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• Coral reefs glow neon colors in an effort to survive - CNET

  22-05-2020 23:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The colorful pigments act as a protective "sunscreen layer" for the corals, a study finds
  
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• Peru extends protracted national lockdown until end of June

  22-05-2020 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Peru on Friday extended its state of emergency and a nationwide lockdownto fight the coronavirus pandemic until the end of June, marking one of the longest periods of mandatory isolation in the world.The Andean nation, which began the lockdown in mid-March, will have lived under it for more than 3-1/2 months by a June 30 expiration, outlasting restrictions in Italy, Spain and China, some of the hardest hit countries in the pandemic.Friday's extension, announced by President Martin Vizcarra, came
  
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• Trump just declared houses of worship essential. Mounting evidence shows they're super-spreader hotspots.

  22-05-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump says in-person religious services are essential. But evidence shows they can be hotbeds for coronavirus spread.
  
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• Two regional IS leaders killed in Syria: CentCom

  22-05-2020 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US-led coalition forces and their Kurdish allies the Syrian Democratic Forces killed two regional Islamic State group leaders in a raid in eastern Syria this week, US Central Command announced on Friday.Ahmad 'Isa Ismail al-Zawi and Ahmad 'Abd Muhammad Hasan al-Jughayfi were killed in the May 17 joint raid on an IS position in Deir Ezzor province, CentCom said in a statement.Al-Zawi, also known as Abu Ali al-Baghdadi, was the IS regional leader of North Baghdad, it said, and was "responsible for
  
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• The best exercise socks for every workout - CNET

  22-05-2020 23:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  From winter workouts to delivering compression therapy on the go, we have you covered.
  
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• Trump admin won't require nursing homes to count COVID-19 deaths that occurred before May 6

  22-05-2020 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The most recent computation by NBC News found that as of May 11 at least 27,000 older Americans who were residents of long-term care facilities had died.
  
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• Instagram makes it easier for users to avoid music copyright issues

  22-05-2020 23:38
  
  This week, Instagram shared an update to its guidelines on the use of music in videos, including live broadcasts. The company is clarifying its restrictions to make it easier for users to understand what is acceptable and what puts their videos at risk. As well, the company has introduced a new alert that gives users a heads up when they’re … Continue reading
  
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• Facing firestorm, Biden recants black Trump voters 'ain't black' remark

  22-05-2020 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  White House hopeful Joe Biden apologized Friday for telling a black radio host that African-Americans "ain't black" if they are unsure who to support in November's election, sparking accusations of racism.The Democratic Party's presumptive nominee to challenge President Donald Trump made the remark during a spirited and sometimes contentious interview with popular syndicated radio personality Charlamagne Tha God."I have never, ever taken the African-American community for granted," he told membe
  
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• Let Flexjobs help you find remote work all year long for $20 - CNET

  22-05-2020 23:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The pandemic has affected a lot of jobs and industries, but this tool can help you find work more easily.
  
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• Federal prison system to begin moving nearly 7K inmates

  22-05-2020 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The federal Bureau of Prisons will begin moving about 6,800 inmates who have been waiting in local detention centers across the U.S. to federal prisons to avoid jail overcrowding in the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Friday.The inmates will be sent to one of three designated quarantine sites — FCC Yazoo City in Mississippi, FCC Victorville in California and FTC Oklahoma City — or to a Bureau of Prisons detention center.All the inmates who are being moved will be tested for COVI
  
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• Mazda RX-Vision GT3 concept looks so good, sounds even better - CNET

  22-05-2020 23:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sadly, this is just for Gran Turismo Sport.
  
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• Father Sirico: What goes on in churches is less intimate than a tattoo parlor

  22-05-2020 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump calls to reopen places of worship; Father Robert Sirico on precautions being taken to reopen churches.
  
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• Unauthorized immigrants who work on America's farms have been deemed 'essential,' but they say they feel expendable

  22-05-2020 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  One worker, Carmelita, says she's been working illegally in the country for 13 years picking strawberries, and doesn't feel very "essential."
  
