedding in Maine, including three non-participants who later died.
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Parents Got More Time Off. Then the Backlash Started.
Pandemic policies at tech companies have created a rift between parents offered more benefits and resentful workers who don’t have children.
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Authentic Wins 2020 Kentucky Derby
The race in Louisville ran with a smaller field than usual, no spectators and despite protests nearby over the police killing of Breonna Taylor in the city earlier this year.
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Daniel Prude Case: Grand Jury Will Be Set Up in Rochester Death
The decision by New York’s attorney general comes more than five months after Daniel Prude died of suffocation after officers in Rochester, N.Y., placed a hood over his head.
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More than 1,000 UK doctors want to quit NHS over handling of pandemic
New survey finds two-thirds of respondents plan to leave within three years, citing Covid-19 burnout and frustrations over payCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOver 1,000 doctors plan to quit the NHS because they are disillusioned with the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and frustrated about their pay, a new survey has found.The doctors either intend to move abroad, take a career break, switch to private hospitals or resign to work as locums instead, amid growing concern about mental health and stress levels in the profession. Continue reading...
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Port of Dover is brought to a standstill by far-right groups
Flag-waving extremists and white nationalists block roads in protest over migrant Channel crossings Just after 1pm, below the white cliffs of Dover, Nigel Marcham offered his take on one of the summer’s most potent symbols. “Take a knee for the brethren of this fucking country,” Marcham screamed into his megaphone.Around him a ragtag collection of far-right supporters, white nationalists and neo-nazis knelt on the A20 outside Dover’s Eastern Docks. “Thanks for taking a fucking knee in the proper way,” he said, clearly delighted with his perversion of the global peaceful protest symbol adopted by millions following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Continue reading...
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Donald Trump visits his golf club amid outrage over remarks about US war dead
President went to Trump National Golf Club in the 295th trip to one of his own golf courses during his presidencyDonald Trump visited one of his own golf courses on Saturday amid one of the worst recent scandals to his presidency in recent months and after expert warnings that up to 400,000 Americans could die of the coronavirus before the end of the year.Trump’s re-election bid is in turmoil after multiple reports of disparaging remarks he made about veterans and US soldiers that have caused widespread outrage, including calling them “suckers” and “losers”. The White House has strongly denied the allegations. Continue reading...
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Climate activists accused of ‘attacking free press’ by blockading print works
Extinction Rebellion protests at News Corp sites condemned by Society of Editors as ‘attempt to silence other voices’Ministers and MPs from all parts of the political spectrum have condemned Extinction Rebellion for blocking the delivery of newspapers across the UK on Saturday.Four national newspapers, including the Sun and the Daily Mail, were missing from some newsagents’ shelves on Saturday morning after more than 100 environmental protesters targeted printing presses owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp on Friday evening. Continue reading...
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Civil servants' union will consider strike action over back-to-office plans
Cabinet secretary says he wants 80% of staff back at least once a week by end of monthCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage A public sector union has said it will consider strike action over cabinet-driven plans for the vast majority of civil servants to return to the office by the end of the month.The outgoing head of the civil service has written to department permanent secretaries calling on them to reduce the numbers of staff working from home. The cabinet secretary, Sir Mark Sedwill, said he wanted 80% of workers back at their desks at least once a week by the end of September. Continue reading...
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Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Stop Funding Anti-Racism Trainings, Calling Them 'Un-American'
In another tacit admission that he believes American equates to whiteness, President Trump has ordered the cease and desist of any government funding for anti-racism federal training programs because they are “anti-American propaganda.”Read more...
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Saturday's Best Deals: Razer Blade 15 Gaming Laptop, Keurig K-Cup Coffee Maker, Mario Titles, Dyson V7 Cordless Vacuum, Urban Decay All Nighter Spray, and JACHS NY Men’s Short Sleeve Shirts
A, a Keurig K-Cup coffee maker, discounted Mario games, a Dyson V7 Origin cordless vacuum, Urban Decay All Nighter long-lasting makeup setting spray, and JACHS NY men’s short sleeve shirts lead Saturday’s best deals.Read more...
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Marvel's Avengers Is Making Me Feel Like Superheroes Kill a Lot Of People
Square-Enix’s Marvel’s Avengers establishes early on that as you and the Avengers journey across the world on a quest to defeat MODOK, you’ll have to fight countless AIM-branded robots based on Stark technology that are all programmed to target Inhumans and eliminate heroes on sight. Read more...
