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They've lost most of their income, but these artists are finding creative ways to cope with isolation

Album launches are supposed to be in front of a crowd eager to hear an artist's brand new work, but the enforced isolation and travel bans of the pandemic forced a change in the plans of many performers.




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WA's decision to keep its mines open may have saved the Australian economy from coronavirus

WA's multi-billion-dollar iron ore mines have kept operating throughout the coronavirus pandemic as Chinese demand continues — and experts say they could be what saves the Australian economy in the recovery.




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Businesses weigh up benefits of 'hard work' home delivery, as they eye a return to more normal trading

While we've been self-isolating during coronavirus, many of us have become used to having everything from fruit and vegetables to alcohol, books and music delivered to our homes, but is it sustainable for businesses?




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Pandemic sees people seeking regional lifestyle, getting back to basics

If COVID-19 has spawned in you a desire to grow veggies and raise chooks, you might be among a demographic cohort tipped to create a wave of post-pandemic migration.




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Eric Schmidt reportedly left Google in February

One of Google’s best-known faces may have quietly made his exit. A CNET source says that former CEO Eric Schmidt left his technical advisor position with Alphabet and Google in February, cutting his last official role at the company. It’s not certain...




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WHO will launch a COVID-19 app for countries that don't make their own

Numerous countries have COVID-19 symptom and tracking apps, but the World Health Organization wants to fill in those gaps for the countries that are too stretched to develop their own software. The WHO’s Bernardo Mariano told Reuters in an interview...




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Mike Kelly takes job with CIA-backed tech firm days after leaving Parliament

A United States tech giant with close links to Western intelligence agencies appoints former Federal Labor MP Mike Kelly to help drive its rapidly expanding operations in Australia.



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Former Labor MP Mike Kelly spruiks Palantir in Parliament

The former member for Eden-Monaro is now working for the CIA-linked security technology firm, after resigning from the seat in late April.



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Does Australia have a 'work-hustle fetish'? This MP thinks so

Revealing her family is expecting two new arrivals — already dubbed the "Quarantwins" — Anika Wells is using her experience to mount a case for Australia's workplaces to change.




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'The final straw': Elon Musk sues local authorities, threatens to move Tesla HQ over virus restrictions

Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatens to pull the company's factory and headquarters out of California as coronavirus restrictions imposed by local authorities stop the company from reopening its electric vehicle factory.





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WA Premier Mark McGowan announces further easing of the state's coronavirus restrictions, including allowing gatherings of up to 20 people.

WA Premier Mark McGowan announces further easing of the state's coronavirus restrictions, including allowing gatherings of up to 20 people.



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Venezuela's military says it seized three Colombian boats loaded with weapons, days after failed incursion

Venezuela says its military seized three abandoned Colombian light combat vessels that soldiers found while patrolling the Orinoco river, several days after the Government accused its neighbour of aiding a failed invasion.




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4 Cool Gaming Phones From The Past That We'd Love To Have Today




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6 Movies Inspired By Real-Life Crime Stories That Will Leave One Chilled To The Bone




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5 Times Mumbai Police Used Funny Memes To Prove That Spreading Awareness Doesn't Have To Boring




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5 Movies Which Explained How To Handle A Break Up Maturely & Move On In Life




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Vivica A. Fox thrilled to work with 'charming' Liam Hemsworth again

The pair appeared onscreen together in Independence Day: Resurgence back in 2016.




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Patty Jenkins gave Cathy Yan pep talks before she made Birds of Prey

Cathy Yan has followed in Patty Jenkins’ footsteps by directing a DC movie.




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Jamie Dornan was ‘terrified’ about shooting Endings, Beginnings

Jamie Dornan appears opposite Shailene Woodley and Sebastian Stan in the new feature.




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Canada must improve COVID-19 data collection for Indigenous communities, minister says

Canada must improve its COVID-19 data collection efforts for First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities if it wants to better understand how the novel coronavirus is impacting Indigenous people across the country, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said Saturday.




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Pressure mounts on federal government to help fix, build long-term care homes as pandemic takes deadly toll

The catastrophic impact of COVID-19 on long-term care facilities likely was exacerbated by the outdated design and crowded conditions found in some seniors’ homes, experts say.




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Coronavirus: Fifty million plastic pieces sifted from beach in lockdown

Artist Rob Arnold is spending his lockdown sifting 40 sacks of beach litter in Cornwall.




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Coronavirus: Shops should reopen based on safety - retail chief

The British Retail Consortium says practical safety measures will protect staff and shoppers.




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CA Couple Wears Swastika Face Masks, Call Gov. Newsom a Nazi

One couple took bizarre and incredibly offensive steps to protest California's stay-at-home orders -- deciding to rock Nazi flag face masks while shopping ... only to be met by cops. The encounter was captured this week by one of the shoppers…




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Jamie Foxx's Impressions of Jay-Z, Chappelle & Tyson Are Too Good

How talented is Jamie Foxx? Talented enough to smoothly slip in and out of his Jay-Z, Dave Chappelle and Mike Tyson impressions ... without skipping a beat. The actor/singer/comedian/all-around-renaissance-man broke down the most famous, and…




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Tekashi 6ix9ine Relocated After House Arrest Address Leaks Online

Tekashi's attorney, Lance Lazzaro tells TMZ ... his client has been relocated in light of his address being leaked -- for security reasons, obviously. We're also told the feds were made aware of the move, so it's not like they went rogue. In any…




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Shanghai Disneyland Shows How It'll Reopen, Blueprint for Out West?

