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Midea U-Shaped Window Air Conditioner Review (2020)
Wired - 15 Aug 2020 14:00
This unique and smart machine avoids the usual pitfalls of box-shaped window ACs while keeping you cool and calm.
Indian PM Narendra Modi promises to mass produce COVID-19 vaccine
New York Post - 15 Aug 2020 15:55
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his country was prepared to mass produce a coronavirus vaccine the moment it was ready. "Not one, not two, as many as three coronavirus vaccines are being tested in India," he sai...
R. Kelly's ex-manager called in threat to stop docuseries premiere: Feds
CBSNews - 15 Aug 2020 02:26
The threat forced the theater to evacuate and cancel the showing.
Trump orders ByteDance to sell off US TikTok assets
New York Post - 15 Aug 2020 04:49
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Friday gave the Chinese company ByteDance 90 days to divest itself of any assets used to support the popular TikTok app in the United States. Trump's executive order said there is ...
Come True Trailer
15 Minute Fun - 15 Aug 2020 04:03
A young women has trouble at home and spends her time with friends. When a sleep study begins she joins to get some rest only to discover her night...
Bill Gates-backed vaccine maker CureVac shares nearly triple in Nasdaq debut
New York Post - 15 Aug 2020 01:16
Shares of German biotechnology firm CureVac nearly tripled in their Nasdaq debut Friday, marking the first stock market debut of a company developing a potential vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus. The stock opened ...
Bill Maher Says Cancel Culture Is so Out of Control 'We're Gonna Have to Cancel God'
The Wrap - 15 Aug 2020 07:19
During the “New Rules” segment at the end of Friday’s “Real Time,” Bill Maher returned to one of his favorite things to complain about — so-called “cancel culture” — and in the process made a curious ar...
Warren Buffett slashes JPMorgan and Wells Fargo stakes, bets on Barrick Gold
Business Insider - 15 Aug 2020 03:02
Drew Angerer/Getty Images Warren Buffett slashed his stakes in JPMorgan and Wells Fargo last quarter, a regulatory filing revealed on Friday. The billionaire investor's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate also took a $560 mi...
Belarus leader puts in call to Vladimir Putin as protests grow
New York Post - 15 Aug 2020 15:57
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko put in a call to his neighbor and fellow autocrat Vladimir Putin as protests in the Eastern European nation continue to grow. "There is a need to contact [Russian President Vladi...
If you find yourself feeling jealous of someone else's success at work, here's what you should do
Business Insider - 15 Aug 2020 15:20
EmirMemedovski/Getty Images Michael Thompson is a career and communication coach who helps business executives and entrepreneurs be successful by making the right professional connections. He acknowledges that it's hard ...
NASA telescope uncovers the cause of Betelgeuse's mysterious dimming - CNET
CNET - 15 Aug 2020 01:53
And new observations suggest the red supergiant star is dimming again.
Hydrogen supercar concept debuts, 2020 Chevy Corvette driven: Roadshow week in review - Roadshow
CNET - 15 Aug 2020 14:00
Here's a look at our most important stories for the week ending Aug. 15.
US Navy carrier conducts exercises in South China Sea
Al Jazeera English - 15 Aug 2020 06:14
US navy says strike group led by USS Ronald Reagan conducts flight and maritime exercises in contested South China Sea.
This Virginia drug company is revamping the pharmaceutical supply chain
CBSNews - 15 Aug 2020 15:44
Earlier this year, U.S. officials awarded a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Phlow, a little-known Virginia company promising to revamp the way medicines are made and distributed. Michelle Miller speaks ...
The world's largest hedge fund dumped these 5 investments last quarter as the coronavirus recovery raged
Business Insider - 15 Aug 2020 15:07
Eoin Noonan/Web Summit/Getty Images Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world, released in an SEC filing what investments it bought and sold in the second quarter on Wednesday. The hedge fund, founded b...
Bruins' Tuukka Rask opts out of NHL playoffs after bizarre comments
New York Post - 15 Aug 2020 17:17
The Boston Bruins will be without their No. 1 goalie for the remainder of the 2020 NHL playoffs. Tuukka Rask announced Saturday that he was opting out of the playoffs with Boston tied 1-1 in its first-round series with t...
No, the US is not the 'weak link in the global economic recovery'
Business Insider - 15 Aug 2020 15:02
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images The Associated Press wrote a story that claimed the US was the "weak link in global economic recovery." There's no doubt that the US response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a mess compared...
Public Land Is Getting Big Play In 2020 Elections In The West
The Huffington Post - 15 Aug 2020 14:00
Let the mudslinging and greenwashing begin.
Coronavirus Chased Off Tourists---Locals Don't Want Them Ever Flocking Back
Wall Street Journal - 15 Aug 2020 11:30
The bustle of visitors has disappeared from places such as Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto--only to be replaced by dissension over whether they should ever be welcomed back.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry, More Appear on Final #Ham4Change August 15
Playbill - 15 Aug 2020 06:00
The Hamilton alums go live to raise money for various social justice organizations.
Trump Officially Orders TikTok's Chinese Owner to Divest
The New York Times - 15 Aug 2020 04:37
The president, who last week gave ByteDance 45 days to sell its stake or else face U.S. restrictions, added a 90-day deadline under a national security law.
Emma Samms Relates Her Suffering From "Long Covid" Symptoms, Which Make Even A Phone Conversation Exhausting
Deadline - 15 Aug 2020 23:45
Former Dynasty costar Emma Samms, who played Fallon Carrington Colby in the 1980s version of the rich people TV drama, says she’s been unable to shake debilitating symptoms of COVID-19. Samms, age 59, tested positive i...