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Column: Equifax left unencrypted data open to Chinese hackers. Most big U.S. companies are just as negligent

Equifax, like most large U.S. companies, failed to encrypt the databases that store some of the most sensitive details of people's lives.




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Google website can help you get tested for coronavirus — so long as you aren't sick

A website created by Google sister company Verily is screening people in the Bay Area for coronavirus testing, but telling anyone with symptoms they're not eligible. It's not the only mystery around the project.




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Employees at 6 Amazon facilities in Southern California have tested positive for coronavirus

Coronavirus: Amazon workers at 6 Southland facilities test positive




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Column: Coronavirus has created opportunities for, shall we say, quirky cures

Televangelist Jim Bakker is being sued over his promotion of a coronavirus cure. Then there's Scalar Light, a Florida company that says it can "disassemble pathogens" at the quantum level.




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Season Interrupted: Simi Valley's Chase Aurand prepares for his next act

Simi Valley two-sport athlete Chase Aurand learned a valuable history lesson amid the coronavirus outbreak: 'Don't take going to practice for granted.'




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Tight end Hunter Henry excited to see what Chargers can do on offense

Chargers tight end Hunter Henry will miss Philip Rivers. But he's eager to see what the team can do with a different offense.




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Season Interrupted: Peninsula track star Aiden Lieb pays it forward

UCLA-bound hurdles standout Aiden Lieb envisions a future teaching others: 'I want to be that support system that believes in young athletes.'




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Season Interrupted: Josette Odgers carries on the family tradition

Santa Margarita's Josette Odgers finds solace in winning two state swimming titles before the coronavirus shutdown: 'We made the best of the times we had.'




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Season Interrupted: JSerra's Colby Canales finds inspiration at home

San Juan Capistrano JSerra's Colby Canales leans on the strength of his mother, a breast cancer survivor: 'She goes and works every day.'




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Season Interrupted: Palm Desert's Jasmine Perezchica can take the heat

Reigning league MVP Jasmine Perezchica will go from one desert to another to chase her college dream: 'I really live and breathe softball.'




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Season Interrupted: Oklahoma-bound Tiare Jennings digs the long ball

Long Beach St. Anthony slugger Tiare Jennings can go long ball or small ball: 'When I'm using my legs, special things happen.'




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Bucks investigating the reported hacking of Giannis Antetokounmpo's social media accounts

Giannis Antetokounmpo's agent said the social media accounts of the Milwaukee Bucks star were hacked and that he did not write the inappropriate messages that appeared there Thursday.




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Angels owner Arte Moreno expected to reveal stadium development plan this month

Angels owner Arte Moreno's company could disclose before the end of the month whether it plans to build a new ballpark or renovate Angel Stadium.




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'The Last Dance' shows how Michael Jordan created rivals to conquer

Michael Jordan often created a rivalry with an opponent like LaBradford Smith over a perceived slight to help fuel a desire to dominate on the court.




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Bewildered Yasmeen sent down for attempted murder in devastating Corrie scene

Corrie's Yasmeen was sent down for the attempted murder of husband Geoff in heartbreaking scenes on Friday




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Emmerdale viewers horrified as Dottie is 'roasted' in tent set alight by Arthur

Emmerdale viewers were terrified for little Dottie's life after Arthur and Archie set alight the tent she was asleep in




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Keith Lemon's mum steals show as tea lady on show touted as 'the new Bake Off'

Naked Attraction host Anna Richardson stunned by comic Keith Lemon's secret crafting love as they filmed The Fantastical Factory of Curious Craft for Channel 4




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Temperature reading glasses tested in China

Glasses that claim to be able to measure people's temperature are being tested in China to identify people with the coronavirus.




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'Jurassic Park was wrong': Raptors hunted alone and not in packs

Scientists have challenged a key plot point of the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park with new research suggesting raptors hunted alone rather than in packs.




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The animated advantage: How Canadian cartoonists are staying home and staying busy

As most film and television production grind to a halt, broadcasters are turning to animation studios for fresh content.




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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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Why The Last Dance reminds Ole Gunnar Solskjaer of Manchester United

Man United were the team of the 90s in English football and the Chicago Bulls were the team of the 90s in the NBA and that has been the subject of a Netflix documentary.




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Manchester United have a fully fit squad for possible Premier League restart

Man United are fifth in the Premier League, in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and all but in the last eight of the Europa League and have Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford fit again.




