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Twitch is making games viewers and streamers can play together

Gaming on Twitch is largely a one-way affair. You can join a Marbles on Stream race or play a slightly delayed Jackbox Party Pack game, but the service is largely meant for passive viewing. Amazon aims to fix that before long, however. The company tells the New York Times that it's developing games both Twitch streamers and their viewers can play together in "real time." While details are scarce, you should see games become available throughout the summer.




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‘Apex Legends' brings back duos and Kings Canyon permanently

The next Apex Legends event is about to get underway and while that might only last for a few weeks, Respawn is bringing back a couple of key features on a permanent basis. The original Kings Canyon map will join the current World's Edge arena on rotation after it recently popped back up for a limited time. Meanwhile, the duos mode that debuted last fall is returning for good alongside the original trios option. They'll both come back on April 7th.




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COVID-19 Is Making America’s Loneliness Epidemic Even Worse

Experts have long been concerned about loneliness in America




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‘RHOA’ Cast Hint At Shocking Updates In Reunion Preview



The ladies spilled plenty of tea.




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Amazon and Microsoft are trash talking each other over a DoD contract

The Department of Defense needs technology experts to migrate its roughly 500 disparate cloud environments into a unified system to help the military work better and faster. The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract -- which has bee...




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Amazon's 'Making the Cut' is the ultimate example of product placement

Thanks to the quarantine and not having much else to do, my husband and I recently sat down to watch the premier of Amazon’s Making the Cut, a reality competition show hosted by Project Runway alumni Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn. Aside from a few dramatic...




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Gregor Chisholm: Rehabbing Blue Jays lefty Ryan Borucki is making the most of a second off-season, with the help of a friend


Borucki and catcher Jansen, who usually work out together in the winter, both stayed in the Dunedin area while most of their teammates went home.




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Sound of silence: Baseball thinking ahead to silent stadiums


Whenever baseball returns after the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there’s an element that might come into play like never before: the sound of silence.




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Leafs assistant coach Paul McFarland returning to head coaching job in Kingston


The 34-year-old from Richmond Hill returns to Kingston, where he spent three seasons as coach of the OHL’s Frontenacs.




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Column: These holiday scams are heavy on naughty, totally lacking in nice

From gift-card rackets to online fraud, consumers are under near-constant assault amid what some analysts are calling the country's first-ever trillion-dollar holiday season.




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Looking ahead: In 2020, we look to Mars, fake meat and the allure of wishful thinking

What will 2020 bring? There'll be plenty to roar about. Concerts and playoffs. Electric highways and robots that bring your pizza. The future is right now.




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Long hours and 'a pile of white dudes': Annual survey looks at game industry working conditions

A rare, insider look at the highly secretive game industry from the Game Developers Conference. Developers share thoughts on working conditions, the need for unionization, attempts to diversify and more.




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Happy Valentine's Day. Play a video game about breaking up

Apartment: A Separated Place is an interactive tale about moving on.




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Fearful of COVID-19, Amazon workers ask for state probe of working conditions

Workers at Amazon's massive Riverside County fulfillment center in Eastvale, where there have been three confirmed cases of COVID-19, filed complaints with Cal/OSHA and the Riverside Department of Public Health on Wednesday




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Actors sheltering at home perform in live VR experiences, making case for new theater form

Los Angeles studio Tender Claws brings live theater to virtual reality with actors at home during coronavirus. It's a new form of theater.




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Beyond 'Animal Crossing:' What those making your favorite games are playing

We asked game developers: What's your go-to game in coronavirus quarantine? Makers behind 'Doom Eternal,' 'The Last of Us' 'Watch Dogs,' more answer




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New ways to show sportsmanship without shaking hands in sports competitions

Handshakes are out but here are suggestions on to show sportsmanship in a time of COVID-19.




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This date in sports: Dustin Brown's two goals lead Kings to Western Conference finals

A look at what happened on May 6 in sports history, including the Kings' improbable four-game sweep of the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup playoffs.




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Rob Blake: Kings will 'find positives' in otherwise meaningless games if season resumes

The Kings are out of the playoff hunt, but GM Rob Blake says they'll find a way to make the games meaningful if the NHL completes the 2020 regular season.




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Bucks investigating the reported hacking of Giannis Antetokounmpo's social media accounts

Giannis Antetokounmpo's agent said the social media accounts of the Milwaukee Bucks star were hacked and that he did not write the inappropriate messages that appeared there Thursday.




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Christine McGuinness details 'heartbreaking' impact of lockdown on autistic kids

The Real Housewives of Cheshire star joined the Loose Women panel via a video call to talk about how children with autism have been affected by the pandemic




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'You can convey love with just a glance:' grappling with making steamy telenovelas amid COVID-19

Some of the top creative minds at Mexican broadcaster Televisa are puzzling over an unexpected challenge: crafting their signature soap operas without a single love scene or even a tender kiss.




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The doorstep portraits making a difference in Salford

Kirstine Doherty, 40, is a children’s photographer who has been taking doorstep portraits of Swinton, Worsley, Walkden and Monton residents




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Study finds breathing and talking contribute to COVID-19 spread

Current knowledge about the role of aerosols in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 warrants urgent attention. Current guidance and public health information has slowly shifted focus towards aerosols as a transmission pathway - predominantly associated with breathing and talking by asymptomatic individuals.




