ies What's it like graduating into a recession? We want to hear old and new stories By www.nbcnews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:47:00 GMT NBC News wants to hear from people who graduated in a recession and from students set to graduate this spring. Full Article
ies What can you do about friends who believe coronavirus conspiracy theories? By www.nbcnews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:42:00 GMT Relationships that suffer as a result of unreconcilable politics may force you to make a decision. To make that less distressing, choose consciously. Full Article
ies Little Richard, piano-pounding music icon, dies at 87 By www.nbcnews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:31:51 GMT The rock pioneer put "wop bop a loo bop" onto a generation's lips and inspired musicians from The Beatles to Prince. Full Article
ies Pennsylvania counties rebel against governor's phased reopening plan By www.foxnews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:45:46 GMT Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has a brewing rebellion on his hands as counties set out to defy his plans. Full Article 0fdedb60-faa3-5d7f-a547-415b69f4e95d fox-news/health/infectious-disease/coronavirus fox-news/us fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast/pennsylvania fnc fnc/us article Fox News Peter Aitken
ies Philippines is deadliest country for defenders of environment By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2019-07-30T00:01:13Z Nation replaces Brazil for first time in annual list of murders compiled by Global Witness The Philippines has replaced Brazil as the most murderous country in the world for people defending their land and environment, according to research that puts a spotlight on the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.More than three defenders were killed across the world every week in 2018, according to the annual toll by the independent watchdog Global Witness, highlighting the continued dangers facing those who stand up to miners, loggers, farmers, poachers and other extractive industries. Continue reading... Full Article Environmental activism Land rights Philippines Brazil Mining Logging and land-clearing Americas Asia Pacific Environment Protest Trees and forests World news
ies Trump ‘turns back the clock’ by luring drilling companies to pristine lands By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-02-12T07:00:26Z Energy companies have leased 9.9m acres from the administration – and the fossil fuels extracted could equal half a year of emissions from ChinaThe Trump administration has offered oil companies a chunk of the American west and the Gulf of Mexico that’s four times the size of California – an expansive drilling plan that threatens to entrench the industry at the expense of other outdoor jobs, while locking in enough emissions to undermine global climate policy.Energy companies have leased 9.9m acres from the unprecedented 461m acres put up for rent by the Trump administration, according to a new analysis from the Wilderness Society. Continue reading... Full Article Public lands Environment Climate change Fossil fuels US news Utah
ies Ex-ABA commish Mike Storen, dad of Hannah Storm, dies at 84 By feeds.foxnews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:00:24 GMT Mike Storen, a former ABA commissioner and multisport marketing whiz and the father of ESPN broadcaster Hannah Storm, died Thursday. He was 84. Full Article 3cd2510b-fc7a-5b57-a387-d70954423626 fox-news/sports/nba fox-news/sports/mlb fox-news/sports/mlb/houston-astros fox-news/sports/nba/indiana-pacers fox-news/sports/nba/atlanta-hawks fox-news/sports/nba/the-memphis-grizzlies fnc fnc/sports article Associated Press
ies 5 NFL teams with the easiest 2020 schedules By feeds.foxnews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:55:27 GMT Which NFL teams have the easiest schedules in 2020? Full Article 0a76ddf1-59e7-5567-b51c-778391939a79 fox-news/sports/nfl fox-news/sports/nfl/baltimore-ravens fox-news/sports/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers fox-news/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys fox-news/sports/nfl/cleveland-browns fox-news/sports/nfl/washington-redskins fnc fnc/sports article Fox News Ryan Gaydos
ies NBA teams set to reopen training facilities as league issues memo regarding safety protocol: report By feeds.foxnews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:26:43 GMT While NBA teams are slowly gearing up to return to training facilities this week, the league has reportedly issued a memo prohibiting those with elevated temperatures from participating. Full Article 9a646f7a-0ecb-59f0-9796-432404d305ba fox-news/sports/nba fox-news/health/infectious-disease/coronavirus fox-news/sports/nba/denver-nuggets fox-news/sports/nba/portland-trail-blazers fox-news/sports/nba/cleveland-cavaliers fnc fnc/sports article Fox News Paulina Dedaj
ies Why It’s So Difficult to Find Earth’s Earliest Life By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000 Debate over Earth’s oldest fossils fuels the search for our deepest origins Full Article
ies What We Can Learn From 1918 Influenza Diaries By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000 These letters and journals offer insights on how to record one's thoughts amid a pandemic Full Article
ies Here's Why This Smithsonian Scientist Studies Ancient Pathogens By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 15:18:18 +0000 As a biological anthropologist focused on health, diseases are part of Sabrina Sholts' specialty Full Article