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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman's body found in house

Police have arrested a 40-year-old man who remains in custody for questioning



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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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Man United fans praise Brandon Williams for taunting Liverpool FC

Man Utd defender Brandon Williams liked a post on social media which referenced Liverpool's wait to win the Premier League.




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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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Molecule reduces multiple pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease

When tested in brain cells and in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, a new compound significantly reduced the number of amyloid plaques in the brain, lessened brain inflammation and diminished other molecular markers of the disease.




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The Lancet Rheumatology: Small observational study of patients with severe COVID-19 treated with the arthritis drug anakinra finds clinical improvements

The first study to report use of the rheumatoid arthritis drug anakinra to treat COVID-19 patients found that high-dose anakinra was safe and was associated with respiratory improvements and reduced signs of cytokine storm [1] in 72% (21/29) of patients, according to results from patients studied for 21 days (enrolled from 17 to 27 March 2020) in a Milan hospital, published in The Lancet Rheumatology journal.




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Treatment for Diverticulitis -- updated ASCRS Guidelines published in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Reflecting research-driven changes in clinical practice, a revised set of evidence-based recommendations for the medical and surgical treatment of left-sided colonic diverticulitis has been published in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (DC&R), the official journal of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS). The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.




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How does the brain link events to form a memory? Study reveals unexpected mental processes

The brain has a powerful ability to remember and connect events separated in time. And now, in a new study in mice published today in Neuron, scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute have shed light on how the brain can form such enduring links.




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Canadian study finds temperature, latitude not associated with COVID-19 spread

Temperature and latitude do not appear to be associated with the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a study of many countries published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), but school closures and other public health measures are having a positive effect.




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Scientists have created new nanocomposite from gold and titanium oxide

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.




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Epithelial GPS: Position of RNAi machinery is associated with epithelial identity

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina show in a new report that the RNA interference machinery, normally thought to reside in the nucleus or cytoplasm, predominantly localizes to these apical junctions and influences cell biology in the colon. Interestingly, in colon tumors, this localization is dysregulated and may shift the balance of RNAs to promote tumorigenesis.




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Four-year-old with cancer reunited with father after seven weeks kept apart in lockdown

Mila Sneddon hasn't seen her father in seven weeks in order to keep her safe during coronavirus lockdown.




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Man arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder police officer

The officer’s injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.




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Special front cover of The Big Issue created by Gruffalo illustrator

Characters created by Axel Scheffler from his popular books with Julia Donaldson are on the cover.




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Lockdown: Any easing of coronavirus restrictions in England will be 'very limited', No 10 says

The government will move with "maximum caution" when lifting coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England, Number 10 has said.




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Study begins into how coronavirus spreads and why some people are more affected than others

As part of the study, samples of blood, saliva and nasal swabs from healthcare workers in a bid to answer key questions about the virus.




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Public warned to expect ‘limited' changes to lockdown in England

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said the government was also prepared to row back from easing restrictions if ‘things…get out of control’.




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90-year anniversary since St Kilda islanders requested evacuation

Members of the remote community wrote to the secretary of state for Scotland asking for help on May 10, 1930.




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From the Archives, 1895: Oscar Wilde arrested in London

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".




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New Zealand Health Minister demoted after breaking lockdown for beach trip

Minister said he recalled the beach trip only after attracting public scrutiny for a mountain bike ride.




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'Everything has shifted': How a pandemic is reshaping the US election

As a rule, if the economy is going well then US presidents get re-elected. If it's going badly, they lose. But will that hold in a global health emergency?




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UNSW graduate, Chinese Vice Minister investigated for 'severe violations of discipline and law'

The move comes a month after Sun Lijung played a key role in the Chinese Communist Party's response to the coronavirus crisis. 




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New suits and long journeys: How we navigated the Great Depression

Memories of the Depression years come flooding back with talk of Australia heading into another depression or at least a severe recession.




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'Unprecedented and very concerning': Concerns raised about COVID-19 powers given to mayors

Local councillors say emergency powers given to mayors risk undermining democracy.




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New suits and long journeys: How we navigated the Great Depression

Memories of the Depression years come flooding back with talk of Australia heading into another depression or at least a severe recession.




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'Unprecedented and very concerning': Concerns raised about COVID-19 powers given to mayors

Local councillors say emergency powers given to mayors risk undermining democracy.