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• Uber has paid out $19 million in aid to drivers, but it's not enough - CNET

  22-05-2020 23:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Commentary: That sounds like a big number, but it's not enough to help the company's 1.3 million North American drivers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• NAACP president says Biden cannot take black vote for granted

  22-05-2020 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "You cannot take the African American vote for granted," Johnson said in response to comments made by Joe Biden.
  
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• Italy's restaurants, shops caught between rock and hard place

  22-05-2020 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The reopening of Italy's restaurants, cafes and stores earlier this week brought hopes of a return to normality for many Italians after a punishing two-month coronavirus lockdown.In a sign of further trouble ahead for Italy's economy, many of these establishments remain shut as insufficient funds, new sanitary rules or a lack of clientele represent serious brakes to reopening."Were I to open tomorrow, I wouldn't have one client," said Pietro Lepore, owner of Harry's Bar on Rome's tony Via Veneto
  
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• Protect your privacy and save 84% with a subscription to Surfshark VPN - CNET

  22-05-2020 23:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This upstart VPN offers one of the best deals we've ever seen, with three years of service for less than $2 per month.
  
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• Opinion: Biden says if you're black and don't vote for him, you're not black. He's right

  22-05-2020 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Biden was right when he said if black voters don't vote him, they're not black. He just shouldn't have said it.
  
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• Dying coral reefs turn vibrant neon in apparent survival effort

  22-05-2020 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Coral reefs on the brink of death are attempting to send a survival signal, via fluorescent neon colors.
  
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• WH faces pushback for claiming reporters want churches closed

  22-05-2020 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump on Friday urged U.S. states to allow the reopening this weekend of places of worship that have been closed due to the coronavirus, and warned he would override governors who do not do so.At a short appearance in the White House briefing room, Trump said he was declaring that places of worship - churches, synagogues and mosques - are providing essential services and thus should be opened as soon as possible.Places of worship have been closed as part of stay-at-home orders most states have u
  
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• Trump still hasn't taken his annual physical and it's starting to get weird

  22-05-2020 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump's aversion to taking his annual physical is starting to get … a little weird. It has now been six months since the president claims to have "started" his routine physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, NBC News reports, with Trump saying in early March that he is simply "too busy" to do the second part. But even his process is mysterious, since physicals aren't typically conducted in multiple stages over the course of several months.There is plenty of rea
  
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• Binge your favorite movies on Memorial Day weekend with 99 cent rentals - CNET

  22-05-2020 22:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Fandango Now has dropped the price of hundreds of movies ranging from Oscar winners and new releases to campy goofball films.
  
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• The best racing wheels and pedals for iRacing and your budget - CNET

  22-05-2020 22:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Before you dive into the wild world of sim racing, you're going to need a wheel and pedals. Skip the cross-shopping and check out these favorites.
  
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• US to sanction nine Chinese entities for rights violations

  22-05-2020 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US Department of Commerce said Friday it would sanction a Chinese government institute and eight companies for human rights abuses against Uighurs and other minorities in China's western Xinjiang region."These nine parties are complicit in human rights violations and abuses committed in China's campaign of repression, mass arbitrary detention, forced labor and high-technology surveillance against Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and other members of Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uighur Auto
  
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• Biden apologizes for saying African Americans 'ain't black' if they back Trump reelection

  22-05-2020 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A top adviser had said the former vice president's comments were made "in jest."
  
