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The Stanford University researcher shared valuable insights into memory and learning during his 49-year career.

The gaping holes have been causing accidents and traffic snarls

David Pastrnak, arguably the Boston Bruins’ best player, remains away from the team as the NHL’s restart nears. However, it... Read More »

MAN UTD are out of the FA Cup following a calamitous performance from David De Gea in a 3-1 defeat to Chelsea. But Dortmund may have dropped the biggest hint yet that Jadon Sancho will move to Old Trafford. Get all the latest news and transfer gossip from Old Trafford here…

US authorities are investigating whether a lawyer whose body was found in New York was the gunman who shot into the home of a judge, killing her son and wounding her husband.

Comes as mass arrests of Antifa takes place in Portland.

Robert Evans, Bellingcat

The city of Portland, Oregon is currently in the national spotlight after video evidence of federal agents driving rented vans and abducting activists went viral. This footage was taken in the early morning hours of July 15, and an Oregon Public Broadcasting articlepublished on the 16th brought the matter out of the local social networks of Portland activists and on to the national stage.

Fehim Tastekin, Al Monitor

Ankara’s harsh outbursts in favor of Baku in Azerbaijan’s rekindled conflict with Armenia might be aimed at domestic consumption as well as pressuring Russia into concessions in Libya and Syria.

Read more: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/07/turkey-russia-armenia-azerbaijan-clashes-erdogan-adventure.html#ixzz6SlBviaqb

M. Bociurkiw, CNN

(CNN)First there was the secretive trip to the Bahamas in 2016 when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family rode in a helicopter owned by the Aga Khan, the billionaire and Ismaili Muslim spiritual leader whose organization has received hundreds of millions of dollars in Canadian federal grants to advance its work overseas.

Michael Klare, TomDispatch

On March 26th, the coronavirus accomplished what no foreign adversary has been able to do since the end of World War II: it forced an American aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, to suspend patrol operations and shelter in port. By the time that ship reached dock in Guam, hundreds of sailors had been infected with the disease and nearly the entire crew had to be evacuated. As news of the crisis aboard the TR (as the vessel is known) became public, word... Читать дальше...

K. McKinney & S. Sagan, The Bulletin

The archival record makes clear that killing large numbers of civilians was the primary purpose of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima; destruction of military targets and war industry was a secondary goal and one that “legitimized” the intentional destruction of a city in the minds of some participants. The atomic bomb was detonated over the center of Hiroshima. More than 70,000 men, women, and children were killed immediately; the munitions factories... Читать дальше...

Kirkpatrick, Apuzzo & Gebrekidan, NYT

The coronavirus exposed European countries’ misplaced confidence in faulty models, bureaucratic busywork and their own wealth.

Kurt Volker, Center for European Policy Analysis

American policymakers dealing with China’s hostile takeover of Hong Kong face a dilemma. Do too little, and the regime in Beijing gets away with erasing the former British territory’s autonomy with impunity. But restricting Hong Kong’s privileged status in U.S. relations — as the United States is now doing — will hurt the people of Hong Kong and indeed give China no reason not to proceed with its complete absorption. Neither scenario will change Chinese behavior... Читать дальше...

Robert Shrimsley, FT

UK prime minister will have to fight to save the Union from himself.

Pilot vs Gehlot: Battle gets bitter, HC to hear rebels' plea today | 10 points

Low oil prices meant consolidation was bound to happen in the energy sector. Chevron made the first move Monday, announcing a $5 billion bid for Noble Energy in an all-stock deal.

O acampamento havia prometido aos jovens atividades divertidas e estudos bíblicos, mas os campistas foram enviados para casa devido a um surto de coronavírus.

Curtis Jones will wear the no.17 for Liverpool – famously donned by Steven Gerrard when he was coming through Liverpool’s ranks before he adopted his legendary no.8. The Scouser currently dons the 48, but following his performances and the assumption that he’s going to be far more involved in 2020/21, the Reds have announced a […]

National and local teachers unions on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to block an order from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) requiring schools to reopen in August despite a sustained surge in coronavirus cases in the state....

Emmerdale's Lydia Dingle decided to take the Huntington's test after her angry outbursts made her fear for her health - but viewers are convinced she's pregnant

"Powerful" cabal has been operating since the 80's.

Citing multiple sources, Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft has delayed Windows 10X to Spring 2021 and won’t rollout a dual-screen version until 2022. As Foley notes, Windows 10X is not a new operating system. Instead, it is a more modular hybrid of what Microsoft now calls Windows 10 desktop, one that will offer a simpler u...

Walmart is looking to take advantage of a booming grocery market to restart efforts to sell a stake in its British supermarket arm. A Walmart spokesman on Monday confirmed to Reuters that the world’s largest brick-and-mortar retailer has resumed sales talks with “a small number of third-party investors” interest in buying a stake in Asda. […]

‘Harichandan promised to take a call after studying issue’; govt. files plea in Supreme Court