rom Job losses from coronavirus are already devastating Southern California By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 09:00:05 -0400 Coronavirus unemployment hits a broad swath of industries across California. Full Article
rom Jalen Hill withdraws from NBA draft consideration and decides to return to UCLA By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 23:20:39 -0400 After declaring his intention to enter the NBA draft earlier this week, forward Jalen Hill changed his mind and decided to return to UCLA. Full Article
rom 'The Last Dance': The 23 most fascinating takeaways from Episodes 5 and 6 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 09:00:55 -0400 The latest episodes of ESPN's Michael Jordan documentary produce more tales of triumph, but also chip at his image as a teammate and examine his gambling issues. Full Article
rom Plaschke: Kobe's sincerity turned him from Michael Jordan's 'little Laker boy' to friend By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 21:20:50 -0400 Michael Jordan ridiculed Kobe Bryant during the early part of the Lakers star's budding career. Bryant, however, slowly earned Jordan's respect. Full Article
rom Clippers close deal to purchase Forum from MSG By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 16:15:15 -0400 Nearly six weeks after MSG Entertainment agreed to sell the Forum to a group backed by Steve Ballmer, ownership of the arena officially changed hands. Full Article
rom Better baseball on TV: What MLB can learn from 'Bachelor' and 'Millionaire' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 19:57:26 -0400 MLB stadiums without fans would be like playing in a giant television studio. TV executives offer ideas on reinventing baseball as entertainment. Full Article
rom Vanessa Bryant opens a birthday card from Kobe. 'It gave me something to look forward to' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 15:42:10 -0400 Vanessa Bryant opened a card from her late husband Kobe on her birthday. "It gave me something to look forward to today," she writes. Full Article
rom The long, winding road to UFC 249 leads to a night that promises to be special By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 21:19:03 -0400 UFC 249, to take place Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla., without fans, will be perhaps the most unique pay-per-view event the promotion company has staged. Full Article
rom 16 explosive Corrie spoilers - from coronavirus storylines to murders exposed By www.mirror.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 15:18:05 +0000 From Geoff Metcalfe's comeuppance to David and Shona trying to fall back in love with one another, there's a lot that Corrie fans can get excited about... Full Article TV News
rom Where former Gogglebox stars are now - from TV superstardom to behind bars By www.mirror.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 19:30:00 +0000 Gogglebox stars have come and gone over the years, with some families being ripped apart, others leaving for surprising new jobs, and one tragically dying Full Article TV News
rom Man City number 9s of the last 30 years ranked from best to worst By www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 14:20:11 +0000 Niall Quinn was an £800,000 signing from Arsenal, while Gabriel Jesus arrived from Palmeiras for £27million. Full Article Football News
rom Man in hospital after jumping from window of block of flats to escape fire By www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 15:41:16 +0000 The fire started in the kitchen of a second floor flat on Wendon Road, in Baguley Full Article Greater Manchester News
rom How a molecular 'alarm' system in plants protects them from predators By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT Some plants, like soybean, are known to possess an innate defense machinery that helps them develop resistance against insects trying to feed on them. However, exactly how these plants recognize signals from insects has been unknown until now. In a new study, scientists in Japan have uncovered the cellular pathway that helps these plants to sense danger signals and elicit a response, opening doors to a myriad of agricultural applications. Full Article
rom Scientists have created new nanocomposite from gold and titanium oxide By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT ITMO University researchers together with their colleagues from France and the USA have demonstrated how a femtosecond laser can be used to tune the structure and nanocomposite properties for titanium dioxide films filled with gold nanoparticles. Full Article
rom NTU Singapore scientists develop sustainable way to extract chitin from prawn shells By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a green way to create chitin, by using two forms of food waste - prawn shells and discarded fruit - and fermenting them. Full Article