Disney is taking its first steps to reopen their parks in none other than China next week -- and the takeaway/possible road map for what's to come is simple ... lots of slower lines. New China TV documented an in-depth tour given by the VP of…




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Armed Protesters Order Food at Subway, AT-4 Rocket Launcher Included

A group of protesters busted through the doors of a Subway with their guns blazing -- but it wasn't to shoot the place up ... they were just hangry for some footlongs, apparently. A photojournalist for the News & Observer in Raleigh, NC…




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Dr. Fauci Enters 'Modified' Quarantine After Possible COVID-19 Exposure

Dr. Fauci is headed for self-isolation -- a tweaked version, that is -- after a White House staffer tested positive for coronavirus ... but he's only doing so as a precaution. The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…




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Donald Trump Praises Dana White for UFC 249, 'This is Important'

President Donald Trump is fired up about UFC 249 -- making a special video to praise Dana White for finding a way to throw the event despite the COVID-19 pandemic. "I want to congratulate Dana White and the UFC," Trump said while standing outside…




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UFC's Greg Hardy Wins and Credits Empty Crowd, 'I Heard TV Announcer and Adjusted'

Greg Hardy says UFC's "no crowd" rule at UFC 249 was a "game changer" -- because he could hear the TV announcers critiquing him during his fight ... and he adjusted accordingly to get the victory! Hardy (6-2) was fighting Yorgan De Castro (6-1) in…




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James Harrison Says Gronk Planned NFL Return For Months, I Knew In November!

James Harrison might be the only man in America who wasn't surprised to see Rob Gronkowski return to the NFL -- he tells TMZ Sports he knew a Gronk comeback was in the works since at least November!!! The former Steelers star says he and the future…




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'90 Day Fiance' Corey Rathgeber Selling Virtual Striptease For $39

"90 Day Fiance" stud Corey Rathgeber is selling himself on the internet, offering a virtual striptease for the low, low price of only $39 ... because, apparently, a man's gotta eat. Turns out Corey recently signed up for an account on Fanbound, a…




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Evander Holyfield Down For 3rd Fight With Tyson, But He's Not My 1st Choice!

HOLYFIELD-TYSON III COULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN!!! Evander tells TMZ Sports he's down to run it back again with Iron Mike -- but says a third match with Tyson ain't his first choice for his return to the sanctioned boxing ring. "My manager, they’ve…




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Harry Styles Fans Put Target Candle with His Scent Out of Stock

Harry Styles admirers have gone wicky, wicky wild for a Target candle that supposedly smells like the singer ... and now it's harder to get your hands on than toilet paper. Here's the deal ... die-hard Harry fans know the One Direction star wears…




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Taylor Swift Sells One of Her Private Jets

Taylor Swift's not going full Elon Musk -- as in, selling off all of her possessions -- but she IS a little lighter in the private jet department. TMZ's learned the famous singer's sold one of her 2 jets -- a Dassault Falcon 50 she originally…




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Jay-Z & Roc Nation Demand Justice for Ahmaud Arbery in Open Letter

Jay-Z, Meek Mill and others over at Roc Nation are speaking out publicly to demand justice for the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery -- asking for a speedy trial and conviction of his killers. Jigga, Meek and other Roc Nation artists -- including Alicia…




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Fans want to go back to the footy, but it may not look like this again

Coronavirus vaccine or not, a lot of sports fans are itching to get back into stadiums. But when it happens, the experience is likely to look a lot different.




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'It's going to be very empty': Lewis Hamilton rues F1 races without fans

Lewis Hamilton says he's getting messages from fans desperate to see the return of Formula One, but the six-time world champion feels races without them will be "worse than a test day".




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UFC 249 gets MMA back underway behind closed doors in Florida

There were no fans present but plenty of masks and sanitiser, as UFC got back underway after the coronavirus shutdown with a behind-closed-doors event in Florida.




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The wages of fear: the pandemic and the future of low-paid 'essential' work

When the pandemic crisis ends, Canadians are going to have to reckon with the fact that the 'essential' workers who got them through it are some of the lowest-paid people among us.




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'Under Attack': How 7 Clinicians Prep for a Day on the Front Lines

Facing the daily rigors of treating patients with COVID-19, seven clinicians share how they prepare themselves for something they trained for but never quite expected.
Medscape Medical News




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FDA Chief Self-Quarantines After Exposure to Person With COVID-19

After the contact, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn immediately took a diagnostic test for COVID-19 and tested negative. He wrote a note to staff that he is in self-quaratine for the next 2 weeks.
Reuters Health Information




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UNTOUCHED: Inappropriate Shocks Cut by a Refined Subcutaneous ICD

In a single-arm trial, the 3.1% 1-year rate of patients who received at least one inappropriate shock was the lowest reported for the S-ICD, and lower than in many transvenous ICD device studies.
Medscape Medical News




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COVID-19 in ICE Facilities Could Overwhelm Local ICUs

Results from a new modeling study, along with news of the first reported death of an ICE detainee, increase concerns among experts who fear local hospitals may be unable to care for those who need it.
Medscape Medical News




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What Are the Feds' Plans for Distributing Remdesivir?

The US Department of Health and Human Services releases an initial plan for the antiviral, but many questions remain.
Medscape Medical News




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PM to unveil five-stage coronavirus warning system for easing lockdown

The prime minister will unveil a five-stage coronavirus warning system as part of a gradual easing of the lockdown.




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Author Alison Roman Apologizes to Chrissy Teigen After Receiving Major Backlash

Cookbook author and New York Times cooking columnist Alison Roman has publicly apologized to Chrissy Teigen after receiving backlash for comments she made about her fellow culinary...




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Demi Lovato Says She's "Really Happy" With Max Ehrich After Sharing PDA Clip From "Stuck with U" Video

Demi Lovato says she's really happy with Max Ehrich after posting their swoon-worthy moment from the new Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber video, "Stuck with U," directly to her own...