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Michael Jordan's first Air Jordans up for auction at Sotheby's

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:37:32 -0400

An autographed and well-worn pair of basketball legend Michael Jordan's Nike shoes hits the auction block at Sotheby's on Friday, in a celebrity-infused test of the market for sneakers as highly-prized collectibles.

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Market Mover: easyJet volatile as profits jump

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Published On :: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 04:00:00 -0500

The low-cost carrier’s shares have a choppy morning as it reports a solid jump in annual profits and a 35% hike in its dividend.

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Japan's maglev train smashes world speed record

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Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:23:00 -0400

Central Japan Railways says its magnetically levitating train has broken its previous world speed record in a test-run at a special track West of Tokyo. Rob Muir reports.

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Robots run the show at Japanese hotel

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Published On :: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:15:00 -0400

Robots welcome guests at the check-in counter, carry baggage and operate a locker room at a Japanese amusement park hotel. Sharon Reich reports

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Australia to end most COVID-19 restrictions by July

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 08:03:19 -0400

Australia will ease social distancing restrictions implemented to slow the spread of the coronavirus in a three-step process, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, with the aim of removing all curbs by July. Lauren Anthony reports.

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Beijing gym-goers welcome partial re-open

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Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:25:19 -0400

The grunts, groans and the sound of pulsing music and crashing weights has returned to some of Beijing's gyms after being closed for nearly three months due to the coronavirus outbreak. Ciara Lee reports.

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We're still untangling Ramanujan's mathematics 100 years after he died

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Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Srinivisa Ramanujan’s ideas seemed to come from a parallel universe and mathematicians are still getting to grips with them today, say Ken Ono and Robert Schneider

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Science Diction review: The origins of jargon in bite-sized chunks

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Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

A podcast called Science Diction looks at the stories behind scientific terms and phrases. Each episode is short and nicely put together, says David Silverberg

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Rotten fish smell could detect awareness in people with brain injuries

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Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:00:09 +0000

It can be difficult for doctors to assess the level of consciousness in people who have had serious brain injuries, but observing their reaction to strong odours may help

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I'm a space archaeologist studying junk strewn across the solar system

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Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

From vintage satellites to lunar rovers, space archaeologist Alice Gorman is teasing out a unique history of humanity from the objects we've dispatched from Earth

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China just tested a spacecraft that could fly to the moon and beyond

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Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 15:48:24 +0000

China just tested its biggest rocket yet, along with a new capsule designed to carry humans to its planned space station, the moon and beyond

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A Japanese nuclear power plant created a habitat for tropical fish

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Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 19:00:03 +0000

A small increase in water temperature near a Japanese nuclear power plant allowed tropical fish to colonise the area, suggesting global warming will drastically alter some marine ecosystems

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Air France-KLM and Rolls-Royce eye job cuts

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Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 07:52:19 -0400

Air France-KLM and jet engine maker Rolls-Royce are considering job cuts as lockdowns take a toll on first-quarter earnings. Francis Maguire reports.

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3.2 million more Americans seek jobless benefits

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Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:27:19 -0400

Millions more Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, suggesting layoffs broadened from consumer-facing industries to other segments of the economy and could remain elevated even as many parts of the country start to reopen. This report produced by Yahaira Jacquez.

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'I'm just trying to survive this': Laid-off employees struggle

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Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:17:21 -0400

While U.S. government guidelines say jobless workers who qualify for assistance should get payments within three weeks of applying, many - like Florida resident Claudia Alejandra - have been waiting twice that long. This report produced by Yahaira Jacquez.

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Pandemic slams healthcare jobs

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:59:19 -0400

The steep plunge in U.S. payrolls caused by the pandemic also slammed the healthcare sector, as many workers in dentists' and doctors' offices lost their jobs. Fred Katayama reports.

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Wall Street jumps despite historic job losses

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:26:19 -0400

Stocks on Wall Street jumped Friday despite historic job losses suffered by the economy. Fred Katayama reports.

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3.2 million more Americans seek jobless benefits

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Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:27:19 -0400

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Trump 'very happy for' Flynn on news DOJ dropping charges

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Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:01:19 -0400

U.S. President Donald Trump described his former national security adviser Michael Flynn as an 'innocent man' after learning that the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday abruptly sought to drop the criminal charges against Flynn.

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DOJ to drop case against Trump ex-advisor Flynn

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Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:36:19 -0400

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday abruptly asked a judge to drop criminal charges against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn following mounting pressure from Trump and his political allies on the right. This report produced by Jillian Kitchener.

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'I'm just trying to survive this': Laid-off employees struggle

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Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:17:21 -0400

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'Sufficient probable cause' for murder charges in GA jogger death: official

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:20:20 -0400

VIc Reynolds, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, told reporters on Friday that there is "sufficient probable cause" to charge Gregory and Travis McMichaels with felony murder and aggravated assault in February's shooting death of an unarmed black man.

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U.S. job losses in April worst since Great Depression

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:05:19 -0400

The latest figures from the Labor Department released on Friday showed the U.S. economy losing 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression. Colette Luke has more.

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'Justice finally prevailed' in Michael Flynn case: WH

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:02:19 -0400

White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany on Friday said it appears that the FBI 'manufactured' a crime in the case of President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, after the Department of Justice moved to drop the case on Thursday.

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Protesters decry late arrests in GA jogger death

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:56:19 -0400

Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of a Georgia courthouse on Friday to decry the killing of an unarmed black man in February and the delay in charging two white men in a shooting captured on video that was released earlier this week. This report produced by Jillian Kitchener.

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