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China’s new spacecraft—which resembles a Crew Dragon—just landed

China now has a capsule potentially capable of returning from the Moon.




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Climate change: World mustn't forget 'deeper emergency'

Environmental crises must not be forgotten amid the pandemic, says the UN Secretary General.





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Spaceflight signs up as anchor customer for Firefly Aerospace launch in 2021

Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. has signed an agreement to secure most of the payload mass on a Firefly Aerospace rocket that's due to lift off from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base in 2021. The agreement, announced today, establishes Spaceflight as the mission's anchor customer and commits the company to managing the logistics for multiple payloads on the Firefly Alpha rocket. That should help Firefly maximize use of the rocket's 630-kilogram (1,389-pound) capacity for a launch to sun-synchronous orbit. Texas-based Firefly Aerospace is planning to launch the Alpha on its maiden flight from Vandenberg later this year. The company suffered a setback in… Read More






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The Guardian view on an NHS coronavirus app: it must do no harm | Editorial

Smartphones can be used to digitally trace Covid-19. But not if the public don’t download an app over privacy fears – or find it won’t work on their device

The idea of the NHS tracing app is to enable smartphones to track users and tell them whether they interacted with someone who had Covid-19. Yet this will work only if large proportions of the population download the app. No matter how smart a solution may appear, mass consent is required. That will not be easy. Ministers and officials have failed to address the trade-offs between health and privacy by being ambiguous about the app’s safeguards.

Instead of offering cast-iron guarantees about the length of time for which data would be held; who can access it; and the level of anonymity afforded, we have had opacity and obfuscation. It is true that we are dealing with uncertainties. But without absolute clarity about privacy the public is unlikely to take up the app with the appropriate gusto.

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GameStop Pro Day - 4/18 - Not Just for Pro Members Anymore

GameStop’s Pro Day Sale

 

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For 4/18 only, Pro Deals for ALL at GameStop.com

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    U.S. Industries Are Taking A Massive Toll During The Coronavirus Pandemic

    The pandemic has devastated the job markets across the U.S. The April jobs report reveals the massive toll the crisis took on industries — from restaurants and retail to health care and automotive.




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    Coronavirus Update: The U.S. Health Care Industry Is Challenged By The Pandemic

    The health care sector has cut 1.4 million jobs in April. And as COVID-19 has consumed health care resources, other essential routine procedures — like screenings for strokes — have gone down.




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    ‘The pain and cost of rebuilding must be borne by those with the broadest shoulders not with another 10 years of austerity’ -Justin Welby on dealing with aftermath of Covid-19

    Tomorrow marks 75 since the nation celebrated VE day - the end of fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe.




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    Zoë Kravitz Doesn’t Want To Have A Baby Just Yet

    Zoë Kravitz was talking with Dax Shepard for his podcast “Armchair Expert” when she revealed that she is fed up with people asking her whether she is pregnant yet. Zoë married actor Karl Glusman last June. “A lot of people ask the question, ‘When are you gonna have a baby?’ or say things like, ‘When’s […]

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    Saskatchewan Indigenous community 'frustrated and angry' as it battles outbreak

    LA LOCHE, Sask. - Amanda Black feels lucky that her symptoms have remained mild since she tested positive last week for COVID-19. She and her six-year-old son, Malachi, have runny noses and can't taste their food. "We seem to be OK so far," Black said in an online video from her home in La




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    Confidence level of industry improving: KV Kamath, ICICI Bank

    "It is the collective wisdom of the marketplace that there is action and we will move with speed. That improves the confidence level of industry."




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    FM must rethink

    TT Ram Mohan has rightly suggested that the tax-GDP ratio measures structural improvement. The FM must rethink his medium-term debtto-GDP target.




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    VCs are gearing up for a post-pandemic auto industry

    VCs are gearing up for a post-pandemic auto industryAutotech is trying to pandemic-proof its portfolio as it prepares to deploy $150 million in a funding round announced this week.