rom The Lancet: New triple antiviral drug combination shows early promise for treating COVID-19 in phase 2 randomized trial By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT A two-week course of antiviral therapy with interferon beta-1b plus lopinavir-ritonavir and ribavirin, started within 7 days of showing COVID-19 symptoms, is safe and more effective at reducing the duration of viral shedding than lopinavir-ritonavir alone in patients with mild to moderate illness, according to the first randomized trial of this triple combination therapy involving 127 adults (aged 18 and older) from six public hospitals in Hong Kong. Full Article
rom Promising study by Texas A&M scientists offers hope for Menkes disease patients By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT A Texas A&M AgriLife Research team has good news for patients with copper-deficiency disorders, especially young children diagnosed with Menkes disease. Full Article
rom Individualized mosaics of microbial strains transfer from the maternal to the infant gut By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT Researchers have used a microbiome 'fingerprint' method to report that an individualized mosaic of microbial strains is transmitted to the infant gut microbiome from a mother giving birth through vaginal delivery. They detailed this transmission by analyzing existing metagenomic databases of fecal samples from mother-infant pairs, as well as analyzing mouse dam and pup transmission in a germ-free, or gnotobiotic, mouse model, where the dams were inoculated with human fecal microbes. Full Article
rom Debenhams accused of 'stealing' as retailer demands 90% discount on clothes from suppliers already at UK ports By www.itv.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:00:13 +0100 ITV News has seen correspondence from Debenhams’ administrator to Bangladeshi suppliers demanding a 90% discount on garments orders. Full Article
rom BAME groups ‘two to three times more likely to die from coronavirus’ By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:03:18 +0100 The likelihood of death from Covid-19 is significantly higher among England’s BAME communities than the general population, researchers say. Full Article
rom Shipment of 400,000 delayed protective gowns from Turkey deemed unusable By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:22:18 +0100 A shipment of 400,000 gowns from Turkey which was part of a delayed consignment of PPE has been impounded after falling short of standards. Full Article
rom People from black backgrounds four times more likely to die from virus than people from white backgrounds, ONS finds By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:55:41 +0100 People from black backgrounds are four times more likely to die from coronavirus than people from white backgrounds, new statistics suggest. Full Article
rom Report appears to show link between Covid-19 and a rare inflammatory syndrome seen in children By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 12:25:30 +0100 A report published in The Lancet appeared to show there was a link between Covid-19 and a deadly syndrome that affects some children. Full Article
rom Pret to reopen more stores for takeaway and delivery from Monday By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:41:02 +0100 30 stores have already reopened and 71 shops will join them next week, including Birmingham. Full Article
rom UK Weather Forecast: A fine evening for many away from a few showers in the west By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:59:09 +0100 Late, low sunshine with scattered showers easing to leave it dry Full Article
rom World War Two veteran, 98, with lung condition recovers from coronavirus By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:47:48 +0100 Douglas Moore, who also has a lung condition, received a round of applause as he was discharged from Kettering General Hospital. Full Article
rom GCHQ reveals last message from German Second World War network By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:04:18 +0100 Historian Tony Comer says it is ‘a small insight into the real people behind the machinery of war’. Full Article
rom Virus turns New York from bustling metropolis to open-air museum By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 04:30:02 GMT In the days before the virus, strolling down Broadway felt like swimming through a sea of people. Now it feels like wandering around a forsaken movie set. Full Article
rom Trump administration says up to 240,000 Americans to die from coronavirus By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 02:16:03 GMT 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. Full Article
rom From the Archives, 1895: Oscar Wilde arrested in London By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT The glittering life of playwright Oscar Wilde came undone when his attempt to prosecute the Marquess of Queensberry for libel resulted in his own arrest for "gross indecency". Full Article
rom 'Jenny from Invercargill': Family proud of nurse thanked by British PM By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:05:02 GMT Boris Johnson publicly thanked "Jenny from Invercargill" for staying by his side during his hospitalisation for COVID-19, when things "could have gone either way". Full Article
rom More needed from Biden than not being Trump By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:55:09 GMT Joe Biden is going to have to offer US voters inspiration If he is to derail a candidate as adept at media manipulation as Donald Trump. Full Article