ies Here's How Local Communities Can Help Save Mangroves By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:30:34 +0000 The Global Mangrove Alliance has a goal of increasing the world’s mangrove cover by 20 percent over the next decade Full Article
ies These Are the Decade’s Biggest Discoveries in Human Evolution By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:29:38 +0000 Celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Smithsonian's "David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins" with some of the biggest discoveries in human evolution Full Article
ies 2D oxide flakes pick up surprise electrical properties By www.sciencedaily.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:07:08 EDT Researchers find evidence of piezoelectricity in lab-grown, two-dimensional flakes of molybdenum dioxide. Full Article
ies Variance in tree species results in the cleanest urban air By www.sciencedaily.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:10:05 EDT What kind of an effect do trees have on aerosol particle concentrations in cities? Modelling carried out at the University of Helsinki revealed that the air was cleanest on the street level with three rows of trees of variable height situated along boulevard-type city street canyons. Full Article
ies New simple method for measuring the state of lithium-ion batteries By www.sciencedaily.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:13:16 EDT Scientists have presented a non-contact method for detecting the state of charge and any defects in lithium-ion batteries. Full Article
ies Computer vision helps scientists study lithium ion batteries By www.sciencedaily.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 08:35:42 EDT New machine learning methods bring insights into how lithium ion batteries degrade, and show it's more complicated than many thought. Full Article
ies Data science drives new maps to predict the growth of cities over next century By www.sciencedaily.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:38:00 EDT A new global simulation model offers the first long-term look at how urbanization -- the growth of cities and towns -- will unfold in the coming decades. The research team projects the total amount of urban areas on Earth can grow anywhere from 1.8 to 5.9-fold by 2100, building approximately 618,000 square miles. Full Article
ies Flies sleep when need arises to adapt to new situations By www.sciencedaily.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:53:31 EDT Researchers have found that flies sleep more when they can't fly, possibly because sleeping helps them adapt to a challenging new situation. Full Article
ies Google unifies messenger teams, plans “more coherent vision” By arstechnica.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:09:53 +0000 One person is now in charge of Google’s six messaging apps. Full Article Tech
ies Amazon worker dies from COVID-19 By www.foxnews.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 13:16:38 GMT Amid the intense scrutiny on the company over working conditions at its fulfillment centers, an Amazon employee has died from COVID-19, Fox News has confirmed. Full Article 8193494d-8fa6-562e-90c9-3bd8465994ad fox-news/health/infectious-disease/coronavirus fox-news/tech fox-news/person/jeff-bezos fox-news/tech/companies/amazon fnc fnc/tech article Fox News Chris Ciaccia
ies WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:01:58 -0400 The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to launch an app this month to enable people in under-resourced countries to assess whether they may have the novel coronavirus, and is considering a Bluetooth-based contact tracing feature too, an official told Reuters on Friday. Full Article technologyNews
ies Justin Bieber, Hailey Baldwin open their lives for candid new series By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 14:52:14 -0400 Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey Baldwin are opening up in an intimate series for Facebook Watch in which they discuss their marriage, their problems and their lives together. Full Article entertainmentNews
ies Locked out of galleries, Londoners find Caravaggio street art By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 13:29:20 -0400 Londoners locked out of galleries can find an alternative art fix on a wall under under some railway arches after street artist Lionel Stanhope painted a Caravaggio classic, updated for the coronavirus age. Full Article entertainmentNews
ies Fox News Media ties-up with Spotify to distribute podcasts By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 14:52:36 -0400 Fox News Media, a unit of Fox Corp, said on Tuesday it has partnered with digital streaming services company Spotify Technology SA to distribute its podcast catalogue featuring more than 20 original series. Full Article entertainmentNews
ies Florian Schneider, Kraftwerk founder and electronic music pioneer, dies at 73 By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:53:27 -0400 Florian Schneider, co-founder of pioneering German electronic band Kraftwerk, which influenced generations of pop and dance musicians with mesmerising tracks such as "Autobahn", has died of cancer aged 73, longtime bandmate Ralf Huetter said. Full Article entertainmentNews
ies Roy Horn of Las Vegas magic duo Siegfried and Roy dies of COVID-19: report By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 00:08:32 -0400 Magician Roy Horn, who alongside Siegfried Fischbacher starred in a popular, long-running Las Vegas act built around rare tigers, died on Friday from of complications of COVID-19, the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper reported. He was 75. Full Article entertainmentNews
