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The Phoenix Suns are playing out the rest of their season on 'NBA 2K' video game

The Phoenix Suns revealed Thursday the team plans to play out the rest of its schedule using the video game "NBA 2K."

      




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No, Microsoft won't necessarily be serving up new Xbox for Thanksgiving

Despite a mistaken notice about a Thanksgiving release, the new Xbox will come out this holiday season -- also when the PlayStation 5 is due.

      




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Why 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' is the ideal video game escape right now

'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' is the ideal gaming getaway, bringing a joy and simplicity we desperately need as we navigate coronavirus pandemic.

      




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Dungeons & Dragons while social distancing? It's free to try the newest 'Critical Role'-inspired sourcebook.

Dungeon Master Matthew Mercer is the mind behind Dungeons & Dragons' latest official sourcebook. There's a preview online, too.

      




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DualSense is the video game controller for PlayStation 5. Here's what it does.

While we wait to get our first official glimpse of the PlayStation 5, Sony is sharing the first details on the video game console's controller.

       




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Review: 'Final Fantasy VII Remake' summons back a timeless classic

Role-playing epic Final Fantasy VII Remake is an ambitious revisiting of one of the most beloved titles in video game history.

       




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Coronavirus home lesson plans, coming for free in 'Minecraft'

'Minecraft,' played on iPads, video game consoles and computers, is getting free educational content for kids stuck at home during the coronavirus.

       




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PlayStation's coronavirus contribution: Stay home and play free 'Uncharted,' 'Journey' PS4 video games

Sony PlayStation is giving players some free video games as part of its "Play At Home" initiative to encourage staying at home during the pandemic.

       




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Travis Scott held a performance in 'Fortnite,' and more than 12 million players watched live

On Thursday night, popular video game Fortnite hosted rapper Travis Scott as part of the Astronomical musical experience.

       




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Sony will launch 'The Last of Us Part II' in June after parts of video game leaked online

Sony announced it will release The Last of Us Part II in June after development studio Naughty Dog confirmed parts of the game were leaked online.

       




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'Complete anarchy': frontline NHS staff on the coronavirus peak

Medics reflect on the stress and strain they have been under, and what might happen next

More people have died of coronavirus in the UK than in any other country in Europe, and details about the true scale of the pandemic continue to emerge as the extreme pressure on the NHS begins to ease.

We have been speaking to frontline workers since the crisis began about how they are coping. They have told us how they were resigned to contracting Covid-19 because of shortages of protective equipment and a lack of testing as hospitals were inundated with coronavirus patients. Here, they recall the pandemic reaching its peak and begin to make plans for where the health service will go from here.

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For too many Britons, Boris Johnson's easing of lockdown will be no picnic | Polly Toynbee

Despite everything, the Tory party is sticking to the ideology of the free market, rather than saving lives and jobs

“How on earth did it come to this?” Keir Starmer’s question could skewer Boris Johnson at every PMQs from now on. It encompasses all the damage the government did in the last decade, as well as all it has failed to do to protect the country from Covid-19. The list of derelictions in the early stage of the crisis is long, the testing and the protective equipment still shamefully inadequate. Have lessons been learned? The auguries are not good.

Related: Picnics and sunbathing on cards as PM expected to allow more time outside

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Pandemic shows power of doctor's phone call to provide care

It was intended as an interim measure to protect people during the pandemic, but now that doctors across Canada have embraced virtual care, some clinicians and patients would like to see it continue.




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Don't blame bats for COVID-19, says University of Saskatchewan researcher

A U of S researcher says there is no evidence that COVID-19 jumped to humans from bats.



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More users needed: Lessons from Alberta's coronavirus contact tracing app

Alberta's use of a smartphone app to help slow the spread of the coronavirus may provide other provinces with insight on what to do — and what to avoid — as Canada begins easing restrictions, heightening the need for effective contact tracing.



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WeChat's surveillance of international users boosts censorship in China, researchers say

WeChat is one of the world’s most popular apps, but researchers at the University of Toronto caution it is surveilling international users and using their information to broaden censorship on the app in China.



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What is contact tracing? Here's what you need to know about how it could affect your privacy

Health experts agree contact tracing is a key measure to contain a pandemic. But is the answer a contact tracing app?




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Canada's privacy commissioners offer guidance on COVID-19 contact-tracing apps

As New Brunswick and other provincial governments contemplate launching COVID-19 contact-tracing apps, privacy watchdogs from across the country have issued joint guidelines on what they are describing as an "extraordinary" measure, urging transparency and accountability.



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Antiques Roadshow: Guitar once owned by George Harrison and John Lennon valued at up to £400,000

Show's expert called it 'by far the most expensive thing [he's] ever seen in 25 years'




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Killing Eve writer explains shocking death in season 3 premiere: 'Beloved characters inevitably die'

This article contains major spoilers for the first episode of 'Killing Eve' series three




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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: How many people won the top prize and what was the £1m question?

