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It's official: Coronavirus forces even postponed Game Developers Conference online only

Organizers behind San Francisco's Game Developers Conference said they were being "optimistic" when they postponed their March gathering to August. Now GDC Summer is online-only.




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After the coronavirus canceled E3, video game industry plots Summer Game Fest

Summer Game Fest, spearheaded by Game Awards architect Geoff Keighley, already has Microsoft, Sony, Electronic Arts, Bethesda and Activision on board.




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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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Letters: Lakers changing their name to the Loan Rangers?

Letters from readers to the Los Angeles Times sports section.




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A baseball or hockey game here, a golf tournament there: Events without fans are rare

Pro sports plan to play in empty venues because of the coronavirus outbreak, but examples of events occurring without fans is sparse.




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Rams' top draft pick, running back Cam Akers, proclaims he can be 'game-changer'

Rams' top draft pick, Cam Akers, says he has 'big boy pants on' and can handle all the roles of a running back in the NFL.




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Dodgers and Angels say staging games without fans would require extensive personnel

Team presidents Stan Kasten of the Dodgers and John Carpino of the Angels agree a lot of essential employees are needed to hold games in empty stadiums.




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Tennis governing bodies and Grand Slam tournaments create player relief program

The ATP, WTA, ITF and four Grand Slam events have created a program to support players affected by the sport's coronavirus-related shutdown.




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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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Letters: The world has changed, but let's keep baseball the same

Letters to the Los Angeles Times sports department.




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Being Canadian on American Idol didn't affect my chances of winning, B.C. teen says

Nanaimo, B.C., teen Lauren Spencer-Smith may not have had the hometown advantage on American Idol, but she feels she had a fair shot on the show.



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Roy Horn of famed Vegas act Siegfried & Roy dies at age 75 of coronavirus complications

Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose extraordinary magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act's famed white tigers, has died. He was 75.




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Neville names Man United star most likely to win Ballon d'Or

Man Utd great Gary Neville has given a detailed Q&A on social media in which he answered a range of different topics.




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New move could see TV cameras in Man City and Man United dressing rooms

The group has been set up to look at ways to enhance the TV product for fans when football returns.




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Timothy Fosu-Mensah names seven Man United icons in his best XI

Man Utd defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah has been asked to name the best XI of players he has played with during his career.




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Salomon Rondon reveals how close he came to Man United transfer

Man Utd looked at signing Salomon Rondon in the January transfer window but Dalian Professional did not want to sell him.




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Hydrogen blamed for interfering with nickelate superconductors synthesis

Prof. ZHONG Zhicheng's team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering has investigated the electronic structure of the recently discovered nickelate superconductors NdNiO2. They successfully explained the experimental difficulties in synthesizing superconducting nickelates, in cooperation with Prof. Karsten Held at Vienna University of Technology.




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Portrait of Dame Vera Lynn unveiled to mark VE Day

The oil on canvas painting is entitled The Enduring Sweetheart.




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BAME groups ‘two to three times more likely to die from coronavirus’

The likelihood of death from Covid-19 is significantly higher among England’s BAME communities than the general population, researchers say.




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Increase in driving blamed on ‘lockdown fatigue’

RAC data shows that drivers clocked up 23% more miles per day last week compared with four weeks earlier.




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More than 20 million Americans file for unemployment during coronavirus crisis

Some 20.5 million jobs have vanished in the worst monthly loss on record.




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'Let the Games ... wait for a while': Shinzo Abe's big call

It fell to the Japanese Prime Minister to make the heartbreaking but unavoidable decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until next year.




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Trump administration says up to 240,000 Americans to die from coronavirus

The number of coronavirus deaths in the US could be 80 times as large as the number of people who died in the September 11 attacks.




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White House to advise Americans to cover face to slow coronavirus spread

Evidence showing asymptomatic people can pass on the coronavirus has led public health authorities to reassess their resistance to mask wearing.




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Trump's 'off the rails' coronavirus briefings test America's patience

As the televisual equivalent of a mood ring, the White House briefings are extremely useful. As a vehicle for delivering information, not so much.




