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Ontario judge orders videoconferencing for pre-trial testimony: ‘It’s 2020’

Ontario lawyers have been warned to learn to live with videoconferencing for pre-trial hearings as the COVID-19 pandemic restricts people from in-person sessions. A judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ordered the parties in a civil lawsuit to do the pre-trial questioning of a witness — usually held in a law office…




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La Loche to roll out managed alcohol program to support people in withdrawal

The SHA is hoping a novel harm reduction program can help the northern village of La Loche win its battle against COVID-19. 




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Australia's biggest state to ease coronavirus lockdown from May 15




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Audit of Lebanon's central bank to include all its transactions - economy minister




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This AI Poet Mastered Rhythm, Rhyme, and Natural Language to Write Like Shakespeare

“Deep-speare” crafted Shakespearean verse that most readers couldn’t distinguish from human-written poems




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Who Invented Radio: Guglielmo Marconi or Aleksandr Popov?

Popov may have been first but he didn’t patent his inventions or try to commercialize them




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Sabrewing Cargo Drone Rises to Air Force Challenge

The Rhaegal cargo drone pivots to new possible military missions under a U.S. Air Force contract




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Back to Work: Wearables Track Social Distancing and Sick Employees in the Workplace

As companies re-open, employees may don wearable tech to prevent the spread of COVID-19




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How Medical Robots Will Help Treat Patients in Future Outbreaks

Teleoperated robots can help perform patient care tasks while keeping healthcare workers safe




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Thermal Cameras Are Being Outfitted to Detect Fever and Conduct Contact Tracing for COVID-19

Members in Spain and Switzerland are developing software for FLIR cameras and building their own versions to protect people’s privacy




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Signal Integrity White Paper Series

Master signal integrity and ensure data quality




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Australia’s Contact-Tracing COVIDSafe App Off to a Fast Start

With over 3.5 million downloads in the first five days, the app can speed notification of people exposed to COVID-19




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Coding for COVID-19: Contest Calls on Developers to Help Fight the Pandemic

IBM’s Call for Code names three winners and promises support for digital tools designed to aid in the coronavirus response




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Physical Modeling of Supercapacitors and Lithium-Ion Capacitors

Learn how researchers are exploring new hybrid devices that can exploit features of both supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries.




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ThereCraft’s Lifting Body Drone Acrobatically Delivers Packages With Pinpoint Accuracy

A unique drone design promises aircraft payload with helicopter precision




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Statement Regarding the Ethical Implementation of Artificial Intelligence Systems (AIS) for Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic

The document addresses 10 issues




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How Network Science Surfaced 81 Potential COVID-19 Therapies

Researchers led by Albert-László Barabási used network-based models to discover existing drugs that might take on COVID-19




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COVID Moonshot: Can AI Algorithms and Volunteer Chemists Design a Knockout Antiviral?

This pro-bono initiative crowdsourced 4,500 drug designs, synthesized 311, and is now testing them against viral proteins




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U.S. to allow states to distribute Gilead's remdesivir to fight COVID-19

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Saturday it would allow state health departments to distribute Gilead Sciences Inc's remdesivir drug to fight COVID-19, and the United States would receive about 40% of the drug maker's global donation.




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In leaked call, Obama describes Trump handling of virus as chaotic

Former President Barack Obama described President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic as "chaotic" in a conference call with former members of his administration, a source said on Saturday.




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Three key U.S. coronavirus officials in self-quarantine after COVID-19 exposure

Three senior officials guiding the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic were in self-quarantine on Saturday after coming into contact with someone who had tested positive for the disease, their agencies and spokesmen said.




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'Confusion' within central government in fight against COVID-19: Cong




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362 stranded Indians reach Kerala 2 flights from Oman& Kuwait with 362 stranded Indians reach




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2 flights from Oman& Kuwait with 362 stranded Indians reach Kerala




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'Vande Bharat' adds 2 new cases to Kerala's 'flattened COVID-19 curve'; Vijayan says 'warning' sign for all states




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Centre Allots 2.1 Lakh Tonnes Free Food Grain to Karnataka Under PM Garib Kalyan Yojana Package

The Central government will bear the total cost of Rs 2,351 crore for supplying the free food grains to beneficiaries in Karnataka for the three months.





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Centre Allots 2.1 Lakh Tonnes Free Food Grain to Karnataka Under PM Garib Kalyan Yojana Package

The Central government will bear the total cost of Rs 2,351 crore for supplying the free food grains to beneficiaries in Karnataka for the three months.





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Indian Moms Are Now Back To School For Their Kids, And It’s Not Always Fun

Are online classes and assignments proving to be the last stubby pencil on the camel’s back?





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Latest News: Fire Breaks Out at Delhi Factory, No Casualties

Catch the latest news updates of the day here.