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• 11-year-old girl says racism behind white woman’s assault

  22-05-2020 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An 11-year-old African American girl from South Carolina said she didn't think a white woman who accused her of stealing mail was being racist until the woman's husband told the girl that if she were “a different type,” things would have turned out differently.Elizabeth Shirey, 38, was charged with assault and battery after grabbing Skhylur Davis' arm as she walked back to her grandmother's house in Aiken with her mail, according to a police report.When Shirey saw the address on the
  
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• Joe Biden accuser Tara Reade let go by lawyer

  22-05-2020 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  * Douglas Wigdor says he continues to believe allegation* Reade says then senator Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993The lawyer representing Tara Reade, who has accused Joe Biden of sexual assault, said on Friday he was dropping her as a client although he continued to believe in the truth of her allegations.“Our decision … is by no means a reflection on whether then Senator Biden sexually assaulted Ms Reade,” Douglas Wigdor said in a statement. “On that point, our view
  
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• Biden apologizes for being 'a wise guy' with 'you ain't black' comment

  22-05-2020 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former Vice President Joe Biden has quickly recognized his big Friday morning mistake.While closing out an interview with Charlamagne tha God on The Breakfast Club, Biden declared that "you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or [President] Trump, you ain't black." A whole lot of people unexpectedly found Biden's comment racist and offensive, and by Friday afternoon, Biden had acknowledged he "shouldn't have been such a wise guy.""Perhaps I was much too cavalier," Biden said in a F
  
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• The best meat delivery services in 2020: Omaha Steaks, Thrive Market, Porter Road and more - CNET

  22-05-2020 22:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Explore your options for high-quality beef, pork, chicken and seafood all delivered to your door.
  
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• Pokemon Sword and Shield mystery gifts revealed for May and June

  22-05-2020 22:33
  
  Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have a few bonuses appearing in the form of “Mystery Gifts” over the course of four weeks. May 22, May 29, June 5, and June 12, will release Galarian Pokemon with the tap of a button. These releases will be a bit of a push for the first part of the Pokemon Sword and Shield … Continue reading
  
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• Microsoft and UnitedHealth Group launch workplace health app - CNET

  22-05-2020 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ProtectWell uses CDC guidelines to decide if you should even be at work today.
  
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• UK PM Johnson's close aide Cummings broke lockdown rules: newspapers

  22-05-2020 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's closest adviser, Dominic Cummings, travelled more than 400 km from his London home after showing symptoms of coronavirus, breaking the government's lockdown rules, the Guardian and Mirror newspapers reported on Friday.Cummings, a polarising figure in Britain since he masterminded the successful campaign to leave the European Union in 2016, travelled to Durham in northern England in late March, when a strict lockdown was already in place, the reports said.A
  
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• FBI launches internal review of Michael Flynn investigation; inquiry to focus on possible misconduct

  22-05-2020 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FBI Director Christopher Wray has ordered an internal review of the Michael Flynn investigation; the inquiry will examine possible misconduct.
  
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• Best dog food delivery services for 2020: Pet Plate, BarkBox, Chewy, Ollie and more compared - CNET

  22-05-2020 22:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  These convenient dog food delivery services will save you a trip to the store.
  
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• Disney Plus gets Zenimation short series of relaxing videos

  22-05-2020 22:15
  
  Disney has released a new series on its Disney Plus streaming service, one that is filled with nothing but familiar scenes from the company’s existing body of work. The only difference? The scenes, collectively called ‘Zenimation,’ replace the background music, dialogue, and other sounds, replacing them with realistic noises that you can use to relax or play as background noise. … Continue reading
  
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• US presses advancing Libya government to end fighting

  22-05-2020 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday pressed Libya's Turkish-backed government for a ceasefire and criticized the flow of weapons as Tripoli pushes back against a year-old rebel offensive.Pompeo placed a phone call to Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj to "reiterate US opposition to the continued level of weapons and munitions being brought into the country," the State Department said.Pompeo and Sarraj "emphasized the importance of an immediate halt to the fighting and return to political dia
  
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• Trump deems places of worship 'essential,' claims he can order their reopening

  22-05-2020 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The president did not say what legal authority he had to force churches to open if governors object.
  
