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Global push seeks to unlock genetic key of coronavirus' vulnerability

One of the mysteries of the coronavirus pandemic that scientists are trying to solve is why some people are barely affected while others who seem to be young and healthy become very sick.




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Cher: 'I always thought Donald Trump was an attention-seeking fool'

But Cher insists she'd dial down her hatred for Trump and back off her savage attacks if he started showing a little compassion or really stepped up his game amid the coronavirus crisis.




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The Weeknd eyes The Simpsons cameo after American Dad debut

The Simpsons officials have yet to respond to The Weeknd's public proposal.




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Jessica Simpson feels 'body shamed' for 'having boobs'

The 39-year-old star has fired back at Vogue editor Sally Singer after a piece reflecting on the 2007 Met Gala which criticised her low cut




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Miley Cyrus doesn't 'feel appropriate' sharing her new music at the moment

The 27-year-old star has finished working on her new record - the follow up to 2017's 'Younger Now' - and while she revealed the material is




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Liam Gallagher is keen to make a traditional Irish folk album

The former Oasis star - whose mother Peggy hails from County Mayo in the West of Ireland originally - has revealed he's considered putting




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Justin Bieber credits sugar-free diet for improving his mental health

Justin Bieber discussed his experiences during the latest episode of his and wife Hailey's Facebook Watch series, The Biebers on Watch.




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Quincy Jones' $9.4 million legal win against Michael Jackson's estate has been overturned

The 87-year-old record producer - who worked extensively with Michael at the height of his pop career - was originally awarded




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50 Cent: 'Fame and greed cost me relationship with eldest son'

Although 50 doesn't keep in touch with Marquise, he is close to his seven-year-old son Sire, whom he fathered with model Daphne Joy.




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Selena Gomez has been writing music in lockdown

The 'Lose You To Love Me' hitmaker had been busy in the studio before lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and is desperate to keep









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Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signs bill reinstating absentee voting be notarized, except during coronavirus

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Thursday to reinstate a law that requires all absentee voting be notarized, except during the coronavirus pandemic.



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Tara Reade explains past praise for Biden, cryptic 'tic toc' tweet she made before coming forward

Tara Reade addressed her past praise for Joe Biden during an interview released on Friday as well as her cryptic "tic toc" tweet skeptics have pointed to while assessing her claims. 



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Daily crossword: Play today's Crusader Crossword for free - May 9 2020



LOOKING to play a daily crossword online for free? We have great news - you can now play our world-famous Express Crusader Crossword puzzle every day, for free, right here.




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Mike Graham LOSES it at author arguing UK 'never been less free' in VE Day 'insult'



MIKE GRAHAM furiously lashed out at journalist and author Christopher Snowdon live on-air after the author claimed the country has "never been less free" than it is today under the nationwide lockdown.




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Boris Johnson’s lockdown road map: PM green lights first steps to end coronavirus lockdown



BORIS JOHNSON will give garden centres the go-ahead to reopen from next Wednesday in one of the first steps out of the coronavirus lockdown, Downing Street sources told the Daily Express on Friday night.




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Grant Shapps details £2billion package as he urges Britons to keep walking and cycling



GRANT SHAPPS announced the Government is introducing a £2 billion travel scheme to encourage Britons to use alternative transport as the UK slowly relaxes lockdown measures.




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Trump campaign releases new mobile app, tooled for virtual volunteering

After teasing it for seven months, President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign finally launched a new phone application to rally supporters on Thursday that has been re-imagined for the virtual political age.




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Biden campaign signs joint fundraising agreement with DNC

Joe Biden's campaign has signed a joint fundraising agreement with the DNC that will help Democrats close the gap with President Donald Trump's massive war chest.




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Publisher’s Platform: “Where is the Beef?”

As you read this, remember FSIS’s Mission Statement: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. And, remember that none of our food... Continue Reading




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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:

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CLAIM: Photo shows Joe Biden posing with former ...




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Detainees sue; Northwest immigration jail has positive test

SEATTLE (AP) - Officials on Friday confirmed the first positive COVID-19 test at the Northwest detention center in Tacoma, in a detainee who had previously tested positive at another detention center and was being medically screened on arrival at the immigration jail. The development came just as immigrant rights advocates ...




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Baumhammers still on death row 20 years after killing spree

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) - On a cloudy Friday afternoon 20 years ago Tuesday, an unemployed immigration lawyer went on a killing spree. It started next door to his parents’ Mt. Lebanon home, where he killed his Jewish neighbor. He went on to shoot five more people, all ethnic or racial ...




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Welcoming a newborn in a pandemic proves bittersweet for new parents

“It’s like life is on hold — everything is on hold,” one new mother said.




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Texas churches feel hope again as reopenings transform in-person services

"People get so emotional when you give them communion for the first time in seven weeks," one religious leader said.