ies Rock 'n' roll pioneer Little Richard dies at age 87: Rolling Stone By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:55:28 -0400 Little Richard, the self-proclaimed "architect of rock 'n' roll" who built his ground-breaking sound with a boiling blend of boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues and gospel, died on Saturday at the age of 87, Rolling Stone magazine reported. Full Article entertainmentNews
ies Hundreds of parties breaching coronavirus lockdown broken up by police By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-09T10:42:00Z Follow our live updates here Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
ies Hackney doctor who warned PM about urgent need for PPE dies after contracting coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-09T16:59:00Z Coronavirus: the symptoms Read our LIVE updates on the coronavirus here Full Article
ies Phyllis Lyon death: Civil rights pioneer and face of gay marriage dies aged 95 By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T06:44:10Z Gay rights pioneer Phyllis Lyon has died aged 95. Full Article
ies Priti Patel shuts down police threats of harsher lockdown measures like road blocks and checking supermarket trollies By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-09T17:49:00Z Read our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
ies Death rate of intensive care coronavirus patients hits 51% as UK fatalities see record increase of 980 By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T20:47:00Z Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
ies Tributes as retired police sergeant Richard Lloyd dies on Isle of Man after contracting Covid-19 By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-12T09:45:00Z Read our live coronavirus updates HERE Full Article
ies Which countries have not reported cases of Covid-19? By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-07T07:04:00Z Read our live updates on coronavirus HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
ies Teenage girl dies after falling from eighth-floor balcony in south London By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-12T16:01:00Z A 16-year-old girl has died after falling from an eighth-floor balcony in south London, police have said. Full Article
ies New NHS contact tracing app 'must be open for scrutiny' over protecting user privacy, main opposition parties say By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-12T19:05:00Z Read our live coronavirus updates HERE Full Article
ies 'Hero' NHS nurse and mum dies at hospital she spent 12 years working in after contracting Covid-19 By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-13T13:51:56Z Follow our live Covid-19 updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
ies US bishop who said 'God is larger than this dreaded virus' and ignored social distancing guidelines dies after contracting coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T14:24:00Z Coronavirus: the symptoms Read our LIVE updates on the coronavirus here Full Article
ies Global coronavirus cases near two million as some countries move to ease lockdown measures By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T04:13:00Z Follow our live Covid-19 updates HERE Full Article
ies 117 million children could miss out on measles vaccine amid Covid-19 crisis, UN health agencies warn By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T14:40:00Z Read our live updates on coronavirus HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
ies Virgin Atlantic plane ferries cargo of vital PPE from China to UK By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T15:44:07Z Read our live updates on coronavirus HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
ies 'Passionate' nurse dies with Covid-19 while husband remains critically ill in hospital By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T17:10:59Z Follow our live Covid-19 updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
ies Heroic Hillsborough survivor Dave Roland dies after contracting coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T07:27:24Z Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
ies Care home worker who refused to retire and 'gave her life to nursing' dies after contracting coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T10:07:00Z The family of a London care home worker who died with Covid-19 today described how she "gave her life to nursing". Full Article
ies Furlough must be extended to avoid mass redundancies, businesses warn By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T10:30:00Z Follow our live coronavirus updates here Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
ies Celebrities join Earl of Wessex to send 'virtual congratulations' to Duke of Edinburgh award winners By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T09:28:00Z Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
ies 'Our family has been torn apart': doctor dies weeks from retiring By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T11:30:00Z Hospital consultant and ward housekeeper are among latest NHS victims in London Follow our live coronavirus updates here Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
ies New bgX app allows London pharmacies to send vital products to vulnerable people By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T13:50:00Z Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article