rom After 10 days of hell, take it from me: you don't want to catch this virus By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:33:32 GMT I did not think I was going to die but it absolutely felt like the virus was trying hard to kill me. I've never been so sick, or scared. Full Article
rom From 'Xi's doing a great job' to 'The WHO really blew it’: Trump's coronavirus response in tweets By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:03:02 GMT The US President has been able to use Twitter to shape what the public talks about in the realm of politics. He's gone into overdrive on the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
rom Europe is emerging from the pandemic with beds and ventilators to spare By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:53:04 GMT All across Europe, the numbers are coming down. There is finally good news to share. Full Article
rom 'Immunity passport' to free recovered Chileans from lockdown By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 03:20:03 GMT Critics warn against moving too quickly with a medical union secretary saying: "There are serious doubts over existence of long-term immunity to this virus." Full Article
rom Trump-aligned states ready to reopen for business from this week By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:42:01 GMT Republican governors, including in Georgia, are reopening gyms, churches, bowling alleys and hairdressers later this week despite COVID-19 cases still rising. Full Article
rom Coronavirus study shows more deaths, no benefit from Trump's drug treatment suggestion By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:49:01 GMT Researchers did not track side effects, but noted a hint that hydroxychloroquine might have damaged other organs, too. Full Article
rom World slowly waking from pandemic lockdown By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:53:02 GMT The scaling back of lockdowns in hot-bed nations, many still fighting wholesale death, may offer Australians glimmers of hope. Full Article
rom What did we learn, or miss, from the Spanish flu? By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 18:00:00 GMT Listen to Fenella Souter's story marking 100 years on from the Spanish flu, followed by a discussion with expert virologist Professor Kanta Subbarao from the WHO and the Doherty Institute. Full Article
rom Canberra's Male Champions of Change still struggling to promote women By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 23:28:07 GMT How is it that decades after first realising gender inequity was a serious problem, the good burghers at the Commonwealth public service have yet to act? Full Article
rom Ruby Princess preparing to leave as passengers promised full refund By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 07:44:03 GMT The plans for the ship's departure come as Carnival Australia confirmed on Monday it would offer a full refund to guests on the cruise that returned to Sydney on March 19. Full Article
rom From the Archives, 1973: The sheep station that seceded By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT 50 years ago, a West Australian farmer declared his wheat and sheep station at Hutt River an independent principality. Full Article
rom COVID-19 is global but so is recovery from addiction By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT The pandemic isn't stopping the meetings at the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs - they are just going digital. Full Article
rom Return to class is going to look very different from school to school By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT The May 11 start date is one certainty in a sea of uncertainty. Full Article
rom World slowly waking from pandemic lockdown By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:53:02 GMT The scaling back of lockdowns in hot-bed nations, many still fighting wholesale death, may offer Australians glimmers of hope. Full Article
rom What did we learn, or miss, from the Spanish flu? By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 18:00:00 GMT Listen to Fenella Souter's story marking 100 years on from the Spanish flu, followed by a discussion with expert virologist Professor Kanta Subbarao from the WHO and the Doherty Institute. Full Article
rom Canberra's Male Champions of Change still struggling to promote women By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 23:28:07 GMT How is it that decades after first realising gender inequity was a serious problem, the good burghers at the Commonwealth public service have yet to act? Full Article
rom Ruby Princess preparing to leave as passengers promised full refund By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 07:44:03 GMT The plans for the ship's departure come as Carnival Australia confirmed on Monday it would offer a full refund to guests on the cruise that returned to Sydney on March 19. Full Article
rom From the Archives, 1973: The sheep station that seceded By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT 50 years ago, a West Australian farmer declared his wheat and sheep station at Hutt River an independent principality. Full Article