Test your knowledge




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Quiz, episode 3, review: We all know how it's going to end, but it's still a treat to watch

The final in the three-part drama about the Chris Tarrant-fronted quiz show scandal is concerned with the dramatic court case




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Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar says he has been phoning his friends during lockdown 'to check on the state of their sexual appetites'

'My libido has abandoned me since the isolation started. I suppose that sadness and worry have displaced erotic fantasies,' wrote the Oscar-winning director




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Westworld actor Ed Harris criticises character's season 3 storyline: 'I didn't sign on to play the Man in White'

'This wasn't the most joyous season for me,' actor admitted in candid new interview




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23 Hours to Kill: Jerry Seinfeld unleashes his inner James Bond in new Netflix special trailer

New comedy special coming on 5 May




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BBC's Big Night In raises £27m for coronavirus relief fund

Government has pledged to match the total raised from the three-hour telethon




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The Chase fans in uproar as Bradley Walsh gives contestant £1,000 for 'wrong answer'

Popular party food was the subject of disagreements on the popular quiz show




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Ashley 'Minnie' Ross death: Little Women Atlanta star dies aged 34 in hit-and-run

Ross's management said she succumbed to injuries following a car accident




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Jill Gascoine death: The Gentle Touch actor dies aged 83

Pioneering TV star passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's




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James Bond: Goldfinger hat valued at £30,000 on Antiques Roadshow

The bowler hat was used by Goldfinger's henchman Oddjob




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Captain Tom Moore receives gold Blue Peter badge after raising more than £30 million for NHS

Captain Moore was presented the award by his grandchildren




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Kemistry & Storm – the tragic story of the drum'n'bass originals

As a pioneering female DJ duo, the two best friends were integral to the rise of the 90s dance scene, before a car accident changed everything. Storm talks about the soul sister she lost

Storm remembers the sound of glass shattering, but not how many seconds or minutes had passed before she realised something awful had happened. A 4.5kg metal cat’s eye had been dislodged from the road ahead by a passing van, and had smashed through their car windshield on the passenger side. It left Kemistry – her best friend and partner in one of the UK’s most pioneering drum’n’bass outfits – with devastating injuries. Minutes later, she died.

“I’ve had some really dark times and really dark thoughts,” says Storm, 20 years on from the accident. “Thoughts about me not being here, about going to join her.”

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Car Seat Headrest: Making a Door Less Open review – cult indie star in middle of the road | Alexis Petridis' album of the week

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Will Toledo’s alt-rockers have emerged out of lo-fi fuzz, but seem unsure of where to turn as they drift toward the mainstream

Anyone wondering how things have changed in the world of lauded US alt-rockers Car Seat Headrest might consider the four years that separate Making a Door Less Open from their last album of new material. Ordinarily there would be nothing unusual about that gap – but in the first four years of Car Seat Headrest’s existence, its mastermind, Will Toledo, released seven albums (one of them a two-hour double), four EPs (one of them as long as an album) and two compilations of outtakes. That’s more than 150 songs and 12 hours of music: a lo-fi spewing forth of ideas that won Toledo a cult following, which then grew exponentially, both in size and rabidity, when he recruited a band and signed to the august US indie label Matador.

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Paul Heaton: 'Love feels like someone is hitting your heart with a cricket bat'

The musician on DIY smooching, dinner parties and why he won’t do interviews between 1.45pm and 2.15pm

Raised in Sheffield, Heaton, 57, founded the Housemartins in the early eighties. They had hit singles with Happy Hour and Caravan Of Love before splitting in 1988. Heaton then formed the Beautiful South, releasing 10 albums before disbanding in 2007. With former band member Jacqui Abbott, Heaton has released three albums, the most recent being Manchester Calling. He is married with three children and lives in Manchester.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Forgetfulness.

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Kim Petras's lockdown listening: 'My fans have truly kept me sane'

The cult pop star shares her self-isolation favourites, including Dua Lipa’s disco and Daft Punk’s dystopias

Isolation has definitely been a test, but I’m really lucky: I’m able to work on new music while quarantined with my best friends in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles. I’ve been super active on Twitter and Instagram, and playing Animal Crossing and Mario Kart with my fans after sharing my Nintendo Switch codes online – it’s really important for me to check in on my fans as I worry about them a lot. They have truly kept me sane, so I’m keeping an eye open for anybody that needs to talk.

Related: Belle and Sebastian's lockdown listening: 'I have a dance-off with my kids every night'

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538: Daily presidential tracking polls...


538: Daily presidential tracking polls...


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UPDATE: Arkansas venue plans concert despite state's virus limits...


UPDATE: Arkansas venue plans concert despite state's virus limits...


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Officials say Iran attempted hack of Israel's water system...


Officials say Iran attempted hack of Israel's water system...


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X-37B Space Mission to Allow Drones to Stay Aloft Indefinitely Anywhere on Globe...


X-37B Space Mission to Allow Drones to Stay Aloft Indefinitely Anywhere on Globe...


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Panicked over 'murder hornets,' people killing native bees we desperately need...


Panicked over 'murder hornets,' people killing native bees we desperately need...


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San Antonio passes resolution declaring 'Chinese virus' hate speech...


San Antonio passes resolution declaring 'Chinese virus' hate speech...


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Can't decipher Trump-speak? Meet Margaret, the computer bot...


Can't decipher Trump-speak? Meet Margaret, the computer bot...


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Rosie O'Donnell Reveals She's Helping Michael Cohen With Trump Tell-All Book...


Rosie O'Donnell Reveals She's Helping Michael Cohen With Trump Tell-All Book...


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