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UOC to provide teachers in Europe with training to improve online teaching
EurekAlert! - 14 Apr 2021 06:00
(Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)) The aim of the project is to examine the way in which e-learning is used throughout Europe and to share practices for improving online teaching in higher education, which can then ...
Bye-bye, front loaders! Whirlpool unveils the washing machine of your dreams
Fast Company - 14 Apr 2021 09:25
Front loader, your days are numbered. The front-loading washing machine was meant to be the panacea of laundry. Launched with a big push in the late ’90s, the machines were supposed to use less water than the old top l...
San Diego Zoo worker bitten by venomous snake with no antivenom
New York Post - 14 Apr 2021 03:52
ASan DiegoZooemployee was hospitalized Monday afternoon after being bitten by a venomous snake, according toreports. The incident occurred as the wildlife care specialist was caring for the African bush viper, scientific...
The Crossword: Wednesday, April 14, 2021
The New Yorker - 14 Apr 2021 12:00
A moderately challenging puzzle.
Everything We Know About AMERICAN HORROR STORY: DOUBLE FEATURE
Nerdist - 14 Apr 2021 15:00
Here's everything we know about the upcoming season 10 of FX's hit series American Horror Story, which is subtitled Double Feature. The post Everything We Know About AMERICAN HORROR STORY: DOUBLE FEATURE appeared first o...
Judge discusses plans for trial in newspaper shooting case
ABC News - 14 Apr 2021 04:42
Nearly three years after five people at the Capital Gazette newspaper were killed, a Maryland judge has discussed plans for holding the second part of the shooter’s trial under COVID-19 court protocols
Protests over killing of Daunte Wright continue for 3rd night in Minnesota
The Week - 14 Apr 2021 04:41
For the third night in a row, hundreds of people have surrounded police headquarters in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, protesting against the officer-involved shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man. Some protest...
Google Shelves Fledge Trials Until Late 2021
AdWeek - 14 Apr 2021 22:45
The clock is ticking until 2022 when Google is scheduled to pull support for third-party cookies in its dominant web browser Chrome, a development that upended the $330 billion digital advertising industry. Privacy Sandb...
Clubhouse Names Sean Brown Head of Sports Partnerships
AdWeek - 14 Apr 2021 19:34
On Wednesday, the social audio app Clubhouse announced that Sean Brown will lead its sports partnerships efforts, the latest addition to its leadership team. Most recently, Brown was a senior marketing director at Wasser...
Lifewtr and Issa Rae Announce a New Inclusion Initiative to Boost Life's Unseen Artists
AdWeek - 14 Apr 2021 17:17
As Hollywood continues to address the longstanding racial, gender and disability disparities plaguing the entertainment industry, more brands are finding ways to leverage their platforms to make the creative landscape mo...
Verizon Media Now Has a Way to Target People When No User ID Is Present
AdWeek - 14 Apr 2021 14:00
As the digital ad industry is working through its existential identity crisis, Verizon Media is introducing an ad targeting offering that won't require individual identifiers. Called Next-Gen Solutions, Verizon Media's n...
'Most humiliating punishment imaginable': Black National Guardsman allegedly forced to wear heavy chain
USA Today - 14 Apr 2021 12:29
As the military reckons with racism and extremism in its ranks, one story of the Maryland National Guard highlights the toll of discrimination.
California targets urgent projects as wildfire season looms
ABC News - 14 Apr 2021 04:41
California is racing to spend more than a half-billion dollars before this year's wildfire season gets going in earnest
Man kills wife, mother-in-law before killing self
New York Post - 14 Apr 2021 04:22
A Tennessee man killed his wife and her mother before turning the gun on himself Monday. Marie Varsos, 31 and Deborah Sisco, 60, were killed in the attack at Sisco’s house in suburban Nashville, police said in a statem...
U.S. Capitol Police ignored threats of violence weeks before Jan. 6 insurrection, says scathing new internal report
NY Daily News - 14 Apr 2021 04:14
The Capitol Police inspector general also reported that the agency's officers were equipped with expired ammunition and riot shields that were improperly stored, making them prone to breakage, CNN reported.
Former classmate arrested in 1996 disappearance of college student Kristin Smart
The Week - 14 Apr 2021 03:47
Nearly 25 years after 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart vanished while walking back to her dorm, a former classmate, Paul Flores, 44, has been charged with one count of murder in connection with her disappearance...
Desiree Linden breaks women's 50K world record, running 31 miles in under three hours
USA Today - 14 Apr 2021 03:41
Desiree Linden became the first woman to run under three hours for 50 kilometers, averaging well under six minutes per mile over 31 miles.
Police Told to Hold Back on Capitol Riot Response, Report Finds
The New York Times - 14 Apr 2021 02:39
Despite being tipped that "Congress itself is the target" on Jan. 6, Capitol Police were ordered not to use their most powerful crowd-control weapons, according to a scathing new watchdog report.
Maryland state trooper fatally shoots teen armed with airsoft gun, knife
New York Post - 14 Apr 2021 02:33
A Maryland state trooper on Tuesday fatally shot a 16-year-old boy who authorities say was armed with an airsoft gun and a knife, a new report said. Pehton Ham was allegedly pointing the replica gun at the responding tro...
Report: Gaetz associate has been cooperating with federal investigators since last year
The Week - 14 Apr 2021 02:25
Joel Greenberg, the former tax collector for Seminole County, Florida, has been providing information about the conduct of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to federal investigators since last year, two people with knowledge of t...
With Afghan Decision, Biden Seeks to Focus U.S. on New Challenges
The New York Times - 14 Apr 2021 01:38
The president's choice to set a firm date for a full withdrawal reflected a belief that the priorities of 2021 require moving on from policies set in 2001.
IPO Report: Coinbase reference price set at $250 as it prepares to go public Wednesday
Market Watch - 14 Apr 2021 00:37
Coinbase's listing comes after bitcoin on Tuesday rose to as high as $63,000, a record, and as digital currency increasingly becomes mainstream.