HI FOLKS, how are you guys doing? This cheery text arrives on my phone several times a week, so now I share it with you. I hope you're all well, coping, and haven't yet reached the end of your tethers.

IN THESE uncertain days of lockdown, I sense a strange inversion of intergenerational strife.

I FEAR that holding Downing Street media briefings about the virus every single afternoon is now totally counterproductive.

I'VE BEEN feeling increasingly uncomfortable watching the nightly news on television. We both have. Bulletins - particularly those on the BBC - are increasingly more like a newspaper's obituary page.

WE'RE living in strange times all right. But the weird world of Covid isolation took on a dreamlike quality for me and Richard the week before last. That was when we filmed our week-long series about lockdown reading for Channel 4, five shows which were broadcast this week from our living room.

A male suspect was shot during an exchange of gunfire with police at North Michigan Road and West 62nd Street.

A man was killed on Indy's northwest side after what IMPD reported was an exchange of gunfire with an officer.

Scooby Johnson of Benton Harbor is the 40th Michigan Mr. Basketball, narrowly beating out Flint Beecher's Jalen Terry for the award.

Another NASCAR legend will join IndyCar's iRacing Challenge event on Saturday, the first one held on an oval track.

With a brilliant fuel strategy resulting from an early crash, Simon Pagenaud won IndyCar's iRacing Challenge race at Michigan International Speedway.

Kyle Larson's derogatory comments, which appeared meant for a private channel, went public Sunday night, and he's been suspended by his team and the series.

The people behind GivingTuesday launched the #GivingTuesdayNow campaign to ask people to be kind and generous during the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Racing is scheduled for Greenland, Brazil, Nepal and Senegal, among other places.

Estudo feito com trabalhadores de quatro Estados brasileiros apontou que 89,7% dos entrevistados tiveram ganhos iguais ou menores em relação ao período antes da pandemia.

Repórter da BBC volta a entrevistar líder de grupo após vídeo que virou meme.

Holloman, a three-star prospect from Auburn Hills, also had offers from West Virginia, Nebraska, Maryland, Iowa State, and Central Michigan, among others.

Kathy Loggan (middle), wife of the late Paul Loggan, talks alongside her kids Sami (left), Will (middle left) and Michael, with his fiancé Megan Sizemore at North Central High School on Thursday, May 7, 2020.

The past several weeks have brought a whirlwind of emotions for the Loggan family as beloved North Central AD Paul Loggan died from COVID-19.

Gov. Eric Holcomb has begun reaching out to the business community to learn how to begin reopening the economy as safely as possible.

The Indianapolis Colts select Michigan inside linebacker Jordan Glasgow.

Holloman, a three-star prospect from Auburn Hills, also had offers from West Virginia, Nebraska, Maryland, Iowa State, and Central Michigan, among others.

Customers ranged from enthusiastic to wary on first day they were able to shop again at suburban Indianapolis malls during the coronavirus pandemic.

Patty Cummings picked up running at 41 years old, and now she's run in all 50 states. Yet she doesn't plan on stopping there.

Kathy Loggan (middle), wife of the late Paul Loggan, talks alongside her kids Sami (left), Will (middle left) and Michael, with his fiancé Megan Sizemore at North Central High School on Thursday, May 7, 2020.

Single shooting in South L.A. is believed to have touched off vicious cycle of retaliation, officials say

Racing is scheduled for Greenland, Brazil, Nepal and Senegal, among other places.

Kathy Loggan (middle), wife of the late Paul Loggan, talks alongside her kids Sami (left), Will (middle left) and Michael, with his fiancé Megan Sizemore at North Central High School on Thursday, May 7, 2020.

The past several weeks have brought a whirlwind of emotions for the Loggan family as beloved North Central AD Paul Loggan died from COVID-19.

Gareth Bale scores twice as Tottenham beat Wigan at White Hart Lane.

Mobilized teams trained to help during  crisis & trauma By Heather Sherrill Editor-in-Chief Over winter...

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Scientists predict the explosive behaviour of two supermassive black holes almost to the hour.

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2. Coronavirus pandemic | Centre tweaks criteria for discharge of COVID-19 patients  Moneycontrol
3. Blood thinners may boost survival rates of Covid-infected patients: Study  ETHealthworld.com
4. Coronavirus blood-clot mystery intensifies  Nature.com
5. Could Blood Thinners Be Crucial For Patients With COVID-19 Related Clots?  Forbes
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A guide to the 34-member regional grouping

Fanny packs and Kristen Wiig's Cheetah fill the frame in the teaser to the franchise's first sequel.

The presidential candidate and Washington governor wants Rapinoe in his administration — should he get elected.

The "notorious" Supreme Court justice posed for pictures with the actress, who was attending a performance of "Fiddler on the Roof" in New York.

An organized kitchen doesn't have to be super minimal; it just has to function well. These editor-approved kitchen organizers help make the tools and ingredients in your kitchen more visible and accessible, so you can cook with more ease and joy!

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Mountain Gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda

The Amateur Traveler talks to Erik Smith about his home state of Michigan. Erik has been on the show twice before talking about National Parks but this time he tells us about the beautiful state of Michigan. While Erik is from the Detroit area and describes some of its museums and other attractions what he really recommends is the west coast of Michigan with its sand dunes and sunsets, Traverse City with its boating, and the wilderness of the Upper Peninsula. He does manage to work some national parks (Sleeping Bear Dunes, Pictured Rocks and Isle Royale) and state parks into the conversation. We also talk about the European-style of Ann Arbor, the quirks of John Harvey Kellogg and the unusual location of Edison’s New Jersey lab (moved by Henry Ford to Michigan).

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The Amateur Traveler talks to Christian Cummins about his bicycle trip across Uganda. Christian is a British expat who lives in Austria where he works for radio station FM4. He had recently returned from the African state of Uganda where he was raising money for a children’s education charity called Link Community Development.

Hear about volunteer travel in Uganda as the

Hear about travel to the Silk Road in China's Gansu Province as the Amateur Traveler talks again to Lee Moore from Silk Road Hitchhikers about his trip to this historic and remote part of China.

Hear about travel to Michigan's Upper Peninsula (the UP)  as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jennifer Schuitema from Grand Rapids Michigan about travel to the northern remote part of the Great Lake State.

Finding a good system to be organized can be intimidating. There are so many options! Useful tips on how to get your life together are all over the internet. From minimalist planners to detailed systems, something is bound to draw you in. Choosing the best system to use will be the biggest decision you’ll have […]

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For many, moving from everyone’s-working-from-the-office to everyone’s-working-at-home isn’t so much a transition as it is a scramble. A very how the fuck? moment. That’s natural. And people need time to figure it out. So if you’re in a leadership position, bake in time. You can’t expect people to hit the ground running when everything’s different.… keep reading