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• Second mysterious, repeating radio burst from space keeps scientists guessing - CNET

  09-06-2020 23:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It's the second time a fast radio burst has been found to repeat in a regular rhythm.
  
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• Stock up on digital thermometers with this 2-pack for $14 - CNET

  09-06-2020 23:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Part of adulting is being able to take your own temperature.
  
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• George Floyd Laid to Rest Beside His Mother in Houston

  09-06-2020 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fifteen days after he cried out for his mother when he couldn’t breathe, George Floyd was laid to rest alongside her in Houston on Tuesday.Floyd’s golden casket was taken to the cemetery from a church on the southwest side of the city, where the last of three memorial services was held for Floyd, 46, who died after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes.“My mom, if she was here today, I honestly can say this, that she would be on that caske
  
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• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2 animation work begins amid COVID-19 - CNET

  09-06-2020 23:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The lead animator has kicked off work on the superhero sequel.
  
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• Coronavirus: Brazil resumes publishing Covid-19 data after court ruling

  09-06-2020 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The health ministry resumes publishing its full data on the virus following a Supreme Court ruling.
  
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• The Apple ARM move demands a classic Mac reboot

  09-06-2020 23:38
  
  The dawn of Apple’s switch of macOS to run on Arm processors is finally almost here, at least if the leaks are correct, and I’m hoping it gives one misunderstood Mac product another chance to prove its merit. Rumored for years, it’s a blow to Intel and potentially some work for developers between WWDC 2020 and the arrival of the … Continue reading
  
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• Outcry as some nursing homes try to grab stimulus checks

  09-06-2020 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Compounding the hardships of the coronavirus, some nursing homes have demanded that low-income residents turn over their $1,200 economic stimulus checks, a cash grab lawmakers want to halt.Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called on the Health and Human Services inspector general's office to issue a warning to nursing homes and assisted living facilities that such practices are “improper and unlawful.”In the House, Reps. Richard Neal, D-Mass., and Frank Pallone, D-N.J.,
  
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• Peru surpasses 200,000 coronavirus infections: health ministry

  09-06-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Peru emerged as a global COVID-19 hotspot on Tuesday as the health ministry registered more than 200,000 cases, ranking the South American country as the eighth-highest in the world by number of infections.The death toll rose to 5,738 and the total number of infections climbed to 203,736, an increase of more than 4,000 cases from the previous day.The figures show Peru as second only to Brazil as Latin America's worst-affected country by number of overall cases, and third after Brazil and Mexico
  
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• Police officer who put middle fingers up at protesters stripped of his powers

  09-06-2020 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Chicago police officer who raised his middle fingers to demonstrators during George Floyd protests last week, has been assigned to desk duty.During the protests last Thursday, an officer was photographed raising the middle fingers of both of his hands at protesters, as police drove away from the demonstrations.
  
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• Facebook News section rolls out with local news for all users in the US

  09-06-2020 23:26
  
  Facebook News, the feature first introduced in October 2019, is rolling out to all users in the United States. With Facebook News, users in the US get access to a dedicated news portal featuring articles from a variety of publishers, including local news agencies. The portal is found within its own dedicated tab, though news stories will still appear in … Continue reading
  
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• Great white sharks' stomach contents reveal surprising meal choices - CNET

  09-06-2020 23:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Scientists are disproving the Jaws-style feeding stereotypes of great whites.
  
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• 'Stop treating us like animals': New York police union chief hits back over portrayal of cops and says Floyd killing was 'disgusting'

  09-06-2020 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The head of a New York state police union has hit out at both lawmakers and the media for treating the police like “animals and thugs”, and for vilifying the profession.Mike O’Meara, president of the New York Police Benevolent Association, standing in front of a large group of police officers at a press conference, said that 375 million interactions between the public and the police each year are “overwhelmingly positive”.
  
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• DC Guard members test positive for COVID after protests

  09-06-2020 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Members of the D.C. National Guard have tested positive for COVID-19 in the wake of the mass protests across the nation’s capital last week, according to Lt. Col. Brooke Davis, Guard spokeswoman.The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information publicly.While some Guard troops responding to the protests wore protective equipment, most were not wearing masks and it was largely impossible to maintain any social distancing.
  
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• FCC clarifies cell tower rules to speed up 5G deployment - CNET

  09-06-2020 23:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The agency's rules will further limit the power of municipalities as carriers deploy 5G.
  
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• D-Day by the Numbers: Here's All the Data You Could Want About That Famous Invasion

  09-06-2020 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The data shows how huge the operation was.
  
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• The Last of Us Part II has a ton of accessibility options

  09-06-2020 22:56
  
  The Last of Us Part II is right around the corner, and today, Sony and Naughty Dog are detailing the accessibility options that will be present in the game. There are a lot of them too, with Naughty Dog detailing over 60 individual settings. Those should hopefully be enough for most people to tailor their gameplay experience to suit their … Continue reading
  
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• Pride Month: Celebrate the LGBTQ community at these online events - CNET

  09-06-2020 22:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With many in-person events canceled, LGBTQ groups are taking Pride online.
  
