SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose to a four-month high on Wednesday as investors remained stubbornly optimistic about prospects for a reopening of the world economy, even as coronavirus cases seemed to accelerate to new peaks. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, after the outbreak of coronavirus …
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Judge denies request for Charles Booker’s campaign to keep Kentucky ballot box open
A Kentucky judge rejected a request by the Senate campaign for State Representative Charles Booker (D) to keep the polls open in Jefferson County until 9 pm The judge noted that the court had already ordered that people who were at the polling place before 6:30 pm be allowed to …
Read More »Biomechanical analysis and computer simulations reveal Venus flytrap capture mechanisms
Venus flytrap with prey. Credit: Plant Biomechanics Group The Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) only needs 100 milliseconds to catch its prey. Once their leaves, which have been transformed into traps, have closed, the insects can no longer escape. Using biomechanical experiments and virtual flytraps of Venus, a team from the …
Read More »Ben Roethlisberger shares how faith helped him through alcohol addictions and pornography.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has opened up. During a virtual conference call for Christian men, Roethlisberger spoke about fighting various struggles off the field over many years. “It’s not always easy,” said Roethlisberger on ESPN. “People don’t realize all the time that we athletes are human. We sin like …
Read More »Poll: What was your favorite announcement during Apple’s keynote?
WWDC 2020 has already started and Apple announced new versions of its operating systems and a big change for Mac. From iOS 14 with a new home screen to the redesigned macOS Big Sur and the transition from Intel processors to ARM chips on Mac, we want to know what …
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