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Neandertals were choosy about making bone tools

Evidence continues to mount that the Neandertals, who lived in Europe and Asia until about 40,000 years ago, were more sophisticated people than once thought. A new study from UC Davis shows that Neandertals chose to use bones from specific animals to make a tool for specific purpose: working hides into leather.




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Former Scotland rugby captain takes on walking challenge to raise money for NHS

A former Scotland rugby captain, who suffered life changing injuries in a car crash, is walking to raise money for the NHS.




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Nottingham MP claims she was 'sacked' as volunteer carer for speaking out on PPE

The care home where she worked says they no longer needed the help of the UK’s youngest parliamentarian.




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UK gives mass round of applause thanking key coronavirus workers in nationwide Clap For Our Carers

For a seventh week in a row, millions of people across the United Kingdom have shown their appreciation for NHS and key workers.




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Train kills 16 migrant workers in India walking back home in lockdown

Sixteen migrant workers were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad in Western India.




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Liberation 75: How Channel Islanders are marking the anniversary under lockdown

Islanders have been finding ways to mark the anniversary and help the spirit of the Liberation shine during difficult circumstances.




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'I love waking up to Cuomo': US governors shine in coronavirus crisis

State governors like New York's Andrew Cuomo are making the big decisions on the coronavirus outbreak, and are providing a vivid contrast to Donald Trump.




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'Disastrous': Joko under pressure to stop villagers taking virus home

There are growing fears that Indonesian President Joko Widodo has not done enough to stop the spread of coronavirus, risking millions of lives.




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New Zealand Health Minister demoted after breaking lockdown for beach trip

Minister said he recalled the beach trip only after attracting public scrutiny for a mountain bike ride.




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'We don't have a king': Trump, governors in epic power struggle

The toxic partisanship and gridlock that have defined recent American politics are re-emerging with vengeance amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Thank you to all the nameless nurses risking their lives daily

The terrifying feeling of being unable to breathe is something that never leaves you, writes Helen Pitt.




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World slowly waking from pandemic lockdown

The scaling back of lockdowns in hot-bed nations, many still fighting wholesale death, may offer Australians glimmers of hope.




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Thank you to all the nameless nurses risking their lives daily

The terrifying feeling of being unable to breathe is something that never leaves you, writes Helen Pitt.




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World slowly waking from pandemic lockdown

The scaling back of lockdowns in hot-bed nations, many still fighting wholesale death, may offer Australians glimmers of hope.




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Ten shocking survival stories that real people lived to tell

Some of the scariest, true-life stories you can tell over a campfire or a beer—featuring shark attacks, snake bites, spider bites, and lightning strikes.




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Coffee Drinking Linked With Fewer Arrhythmias

Moderate, daily coffee consumption does not trigger incident heart arrhythmias, according to an analysis of prospectively collected data from nearly 300,000 residents of the United Kingdom.
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Qantas denies 'shocking disregard' for safety in Adelaide Airport virus cluster investigation

A new union-released report accuses Qantas of downplaying the risks of coronavirus before an outbreak at Adelaide Airport — but the airline has denied any wrongdoing.



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Looking to buy a new home? This could be the time

Real estate agents say COVID-19 could be a rare opportunity for first home buyers to enter the property market, as the pandemic causes a much softer blow to the industry than expected.




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WA Premier Mark McGowan embroiled in alleged Chinese hacking attempt

Cyber security experts and the State Opposition say there are still questions to be answered after an article published in the New York Times claimed an Israeli software company found hackers with links to China had sent malware in an email sent to the Premier's office in January.




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Climate change could be making us fatter, dumber and more depressed: report

A new report has found climate change is having some unexpected consequences for people living in the Asia Pacific region.




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'Freaking out' and 'falling through the cracks': Screen industry workers explain the shutdown crisis

With the shutdown of an estimated 100 film and TV shoots, many of the sector's 30,000 workers lost their entire income overnight and say they can't access the Government's job assistance schemes.




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Photos capture North Korean ships breaking UN sanctions in Chinese waters

In what appears to be a lax enforcement by China of UN sanctions, North Korean vessels — some carrying illicit coal shipments — are seen anchored in Chinese waters last year in photos from a UN report.




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From flying planes to stacking shelves — Virgin Australia staff react to airline's insolvency

Virgin Australia's potential collapse has left staff scrambling for jobs, as tourism and aviation industries prepare for the threat of major player leaving the market.




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Waiting on a parcel from Australia Post? This is why it's taking so long

As Australians stay at home, and with many bricks and mortar stores closed, more of us are shopping online, placing a huge strain on the postal service.



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Petrol stations taking 'too long to pass on savings', ACCC says

At a time when the economy is suffering the ACCC is calling on the petrol retailers to pass on the full benefit of the falling oil price to motorists.




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Feeding the needy skilled migrants, students and working holidaymakers

Jobless international hospitality workers deemed ineligible for the Federal Government's JobKeeper and JobSeeker programs are "heartbroken" at their treatment and turning to restaurants providing free meals during the coronavirus pandemic.