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• Human remains have been found in the home of doomsday writer Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow

  09-06-2020 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Chad Daybell is in custody Tuesday after police searched his home. His stepchildren JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan have been missing since September.
  
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• Doomsday writer Chad Daybell was arrested after human remains were found on his property

  09-06-2020 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Daybell's wife, Lori Vallow, has been in custody since February. Her children, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan, have been missing since September.
  
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• U.S. Navy to bar Confederate flags from ships, aircraft, bases

  09-06-2020 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. Navy is working to ban the Confederate battle flag from all public spaces on Navy installations, ships and aircraft, the service said on Tuesday, as the military and the country as a whole grapple with questions about racial inequality.The Navy made the move amid protests across the United States and other countries sparked by the May 25 death of George Floyd, an Africa-American man who died after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.In a statement, the Navy said
  
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• Washington, D.C., National Guardsmen test positive for COVID-19

  09-06-2020 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After mobilizing to assist in response to protests over the death of George Floyd, members of the D.C. National Guard tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Exclusive: Canada, U.S. set to extend border closure to end-July - sources

  09-06-2020 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Canada and the United States are set to extend a ban on non-essential travel to late July as both countries seek to control the spread of the coronavirus, according to three sources familiar with the matter.Canadian and U.S. sources said although the governments had not yet taken a final decision, a further extension was highly likely."It's going to be a clean rollover" on June 21, said a U.S. source who requested anonymity given the sensitivity of the situation.
  
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• Virginia judge blocks Gov. Ralph Northam's order to take down Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond for 10 days

  09-06-2020 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A spokeswoman for Gov. Ralph Northam said a judge's temporary injunction does not hinder his authority to remove ‘this divisive symbol’ from Richmond.
  
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• D.C. National Guard responding to protests test positive for coronavirus

  09-06-2020 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Some Washington D.C. National Guard troops have tested positive for the coronavirus after being deployed to the city to respond to protests over the death of an African-American man in police custody, the military said on Tuesday.About 1,300 D.C. National Guard troops were sent to the capital to back law enforcement during demonstrations that erupted over the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died in Minneapolis police custody after being pinned beneath a white officer's knee fo
  
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• Russia, China build case at U.N. to protect Iran from U.S. sanctions threat

  09-06-2020 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Russia and China have started making the case at the United Nations against Washington's claim that it can trigger a return of all sanctions on Iran at the Security Council, with Moscow invoking a 50-year-old international legal opinion to argue against the move.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the Chinese government's top diplomat, Wang Yi, both wrote to the 15-member council and U.N. chief Antonio Guterres as the United States threatens to spark a so-called sanctions snapback under t
  
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• Reforming, Defunding, Abolishing: What are the proposals for overhauling police departments?

  09-06-2020 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody, activists and some politicians have been calling for police departments to be reformed, defunded or even abolished. Yahoo News explains what some of these proposals mean.
  
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• New York cop who shoved race protester charged

  09-06-2020 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A New York City police officer was charged Tuesday after he was filmed violently pushing a woman to the ground during a protest against police brutality, prosecutors said.Vincent D'Andraia became the first NYPD officer to face criminal charges over last week's demonstrations that saw the force criticized for using heavy-handed tactics against largely peaceful protesters.The rare charges come as calls for police reform spread across the United States following the death last month of George Floyd
  
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• Federal court upholds Enbridge's Great Lakes spill plans

  09-06-2020 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Enbridge has produced legally acceptable plans for dealing with a potential spill from oil pipelines that cross a Michigan channel linking two of the Great Lakes, according to a federal appeals court.A panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week overruled a district judge who had agreed with an environmental group that the pipeline company's plans failed to adequately consider potential harm to fish and wildlife in the Straits of Mackinac.Enbridge, a Canadian company based in Calgar
  
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• Minnesota state troopers admit deflating tires during protests

  09-06-2020 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Social media videos emerged that appear to show law enforcement officers slashing tires as protesters gathered in Minneapolis.
  
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• KKK leader arrested after driving into protest in Virginia

  09-06-2020 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A man was arrested Sunday and is facing charges for driving his truck into protesters in Virginia. He has been identified as Harry Rogers, a self-proclaimed KKK leader, prosecutors say.
  
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• Hydrogen fuel could be as cheap as gas in 5 years, study finds - Roadshow

  09-06-2020 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  That not to say the infrastructure or fuel-cell technology will be ready for primetime by then, but it's promising.
  
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• Human remains found in search for two missing Idaho kids; stepfather Chad Daybell taken into custody

  09-06-2020 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Chad Daybell's home was searched Tuesday in relation to the investigation into Lori Vallow's two missing children.
  
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• Big sale in Ubisoft town: Save up to 80% on games sitewide - CNET

  09-06-2020 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Most items are on sale, and you get an extra discount if you buy Rainbow Six Siege.
  
