bl Despite Harsh Impact of Coronavirus Black Faith Remains High By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 17:38:00 EDT Churches and mosques are find ways to stay active. Full Article Covid19 National News Coronavirus
bl Joe Biden Announces His Policy Plans For Black America By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 19:35:00 EDT The 2020 presidential candidates wants your vote. Full Article National News Political News
bl NYPD Has Arrested An Outrageous Number Of Black People By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 10:30:00 EDT Their tactics are being compared to stop and frisk. Full Article National News
bl DJ Jazzy Jeff To Host Virtual Block Party By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 18:01:00 EDT The all-day extravaganza is set for Saturday. Full Article Music News DJ Jazzy Jeff
bl Blogger Mattie James Balances Motherhood And Business Hustle By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 10:07:14 EDT Just say "no" to mom guilt. Full Article The Glam Gap Motherhood
bl Black State Legislator Says He Was Unfairly Stopped By Cop By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 14:44:00 EDT Rep. Kam Buckner wants this to be a teachable moment. Full Article National News Coronavirus
bl Cop Shooting Claims Life Of Black Man Who Livestreamed Chase By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 14:40:00 EDT Demonstrators gathered after the death of Sean Reed Full Article National News
bl Armed Black Citizens Escort Michigan State Rep To Capitol By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 20:45:00 EDT It comes after white men with guns swarmed the state house. Full Article National News
bl Opinion: Responsible AI starts with higher education By feeds.bizjournals.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:00:00 +0000 Michael Quinn – Dean, College of Science and Engineering, Seattle University “This new algorithm will need a lot of pictures of people. What if we use a morgue so we don’t have to worry about consent?” Although this is a fictitious example, modern-day tech workers often face similar questions. Why? Because the rise of artificial intelligence based on machine learning has created a new class of sociotechnical challenges. Now is the time for industry and universities to acknowledge these… Full Article
bl Why Charles Schwab is gobbling up a failed Bay Area company’s technology By feeds.bizjournals.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:10:28 +0000 The San Francisco brokerage is bringing its financial firepower and sizeable client base to one of the hottest investment trends. Full Article
bl Siblings Neha and Tony Kakkar collaborate on new song By www.tellychakkar.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T19:42:41+05:30 Full Article
bl Dropbox was profitable for the first time since going public By www.engadget.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:58:46 -0400 While many companies struggle through the pandemic, Dropbox seems to be doing well. In its first quarter, it brought in $455 million, an increase of 18 percent compared to the same period last year. According to Bloomberg, last quarter was the first... Full Article coronavirus covid-19 dropbox earnings gear news profit q1 remote work from home
bl Gregor Chisholm: Rehabbing Blue Jays lefty Ryan Borucki is making the most of a second off-season, with the help of a friend By www.thestar.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 18:27:04 EDT Borucki and catcher Jansen, who usually work out together in the winter, both stayed in the Dunedin area while most of their teammates went home. Full Article
bl NFL is ready to call an audible or two if coronavirus forces schedule changes By www.thestar.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:58:21 EDT With the NFL heading into its next round of broadcasting negotiations, it could not afford to release a schedule full of unsightly seams and untenable sacrifices. Full Article
bl Uber accused of cheating the public in driver's suit over pay By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 18:19:09 -0500 Drivers being cheated out of wages and not being reimbursed for expenses causes California to lose out on payroll taxes, attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan argues in a new legal challenge to Uber's practices. Full Article
bl Newsletter: Those Black Friday deals? They're not as good as you think By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 08:00:09 -0500 The dirty little secret of Black Friday — and its cousin, Cyber Monday — is that the best deals are still to come. Full Article
bl California is rewriting the rules of the internet. Businesses are scrambling to keep up By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 20:01:23 -0500 A new law that will let you opt out of the online data economy goes into effect on Jan. 1 — assuming businesses can figure out how to make that happen in time. Full Article
bl Column: Boeing's board shouldn't escape blame in 737 Max scandal By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 09:00:11 -0500 Boeing will be hobbled by the 737 Max affair for years to come. Yet the board that oversaw this calamity is not being held to task. Full Article
bl Riot Games accuses regulators of 'questionable tactics' to block gender bias settlement By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 08:00:13 -0500 California state agencies argue that women who worked at the video game company could deserve up to $400 million. The company—and the lawyers for women who worked there—strongly disagree. Full Article
bl Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 00:40:09 -0500 Twitter said it would suspend 70 accounts posting content supporting the Michael Bloomberg campaign in a pattern that violates company rules. Full Article
bl 'Please disregard, vote for Bernie': Inside Bloomberg's paid social media army By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 08:00:32 -0500 Mike Bloomberg has hired hundreds of paid "digital organizers" to boost his presidential bid on social media. A look inside the operation reveals potential downsides to this approach. Full Article
bl Having trouble with the IRS site? Try all caps — yes, really By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 15:44:37 -0400 Are you getting 'Payment Status Not Available' when tracking down your coronavirus stimulus check? Try entering your address in all caps. Full Article
bl Michael Jordan's gambling explained: 'I love to bet' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 22:00:09 -0400 Michael Jordan's famous competitiveness produced six NBA titles. It also generated juicy gambling tales, which include reported seven-figure losses. Full Article
bl Baseball with no fans? Korean league opener shows glimpse of possible MLB future By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 13:03:04 -0400 The Korean baseball season is underway, but the games have a much different look with no fans in attendance because of the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
bl Galaxy permanently shut down elite girls' soccer academy, leaving players scrambling By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 22:21:35 -0400 The Galaxy have permanently shuttered their elite girls' soccer academy, leaving more than 80 girls looking for new places to play. Full Article
bl Rob Blake: Kings will 'find positives' in otherwise meaningless games if season resumes By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 16:47:11 -0400 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. Full Article
