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Epic Games delays the release of Fortnite's new season
BBC - 15 Apr 2020 03:40
The gaming industry has experienced delays because of restrictions on developers working from home.
Belsen 1945: Remembering the medical students who saved lives
BBC - 15 Apr 2020 18:37
Two weeks after liberation, 95 London medical students arrived at Belsen to help care for survivors.
Mrs America review: Cate Blanchett shines in 70s feminism drama
The Guardian - 15 Apr 2020 10:10
The starry mini-series digs into the feminist wars of the 1970s, and finds a formidable antihero in the Oscar-winner's take on Phyllis Schlafly There are parts of Mrs America, a nine-episode mini-series for FX on Hulu, i...
Zoo May Feed Animals to Animals as Funds Dry Up in Pandemic
The New York Times - 15 Apr 2020 18:58
The zoo, in Germany, said its drastic plan would only be a last resort. One animal would be spared until the end, it said, a nearly 12-foot polar bear called Vitus.
Ed Sheeran makes 'significant' donation to Ipswich Hospital
BBC - 15 Apr 2020 18:16
Ipswich Hospital's chief executive thanks the singer for his "incredible generosity".
Damaso Garcia, former MLB All-Star, dead at 63
New York Post - 15 Apr 2020 22:03
Damaso Garcia, a two-time All-Star and former Yankees second baseman, died Wednesday at 63, in his native Dominican Republic. Garcia, who was signed by the Yankees in 1975 as an amateur free agent and began his 11-year m...
Trump is having his signature printed on coronavirus stimulus checks
New York Post - 15 Apr 2020 04:36
The coronavirus stimulus checks are getting a bit of the president's personal flair. The Treasury Department has ordered President Trump's signature to be printed on the checks the IRS sending to tens of millions of Amer...
Liberty University Sued For Refusing To Refund Student Dorm Fees During Pandemic
The Huffington Post - 15 Apr 2020 15:56
The lawsuit also accuses the evangelical university's president, Jerry Falwell Jr., of putting students at risk by welcoming them back to campus as COVID-19 spread.
'I didn't buy new clothes for a year and it was the best thing to happen to my wardrobe'
The Guardian - 15 Apr 2020 15:49
With consumerism brought to a standstill by the coronavirus, the call to change how we shop is more relevant than ever. One responsible fashion expert shares lessons from his year-long Extinction Rebellion fashion boycot...
First look at Poldark star as Leonardo da Vinci
Sky News - 15 Apr 2020 14:50
A new video showing actor Aidan Turner in the role of Leonardo da Vinci has been released to mark the Italian artist's birthday.
Imagine how many lives could have been saved if Trump took the virus seriously from the start
CNN - 15 Apr 2020 04:49
It didn't have to be this way. President Donald Trump, who appears to blame the World Health Organization for all that has gone wrong with the pandemic, on Monday claimed he has "total power" to re-open the US. On Tuesda...
Trump approval rises, but more Americans support Biden for president: poll
Reuters - 15 Apr 2020 00:24
The number of Americans who approve of President Donald Trump rose by 5 percentage points over the past week, but registered voters still favored Democrat Joe Biden for president by a small margin, according to a Reuters...
Joshua Wong Crafting Sci-Fi Series 'Invasian' For Endless Media & The Laundromatte
Deadline - 15 Apr 2020 17:32
EXCLUSIVE: LA-based Endless Media and Hong Kong’s The Laundromatte are prepping sci-fi series Invasian, based on the short film from writer/director Joshua Wong. The English-language project's development has been fast...
Michael Jordan: 'You're Going to Think I'm a Horrible Guy' on 'The Last Dance'
Bleacher Report - 15 Apr 2020 16:15
NBA legend Michael Jordan expressed concern to director Jason Hehir regarding how he will be viewed based on some of the footage set to be included in his The Last Dance documentary series on ESPN...
What does the WHO do, and why has Trump stopped supporting it?
The Guardian - 15 Apr 2020 16:25
Trump has suspended funding to the World Health Organization over its coronavirus response Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The World Health Organization (WHO) was founded as the UN global he...
'Trevor Noah And The Daily Social Distancing Show' Puts His Spin On The Coronavirus Crisis
Deadline - 15 Apr 2020 05:29
Trevor Noah claims if he had to do it all over again, he’d kidnap his barber into quarantine with him in order to avoid looking like he’s been lost at sea for two years. That aside, the Comedy Central Daily Show host...
Asia shares consolidate, China cuts another interest rate
Reuters - 15 Apr 2020 04:37
Asian share markets took a breather on Wednesday as warnings of the worst global recession since the 1930s underlined the economic damage already done even as some countries tried to re-open for business.
From Liberia to Spain: working in disaster zones
The Guardian - 15 Apr 2020 04:00
Luis Encinas is a nurse and Médecins Sans Frontières coordinator. He has treated patients in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, in Sierra Leone as Ebola took hold, and now in Spain, battling Covid-19. He and the Guardian's Mad...
Trump says he'll speak to all 50 governors and will be 'authorizing' reopenings. States disagree on his role
USA Today - 15 Apr 2020 03:53Dundee U-turn inches Celtic closer to ninth Premiership title in a row
The Guardian - 15 Apr 2020 20:47
Dens Park club's 'yes' vote brings down curtain on season Door opens for reconfiguration of Scotland's four leagues Celtic remain on course to be declared Scotland's champions for a ninth year in succession after Dundee ...
Report: Stimulus checks may be delayed over order to have Trump's name printed on them
The Week - 15 Apr 2020 05:29
The Internal Revenue Service's information technology team learned early on Tuesday that President Trump's name must appear on the stimulus checks being sent to millions of Americans, an order that will likely lead to a ...
Jacinda Ardern and ministers take 20% pay cut in solidarity with those hit by Covid-19
The Guardian - 15 Apr 2020 04:48
New Zealand PM says: 'If there was ever a time to close the gap between groups of people across New Zealand in different positions, it is now' New Zealand's prime minister has said she and other ministers will take a 20%...