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Mod of the Month April 2020 in Association with Corsair

We've picked some of the best projects recently completed in our project log forum.




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Praying mantis eats murder hornet in frightening video

Graphic viral video shows a praying mantis snatch a murder hornet from behind, hold its deadly stinger at bay and chew through its entire head.




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Miley Cyrus doesn't 'feel appropriate' sharing her new music at the moment

The 27-year-old star has finished working on her new record - the follow up to 2017's 'Younger Now' - and while she revealed the material is




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50 Cent doesn't have a problem with Oprah Winfrey or Gayle King

Winfrey eventually walked away from the Simmons project and had her name removed as a producer, citing creative differences.




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Ciara enjoying spending third pregnancy with family during lockdown

Ciara is already mum to daughter Sienna, three, and five-year-old son Future.




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Justin Bieber credits sugar-free diet for improving his mental health

Justin Bieber discussed his experiences during the latest episode of his and wife Hailey's Facebook Watch series, The Biebers on Watch.




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Pregnant Ciara joins virtual baby shower for military mums

Ciara also opened up about the challenges of co-parenting with her husband, National Football League quarterback Russell Wilson, during the COVID-19 lockdown.




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Nicki Minaj jokes about pregnancy speculation

Nicki wed Kenneth Petty last year.












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Tara Reade, in new interview, claims Biden used graphic language to proposition her during alleged assault

Tara Reade has claimed in a new interview that Joe Biden used graphic language to proposition her for sex when he allegedly assaulted her in 1993.



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Tara Reade explains past praise for Biden, cryptic 'tic toc' tweet she made before coming forward

Tara Reade addressed her past praise for Joe Biden during an interview released on Friday as well as her cryptic "tic toc" tweet skeptics have pointed to while assessing her claims. 



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Flynn prosecutor's contested claims impacted judge's pivotal December opinion, FBI docs suggest

Newly released FBI documents suggest a federal judge in Washington was swayed by apparent misrepresentations from a top prosecutor when he issued a memorandum opinion in December 2019 -- a ruling that marked one of the lowest points in former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn's effort to withdraw a guilty plea on a charge of lying to investigators.



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Trump's coronavirus approval rating underwater in key states, surveys find

New surveys out Thursday show President Donald Trump’s approval rating for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic is underwater in four critical states while governors receive high marks.




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Sanders' bid to collect delegates takes blow as New York cancels its Democratic presidential primary

Bernie Sanders' bid to collect convention delegates hits snag as New York cancels Democratic presidential primary




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Bloomberg to pay laid-off staffers' health care through November amid lawsuits, public pressure

Mike Bloomberg is agreeing to pay for health care through November for the more than 2,000 campaign staffers he laid off after suspending his presidential bid as he faces public pressure and multiple lawsuits.




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Never-Trump group's 'mourning' ad gets presidential reaction

President Donald Trump took to Twitter overnight to attack the Lincoln Project for their latest ad criticizing the president’s coronavirus response.




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Biden appeals to progressive groups to unite party

Joe Biden's campaign is gaining the support of key progressive groups to unite the party's factions.




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Michigan governor wants to ban guns from Capitol after armed anti-lockdown protests

In an interview, the governor, a possible Biden running mate, said she feels "intense pressure" to reopen the state.




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Supreme Court tosses out convictions in Bridgegate case

Two officials tied to then-Gov. Chris Christie had been sentenced to prison for their roles in creating massive traffic jams on the N.J.-N.Y. crossing.




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Norway looks at metals in seafood; assesses local meat producers

An analysis by Norwegian scientists has found a low level of heavy metals in processed fish products in the country. Commercially available items were collected from 2015 to 2018 and analyzed as composite samples for mercury, lead, arsenic, and cadmium. Levels of cadmium, lead, and arsenic were low and human exposure to these metals would... Continue Reading




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Two labs hit problems in Salmonella typing test

Two laboratories did not achieve a good performance in the initial 2018 quality control test on Salmonella typing, according to a new report. The National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) of EU member states participate in quality control tests which consist of proficiency tests on Salmonella. Performance is assessed annually by testing ability to identify 20 Salmonella... Continue Reading



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Sonny Perdue’s predictions about meat production recoveries could be coming true

Meat production this week is up about 3 percent compared with the previous week, according to market reports by SiriusXM’s Rural Radio. That’s still off by as much as a third from a year ago. The numbers are causing some retailers to ration fresh meat purchases or risk selling out their entire supplies. The beef,... Continue Reading




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Some blame meatpacking workers, not plants, for virus spread

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - As coronavirus hotspots erupted at major U.S. meatpacking plants, experts criticized extremely tight working conditions that made the factories natural high risk contagion locations. But some Midwestern politicians have pointed the finger at the workers' living conditions, suggesting crowded homes bear some blame.

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Supreme Court halts Democrats' access to Mueller grand jury information

Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday put a temporary hold on the release of secret materials from former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation to a Democrat-led House committee.

The order stops the clock on a lower court's ruling requiring the Justice Department to turn over confidential grand jury materials underlying ...




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Justin Amash on third-party presidential campaign: 'I think it hurts both candidates'

Rep. Justin Amash believes his White House bid is bad for both President Trump and his Democratic challenger, the Michigan Libertarian indicated in a recent interview.

Mr. Amash, a former Republican who left the GOP last year, told Time that he expects his presence in the presidential race will not ...




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Roberts won't order investigation into judge's retirement; finds no probable cause for complaint

Chief Justice John G. Roberts on Friday declined to order a judicial misconduct investigation into a federal judge's retirement and whether Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had anything to do with it.

