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Cub Swanson excited for fresh challenges as he targets late-2020 return
MMAjunkie - 13 Jun 2020 17:30
With several new contenders emerging, Cub Swanson is looking forward to some fresh matchups upon his return.
Bob Dylan: "It Sickened Me No End To See George Tortured To Death Like That"
Deadline - 13 Jun 2020 20:40
Bob Dylan granted the New York Times writer Douglas Brinkley his first interview in years earlier this week, advancing his new album, Rough and Rowdy Ways, which is out June 19. The interview with the 79-year-old Dylan, ...
UFC 'Fight Island' targets Jared Gordon vs. Chris Fishgold addition for July 15 card
MMAjunkie - 13 Jun 2020 18:45
Jared Gordon and Chris Fishgold will throw down in a featherweight matchup at UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi on July 15.
Judge temporarily blocks Seattle PD from using tear gas on protesters
New York Post - 13 Jun 2020 05:28
A federal judge has temporarily barred Seattle police from using tear gas, pepper spray and flash-bang devices against peaceful protesters in the city. The ruling, from U.S. District Judge Richard Jones, comes as the cit...
Nick Gates vowing to bring 'blue-collar' toughness to Giants
New York Post - 13 Jun 2020 08:57
Certain things are off limits no matter how physical it gets in the trenches of an NFL game. But there were no penalty flags -- just a scolding from Mom -- whenever Nick Gates, his older brother by six years and two olde...
Bankrupt Hertz to seize on speculation frenzy with $1 billion stock sale
Reuters - 13 Jun 2020 03:15
Hertz Global Holdings Inc said it won bankruptcy court approval on Friday to sell up to $1 billion in stock, capitalizing on a remarkable rally in its shares driven by speculators defying conventional market wisdom.
Bill Maher Asks When Republicans Will Use Their Safe Word to Stop 'Mistress Covfefe' (AKA Trump)
The Wrap - 13 Jun 2020 05:56
On Friday’s “Real Time,” Bill Maher used his “New Rules” segment to call out Republicans for refusing to break with Donald Trump, comparing them to bondage fetishists who need to hurry up and use their safe wor...
Tom Hanks' Sci-Fi Drama 'Bios' Release Date Delayed to 2021
Collider - 13 Jun 2020 18:10
Universal Pictures has delayed the release date for the upcoming sci-fi drama Bios. Directed by Game of Thrones director Miguel Sapochnik ("Hardhome"), Bios stars Tom Hanks, Caleb Landry Jones, Skeet Ulrich, and Samira W...
The extra $600 Americans get in weekly unemployment benefits ends next month -- here's what lawmakers are proposing to replace it
Market Watch - 13 Jun 2020 04:34
Extending the extra $600 could create a disincentive to return to work, some lawmakers say.
Anti-Racism Protests Held Coast To Coast Across U.S.
The Huffington Post - 13 Jun 2020 05:23
Demonstrators took to the streets for the 18th day after George Floyd was killed by police, demanding an end to systemic racism and police violence.
Four poachers arrested in connection with the death of rare silverback gorilla Rafiki
CNN - 13 Jun 2020 06:18
Four poachers have been arrested in Uganda following the death of a rare silverback gorilla.
NASA Viper lunar rover books a ride to the moon with Astrobotic - CNET
CNET - 13 Jun 2020 05:41
The water-hunting robotic explorer will help pave the way for Artemis astronauts.
The wait for Tiger Woods' PGA Tour return just got longer
New York Post - 13 Jun 2020 04:23
FORT WORTH, Texas -- As the Charles Schwab Challenge second round was being played at Colonial Country Club on Friday, rumors of whether Tiger Woods would play next week at the RBC Heritage were swirling. There was a rep...
Protester in Seattle's CHAZ demands white demonstrators give out cash
New York Post - 13 Jun 2020 20:07
A protester in the police-free district set up by demonstrators in Seattle demanded that white demonstrators fork over $10 to their black counterparts. A video, uploaded to Twitter Saturday, shows a man inside the city�...
Report: Texas Gov. Doesn't Expect CFB Stadiums to Exceed 50% Capacity in 2020
Bleacher Report - 13 Jun 2020 16:10
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott reportedly told the state's FBS athletic directors Friday they shouldn't expect stadiums to allow more than 50 percent capacity during the 2020 college football season amid the coronavirus pandemic...
William Sessions, FBI director fired by Bill Clinton, dead at 90
New York Post - 13 Jun 2020 15:46
Former FBI head William S. Sessions, the Texas judge appointed to the job by President Ronald Reagan and fired by President Bill Clinton six years later, died Friday at age 90. Sessions died of a congestive heart ailment...
9 tech skills that will land you a salary of $125,000 or more
Business Insider - 13 Jun 2020 15:20
Flickr/Thomas Bonte Stack Overflow, a popular Q&A site for developers, surveyed 65,000 users about what programming languages they use and their salaries. Based on those responses, Stack Overflow compiled a list of which...
The Internet Needs a New Architecture that Puts Users First
Wired - 13 Jun 2020 15:00
Treating the internet like a public utility only bolsters the platform giants. A more secure model starts with control by the people.
12 things I learned by switching from the $1,400 Galaxy S20 Ultra to the $399 iPhone SE
PC World - 13 Jun 2020 14:00
It's been a long time since I used a phone with a 4.8-inch screen and a home button for more than a few minutes. But when the iPhone SE arrived on my doorstep last month, I popped the SIM out of the Galaxy S20 Ultra and ...
They Used Smartphone Cameras to Record Police Brutality---and Change History
Wall Street Journal - 13 Jun 2020 06:01
Video-camera technology on our phones got better. In the process, it made eyewitnesses of us all.
A mutation shows why the coronavirus is such a formidable foe
CNN - 13 Jun 2020 05:48
All living organisms mutate and adapt to maximize survival in their ecologic niche. For months, scientists have been looking into whether the novel coronavirus -- known as SARS-CoV-2 -- is mutating and becoming more tran...
Suicide finding for black man found hanging in California stirs anger
Reuters - 13 Jun 2020 04:16
Police in California on Friday said a young black man found hanging from a tree likely committed suicide, stirring outrage among community members who said authorities were too quick to draw conclusions about what could ...