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    Tips for home-schooling parents during a pandemic: First, trust yourself and teachers.

    We shouldn't expect a normal level of learning right now and teachers are prepared to catch kids up this fall. Their message to parents: Leave it to us.

          




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    Stars vocal about their health struggles: Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian, Nick Jonas, more

    Taraji P. Henson, Jonathan Van Ness, Selma Blair, Justin Bieber and more have embraced ongoing health issues, encouraging fans to do the same.

          




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    This weekend: New Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, Michelle Obama doc, 'SNL' season finale

    Out this weekend: Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber's new duet, Michelle Obama's documentary on Netflix and the season finale of "Saturday Night Live."

          




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    Did David Dobrik Just Confirm He’s In A Relationship With Madison Beer?

    Fans think they might be going official




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    Bella Hadid Unfollows Selena Gomez Just One Day After Refollowing Her

    Fans celebrated their friendship too soon




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    How Animal Crossing’s fake industries let players afford real rent amid COVID-19

    Amid quarantine, New Horizons provides an outlet for creativity and commerce.




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    Kevin Spacey breaks silence over sex assault claims to compare industry shunning to coronavirus job losses

    Actor Kevin Spacey has broken his silence over sex assault allegations, comparing being shunned by the film industry to those who are out of work as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The 60-year-old American Beauty star has not appeared in a professional movie or series since accusations of abuse were made by several men. "I don't think it will come as a surprise for anyone to say that my world completely changed in the fall of 2017,” he said in comments made during an interview for the German business conference Bits & Pretzels podcast. “My job, many of my relationships, my standing in my own industry were all gone in just a matter of hours.” The former House of Cards lead, who was dropped by the show after allegations surfaced, has largely kept a low profile since the allegations were made. He was also removed from the film All the Money in the World, which had to be reshot with actor Christopher Plummer. Spacey has always denied the claims, several of which date back several decades. “While we may have found ourselves in similar situations, albeit for very different reasons and circumstances, I still believe that some of the emotional struggles are very much the same," he said. “And so I do have empathy for what it feels like to suddenly be told that you can't go back to work or that you might lose your job and that it's a situation that you have absolutely no control over.” At the end of the podcast interview, Spacey added: “I was so busy defining myself by what I did or what I was trying to do, that when it all stopped I had no idea what to do next. All I knew how to do was act, I was born to do it. “I don’t want to sugarcoat this devastating time that we’re in, I am hoping that I can encourage you to see an opportunity in all of this and turn this into a positive.”




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    Jerry O'Connell on 'Justice League Dark': 'Superman belongs to the fans so I take criticisms seriously' (exclusive)

    Jerry O'Connell has voiced Superman in a series of movies since 2015, culminating in the new 'Justice League Dark: Apokolips War'.




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    'Friday the 13th' at 40: How this horror classic cemented the blockbuster slasher

    Sean S. Cunningham's slasher 'Friday the 13th' is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week. Its effect on the horror genre defined the 1980s.




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    Playbook Inning 6: Nine must-follow tips

    Part 6 of Tristan H. Cockcroft's nine-part expanded "Playbook" explains nine tips to use during the fantasy baseball season, from trade strategies to how to value rookies and closers.




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    Inside Justin Gaethje's journey from a mining town to MMA stardom

    Gaethje's family heritage was forged in Arizona copper mines, but a fighting spirit charted his path to a UFC title shot.




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    Brooke Shields: ‘At Studio 54 I just wore whatever my friends were wearing’

    The actor on walking the red carpet while having an allergic reaction, her controversial Calvin Klein campaign and dressing like Michael Jackson

    I’m not known for wearing outfits that are as completely covered up as this. Often, you are uncomfortable on the red carpet, worried that something is going to pop out, unzip or break. There was something about this look that felt like protection and armour to me. I wore it to the 2018 CFDA fashion awards and I loved how extreme it felt: chic and strong, slightly androgynous but with a femininity to it. It came together nicely with no stress – until I was in the car, when I realised I was having some kind of allergic reaction to my makeup! One of my eyes swelled up right before I was stepping out on to the red carpet. I panicked and put on my reading glasses to camouflage the fact that one eye was almost completely shut!