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What Outdoor Learning Could Look Like During the Pandemic
Although we’ve been talking about how to safely reopen schools during the coronavirus pandemic for months, it can sometimes feel like we’re not any closer than we were back then. In recent weeks, schools in some states have opened their doors, employing a variety of measures to try to keep the virus out of their…Read more...
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What I Learned From a Week of Responding to My Haters
When you write about the climate crisis, getting hate mail comes with the territory. It shouldn’t, of course, but I’ve gotten used to it over the years. Mostly, I just brush off, though I’ll admit the occasional threats of bodily harm do get to me. Read more...
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Donald Trump attacks 'slimeball' reporter in war dead row
The president rounds on a journalist who quoted him as saying dead US soldiers were "losers".
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Coronavirus: Arrests at Australia anti-lockdown protests
In Melbourne, the centre of the outbreak, 300 people marched in defiance of tough restrictions.
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Tony Abbott's UK trade role sparks conflict of interest concerns
Calls for Australian government to regard him as a foreign agent and explain how he can possibly work on a post-Brexit trade deal The controversial appointment of Australian former prime minister Tony Abbott as an official trade adviser for the UK has sparked questions as to how he will manage conflicts of interest.The UK government officially confirmed Abbott’s appointment on Friday, defying a barrage of criticism over accusations of misogynistic and homophobic comments, and his views on the climate emergency. Continue reading...
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Oxford University takes top spot in Guardian's annual university guide
This year’s report sees Oxford moving up from third to first for the first time in a decadeThe main table How Oxford leapfrogged its rivalsOxford University has vaulted into top place in the Guardian’s annual universities guide for the first time in a decade, thanks to new employment data showing that more Oxford students are moving into graduate-level jobs after completing their studies.This year’s Guardian university guide sees Oxford moving up from third to first, while the University of St Andrews stays in second place and Oxford’s ancient rival Cambridge drops to third after occupying the top spot for nine years. Continue reading...
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Donald Trump says US 'hasn't had any proof' of Navalny poisoning
President says US must look seriously at case but suggests media should be looking into ChinaPresident Donald Trump said the United States must look “very seriously” into the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, but that his administration had not yet seen any proof.“I think we have to look at it very seriously, if it’s the case,” he said, before talking at length about his diplomatic efforts in North Korea and nuclear non-proliferation in Russia. “I don’t know exactly what happened. It’s tragic. It’s terrible, it shouldn’t happen. We haven’t had any proof yet, but I will take a look. Continue reading...
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Extinction Rebellion protesters arrested after blockading Murdoch print sites
National papers missing from some newsagents after protest over climate crisis coverageFour major national newspapers including the Sun and the Daily Mail were missing from some newsagents’ shelves on Saturday morning after members of Extinction Rebellion blockaded two UK printworks owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp on Friday evening.The home secretary, Priti Patel, called the demonstration, which led to more than a dozen arrests, an “attack on democracy”. The activists said the action was designed to highlight the titles’ “failure to report on the climate and ecological emergency”. Continue reading...
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Yaya Touré dropped from charity match over reported pornographic post
Football player apologises after also apparently offering to hire sex workers for team-matesThe former Manchester City player Yaya Touré has been dropped from playing in Unicef’s annual charity football match after reportedly posting a pornographic video in a WhatsApp group with other players and offering to hire sex workers for them.Touré, a father of three, will no longer take part in the event after complaints were made about messages he sent to a group with fellow players in the children’s charity event. He reportedly posted a video showing a naked woman in a bath and offered to hire 19 sex workers for his team-mates. Continue reading...
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Even a Federal Judge Agrees That the FBI and NSA Are Flouting Civil Liberty Safeguards
The National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation violated thousands of people’s civil liberties by exploiting systems intended for sussing out foreign intelligence and criminal activity, a federal judge found per the Washington Post. Read more...
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How Trump Draws on Campaign Funds to Pay Legal Bills
As he has done with other aspects of the presidency, Donald J. Trump has redefined the practice in ways that have unsettled even some Republicans.
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DoD: Sorry, Amazon, Microsoft's Still Getting That $10 Billion JEDI Contract. Sucks to Suck.
After a monthslong investigation by the Pentagon, the Department of Defense said Friday that it’s sticking with Microsoft for its $10 billion cloud computing contract. And Amazon is not happy. Read more...
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Sorry, That PS5 Is A Cake
Last night, streaming platform Twitch held the first Chat Choice Awards, allowing viewers to vote for their favorite games live. It also teased the audience with what appeared to be a PlayStation 5, which sat in the background for two hours before finally being revealed to be an exceptionally large, elaborate cake.Read more...
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Using vertical water cannons to reduce dust and debris from implosion
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