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This is how America's coronavirus response went wrong

Rather than affirming American exceptionalism, the pandemic has fed into a narrative of American decline. 




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A population the same as Australia's but a fraction of the coronavirus cases

Taiwan has recorded 385 cases of COVID-19 to Australia's 6314. It began scrutinising and quarantining passengers on flights from Wuhan and Guangdong in December, implemented travel bans on China and introduced strict social-distancing measures in January.




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Meet the Sydney-born virologist who became Greece's coronavirus 'hero'

Sotiris Tsiodras has been rated the most popular person in Greece for helping the country avoid disaster.




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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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Meet the Sydney-born virologist who became Greece's coronavirus 'hero'

Sotiris Tsiodras has been rated the most popular person in Greece for helping the country avoid disaster.




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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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A guide to the tick species every American should know

With tick season right around the corner in most areas, we hope these tick-identification tips will help you limit your risk and teach you a little more about these complex creatures.




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Deputy PM says Adani justified in demanding names of CSIRO scientists

The deputy prime minister says he understands why Adani sought the names of government scientists who reviewed a crucial plan for its Queensland coal mine.




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Adani has set a dangerous precedent in requesting scientists' names

Adani sought the names of government scientists who reviewed a crucial plan for its Queensland coal mine.




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From computer games to building supermarkets — this business shows the problems in our 'pivot' to manufacturing

The Federal Government has been spruiking a renewed focus on Australia's shrinking manufacturing sector in the post-COVID-19 world. But experts say it will be tough to flick the switch on a withering part of the economy.




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NT Government suspends debate as emergency coronavirus legislation rushed through Parliament

Renters in the NT will be protected from eviction for up to four months after more coronavirus emergency legislation passes parliament. But the Opposition and independents say Labor is avoiding scrutiny of its measures, following the suspension of Question Time.




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Surging grocery costs blamed on fires, droughts and COVID-19

Australians have seen a rare rise in inflation, as a series of crises conspired to push up the cost of essential groceries, but economists say consumers should see cheaper prices again now that panic buying has subsided.




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Goodbye Game of Thrones, hello Normal People: Is the era of gratuitous on-screen sex over?

Sex and nudity is strewn across our TV and cinema screens, but for actors and audiences, there can be a cost. That's starting to change, says Normal People's on-set intimacy coordinator.




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Orange juice the same as diet cola under proposed health star rating

Citrus growers say under a proposed change, the health star rating for 100 per cent orange juice could drop from the current five stars to as low as 2.5 stars.




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Corporate giants warn coronavirus exodus means Sydney's CBD will never be the same again

As the Government begins easing social-distancing restrictions, there are doubts once-bustling workplaces in Sydney's CBD will ever return to the way they were.




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Meet the Sydney-born virologist who became Greece's coronavirus 'hero'

Sotiris Tsiodras has been rated the most popular person in Greece for helping the country avoid disaster.




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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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Rupert 'Ron' Grint Just Became A Dad & We Wonder If The Kid Will Go To Hogwarts




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We Now Know How To Pronounce Elon Musk's Son's Name & It's (X Æ A-)12 Different Types Of Weird




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‘Spider-Verse’ Almost Had Cameos By Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield & Now We’re Mad




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5 Fun Drinking Games To Play With Your Partner During The Lockdown




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Another 3 million Americans filed for jobless benefits last week

Some 3.1 million Americans filed for government jobless benefits in the week ended May 2, bringing the total number of newly unemployed people since the pandemic began to more than 33 million.




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FN America, Colt's awarded $383.3M to make M16A4s for Iraq, others

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 29, 2020
FN America and Colt's Manufacturing received a $383.3 million, five-year contract to manufacture M16A4 rifles for Afghanistan, Grenada, Iraq, Lebanon and Nepal through the Pentagon's foreign military sales program. The M16A4 is the fourth generation of the M16 series of military rifles. The Marine Corps began phasing out the M16 in favor of the M4 carbine in 2015. In 2008 the Sta




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Sex and social distancing: How to up your sexting game


Don’t know how to start or what’s appropriate? A sex educator has some tips




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Richard Madeley reveals the one thing wife Judy hates about being on camera

Fans are delighted to see Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan back on TV screens with their...