bl NFL is ready to call an audible or two if coronavirus forces schedule changes By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 23:10:40 -0400 While the 2020 NFL season faces some uncertainties because of the coronavirus, the league leaned on a familiar road map in constructing the season schedule. Full Article
bl Adorable VE Day survivors hint they've found love after quarantining together By www.mirror.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 12:00:12 +0000 Doug Vince and Margaret Maxwell, both in their 90s, are celebrating the 75th anniversary of VE Day together after taking the plunge and moving in at the start of lockdown Full Article TV News
bl Stacey Solomon 'weirded out' as people thought her and Joe Swash were siblings By www.mirror.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 13:46:10 +0000 The Loose Women panelist admitted on today's show that some people thought they looked like brother and sister Full Article TV News
bl Stacey Solomon brands Paddy McGuinness 'Eminem' as he debuts blond hair By www.mirror.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 14:54:17 +0000 The Take Me Out presenter made a surprise appearance on today's Loose Women and proudly revealed his striking bleach blond hair to the presenters Full Article TV News
bl Astronomers discover closest black hole to Earth By news.sky.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 18:34:00 +0100 The closest black hole to Earth has been discovered about 1,000 light-years away, scientists have said. Full Article
bl Musk's SpaceX to make satellites 'invisible' after light pollution complaints By news.sky.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:20:00 +0100 SpaceX plans to make its satellites "generally invisible to the naked eye within a week of launch" following complaints about light pollution. Full Article
bl Manchester United have a fully fit squad for possible Premier League restart By www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:27:23 +0000 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. Full Article Football News
bl 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
bl NIH-funded study links early sleep problems to autism diagnosis among at-risk children By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT A small study funded by the National Institutes of Health suggests that sleep problems among children who have a sibling with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may further raise the likelihood of an ASD diagnosis, compared to at-risk children who do not have difficulty sleeping. Previous research has shown that young children who have a sibling with ASD are at a higher risk for also being diagnosed with the condition. Full Article
bl Treatment for Diverticulitis -- updated ASCRS Guidelines published in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT 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. Full Article
bl Using digital twins to design more sustainable cities By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT Over the past several years, a collaboration at HLRS has been developing a digital twin of Herrenberg, a small city just outside of Stuttgart, Germany. The Herrenberg study has already provided valuable information for city planners and government officials in the state of Baden-Württemberg, and paves the way for improving the model to include additional kinds of data. Full Article
bl Stroke doctors establish best practices to protect against COVID-19 By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT To keep patients and health-care providers safe from COVID-19, while providing urgent treatment to stroke patients, extra precautions must be taken, according to new guidelines published in the journal Stroke. Full Article
bl Prehistoric sea creatures evolved pebble-shaped teeth to crush shellfish By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT Ichthyosaurs were marine reptiles during the time of the dinosaurs, and scientists don't know much about their ancestry. But by CT-scanning the fossil of one of the first ichthyosaurs, scientists discovered pebble-shaped teeth hidden in its short snout. These strange teeth, probably used for crushing the shells of snails and clam-like bivalves, help illuminate the ways that early ichthyosaurs filled different roles in Triassic marine ecosystems. Full Article
bl KIST-CUK research team develops vaccine platform applicable to various viruses By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT MERS, which struck South Korea in a 2015 outbreak, was caused by a coronavirus--the same family of viruses that is responsible for COVID-19. Recently, a Korean research team announced that it had developed a new vaccine platform using RNA-based adjuvants for the MERS coronavirus. The research team successfully conducted an experiment on nonhuman primates. It is expected that the new vaccine platform will soon be applicable to the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, an urgent global health priority. Full Article
bl More selective elimination of leukemia stem cells and blood stem cells By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT Hematopoietic stem cells from a healthy donor can help patients suffering from acute leukemia. However, the side effects of therapies are often severe. A group of researchers led by the University of Zurich have now shown how human healthy and cancerous hematopoietic stem cells can be more selectively eliminated using immunotherapy instead of chemotherapy in mice. The aim is to test the new immunotherapy in humans as soon as possible. Full Article
bl 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
bl Hydrogen blamed for interfering with nickelate superconductors synthesis By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT 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. Full Article
bl 'Almost criminal' coronavirus testing isn't available for everyone, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown says By www.itv.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 23:09:17 +0100 Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for "more than 200,000" coronavirus tests to be carried out. Full Article
bl 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
bl 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
bl PM will set out roadmap on Sunday to easing lockdown 'with sensible changes' in England, Dominic Raab confirms By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:45:42 +0100 The briefing comes just hours after Scotland's First Minister has said the lockdown in Scotland should be extended. Full Article
bl Spread of coronavirus in hospitals and care homes is the big problem, writes Robert Peston By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:39:57 +0100 In the community, the rate of transmission is probably as low as 0.5/0.6, which means its progress through the population has been arrested. Full Article
bl Increase in driving blamed on ‘lockdown fatigue’ By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:03:16 +0100 RAC data shows that drivers clocked up 23% more miles per day last week compared with four weeks earlier. Full Article
bl Public urged to resist going outdoors over bank holiday weekend By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:17:03 +0100 Resist the urge to sunbath and socialise despite hints from the PM lockdown might be eased soon, Dominic Raab said. Full Article