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• Signal on iOS gets a data transfer feature for new device owners

  09-06-2020 22:07
  
  Encrypted messaging app Signal now features the ability to transfer data from the app on one iPhone to another iPhone, making things easier for users when they upgrade their devices. The feature doesn’t compromise one’s security, Signal notes in its announcement about the feature, which started rolling out to iOS users days ago. The transfer can be performed using an … Continue reading
  
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• Rare June snowstorm blankets Colorado Springs and parts of Wyoming

  09-06-2020 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After warm weather over the weekend drove temperatures into summer territory, a rare June snowstorm pushed through the Rocky Mountain region, bringing accumulating snowfall to several states.Ahead of the cold and snow, portions of the area experienced temperatures well above average to start the week. On Sunday, the temperature at Colorado Springs Airport reached 88 degrees, 12 degrees above average for this time of year. And Laramie, Wyoming, topped out at 76 degrees.Once the heat moved out, hi
  
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• Second Etihad plane from UAE lands in Israel

  09-06-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  UAE carrier Etihad Airways sent its second flight to Israel in less than a month Tuesday, carrying medical aid to help the Palestinians tackle the coronavirus pandemic, witnesses and officials said.Jordan and Egypt aside, Arab countries have no official diplomatic ties with Israel, but Gulf Arab nations have had ever more publicly warm ties with Israel of late, partly over shared rivalry with Iran.In mid-May, the United Arab Emirates flew its first publicly announced flight to Israel, also an Et
  
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• Senate confirms first black service chief in unanimous vote

  09-06-2020 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Gen. Charles Brown Jr. as chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, making him the first black officer to lead one of the nation's military services.Vice President Mike Pence took the unusual step of presiding over the vote, something he usually does to break ties.Pence called the moment “historic."
  
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• Sanders Dismisses Progressive Calls to Defund Police, Says Departments Need More Resources

  09-06-2020 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) broke from progressive counterparts in calls to defund the police, saying instead that the country needs “well-trained, well-educated, and well-paid professionals in police departments.”Sanders addressed progressive critics who viewed him as an obstacle to growing calls for defunding the police in the wake of national unrest following the death of George Floyd in a New Yorker interview published Tuesday.“Do I think we should not have police depa
  
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• Marine V-22 Osprey Damaged After Being Hit by Civilian Plane on Runway

  09-06-2020 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Class A mishap happened May 30 at Brown Field, a Marine Corps official told Military.com.
  
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• Chicago sees deadliest day in 60 years amid protests

  09-06-2020 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As protests against George Floyd's death raged on 31 May, 18 people were killed in just one day,
  
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• Trump reportedly wanted to fire his defense secretary after he broke with the president over sending combat troops to subdue protests

  09-06-2020 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump was reportedly furious when Esper publicly split with him, and Esper also started preparing his resignation letter following the disagreement.
  
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• Xbox chief Phil Spencer anticipates more consoles beyond Xbox Series X

  09-06-2020 21:37
  
  Gaming is something that’s becoming more and more device agnostic – as well as something that’s more reliant on the internet. With big names like Google, Microsoft, and Sony all building out game streaming services and the ever-increasing draw of smartphones as gaming devices, one has to wonder where consoles and physical media fit into the future of gaming. Obviously, … Continue reading
  
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• AI software at Microsoft's MSN misidentifies mixed-race Little Mix singers, report says - CNET

  09-06-2020 21:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "You might want to make sure you're using an image of the correct mixed race member of the group," Little Mix member Jade Thirlwall reportedly says.
  
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• Tesla Model Y demand might be weak judging by automaker's latest move - Roadshow

  09-06-2020 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The automaker added the Model Y SUV to its referral program, which it often uses to boost demand for various cars.
  
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• Why Donald Trump's Poll Numbers Are Seriously Slipping

  09-06-2020 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump’s poll numbers are slipping less than six months outside of the election while former Vice President Joe Biden is seeing his support rise amid a stubborn pandemic and growing protests over the death of George Floyd
  
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• Titanic: Why Recovering the Ship’s Radio Could Spell Disaster for Underwater Cultural Heritage

  09-06-2020 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Recovery for profit is directly at odds with the ethics of modern archaeological practice and raises questions about legal protection for shipwrecks such as the Titanic.
  
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• An ex-Apple engineer is helping combat the N95 mask shortage with a simple solution that anyone can make at home with rubber bands

  09-06-2020 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An ex-Apple engineer created a brace for ASTM surgical face masks that gives them a tighter fit, making them a better alternative to N95 masks.
  
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• Protesters have turned the new White House fence into a memorial for Black victims of police brutality

  09-06-2020 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Protesters have left their signs from demonstrations on the fence, as well drawings and balloons, to make a powerful statement.
  
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• Democrats ask for investigation of force against protesters

  09-06-2020 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Three Democratic lawmakers are asking federal watchdogs to investigate whether U.S. Park Police broke any laws in routing demonstrators from the square in front of the White House last week.The request was made in a letter released Tuesday to the Interior Department inspector general, Mark Lee Greenblatt.Park Police and other security forces lobbed chemical agents and punched and clubbed demonstrators and journalists in clearing Lafayette Square near the White House on June 1, as protests surged
  
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• Portland, Ore., police chief resigns after 6 months amid George Floyd protests

  09-06-2020 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Jami Resch stepped down as chief of the Police Bureau in Portland, Oregon, on Monday and announced Chuck Lovell would take her place amid protests in the city.
  
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