    As a teenager, my relationship with apparel was fraught because I never cultivated my own style. My mom and I bought everything from thrift shops – I would wear the same jeans all year and then cut them into shorts – but every time I would go on a set I would be decked out in designer clothes. There was a disconnect: clothes were just something belonging to other people that I would embody, and then shed.

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    Michael Flynn Pleaded Guilty. Why Is The Justice Department Dropping The Charges?

    Fate and politics have rewarded decisions made by the former national security adviser and his legal team, ultimately delivering him from legal jeopardy after a years-long odyssey.




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    Supreme Court chief, justice minister studying how courts can resume amid COVID-19

    As talk of reopening aspects of society continue across the country, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Richard Wagner and federal Justice Minister David Lametti have begun a study into how courts could safely begin to resume regular operations in light of COVID-19.




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    Government website for key workers to book coronavirus tests stops taking applications just hours after launch

    "You can select a regional test site drive-through appointment or home test kit.






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    Georgia businesses reopen and customers start returning, but only time will tell if it's the right decision

    Exactly one week since Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp began reopening the state's economy, small businesses shared early success stories as customers welcomed their return. But at what cost? Business owners say only time will tell.





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    All NHL players must follow quarantine orders before resuming season, Trudeau says

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday that players would — at a minimum — need to follow quarantine protocols if they were to arrive in Canada while the border remains closed due to the pandemic.




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    Monster Thunderstorm Cluster Charging from Kansas to Texas is Captured in Astonishing Satellite Views

    As lightning crackled in the clouds, the GOES-16 weather satellite watched all the violent action from 22,000 miles away.




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    The Best New Songs of May 2020, from Kehlani to Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande

    Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande team up




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    The Guardian view on BAME death rates: inequality and injustice

    Coronavirus is much more likely to claim the lives of black people than white. Socio-economic factors are a significant contributor

    A universal experience is highlighting the sharp divides in our society. Few are as stark and shocking as those revealed by Thursday’s news that black people in England and Wales are more than four times as likely to die from Covid-19 as white people. Bangladeshi and Pakistani people were about three and a half times more likely, and those of Indian origin two and a half times as likely, the Office for National Statistics reported.

    The disproportionately high toll of BAME people was already evident, notably among medical staff: a review of just over a hundred NHS staff who died found that almost two-thirds were black or Asian, though those groups account for less than one in seven workers in the health service. It is all the more striking, given that age is one of the biggest risk factors and the over-65s comprise only one in 20 of the BAME population, compared with almost one in five of the white population.

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    Paths out of lockdown: questions Boris Johnson must answer

    Clarity on lifting Covid-19 rules needed, from increasing time outdoors to schools returning

    Boris Johnson will address the nation on Sunday to set out a road map for how England might leave the Covid-19 lockdown. Any immediate changes have been billed as modest and incremental, but people are expecting more details on how life could differ over the next few weeks. Here are the questions the prime minister needs to answer:

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    Austrian ski resort covers glacier after coronavirus cuts season

    - With its season cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, one of Austria's most popular glacial ski resorts covered its glacier in protective fabric earlier than usual this year to help preserve it for a still uncertain reopening.



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    Paul O'Grady says he 'definitely' had coronavirus but 'just got on with it'

    Presenter reveals homemade remedy that helped him through




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    Tiger King: Producer accuses Joe Exotic of 'shooting animals just because he was pissed off'

    TV star's also claimed to have fed a peacock he killed to his pets




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    Rocky Horror star Patricia Quinn 'disgusted' by portrayal on RuPaul's Drag Race

    Drag queen Aiden Zhane impersonated Patricia Quinn during the "Snatch Game" challenge