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Scientific Consensus Shows Covid-19 'Not Genetically Engineered', India Funding Vaccine Development: DBT Secretary

Ministry of Science and Technology's Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Dr Renu Swarup says that based on the latest WHO consensus, Covid-19 as a 'lab release' theory is likely to be false.





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Scientific Consensus Shows Covid-19 'Not Genetically Engineered', India Funding Vaccine Development: DBT Secretary

Ministry of Science and Technology's Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Dr Renu Swarup says that based on the latest WHO consensus, Covid-19 as a 'lab release' theory is likely to be false.





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Books of the week: From Vaasanthi's biography of Karunanidhi to Sonali Gupta's Anxiety, our picks

Our weekly roundup of books that should be on your radar.





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From Dushyant to Om Prakash Valmiki, Poetry Depicts the Never-ending Struggle of 'Invisible' Poor

Indian Hindi and Urdu poetry has time and again narrated horror stories of how the society turns a blind towards the dying poor. News18 has compiled a collection of ten such pieces of literature to depict the present condition of migrant workers.





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From Dushyant to Om Prakash Valmiki, Poetry Depicts the Never-ending Struggle of 'Invisible' Poor

Indian Hindi and Urdu poetry has time and again narrated horror stories of how the society turns a blind eye towards the dying poor. News18 has compiled a collection of ten such pieces of literature to depict the present condition of migrant workers.





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Restaurants, hotels ask state govts to allow them to sell liquor stock




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Consider 1st Week Post Lockdown as Trial: Govt on Industry Restart

Centre has issued fresh “guidelines for restarting manufacturing industries after lockdown”.





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NGOs for disabled facing severe financial crunch as funds get diverted for tackling COVID-19




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COVID-19: Air India schedules 7 commercial flights to repatriate nationals from the US




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Powerball Drawing Numbers For 05/09/20: Saturday Jackpot was $68 Million

The Powerball jackpot for 05/09/20 was for $68 million, with a cash option worth $55.6 million. Here are the numbers.




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Republicans Accuse Democrats of Trying to Deviate Cliffhanger California Special Election

California Republicans might steal a rare Congressional seat during next week's special election, but Democrats could possibly parlay that back into a blue win during November's general election.




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Mother's Day 2020 Gifts, Clothing, Jewelry, Beauty Deals at Macy's, Bloomingdale's and More

Buy luxury fragrance sets from Chanel, Gucci and Hermès from $102, leather bags from Michael Kors from $145 or get a 58 percent discount on a one carat diamond ring in white gold.




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Powerball Results, Numbers For 5/9/20: Did Anyone Win the $68 Million Jackpot on Saturday (Last) Night?

The winning numbers in Saturday night's Powerball draw were 12, 18, 42, 48, and 65. The Powerball was 19 and the Power Play was 5X.




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In leaked call, Obama describes Trump handling of virus as chaotic

Former President Barack Obama described President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic as "chaotic" in a conference call with former members of his administration, a source said on Saturday.




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Andre Harrell Remembered by Mariah Carey, 50 Cent, Kamala Harris and More

News of the death of veteran music executive Andre Harrell hit the industry hard with many artists, former colleagues, fans and friends expressing their grief on social media Friday night, May 8, into Saturday. Harrell founded Uptown Records and hired Sean “P. Diddy” Combs as an intern, later promoting him to vice president of A&R. […]




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Elon Musk Threatens to Sue Alameda County, Relocate Tesla Over Shelter-in-Place Disagreement

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is threatening to sue San Francisco’s Alameda County and move the company out of California over the county’s strict shelter-in-place rules. Musk went on Twitter Sunday to express his disagreement with the county’s decision not to let certain businesses reopen, despite other areas of the state allowing it. On Friday, California […]




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Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump Sends Off the Class of 2020 in ‘SNL At Home’ Finale (Watch)

Actors, writers, musicians and even former president Barack Obama will be taking part in virtual graduation ceremonies as the Class of 2020 is still under stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on “Saturday Night Live’s” “At Home” finale, the NBC late-night sketch series got in on the ceremonial event as well. Alec Baldwin […]




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Kristen Wiig Returns to ‘Saturday Night Live’ to Host ‘At Home’ Mother’s Day Finale (Watch)

Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Kristen Wiig returned as the surprise host for the “At Home” finale, that also happened to be the late-night sketch comedy’s Mother’s Day episode, on May 9. After dancing around her home and flashing the camera (which was, of course, pixelated per broadcast standards), the actor and comedian slid […]




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Who Needs Photoshop When These 23 Unbelievable Pictures Are Completely REAL? Whoa.

It's not a trick - each of these photos are completely real.




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The Search Is Over. This Boyfriend And Girlfriend Had The Best Halloween Costumes Of The Year.

Of all the Halloween costumes out there, this guy and his girlfriend blew everyone away.