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Thanks to a fast start against Brighton, Liverpool recorded their first triumph away from Anfield since February 15 on the south coast.

Rally planning for the Trump campaign has changed dramatically since 2016. Staffers had expected to be bouncing around from swing state to swing state, packing arenas and using the earned media attention to hammer former Vice President Joe Biden. Instead, the Trump campaign must now balance the threat of coronavirus, local reopening guidelines, emerging cases and the political benefits of the location.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana officials showed no signs Wednesday of slowing down school reopenings that are just weeks away even as the state has been seeing higher rates of people testing positive and being hospitalized for the coronavirus.

Daveed Diggs raps around six words a second during "Guns and Ships."

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WASHINGTON D.C. (WCMH) — The USMCA trade deal between the U.S., Mexico and Canada took effect on July 1, but White House officials and one expert say it’s not much different than the deal it replaced. President Trump welcomed Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to the White House on Wednesday to celebrate the launch […]

An open letter to King Abdullah of Jordan and to Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba of the United Arab Emirates from Efrat's founding rabbi.

More employers no longer have to provide free contraception to employees, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. Viagra usually isn't covered.

Xbox is reportedly asking publishers with cross-gen games in the mix not to charge players to upgrade the Xbox One version to the Xbox Series X version. ...

• The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Wednesday in giving employers more room to refuse to provide free birth control to employees. 
• The ruling is a blow to reproductive rights, especially during a pandemic that's already affected access to contraception. 
• Some people have been saying on social media that it's an illustration of how policies favor men's sexual pleasure over women's health, claiming that Viagra is more accessible than birth control. 
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Xbox is reportedly asking publishers with cross-gen games in the mix not to charge players to upgrade the Xbox One version to the Xbox Series X version. ...

Celsa Steel became the first business to win support last week, securing a £30m loan. And car maker Jaguar Land Rover is reportedly among the other firms which are seeking support.

The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) said on Wednesday they will now move to seek the approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) for national athletes—especially Olympic hopefuls—to return to training. POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said the local Olympic body would first […]

Firstgroup said its future was in doubt as it was impossible to know how the virus would affect its services. The warning spooked investors, sending shares crashing 23.1 per cent.

Here's an exclusive behind-the-scenes look inside Disney World as it prepares to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.

  If you’re single, live alone, have a small family or pull all-nighters, the Bear Multi Cooker and Breakfast Station is for you. These two are the cutest, most compact of small kitchen appliances I have ever come across. Bear specializes in modern home appliances that are easy to use. The Multi Cooker is very portable. It can boil, steam and fry. It comes with a small pot, steamer and frying pan. It is safe to use, as the heat […]

The FBI has been asked to conduct "an independent civil rights review" into the incident.

Property investor Segro has received around 93 per cent of the £3m rent due in advance for the third quarter of 2020, which runs between July and September.

Boohoo said it has ditched two suppliers accused of employing staff on slave wages. It pledged to invest an initial £10m to stamp out malpractice and beef up its board with more independent directors.

I've tried to stay off posting about 'climate science' because I lost my audience months ago, but I still keep digging in my own time. I stumbled across another meteorological concept recently and added another paragraph to my summary on why the Earth is 33K warmer at sea level than its effective temperature (the temperature we would expect from incoming solar radiation and 'albedo' alone). The starting point is to realize that the average temperature of the atmosphere = the effective temperature. Читать дальше...

The government has been lambasted for merging the Department for International Development into the Foreign Office and for a lack of attention to global co-operation in the pandemic.

The Kickstart scheme, designed to prevent huge numbers of young people from becoming stuck in an unemployment rut, is part of a plan which will see another £30bn ploughed into the economy.

Shops will not receive the VAT cut, from 20 per cent to 5 per cent, handed to restaurants, travel and leisure despite lobbying. Customers are staying away due to virus fears and social distancing.

Ivory Coast's Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly has died, the country's President announced.

The initiative, designed to prevent huge numbers of young people from becoming stuck in an unemployment rut, is part of a plan for jobs which will see £30bn ploughed into the economy.