Новости за 07.05.2020

Edmonton made it all the way to Game 7 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Final before falling to Carolina.

Testing has had to be scaled back across the world due to the Covid-19 crisis.

Slate published a lengthy smear job Wednesday questioning President Donald J. Trump's athletic prowess, specifically his dominance of the New York high school baseball scene in the early 1960s. The article is the embodiment of corrupt mainstream media bias.

Minnesota faces extraordinary challenges from the coronavirus pandemic. Hear the "Playing Politics" analysis from WCCO Radio's Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune Editorial Board's Scott Gillespie and John Rash.

Accurate testing can save lives and help reopen America. What are the different coronavirus tests, how do they work, and who should take them?

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• Diagnostic or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are currently being used to diagnose patients with COVID-19.
  
  
• Antibody tests allow for more accurate tracking of the spread of the coronavirus. People who test positive for coronavirus antibodies can also donate plasma.
• Antigen testing is not on the market yet, but Massachusetts-based E25Bio is among several companies seeking FDA approval for at-home test kits. Читать дальше...

Democrats on Wednesday decried a hearing for Justin Walker, a GOP appeals court nominee and protege of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, amid the pandemic.

Oil could hit $100 per barrel within the next 18 months, Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris told CNBC on Wednesday—a hard pill to swallow with Brent currently trading below $30 per barrel. Sawiris, chairman of one of Egypt’s largest companies, Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding S.A.E., is Egypt’s second-richest man and has a net worth somewhere between $3 billion and $7.5 billion. It’s hard to pin down because net worth is a (downward) moving target these days. Sawiris told CNBC that he... Читать дальше...

Millie Small, the Jamaican singer best known for recording the chart-topping smash “My Boy Lollipop” as a teenager in 1964, died yesterday after suffering a stroke. She was 72.

Between covid-19 and countless other difficulties, Overwatch League’s make-or-break third season has gone as far off the rails as anyone could have imagined. Now, after losing a star player to Valorant last week, the league has lost one of its top teams. At least, temporarily.

1. Heavily restricted NBA practices expected to resume on Friday  The Guardian
2. Coronavirus: 3 NBA teams set to open practice  Yahoo Sports
3. B/R Predicts Blazers Lose Melo and Whiteside, Keep Ariza  Blazer's Edge
4. NBA teams can reopen practice facilities Friday; at the moment, only three teams are on board  USA TODAY
5. At Least Three Teams Plan To Reopen Facilities On Friday  hoopsrumors.com
6. View Full Coverage on Google News

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Iranian short 'There Will Be Spring' directed by Saeed Bahman has won an award in the monthly competitions of Germany’s Berlin Flash Film Festival.

The MCU Needs to Go Smaller

We have an unusual amount of breathing room in the ongoing Marvel Cinematic Universe. There's no current TV shows and this is the longest stretch between films since The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man 2. It's the first time in a good ling while that we've had the chance to look at where we've gotten and what might be next. The story so far has been dubbed 'The Infinity Saga', with a tidy lid put on the major conflicts and main cast. Now that we've got an idea of which heroes to expect... Читать дальше...

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The war of words between Dana White and Bob Arum will never end.

Uber announced this week that it’s cutting 3,700 roles as the coronavirus crisis pummels its ride-share business and that of its competitor Lyft.

Author Emily Giffin has a bone to pick with the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle. The 48-year-old is making headlines again since her book Something Borrowed was adapted into a movie...

Warfare History Network

History, Asia

Allied air raids were deadly even before nuclear weapons.

Key point: Attacks with fire bombs were made worse by Japan's wooden housing. These attacks took a terrible toll.

Major Sam P. Bakshas woke up that morning with the secrets in his head.

Bakshas was one of the men flying B-29 Superfortress bombers from three Pacific islands—Guam, Saipan, and Tinian. A writer dubbed these men “the thousand kids.” There were actually several thousand... Читать дальше...

Epic Games has announced it will release a new update for all PS4, Xbox One, PC, iOS, Android and Nintendo Switch players on May 7, 2020.

Researchers have said health and nutrition claims for baby milk formulas are based on weak scientific evidence.

Lowering weight in adulthood could reduce the long-term adverse effects of childhood obesity, researchers say.

Astronomers theorize there are between 100 million to 1 billion of these small but dense objects in the Milky Way.

OAKLAND, CA MARCH 5: Former Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick looks on during a news conference in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Kirkpatrick along with former Police Chief Howard J

Australia, Austria, Israel, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece and New Zealand have reportedly