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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.
Sheffield United to sign Aaron Ramsdale from Bournemouth for £18.5m
The Guardian - 15 Aug 2020 15:19
Goalkeeper made his desire to return to Blades clear Dean Henderson will not return for a third season Sheffield United are close to completing the £18.5m signing of the Bournemouth goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. The Blades...
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...
Antifa rioters storm through Seattle in night of mayhem while police do nothing
New York Post - 15 Aug 2020 22:50
Roving gangs of Antifa rioters spent Friday evening rampaging through the streets of Seattle -- with police often nowhere to be found, video and eyewitness accounts show. Video shared by journalist Andy Ngo shows mobs of...
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 ...
It was good against Brazil, but against Barca we were brutal - Bayern and Germany's Muller
BBC - 15 Aug 2020 00:56
Thomas Muller says Bayern Munich's 8-2 victory against Barcelona was more "brutal" than Germany's 7-1 win against Brazil - plus you tell us whether you have seen a more incredible game.
New Zealand coronavirus: seven new cases confirmed
The Guardian - 15 Aug 2020 05:17
Auckland's lockdown extended for two weeks; start of provincial women's rugby season delayed New Zealand reported seven new cases of coronavirus up to Saturday morning after a lockdown in Auckland was extended. Six of th...
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 ...
Is the future of TV Freddie and Paddy shouting over old shows? Let's hope not
The Guardian - 15 Aug 2020 12:00
The BBC are repeating vintage episodes of Total Wipeout with new commentary by celeb duo Flintoff and McGuinness. Who is this for, exactly? One thing about the passage of time is that it's very hard to know what your era...
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 ...
Fury in Spain at US plans to produce 'Iberian' ham in Texas and Georgia
The Guardian - 15 Aug 2020 07:00
Purists are angry with the Spanish government for failing to protect jamón's integrity For the purist - and there are many purists - top-class jamón ibérico de bellota (acorn-fed Iberian ham) must come from Iberian bl...
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.
Iran calls US defeat over UN arms embargo a 'humiliation'
The Guardian - 15 Aug 2020 22:01
Hassan Rouhani triumphant after only two countries vote in favour of prolonging embargo Iran's president said on Saturday that the US had suffered a humiliating defeat after the UN security souncil refused to extend an a...
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.
Where Robocalls Hide: the House Next Door
Wall Street Journal - 15 Aug 2020 06:00This 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...