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The 'mind-blowing' story of the ex-Green Beret who tried to oust Venezuela's Maduro

Jordan Goudreau once pushed a plan to protect U.S. schools. Then he moved on to a more daring pursuit, which also didn't end well.




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No masks, little distancing at White House meeting

"So the only reason we would wear masks is if we were trying to protect ourselves from you, in the media," said Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas.




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Shoe chain Aldo seeks bankruptcy protection to restructure debt

Shuttered stores worsened Montreal-based company’s already struggling business



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Home Capital sees profits dip as loan losses from economic downturn loom

Provisions for credit losses were $30.2 million, an increase of 397.9 per cent from a year earlier




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The beauty industry now has its own green 'seal of approval'

Environmental Working Group has launched EWG Verified, a label that will help consumers spot products that meet stringent ingredient and transparency requirements

It may soon be easier for shoppers to find beauty products without toxic chemicals. The Environmental Working Group nonprofit launched a new label this month called EWG Verified, which certifies personal care products as free from chemicals of concern.

The program is an extension of the group’s work with the Skin Deep database, which for more than a decade now has given tens of millions of visitors information on the chemical contents and relative safety of their favorite cosmetics and shampoos.

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Gardens bloom under lockdown with record demand for seeds

Seed firms report huge rise in sales with people worldwide turning to gardening as hobby

While the world may feel rather grey at times right now, lockdown has at least enabled some people to go green and inject colour into their gardens.

Britain is blooming – in one sense at least – with a record demand for seeds, and delphiniums, hollyhocks and hydrangeas are having their moment in the sun.

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Trump seizes on pandemic to speed up opening of public lands to industry

Planned sale of land to fossil fuel, mining and and timber concerns mirrors rollback of Obama-era pollution regulations

The Trump administration has ratcheted up its efforts amid the coronavirus pandemic to overhaul and overturn Obama-era environmental regulations and increase industry access to public lands.

The secretary of the interior, David Bernhardt, has sped efforts to drill, mine and cut timber on fragile western landscapes. Meanwhile, the EPA, headed by the former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, has weakened critical environmental laws and announced in March that it would cease oversight of the nation’s polluters during the Covid-19 crisis.

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'Murder hornets' in Washington state threaten bees and whip up media swarm

Asian giant hornet, which became more active in the state in April, is the world’s largest and can kill humans with multiple stings

Researchers and citizens in Washington state are on a careful hunt for invasive “murder hornets”, after the insect made its first appearance in the US.

The Asian giant hornet is the world’s largest and can kill humans. But it is most dangerous for the European honeybee, which is defenseless in the face of the hornet’s spiky mandibles, long stinger and potent venom.

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Bioluminescent waves dazzle surfers in California: 'Never seen anything like it'

Crowds are coming to see the light show as beaches begin to reopen after an almost month-long closure due to coronavirus

Mother nature has provided a radical gift to nighttime beach-goers in southern California, in the form of bioluminescent waves that crash and froth with an otherworldly light.

Related: California surf shimmers with bioluminescence – in pictures

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Bill Belichick comfortable with Patriots' quarterback situation: 'We feel like we have four good players'

It seems like everyone but Patriots’ head coach Bill Belichick is worried about the quarterback situation in New England. 




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Six Crazy Attempts to Geoengineer the Weather

These scientists and inventors set out to change the planet with these out-of-the-box ideas




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Meet the Ecologist Who Wants You to Unleash the Wild on Your Backyard

Fed up with invasive species and sterile landscapes, Douglas Tallamy urges Americans to go native and go natural




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How Scientists Are Keeping Irreplaceable Research Going During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The outbreak, and the travel bans and fears that come with it, have endangered long-running research projects




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The Pioneering Health Officer Who Saved Portland From the Plague

Tasked with curbing a 1907 outbreak, Esther Pohl emphasized the importance of clean, vermin-free environments




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Meet the Bee With a Body That’s Half Male, Half Female

So-called gynandromorphs are rare, but they can teach us a lot about development and evolution




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In Groundbreaking Find, Three Kinds of Early Humans Unearthed Living Together in South Africa

The different hominid species, possibly including the oldest-known Homo erectus, existed in the region's hills and caves




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Deep-Sea Squids Glow to Communicate in the Dark

Researchers suggest that the Humboldt squid uses bioluminescent backlighting for visual cues in the dark deep sea




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Watch Live as the National Zoo’s Cheetah Gives Birth to a Litter of Cubs

Congratulations to first-time mother Echo the cheetah!




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Why Science Needs Art

From teaching curious museumgoers to adding creativity to the scientific process, art thrives at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History




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To Silence Wind Turbines and Airplanes, Engineers Are Studying Owl Wings

No one knows exactly how the nocturnal hunters manage their whisper-soft flight, yet it's inspiring the design of quieter airplanes, fans and wind turbines




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Shakespearean Stabbings, How to Feed a Dictator and Other New Books to Read

The sixth installment in our weekly series spotlights titles that may have been lost in the news amid the COVID-19 crisis