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How a Warming Climate Could Affect the Spread of Diseases Similar to COVID-19

A hotter planet could change the relationship among infectious agents, their hosts and the human body’s defense mechanisms

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Covid-19: Air France-KLM reports €815 million first-quarter operating loss

Two weeks of coronavirus shutdown were enough to hit Air France-KLM with an 815 million-euro ($880 million) first-quarter operating loss, the airline group said on Thursday - predicting demand could take "several years" to recover.




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Syria says Israeli jets attacked military outposts near Aleppo

Syrian air defences thwarted an Israeli missile attack on a research centre and a military base in the northern province of Aleppo, state media said on Monday, in the fifth such strikes in two weeks on suspected Iranian targets.




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Iran says it launched military satellite into orbit

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced they had successfully launched the country’s first military satellite on Wednesday, at a time of fresh tensions with US forces in the Gulf.




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A. A. Milne

"If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name."




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Rant [1100] "The Smiling Merchant"

While the manuscript for The Isle of Donne has been difficult (mostly because now I'm at the point where I have to start bringing stuff together to a set point rather than let them meander off wherever), I'm not completely without something to share. This particular piece is a short story that kinda came about because of a character I liked writing about when the opportunity arose... but there really weren't any real opportunities to do so.  I...

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Today on Toothpaste For Dinner: homeopathic milk


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It's-a Millefeuille

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Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop’s Hobbiton Mill and Bridge

Our friends at Weta Workshop have a couple new additions for your growing Hobbiton Collection. A piece of Hobbiton that fans have been asking to be made for quite some time is now available to buy: the beautiful Hobbiton Mill and Bridge has arrived! Due out in November, fans can get this beautiful looking piece […]




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Cape Town restaurant wins Guinness world milkshake record

Guinness World Records has named a South African restaurant as the official titleholder for 'Most Varieties of Milkshakes Commercially Available'.




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F1's return will be empty but beneficial, says Lewis Hamilton

  • World champion not relishing racing without fans
  • Hamilton appreciates sport’s importance to many

Lewis Hamilton believes returning to grand prix racing without fans will be an “empty” experience as Formula One prepares to launch the new season behind closed doors.

F1 expects to hold its first race on 5 July in Austria as a double header followed by two meetings at Silverstone, all without spectators. However, there remains the possibility that government quarantine restrictions may make travel for F1 teams unfeasible.

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Nintendo Sees 7.4% Increase in Sales in Fiscal Year 2020, Sells 55.77 Million Switch Units Worldwide

Animal Crossing: New Horizons sells 11.77 million units in 1st 11 days for "best start ever"





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Microfiction #4, Costume Contest Reminder, Dresden Card Game on Switch, and Trailer Milestone

The big draw this week is our fourth Microfiction, but there’s plenty more to get excited about! We’ve got the Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game’s debut on switch, an upcoming Trailer Rewatch event, a $1.99 ebook deal on Death Masks, and more. It’s also the last week to submit your costumes for our contest. Read [...]






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Stars in the Milky Way's centre often get dangerously close together

About 80 per cent of stars in the Milky Way’s central bulge have relatively close encounters with another star, which can fling off any planets orbiting them




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Michelle Malkin still has a fanbase? And it’s enhanced by including Milo?

Milo Yawannapissoff and Michelle Malkin have been collaborating, and the results are even more awful than you can probably imagine. They decided to work together to create an “America First” reading list for their followers. Just from their choice of subject you can tell it’s going to be a collection of racists’ greatest hits. Milo […]




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Old Familiar Faces XVIII pt 1




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Old Familiar Feeling




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In Israel, a family of three adults are declared the children's equal parents.




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New survey: "Millennials are less likely to want a monogamous relationship"




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Friday Polynews Roundup — Kids of polyfamilies, more TV, by 2030 "a growing market for ‘polymoons’" after multi-weddings, and more



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Friday Polynews Roundup — Triad storyline on "The Connors," Black Poly Nation gets TV rep, loving polyfamily profiles, community dreams, and evangelical worry that this all hits too close to home



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Friday Polynews Roundup — Not all polyfamilies are FMF throuples, upcoming in TV and film, and a future of extended chosen family.




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WHO: If lockdowns go on for 6 months, there could be 31 million new domestic violence cases globally

Women and children are experiencing unprecedented levels of abuse and violence at home as stress and anxiety continue to mount due to the pandemic.





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Katie Miller, Pence spokeswoman, tests positive for coronavirus

The diagnosis brings the threat of infection into the president's inner circle.





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Coronavirus: Nearly two million claim universal credit

About 8,000 job centre staff have been redeployed to process claims for financial help, minister tells MPs.




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'I feel fresher and healthier' - Hamilton enjoying parts of F1 break

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says he feels certain benefits from his enforced time away from Formula 1.




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Coronavirus: 'Humiliation' as school meal vouchers fail at till

"We had to leave all our shopping," a mother tells BBC News.




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Blasian love: The day we introduced our black and Asian families

Blasian - black and Asian - couples now exist in South Africa... but they don't always have an easy time.




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Coronavirus crisis forces farmers to throw milk away

Some dairy farmers are throwing away thousands of litres amid supply chain disruption due to coronavirus.




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Millie Small: My Boy Lollipop singer dies aged 72

The singer, who had Jamaica's first million-selling single, dies after suffering a stroke.




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Brazil's Amazon: Surge in deforestation as military prepares to deploy

The military is preparing to deploy to the region to try to stop illegal logging and mining.




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2007 Club World Cup Final: Boca Juniors 2-4 AC Milan

In the final of the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007, Italian giants AC Milan got two goals from 'Pippo' Inzaghi and one each from Kaka and Alessandro Nesta to become the world's top team.




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A young indian fan of Brazil smiles

KOLKATA, INDIA - OCTOBER 28: A young indian fan of Brazil smiles prior the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 3rd Place match between Brazil and Mali at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on October 28, 2017 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Buda Mendes - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)