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• Black Americans are in an abusive relationship with the Democratic party

  22-05-2020 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An offensive comment by the Democratic presidential candidate is a reminder that black people – all people – deserve better than Joe BidenI am very tired of Joe Biden. My vote for him was already hanging by a thread before his disastrous interview with Charlamagne tha God on Friday. Interrupting the Breakfast Club host’s explanation that black people needed assurances that our communities will benefit from his presidency, Biden asserted: “If you’ve got a problem fig
  
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• Saudi declares Eid al-Fitr to start on Sunday

  22-05-2020 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, will begin on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, authorities in the kingdom said on Friday."Saturday will be the last day of the sacred holy month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr will take place on Sunday," the royal court and the supreme court said, quoted by the official Saudi Press Agency.Religious authorities in Jerusalem, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, Libya and Lebanon also said that Eid would begin on Sunda
  
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• Massive coronavirus vaccine testing planned in U.S. to meet year-end goals

  22-05-2020 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Between 100,000 to 150,000 volunteers expected to be enrolled in half a dozen vaccine trials this summer, scientists say.
  
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• Fauci says early vaccine results are 'quite promising.' Here's the latest news this week.

  22-05-2020 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Early progress has been reported on several vaccine efforts, as scientists around the world scramble to test ways to protect people from the coronavirus.
  
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• Biden walks back comment that African-Americans who don't vote for him 'ain't black'

  22-05-2020 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former Vice President Joe Biden walked back statements he made on The Breakfast Club on Friday morning in which he told radio host Charlamagne tha God that black voters wavering between him and President Donald Trump "ain't black."Mr Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for the 2020 election, called into a US Black Chamber call and explained his remarks, expressing regret over being a "wise guy."
  
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• An 18-year-old Arizona woman visiting Hawaii was arrested after allegedly violating quarantine

  22-05-2020 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hawaii's attorney general Clare Connors said people violating the order "likely will be reported, arrested and end up in jail facing hefty fines."
  
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• Prosecutor to drop charge against Breonna Taylor's boyfriend

  22-05-2020 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Kentucky prosecutor is moving to dismiss an attempted murder charge against the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, who shot a police officer as they entered Taylor's home. Tom Wine, Louisville's top prosecutor, announced Friday that the case needs more investigation and he wants to let state and federal prosecutors finish their inquiries. “If, after those reviews, we believe that there is sufficient evidence to present this matter to the grand jury, we will do so," Wine said in an online news
  
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• South Korea just flexed its contact-tracing power: After partiers with the coronavirus went to nightclubs, it found and tested 46,000 exposed people

  22-05-2020 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After partygoers at Seoul nightclubs seeded a coronavirus outbreak, South Korea tested roughly 46,000 of their contacts and found 161 infected people.
  
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• South Korea just flexed its contact-tracing power: After partiers with coronavirus went to nightclubs, it found and tested 46,000 exposed people

  22-05-2020 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After partygoers at Seoul nightclubs seeded a coronavirus outbreak, South Korea tested roughly 46,000 of their contacts and found 161 infected people.
  
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• VIDEO: US troops trying to get to work waited in their cars as security stopped the Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi gunman

  22-05-2020 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Video showed a stream of cars waiting as several gunshots echoed throughout the Texas base's entrance.
  
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• Pakistan plane crash: Dozens die as jet hits homes in Karachi

  22-05-2020 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At least 76 people die - but two passengers survive - as the PIA plane hits a Karachi residential area.
  
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• Hollywood Executive Pocketed $1.7 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds: Feds

  22-05-2020 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A recently ousted Hollywood executive has been arrested and charged with fraud for using $1.7 million in COVID-19 relief loans he received on personal expenses, including credit-card debt and car payments, federal prosecutors alleged Friday. William Sadleir, the 66-year-old former chairman and chief executive officer of Aviron Pictures, has been charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements to a financial institution, and making false statements to the Small Business Association,
  
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• Pac-Man Live Studio is a new Amazon game that lives on Twitch

  22-05-2020 21:28
  
  Following the launch of Amazon Game Studios’ team-based shooter Crucible earlier in the week, the company is back with the announcement of another game, this one seemingly destined for Twitch. Amazon has revealed Pac-Man Live Studio, a new game that’s being made for Pac-Man‘s 40th anniversary. Pac-Man Live Studio will offer up three different modes, including one that will have … Continue reading
  
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