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sri Srinavasan had previously asked the chief justice to assign a court ...




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Baumhammers still on death row 20 years after killing spree

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) - On a cloudy Friday afternoon 20 years ago Tuesday, an unemployed immigration lawyer went on a killing spree. It started next door to his parents’ Mt. Lebanon home, where he killed his Jewish neighbor. He went on to shoot five more people, all ethnic or racial ...




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Welcoming a newborn in a pandemic proves bittersweet for new parents

“It’s like life is on hold — everything is on hold,” one new mother said.




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'The privilege to say goodbye': Hospitals move to allow family visits for people dying of coronavirus

After stories of people not being allowed to say goodbye to loved ones dying of coronavirus, hospitals around the world are moving to change the rules.




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Shoe chain Aldo seeks bankruptcy protection to restructure debt

Shuttered stores worsened Montreal-based company’s already struggling business



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Brookfield launches $5 billion ‘retail revitalization’ program to prop up retailers hit hard by pandemic

Brookfield, known for its contrarian bets on malls, will take minority stakes in struggling retailers



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Home Capital sees profits dip as loan losses from economic downturn loom

Provisions for credit losses were $30.2 million, an increase of 397.9 per cent from a year earlier




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Statistics Canada says it is probing leak of April jobs data half an hour before official release

Data leaks of this magnitude are virtually unheard of in Canada




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COVID-19 wage-subsidy program to be extended beyond June, Trudeau promises

Announcement comes as new report from Statistics Canada shows almost two million more Canadians have lost their jobs




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TD Bank warns it’s expecting $1.1 billion in loan-loss provisions for U.S. unit

TD also said it will have about $600 million of set-asides tied to U.S. credit cards




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A timely reminder of what a government-backed company bailout actually looks like — it’s not pretty

Kevin Carmichael: There is little evidence that Canada’s version of Big Oil is ready for the medicine that was force-fed to GM and Chrysler a decade ago




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‘Horrifically swift’: Canada lost almost two million jobs in April; jobless rate soars to 13%

Roughly three million jobs have been lost over the past two months, the steepest consecutive monthly declines in employment ever recorded




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Jacaré Souza dropped from UFC 249 preliminary card after testing positive for coronavirus

The UFC comeback event on Saturday will feature one less match up after middleweight fighter Jacaré Souza tested positive for coronavirus. 




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The beauty industry now has its own green 'seal of approval'

Environmental Working Group has launched EWG Verified, a label that will help consumers spot products that meet stringent ingredient and transparency requirements

It may soon be easier for shoppers to find beauty products without toxic chemicals. The Environmental Working Group nonprofit launched a new label this month called EWG Verified, which certifies personal care products as free from chemicals of concern.

The program is an extension of the group’s work with the Skin Deep database, which for more than a decade now has given tens of millions of visitors information on the chemical contents and relative safety of their favorite cosmetics and shampoos.

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Businesses must promote diversity – not just because it's good for the bottom line | Tim Ryan

Too many of America’s workplaces are not representative of our communities. In a divided country, we have a duty to advance diversity and inclusion

We’re living in a country of growing division and tension, and it’s having an impact at work. But it’s often the case that when we walk into the office – where we spend the majority of our time – we don’t address these issues.

And yet there’s so much to talk about – from growing societal inequality and America’s racial divide to single-digit minority representation in corporate America. (Just 1% of the nation’s Fortune 500 CEOs are black, only 4% are women, and even fewer are openly gay).

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Mexican activist shot dead before vote on power project he opposed

Environmental campaigners against electric plant and pipeline say Samir Flores Soberanes’s murder is a ‘political crime’

A Mexican environmental activist has been murdered before a referendum on a controversial thermal-electric plant and pipeline that he opposed.

Samir Flores Soberanes, an indigenous Náhuatl, was killed in his home during the early hours of Wednesday in the town of Amilcingo in Morelos state, 80 miles south of Mexico City. He was a human rights activist, producer for a community radio station and long-time opponent of the Proyecto Integral Morelos (the integral project for Morelos) – which includes the plant and pipeline.

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UK garden centres prepare for sales surge to end lockdown disaster

Welsh plan to reopen stores offers hope for UK-wide industry closed in prime sales season

Garden centres are preparing for a surge in plant and flower sales that could help salvage a catastrophic year for the horticulture industry.

The UK’s 2,000 garden centres and nurseries were forced to close in March because, unlike DIY chains such as B&Q and Homebase, they were not granted “essential” retailer status. The shutdown came at a critical time of year, with 70% of sales rung up in spring, forcing devastated growers to throw away millions of plants.

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Polémico proyecto de fracking en Argentina amenazado por la pandemia de coronavirus

El confinamiento y la caída del precio del petróleo ponen en juego el futuro de un enorme yacimiento petrolífero argentino

En las próximas semanas, se esclarecerá si el mundo vuelve a los combustibles fósiles tras la pandemia o si da un paso adelante hacia una economía limpia, mientras el FMI (Fondo Monetario Internacional) y Argentina deciden si van a continuar ofreciendo su apoyo a los inmensos yacimientos de petróleo y gas de Vaca Muerta, en Patagonia.

El objetivo del proyecto es explotar el segundo depósito más grande de esquisto del planeta (después de la Cuenca Pérmica, en Texas), pero su futuro es incierto debido al confinamiento forzoso provocado por COVID-19, que ha causado el descenso más drástico en el precio del crudo de los últimos treinta años.

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